Sat 04:31. 1x 📷. Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer.
Division 7 - Ash Road (-35.388384, 148.916752)
Drop time: 4:30am
Scout time: 24 mins
Division 7’s drop is similar to Division 6’s…they just have more time, easier information to discern, less consequential initial route choices…yeah, I’d much rather get dropped here.
Navigators should identify that they have pine plantation to their east and steep vegetated terrain to their west. This information alone is already enough to narrow down possible Dropsite locations to just a handful of map regions. The track to the west along the spur should be another strong clue, as well as the significant hairpin bend to the south.
Hopefully Division 7 are able to identify their Dropsite with accuracy based on this information. Even if they cannot, they may correctly identify that they are in pine and will, therefore, have to head south over the course of the event. This belief may have led some Division 6 runners astray, but in Division 7’s case, any southern route is a good choice (so long as they don’t accidentally climb up to Tidbinbilla Range, but this is an unlikely mistake to make).
And with that, all of our teams have been dropped! The race is well underway!
Tue 22:34 . 3x 📷 . Posted by Jack Larkin - IB Comms Officer
At the awards ceremony on the Tuesday after the event, it was announced that Bruce Hall has finally won the event overall (after 42 years), in part due to them winning Divs 2 (despite a lost hat), 4 & 5 … Read more.
Sat 17:00 . 5x 📷 . Posted by Jack Larkin - IB Comms Officer
We will upload photos from the devil's Gap CP here with more to be available soon via a shared drive link… Read more.
Sat 15:13 . 1x 📷 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer
Making their way towards Endpoint from the northern direction, we’ve got Burgmann 1, Johns 1, Wamburun 1, Johns 7, Lodge 7, and Ursies 7 all spread across a couple of hundred metres… Read more.
Sat 15:00 . 1x 📷 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer
It’s Burgmann 6 vs Burgmann 7 in a footrace to Endpoint from the northern direction. Hopefully these teams are working together to push each other on home!… Read more.
Sat 13:07 . 1x 📷 . Posted by Tom Driscoll - Former RD (2022)
Never got such a thrill watching dots on a screen. Get the stopwatches out EP vollies, this could be a sprint finish!… Read more.
Sat 12:08 . Posted by Tom Driscoll - Former RD (2022)
Surely they'll be able to see each other by now...wonder if they'll play any mind games??… Read more.
Sat 11:40 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer
The following teams are getting seriously close now. In order of proximity, from the south:… Read more.
Sat 11:32 . 1x 📷 . Posted by Tom Driscoll - Former RD (2022)
Div 7 is also heating up. After hitting Devil's Gap in 3rd, Fenner 7 have managed to flawlessly navigate a part of the course that a lot of teams have struggled on and hit Booromba Rd in the lead… Read more.
Sat 11:26 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer
It looks like Griffin 7 are finally heading in the right direction and should be back on track soon… Read more.
Sat 09:58 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer
Sat 09:48 . 1x 📷 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer
It has just claimed Johns 6, Yukeembruk 7, and potentially Fenner 1. Unlucky!… Read more.
Sat 08:41 . 1x 📷 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer
If you’re following along at home and trying to spot Burgmann Division 7, you might notice they’re not currently on the map. We promise this is purely a technical error that will be fixed shortly - the team are doing well. Their location is still visible from our end and they are currently about 100 metres behind Johns division 7. I’ve attached a picture to this post… Read more.
Sat 08:06 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer
Extra climb, longer route, easier nav. Did it pay off for Johns Division 7?… Read more.
Sat 07:47 . 1x 📷 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer
…isn’t always a good idea, as four Division 7 teams will likely find. Ursies, Yukeembruk, Lodge, and Wamburun have all inexplicably headed west, where they should have continued in a straight line south… Read more.
Sat 06:33 . 1x 📷 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer
It looks like we might get to see how the Tidbinbilla Range route-choice plays out after all. The Johns Division 7 team have already made it 100 vertical metres up the spur - they’ll have another 200 to go before they reach the top… Read more.
