On the cusp of greatness…
12 Oct 2024, 03:46. 1x 📷. Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer.
Division X Team 3’s tracker was stationary at the sharp bend in Stevensons Trail for at least ten minutes. They must have been deep in thought, pondering whether to attempt one of the riskiest moves of this year’s race… a bush-bash of nearly two kilometres to bring them through to Old Boboyan Road.
Bush-bashes are risky: they could save a lot of distance, and therefore, time. They favour teams that aren’t necessarily the fastest on trails, because the bush slows everyone down. However, it’s difficult to execute a bush-bash well, particularly at night and in thick vegetation.
Will they pull it off?
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This is probably the most isolated of the race checkpoints of which teams elect one to pass we only expect some Div 2 teams to pass through here unless a div 5 takes the lone way around. Sadly this alpine hut was burnt down in 2003 so all runners will see are some brunt stumps…
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It seems it took this div X team has nearly completed their bush bash which they have been attempting for the last hour and a bit, it does save ~8km of distance so time will tell if it was worth it…
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Division 2Division 5
- Bruce 2
- B&G 2
- Johns 2
- Griffin 2
- Burgmann 2
- Ursula 2
- Fenner 2
- Division X - Team 3 - Div 2
- Division X - 'Sexy DivXy' - Div 2
- Bruce 5
- B&G 5
- Johns 5
- Griffin 5
- Burgmann 5
- Ursula 5
- Fenner 5
- Unilodge 5
- Yukeembruk 5
- Wamburun 5
- Wright 5
- Division X - 'Locklyn's Dads' - Div 5
- Division X - 'IBSC' - Div 5
- Division X - ADFA - Div 5
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- Division X - 'RIP Michael Limanuel' - Div 5
Teams going through this drop point have to navigate a bush bash to connect from the Brandy Flat fire trail to the Orroral Valley walking track. It's in cleared-out terrain though so it shouldn't cause too many complaints especially as it will be safer than running along Boboyan Rd. We expect both Div 2 & 5 teams to pass through here…
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Seems Div X Team 3 is attempting to bush bash around the exclusions zone, so far the only team brave enough to do so, as long as they don't head too far south accidentally it should be smooth sailing back down the other other side of the saddle they went up before they merge onto a trail that will take them back to Old Boboyan Rd in inconveniently cutoff by a div specific exclusion…
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Division 2Division 5
- Bruce 2
- B&G 2
- Johns 2
- Griffin 2
- Burgmann 2
- Ursula 2
- Fenner 2
- Division X - Team 3 - Div 2
- Division X - 'Sexy DivXy' - Div 2
- Bruce 5
- B&G 5
- Johns 5
- Griffin 5
- Burgmann 5
- Ursula 5
- Fenner 5
- Unilodge 5
- Yukeembruk 5
- Wamburun 5
- Wright 5
- Division X - 'Locklyn's Dads' - Div 5
- Division X - 'IBSC' - Div 5
- Division X - ADFA - Div 5
- Division X - 'KUWC' - Div 5
- Division X - 'RIP Michael Limanuel' - Div 5
Division 5 appear to be nearing their Dropsite. They have an interesting Dropsite approach: since buses cannot reach Mt Clear Campground, Division 5 runners are being shuttled in cars from Boboyan Road through to their Dropsite. Their journey isn’t over yet! They’ll then be walked (while still blindfolded) into the middle of the campground. Confusing!…
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We’re hopefully about to see teams separate a bit - the fork that the Division 2 teams are currently approaching is a key decision-point…
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We haven’t heard about Division 2 in a while - let’s take a look. So far, all of the teams have headed along the same route through Shannons Flat. The interesting sections of their navigation is still to come…
