2023 Trail Run Mag Event Guide

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EVENTS FOR 2023 TRAIL RUN MAG HAS COME TOGETHER WITH AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND RACE DIRECTORS TO BRING YOU THE VERY BEST OF WHAT’S TO COME IN 2023! FROM THE TECHNICAL TERRAINS OF WA ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE TASMAN TO THE GOLDEN FIELDS OF NEW ZEALAND, THERE’S NEVER BEEN A BETTER TIME TO LACE UP YOUR SHOES AND HIT THE TRAILS. SO WHAT’S YOUR FAVOURITE STOMPING GROUND? WHETHER YOU’RE A FIRST TIMER OR AT ELITE LEVEL, NATURE’S PLAYGROUND HAS AN ABUNDANCE OF OPTIONS FOR YOU.

TRAIL RUNNING

CROSS COUNTRY

SKYRUNNING

Head outside off road on an unpaved path, and you’ve got trail running at your fingertips. Go beyond the smooth surfaces to take yourself amongst nature’s finest, where opportunities allow you to challenge yourself all the way up to ultra distances. Trail running is about endurance and technicality, and challenges both your physicality and mentality. But most of all, it’s about enjoyment (and enjoying a good snack when you want to take a break).

If you’re into social running and the comradery that comes with being part of a team, then cross country is for you.

Distances of 4km to 12km are the go in this sport, where you race across natural and rough terrain, but where you can also be taken through flat-ground lands like ovals, gravel roads, muddy footpaths and grassy parks. It’s similar to trail running no doubt, but your pace is certainly disrupted due to varying terrain. Mostly taken up by younger runs in their school years.

For those who love elevation gain and extreme technicality, skyrunning is just the ticket to meet your demands.

With events mainly held in high alpine mountain areas, skyrunning takes you above the clouds where the minimum average incline is 6 percent and must include sections of 30 percent. Let’s face it – it’s tough! But once you get going, you can’t stop so get knowledgeable on the right gear, become a pro at navigating, and take to the skies!

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Event Guide 2023 cover: Reuben Sleight from Officer, Vic runs above the clouds high atop Mount Buffalo during the 2022 Buffalo Stampede 42k SkyMarathon in Bright, Victoria.

Image: Jim Skouras.

MOUNTAIN RUNNING

ROAD RUNNING

TRACK RUNNING

The sport of mountain running is constantly evolving, and it’s here that runners can apply their upmost fitness levels to go as high as they want.

Mountain running isn’t about how far you can go – it’s about how high, and elevation gains are the most important factors when choosing where to go.

Sometimes there’s a path, sometimes there’s not, but one thing’s for sure…when you conquer a mountain, you’ll be sitting on top of the world.

Probably the most accessible of the lot, road running is out there for everyone – but doesn’t necessarily mean to literally run on the roads; we mean pedestrian paths and cycle ways too. Take yourself through the suburbs on flat, even surfaces with some inclines, and see what your township or city have to offer as you explore the neighbourhood. Road running is a fantastic introduction to the world of running, and you can 100 percent go absolutely (almost) everywhere!

There are quite a few events around the world that provide an option to race 12hrs, 24hrs and 48hrs. These types of races are almost always guaranteed to be held on a certified measured track in a stadium, where the surface is 100 percent flat and you can focus solely on distance without much interruption. You’ll be able to develop and improve your sense of pace, and learn about the mental strength it takes to go around in circles.

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EVENT PREVIEW

TRAIL RUN AUSTRALIA, SNOWY MOUNTAINS SNOWY MOUNTAINS, NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA In2Adventure together with Lake Crackenback Resort & Spa will be celebrating all month long this February with a number of race events (mountain bike and triathlon), including Trail Run Australia.

Trail Run Australia will see a barrage of runners take over the beautiful location that is the Snowy Mountains from 24-25 February, with a 10year celebration event at Lake Crackenback Resort on 26 February – so be prepared to par-tay!

Everyone will get a chance to see the festival’s very own Man from Snowy River at Lake Crackenback Resort & Spa, where they can spend the weekend and relax after hitting the tracks.

Trail Run Australia offers a number of distances to runners on all levels, so choose from the epic UTRA70, TRA42, TRA21, TRA11 and TRA5 plus the free Kids Mud Rats Run. Each race challenges you to truly get offroad and put yourself against some of the most demanding and diverse terrain around.

