Sat 13:27. 1x 📷. Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer.
B&G Divisions 3 and 4 have been in close proximity for the last half hour. Will they run to Endpoint together, or will B&G 3 continue to outpace them in the back half of the course?
Sat 13:00 . 1x 📷 . Posted by Tom Driscoll - Former RD (2022)
Div 4 is also shaping up to be very tight. Wamburun has 13km and 500m elevation to go, but on much nicer and faster moving trails than Bruce, who have 12km and 400m elevation to go… Read more.
Sat 09:16 . 1x 📷 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer
Division 3 and some Division 1 and 4 teams are reaching one of the last substantial decision points. Teams have two options: head south along Smokers Trail, or continue east (avoiding private property) through to Blue Gum Creek Fire Trail… Read more.
Sat 06:23 . 1x 📷 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer
B&G Division 4 seem unsure about whether they want to ascend to Tidbinbilla range. They were near the front of the Division 4 pack, but have lost quite a lot of ground through these navigational choices… Read more.
Sat 05:38 . 1x 📷 . Posted by Tom Driscoll - Former RD (2022)
Pierce's creek strikes again! It looks like the Div 4 teams at the head of the race have begun to split as they enter Pierce's Creek. … Read more.
Sat 05:22 . 1x 📷 . Posted by Tom Driscoll - Former RD (2022)
It's been a while since we've checked in on Div 3..… 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 04:29 . 1x 📷 . Posted by Jack Larkin - IB Comms Officer
Teams have to visit one of 4 checkpoints on course with this one being at Corin Dam, we will try get pictures of teams as they come through these. Only div 3 should pass through here, but teams from Divs 1 and 4 may also go through here if they take the scenic route… Read more.
Sat 04:14 . 1x 📷 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer
To the east of the Division 4 dropsite, B&G is developing a nice lead. The field is still packed fairly tightly, though - it could be anyone’s race… Read more.
Sat 03:22 . 1x 📷 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer
With five teams out of Dropsite, it seems Division 4 will be split right from the start. This should be interesting! Fenner and Bruce have taken the northern route, while Wamburun and Johns join Burgmann to the south… Read more.
Sat 03:09 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer
Division 4 have two main options: to head north or south… Read more.
Sat 02:09 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer
Division 4 - Bendora Rd (-35.407157, 148.846263) … Read more.
Sat 01:33 . 1x 📷 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer
Division 3 are currently next to a region that is shaded yellow on the IB Live map. This is a Division-specific exclusion zone. The map that the runners have received stipulates that Divisions 2, 3, and 6 are not allowed to pass through this region… Read more.
Sat 01:00 . Posted by Jack Larkin - IB Comms Officer
This drop on Bendora Rd is designed to trick runners into heading up to Mt Franklin Rd and descend down to the Corin Dam CP. This route however whilst roughly equidistant is significantly hillier and forecast to be 2 hrs slower for the average team. … Read more.
Sat 24:37 . 2x 📷 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer
The Division 3 B&G team have had a relatively slow start to the race. They initially ran north to Brindabella Road, but managed to avoid entering the exclusion zone. It then looked like they could be heading along a whitelisted trail alongside Brindabella Creek. This would have been interesting - it’s not the optimal route, but it would have been nice to see some route-choice variety… Read more.
Sat 24:12 . 1x 📷 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer
Division 3’s dropsite is very close to Brindabella Road, an exclusion zone. It looks like B&G and Johns haven’t quite picked their location on the map because they did not turn down Honeysuckle Trail with the rest of the Division… Read more.
Sat 24:05 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer
There’s only one viable route out of the Division 3 Dropsite - down Honeysuckle Trail. It looks like teams have identified this and are well on the way… Read more.
Fri 23:02 . 1x 📷 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer
Division 3 - Brindabella Valley Road (-35.4016670, 148.7486110)… Read more.
Fri 23:01 . Posted by Jack Larkin - IB Comms Officer
This variable window scout time sure caused a stir at the runners briefing. However due to its location on Brindabella Valley Road, it was a necessary design feature of this drop to allow scouts to pick up the same level of information based on visibility. We'll keep you updated on heading south leads to private property. Teams heading North, will have to make an immediate decision to head up Honeysuckle Trail or to Piccadilly Circus via the powerlines adjacent to Brindabella Rd. Heading up Honeysuckle trail is significantly quicker (for the 'average' IB team) (15-45 minutes depending on later route choice), likely as it does not involve the bonus vert required to follow the powerlines unrelenting straight line over spurs, gullies and knolls… 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 21:05 . 1x 📷 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer
Have you ever wanted to know what it’s like to travel in a blacked-out bus? Can’t say it was on my bucket list prior to participating in IB, but you never know… Read more.
Fri 20:57 . 2x 📷 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer
One of the underrated challenges of Inward Bound is eating your bus meal while blindfolded. How nice of the volunteers to lend a helping hand!… 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 15:26 . 2x 📷 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer
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Fri 15:19 . 1x 📷 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer
Shortly, they’ll put their blindfolds on and begin their journey deep into the bush… Read more.
Fri 15:06 . 1x 📷 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer
Guided by the all-seeing, all-knowing Ollie “The Oracle” James, ex-Bruce imports Maxine “Neo” Wu and Harry “Morpheus” Arnold saw the light and took the “Red” (back) pill, breaking free from their blissful ignorance and delusion of the “Blue” Bruce past. As the saying goes, all good things come in threes, and these two converts flank Milly “Trinity” Hobbs, forming the iconic Div Holy Trinity… Read more.
Fri 15:04 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer
Fri 14:07 . 1x 📷 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer
The Bruce Hall dining hall is nearing capacity - luckily, we’ll be sending some of these teams off very shortly!… 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.
Fri 09:00 . Posted by Jack Larkin - IB Comms Officer
It says it excludes divisions 2 & 6 on paper but really only division 3 is effected by this exclusion zone. Making it a significantly more difficult choice to choose whether to head to EP via Stockyard Spur to the Corin Dam CP or to head downhill and through Pierce's creek pine forest… Read more.