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They’ve all chosen the head northwest towards Bobeyan Road. This is the fastest route. Will they all continue to go the same direction, as we’re seeing in Division 1?…
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Noting that some trackers did not update at 22:00, it seems that the first team out of Dropsite is Division X Team 3 - all the more impressive because there are only two of them!…
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The Div 2 drop is located in a patch of forest along Jones Plain Rd, otherwise surrounded by farmland. It will be a tactical decision for how much of the 55-minute scout time these teams use. If they use a lot of it a northbound scout might reach a bridge over a creek but otherwise teams will be picking drop-off road shape and surrounding terrain alone…
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Division 2 - Jones Plain Road (-36.017639, 148.958944) …
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Race announcement
- Bruce 2
- B&G 2
- Johns 2
- Griffin 2
- Burgmann 2
- Ursula 2
- Fenner 2
- Division X - Team 3 - Div 2
- Division X - 'Sexy DivXy' - Div 2
- Bruce 1
- B&G 1
- Johns 1
- Griffin 1
- Burgmann 1
- Ursula 1
- Fenner 1
- Unilodge 1
- Wamburun 1
- Bruce 3
- B&G 3
- Johns 3
- Ursula 3
- Fenner 3
- Unilodge 3
- Yukeembruk 3
- Wamburun 3
- Wright 3
- Bruce 5
- B&G 5
- Johns 5
- Griffin 5
- Burgmann 5
- Ursula 5
- Fenner 5
- Unilodge 5
- Yukeembruk 5
- Wamburun 5
- Wright 5
- Division X - 'Locklyn's Dads' - Div 5
- Division X - 'IBSC' - Div 5
- Division X - ADFA - Div 5
- Division X - 'KUWC' - Div 5
- Division X - 'RIP Michael Limanuel' - Div 5
- Bruce 4
- B&G 4
- Johns 4
- Burgmann 4
- Ursula 4
- Fenner 4
- Yukeembruk 4
- Wamburun 4
- Wright 4
- Bruce 6
- B&G 6
- Johns 6
- Griffin 6
- Burgmann 6
- Ursula 6
- Fenner 6
- Unilodge 6
- Yukeembruk 6
- Wamburun 6
- Wright 6
- Bruce 7
- B&G 7
- Johns 7
- Griffin 7
- Burgmann 7
- Ursula 7
- Fenner 7
- Unilodge 7
- Yukeembruk 7
- Wamburun 7
- Wright 7
The predictor is now up and running!, at the start will be super volatile and likely under estimate time of arrival just after drop (over estimate eventual overall average GAP (Gradient Adjusted Pace)) as typically teams start off hot/fast (see below graph of speeds of historical IB teams) with it taking time for teams to settle in a rhythm and on a route. It also assumes optimal navving which is probably unlikely, only accounting for the terrain and distance of the optimal route ahead. This means it will also not consider other factors that may slow a team down like a trail being overgrown…
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Division 1Division 2Division 3Division 4
- Bruce 2
- B&G 2
- Johns 2
- Griffin 2
- Burgmann 2
- Ursula 2
- Fenner 2
- Division X - Team 3 - Div 2
- Division X - 'Sexy DivXy' - Div 2
- Bruce 1
- B&G 1
- Johns 1
- Griffin 1
- Burgmann 1
- Ursula 1
- Fenner 1
- Unilodge 1
- Wamburun 1
- Bruce 3
- B&G 3
- Johns 3
- Ursula 3
- Fenner 3
- Unilodge 3
- Yukeembruk 3
- Wamburun 3
- Wright 3
- Bruce 4
- B&G 4
- Johns 4
- Burgmann 4
- Ursula 4
- Fenner 4
- Yukeembruk 4
- Wamburun 4
- Wright 4
The Bruce Hall dining hall is nearing capacity - luckily, we’ll be sending some of these teams off very shortly!…
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Race announcement
- Bruce 2
- B&G 2
- Johns 2
- Griffin 2
- Burgmann 2
- Ursula 2
- Fenner 2
- Division X - Team 3 - Div 2
- Division X - 'Sexy DivXy' - Div 2
- Bruce 1
- B&G 1
- Johns 1
- Griffin 1
- Burgmann 1
- Ursula 1
- Fenner 1
- Unilodge 1
- Wamburun 1
- Bruce 3
- B&G 3
- Johns 3
- Ursula 3
- Fenner 3
- Unilodge 3
- Yukeembruk 3
- Wamburun 3
- Wright 3
- Bruce 5
- B&G 5
- Johns 5
- Griffin 5
- Burgmann 5
- Ursula 5
- Fenner 5
- Unilodge 5
- Yukeembruk 5
- Wamburun 5
- Wright 5
- Division X - 'Locklyn's Dads' - Div 5
- Division X - 'IBSC' - Div 5
- Division X - ADFA - Div 5
- Division X - 'KUWC' - Div 5
- Division X - 'RIP Michael Limanuel' - Div 5
- Bruce 4
- B&G 4
- Johns 4
- Burgmann 4
- Ursula 4
- Fenner 4
- Yukeembruk 4
- Wamburun 4
- Wright 4
- Bruce 6
- B&G 6
- Johns 6
- Griffin 6