From stunning beaches and historic goldfields, to remote rocky outcrops and rich rainforests, make your way all the way up to the iconic Snowy Mountains, because Trail Run Australia inspires runners to tread the path less travelled in this wild and beautiful land.

EVENT

Trail Run Australia | Snowy Mountains

WHEN

24-25 February, 2023

DISTANCE

UTRA70, TRA42.2, TRA21k, TRA11k, TRA5k

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Run

WHERE

Snowy Mountains, New South Wales, Australia

MORE

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REGISTRATIONS CLOSE 17 FEBRUARY, 2023

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EVENT GUIDE 2023 JANUARY 2023 AUSTRALIA NSW 15 January KOWEN TRAIL RUN Location: Wamboin kowen-trail-run.com 29 January SYDNEY TRAIL SERIES: MANLY DAM Location: Manly Dam sydneytrailseries.com.au QLD 8 January HARES AND HOUNDS TRAIL RUN Location: Beerburrum aaaracing.com.au 28 January BEERWAH AT NIGHT Location: Glasshouse Mountains runqld.com.au SA 15 January ATR: BELAIR NATIONAL PARK Location: Belair National Park adelaidetrailrunners.com.au 29 January ATR: STATE TEAMS CHAMPS Location: Bridgewater adelaidetrailrunners.com.au VIC 7 January PORTSEA TWILIGHT Location: Pointsea solemotive.com

15 January TWO BAYS TRAIL RUN Location: Dromana twobaystrailrun.com

14 January RACE THE TRAIN Location: Kingston activeqt.co.nz

20 January PORTSEA BAY TO SURF Location: Point Nepean to Portsea Portseasurf.com.au

19 January REVENANT ULTRA Location: Welcome Rock revenant.co.nz

WA 7 January OMFG TRAIL RUNNING FESTIVAL Location: John Forrest National Park omfgrunningfestival.com.au

21 January RESILIENCE ULTRA Location: Reefton resilienceultra.com

8 January PTS: SLY FOX Location: Jarrahdale perthtrailseries.com.au

21 January THE GOAT ADVENTURE RUN Location: Tongariro National Park thegoat.co.nz

NEW ZEALAND

FEBRUARY 2023

14 January AOTEAROA ULTRA Location: Christchurch raceroster.com

AUSTRALIA

14 January GOOD HOME TARANAKI OFF ROAD Location: Lake Mangamahoe taranakitrailrun.co.nz

NSW 4 February RAFFERTYS COASTAL RUN Location: Lake Macquarie raffertyscoastalrun.com.au

14 January IAN PRIEST MEMORIAL HUTT RIVER Location: Hutt Valley Sorty.co.nz

5 February DORRIGO RAINFOREST RUN Location: Dorrigo Mountain coffstrailrunners.com

14 January KING & QUEEN OF THE WITHERS Location: Blenheim harriers.net.nz

5 February WENTWORTH FALLS TRAIL RUN Location: Leura runningwildnsw.com

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RUAPEHU TRAIL FESTIVAL TONGARIRO NATIONAL PARK, NORTH ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND The Ruapehu Trail Festival is the premier trail running event of the 2023 season, held in the stunning Tongariro National Park in the centre of New Zealand’s North Island. Whatever your trail challenge desire, this race has 100% got you covered!

Kicking off on the Friday (10 March), the Sky Waka Vertical Challenge is the new kid on the mountain and it challenges participants to use pure leg, core and willpower to ascend Mt Ruapehu as many times as possible within four hours. Knock off as much mountain elevation as you can, ascending by foot, and descending on the Sky Waka Gondola – yes, you get to ride back down to the start line and do it all again!

For the speed demons amongst you, take on the Sky Waka Vertical Challenge 400m Dash where you have one shot at recording the fastest time to scale mountain elevation across the 2.5m course. Too good!

Then on Saturday (11 March), this breath-taking part of the Ruapehu Region plays host to the established and much-loved Ring of Fire and Tussock Traverse events.

The Ring of Fire Relay, 73km solo and 50km solo events are as picturesque as they are formidable with up to 3555-meters elevation covering tough and varied ground in this epic part of the world. Take it all in as you make your way through creek and river crossings, open boulder fields, sand, tussock and rocky terrain.

The first wave of runners depart Whakapapa in the early hours of the morning with expected finish times of between noon and 11pm.

Then on Sunday (12 March), Ring of Fire participants and supporters are invited to the ROF Awards Ceremony from 8:30am at the Knoll Ridge Chalet, perched dramatically on the edge of a cliff at the top of the Sky Waka. The Sky Waka Gondola ride and breakfast are included for participants.

