March 11, 2012

Description: This is a team event that begins at Naracoopa and follows a 32 kilometre undulating course across the Island to Currie. Teams can comprise of either 2 or 4 competitors; teams of 2 covering 16 km each and teams of 4 covering 8 km each.

Distance: 32 km
Teams of 2 – 1st Runner Start to 16 km, 2nd Runner 16 km to Finish
Teams of 4 – 1st Runner Start to 8 km, 2nd Runner 8 km to 16 km, 3rd Runner 16 km to 24 km, 4th Runner 24 km to Finish

Start Time: 8:00 am

Race Start: Naracoopa (East coast of King Island)

Race Finish: Currie (West Coast of King Island)

Support Vehicle: Each team will need to organise a support vehicle to transport team members to their starting point and to collect those who have finished their leg.

Drink Stations: Drink Stops will be located every 4 kilometres where water and sponges will be available. Additional stops will be at the 14km and 30km marks.

Course Map: Click Here

Prizes:
1st Male/Mixed Team– Prize
1st Female Team - Prize

Cut off times:
8 km – 9:07 am
16 km – 10:14 am
24 km – 11:21 am
Finish – 12:30 pm

It is essential that competitors that miss these cut-off times withdraw from the event. Competitors that wish to continue in their event after missing the listed cut-off time do so at their own risk and responsibility and will only be able to do so by running or walking off the road and should note that drink stations and medical facilities out on the course will have been packed up and that the course will be opened to all traffic. A support vehicle will be available to take injured/unfit entrants or those who have missed the cut off time back to the finishing line area.