- Burgmann 6
- Ursula 6
- Fenner 6
- Unilodge 6
- Yukeembruk 6
- Wamburun 6
- Wright 6
- Bruce 7
- B&G 7
- Johns 7
- Griffin 7
- Burgmann 7
- Ursula 7
- Fenner 7
- Unilodge 7
- Yukeembruk 7
- Wamburun 7
- Wright 7
Teams should not be going here…
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Race announcement
- Bruce 2
- B&G 2
- Johns 2
- Griffin 2
- Burgmann 2
- Ursula 2
- Fenner 2
- Division X - Team 3 - Div 2
- Division X - 'Sexy DivXy' - Div 2
- Bruce 1
- B&G 1
- Johns 1
- Griffin 1
- Burgmann 1
- Ursula 1
- Fenner 1
- Unilodge 1
- Wamburun 1
- Bruce 3
- B&G 3
- Johns 3
- Ursula 3
- Fenner 3
- Unilodge 3
- Yukeembruk 3
- Wamburun 3
- Wright 3
- Bruce 5
- B&G 5
- Johns 5
- Griffin 5
- Burgmann 5
- Ursula 5
- Fenner 5
- Unilodge 5
- Yukeembruk 5
- Wamburun 5
- Wright 5
- Division X - 'Locklyn's Dads' - Div 5
- Division X - 'IBSC' - Div 5
- Division X - ADFA - Div 5
- Division X - 'KUWC' - Div 5
- Division X - 'RIP Michael Limanuel' - Div 5
- Bruce 4
- B&G 4
- Johns 4
- Burgmann 4
- Ursula 4
- Fenner 4
- Yukeembruk 4
- Wamburun 4
- Wright 4
- Bruce 6
- B&G 6
- Johns 6
- Griffin 6
- Burgmann 6
- Ursula 6
- Fenner 6
- Unilodge 6
- Yukeembruk 6
- Wamburun 6
- Wright 6
- Bruce 7
- B&G 7
- Johns 7
- Griffin 7
- Burgmann 7
- Ursula 7
- Fenner 7
- Unilodge 7
- Yukeembruk 7
- Wamburun 7
- Wright 7
This shows all the possible routes read specific division notes to see what ways we think are faster and the benefits we speculate each brings…
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Race announcement
- Bruce 2
- B&G 2
- Johns 2
- Griffin 2
- Burgmann 2
- Ursula 2
- Fenner 2
- Division X - Team 3 - Div 2
- Division X - 'Sexy DivXy' - Div 2
- Bruce 1
- B&G 1
- Johns 1
- Griffin 1
- Burgmann 1
- Ursula 1
- Fenner 1
- Unilodge 1
- Wamburun 1
- Bruce 3
- B&G 3
- Johns 3
- Ursula 3
- Fenner 3
- Unilodge 3
- Yukeembruk 3
- Wamburun 3
- Wright 3
- Bruce 5
- B&G 5
- Johns 5
- Griffin 5
- Burgmann 5
- Ursula 5
- Fenner 5
- Unilodge 5
- Yukeembruk 5
- Wamburun 5
- Wright 5
- Division X - 'Locklyn's Dads' - Div 5
- Division X - 'IBSC' - Div 5
- Division X - ADFA - Div 5
- Division X - 'KUWC' - Div 5
- Division X - 'RIP Michael Limanuel' - Div 5
- Bruce 4
- B&G 4
- Johns 4
- Burgmann 4
- Ursula 4
- Fenner 4
- Yukeembruk 4
- Wamburun 4
- Wright 4
- Bruce 6
- B&G 6
- Johns 6
- Griffin 6
- Burgmann 6
- Ursula 6
- Fenner 6
- Unilodge 6
- Yukeembruk 6
- Wamburun 6
- Wright 6
- Bruce 7
- B&G 7
- Johns 7
- Griffin 7
- Burgmann 7
- Ursula 7
- Fenner 7
- Unilodge 7
- Yukeembruk 7
- Wamburun 7
- Wright 7
Everything you need to know about EP and how to get there can be be found at https://anuinwardbound.com/endpoint2024…
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Both Division 1 and Division 2 have arrived at Wright Hall for scrutineering!…
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This may be the most exciting exclusion zone on course as it forces Div 2 to either take a significantly longer (~8km) route or attempt a bush-bash around it across one of 2 saddles, the one further to the north between Mt Gudgenby and smaller knoll/peak to the south seems the smart choice as going across the saddle before requires a small amount of precision to avoid the exclusion and has more vert…
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Division 2Division 5
- Bruce 2
- B&G 2
- Johns 2
- Griffin 2
- Burgmann 2
- Ursula 2
- Fenner 2
- Division X - Team 3 - Div 2
- Division X - 'Sexy DivXy' - Div 2
- Bruce 5
- B&G 5
- Johns 5
- Griffin 5
- Burgmann 5
- Ursula 5
- Fenner 5
- Unilodge 5
- Yukeembruk 5
- Wamburun 5
- Wright 5
- Division X - 'Locklyn's Dads' - Div 5
- Division X - 'IBSC' - Div 5
- Division X - ADFA - Div 5
- Division X - 'KUWC' - Div 5
- Division X - 'RIP Michael Limanuel' - Div 5
This in reality only affects Div 5 runners, hopefully they won't follow a div 2 team through here. I should force them to head up Naas Valley Firetrail which might bring back some hopefully good memories for 2019 div 1 & 2 runners…
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