Joining the Ring of Fire on Saturday is the much-anticipated Tussock Traverse which celebrates its 17th anniversary in 2023 and welcomes all levels of trail runner and walker to take to the mountain in the 32km (sold out), 21km, 12km and 6km run or walk distances.

Ruapehu Trail Festival participants can expect a friendly, welcoming and super-charged atmosphere with music and live commentary in one of the most treasured landscapes of Aotearoa.

Will you do it this year? Will you go run where the mountains meet the sky?

EVENT

Ruapehu Trail Festival

WHEN

10-12 March, 2023

DISTANCE Vertical Challenge, 73km, 50km, 32km, 21km, 12km, 6km TYPE

Relay, Solo / Run, Walk

WHERE

Tongariro National Park, North Island, New Zealand

MORE

ruapehutrailfestival.co.nz

REGISTRATIONS CLOSE 6 MARCH, 2023 IN PERSON AT THE EVENT, AND AS SPACE ALLOWS.

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EVENT GUIDE 2023 24 February TRAIL RUN AUSTRALIA SNOWY MOUNTAINS Location Crackenback trailrunaustralia.com.au

8 February DELIRIOUS WEST Location: Northcliffe to Albany deliriouswest200miler.com.au

19 February SOUTHERN LAKES ULTRA Location: Queenstown southernlakesultra.com

26 February SYDNEY TRAIL SERIES: MANLY DAM Location: Manly Dam sydneytrailseries.com.au

26 February PTS: SWISSMURDIE Location: Mundy Regional Park perthtrailseries.com.au

25 February OLD GHOST ULTRA Location: West Coast oldghostultra.com

QLD 5 February SEQ: BUNYAVILLE REGIONAL PARK Location: Bunya seqtrailrunningseries.com.au

NEW ZEALAND

25 February GOLDFIELDS CAVALCADE Location: Cavalcade Trails cavalcade.co.nz

5 February THE GO FIGURE Location:D’Aguilar National Park Aaaracing.com.au

4 February PIGS BACKYARD ULTRA Location: Dunedin pigsbackyardultra.com

MARCH 2023

10 February COAST TO COAST MOUNTAIN RUN Location: Canterbury coasttocoast.co.nz

AUSTRALIA

11 February TARAWERA ULTRAMARATHON Location: Rotorua taraweraultra.co.nz

NSW 4 March NARROWNECK NIGHT RUN Location: Katoomba runningwildnsw.com

18 February CARGO PLUS COASTAL CHALLENGE Location: Auckland coastalchallenge.co.nz

10 March AUSTN ALPINE ASCENT TRAIL RUN Location: Charlotte Pass Village eliteenergy.com.au

SA 11 February ROBE RUN Location: Limestone Coast adelaidetrailrunners.com.au

18 February SHOTOVER MOONLIGHT MOUNTAIN Location: Queenstown shotovermoonlight.co.nz

11 March SIX FOOT TRACK Location: Katoomba sixfoot.com

26 February ATR: ONKAPARINGA RIVER Location: Clarendon adelaidetrailrunners.com.au

19 February FOREST HILL TRAIL RUN Location: Central Southland facebook.com/foresthilltrail

25 March LITHGOW RIDGY-DIDGE TRAIL FEST Location: Lithgow bluemountainsfitness.com.au

19 February SEQ: HINZE DAM Location: Advancetown Lake seqtrailrunningseries.com.au 26 February CASTLE HILL TRAIL RUN Location: Townsville outerlimitsadventure.com.au

TAS 4 February CRADLE MOUNTAIN RUN Location: Waldheim to Cynthia Bay cradlemtnrun.asn.au VIC 3 February MARIBYRNONG VALLEY PARK BACKYARD Location: Brimbark Park trailsplus.com.au 5 February KILCUNDA HALF MARATHON Location: Kilcunda runningwild.net.au

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19 February THE BELLA Location: Mount Buller Alpine Village hut2hut.oscars100.com.au/the-archie

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18 February THE ARCHIE Location: Mount Buller Alpine Village hut2hut.oscars100.com.au/the-archie/

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17 February OSCARS 100 HUT 2 HUT CHALLENGE Location: Mount Buller Alpine Village hut2hut.oscars100.com.au

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11 February FLYING BRICK BELLARINE SUNSET RUN Location: Portarlington bellarinesunsetrun.com

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25 February RUN THE LIGHTHOUSE Location: Wilsons Prom trailsplus.com.au WA 5 February PTS: QI GONG Location: Wungong National Park perthtrailseries.com.au

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EVENT PREVIEW

BUFFALO Stampede F E S T I VAL

BUFFALO STAMPEDE FESTIVAL BRIGHT, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA Fancy a bit of a skyrun? Then picture yourself staring down the barrel of Mount Buffalo and her grandeur presence, where it’s just you and the epic alpine trails ahead of you.