Sat 06:07 . 1x 📷 . Posted by Tom Driscoll - Former RD (2022)
Looks like some tracker errors have tricked us all in Div 7...B&G does in fact have a jump on the rest of the field!… Read more.
Sat 05:45 . 1x 📷 . Posted by Tom Driscoll - Former RD (2022)
Moves have been made in Div 7!… Read more.
Sat 05:00 . 1x 📷 . Posted by Jack Larkin - IB Comms Officer
This is another CP of which teams must pass through one, we suspect this to be the busiest of them with Divs 1,3, 4, 6, & 7 able to pass through here… Read more.
Sat 04:44 . 1x 📷 . Posted by Tom Driscoll - Former RD (2022)
Here's a crazy idea for Div 7...what if heading up to Camelback FT from the drop is actually faster?… Read more.
Sat 04:29 . Posted by Jack Larkin - IB Comms Officer
Div 7's Drop is a bit of a classic on the edge of Pierce's Creek Pine Forest along Ash Rd. Teams should hopefully identify Tidbinbilla range to the west an relatively quickly head south and onto Oakey Creek Road before navigating the rest of course. Teams that head north should also hit Oakey Creek Road just about 2km earlier adding another ~ 15 minutes to their run. Hopefully no team heads up the firetrail to tidbinbilla ridge firetrail, as this will add ton ton of vert and likely over an hour of running time but at least they will get nice views of the sunrise from up there. … Read more.
Sat 24:46 . 2x 📷 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer
While Divisions 1-3 are battling it out on course in the depths of the night, Division 7 are enjoying their journey to Dropsite. The blue lighting really adds to the aura… Read more.
Fri 22:28 . 1x 📷 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer
I’m glad that Johns have been doing lots of mockdrops in preparation for this event. Oh, is that not what this means?… Read more.
Fri 21:46 . 1x 📷 . Posted by Jack Larkin - IB Comms Officer
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… Read more.
Fri 20:47 . 1x 📷 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer
Ursula’s shirt exemplifies the community spirit that is one of the most important aspects of Inward Bound… Read more.
Fri 19:21 . 1x 📷 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer
Dora the explorer could not have prepared this team more. Their map map will come in handy and lead them straight to endpoint. Hopefully there’s no swipers this year, but even so this team is prepared… Read more.
Fri 19:21 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer
Introducing a diverse squad with a single unifying fact: we've all lived at Wright… Read more.
Fri 19:21 . 1x 📷 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer
Armed with not one, not two, but eight (currently) functional shins, Division 7 are shin it to win it. But who are these holy heroes, for whom failure is not an opshin?… Read more.
Fri 19:21 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer
Division 7 are our final teams to send off tonight. Thank you to everyone who came to Sendoff to cheer on our runners - I’m sure it meant a lot to every single one of them… Read more.
Fri 17:21 . 1x 📷 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer
🐰🧭… Read more.
Fri 16:25 . 1x 📷 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer
Is it B&G’s spidey senses that has allowed them to win Inward Bound every year since 2016? … Read more.
Fri 14:59 . 1x 📷 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer
Maybe they’ll be able to drag-on out of second place this year…… Read more.
Fri 13:51 . 1x 📷 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer
In their ‘redemption era’, Burgmann have something to prove this year!… Read more.
Fri 13:13 . 1x 📷 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer
This is deep…uh, I think?… Read more.
Fri 12:42 . 1x 📷 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer
There are some catchy slogans on the college shirts this year. Unfortunately, they’re often covered by the runners’ packs, so they can be hard to spot. Don’t worry - we‘ve got you covered… Read more.
Fri 12:17 . Posted by Jack Larkin - IB Comms Officer
Teams should not be going here… Read more.
Fri 12:16 . Posted by Jack Larkin - IB Comms Officer
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… Read more.
Fri 12:15 . Posted by Jack Larkin - IB Comms Officer
Everything you need to know about EP and how to get there can be be found at https://anuinwardbound.com/endpoint2024… Read more.
Fri 09:00 . Posted by Jack Larkin - IB Comms Officer
On the map they are thin red lines, and in IB they are the thin red line which if you cross you get disqualified/risk your safety… Read more.