First held in 2014, on offer are a number of distances, and the main attraction is the 100k Bright Ultra. The epic new course from Bright to the top of Mount Buffalo National Park and back sees runners summit the Horn at over 1700 metres. With 5,000 metres of elevation gain over 100k, this distance is a total challenge. You can do it solo or in a relay team.

Runners in the 42k Buffalo Stampede SkyMarathon will start atop Mount Buffalo and descend the single track of ‘The Big Walk’ and traverse Buckland Valley farmland.

The pièce de résistance comes late in the day, the ‘Mick’s Track’ climb up to Mystic – before bombing the descent down to Bright.

Redesigned for 2022 with a new loop course from Bright to Clearspot, the 20k Bright SkyRun retains classic climbs and gnarly descents. If those distances don’t tickle your fancy, there’s the 10k Bright Twilight SkySprint and the 5k Family Run held together with the 2k Junior Trail Run. But the best part about the Buffalo Stampede Festival weekend? Every event finishes right in the heart of the Bright township at the Bright Brewery!

EVENT

Buffalo Stampede Festival

WHEN

31 March-2 April, 2023

DISTANCE

100km (solo/team), 42km, 20km, 10km, 5km Family, 2km Juniors

TYPE

Run

WHERE

Bright, Victoria, Australia

MORE

buffalostampede.com.au

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EVENT GUIDE 2023 26 March SYDNEY TRAIL SERIES: MANLY DAM Location: Manly Dam sydneytrailseries.com.au

19 March ATR: CLELAND CONSERVATION PARK Location: Cleland Conservation Park adelaidetrailrunners.com.au

31 March BUFFALO STAMPEDE FESTIVAL Location: Bright buffalostampede.com.au

26 March GREAT VOLCANIC MOUNTAIN Location: Orange rotarycluboforange.org.au

26 March CONQUER THE SUMMIT Location: Mt Barker conquerthesummit.org.au

26 March WASHPOOL WORLD HERITAGE TRAIL Location: Gibraltar Range National Park coffstrailrunners.com

TAS 4 March TASMANIA’S GONE NUTS 101 Location: Stanley gonenuts.com.au

WA 4 March LARK HILL DUSK TO DAWN ULTRA Location: Port Kennedy wtfultra.com

QLD 5 March SEQ: EWEN MADDOCK DAM Location: Sunshine Coast seqtrailrunningseries.com.au 11 March WILDHORSE AT NIGHT Location: Wildhorse Mountain aaaracing.com.au 25 March NOOSA ULTRA-TRAIL® Location: Cooroy noosaultratrail.com.au 25 March YANDINA FIVE ‘O’ TRAIL RUN Location: Yandina runqld.com.au SA 4 March BELAIR MARATHON Location: Belair National Park belairmarathon.com.au

17 March HERDY’S FRONTYARD ULTRA Location: Herdsman Lake herdysfrontyard.com.au

24 March KUNANYI MOUNTAIN RUN Location: Hobart kunanyimountainrun.run

19 March BLOATED GOAT TRAIL RUN Location: Bedfordale perthtrailseries.com.au

VIC 4 March BAW BAW SNOW GUM RUN Location: Mount Baw Baw Resort runningwild.net.au

NEW ZEALAND

11 March WARBURTON TRAIL RUN FESTIVAL Location: Warburton warburtontrailfest.com 18 March RAZORBACK RUN Location: Alpine National Park runningwild.net.au 19 March BRIMBANK PARK RUNNING FESTIVAL Location: Mount Baw Baw Resort runningwild.net.au

10 March MACPACK MOTATAPU TRAIL RUN Location: Wanaka to Arrowtown motatapu.com 10 March RUAPEHU TRAIL FESTIVAL Location: Mt Ruapehu Ruapehutrailfestival.co.nz 11 March WILD KIWI TRAIL RUN Location: Whangarei thewildkiwi.co.nz 18 March NORTHBURN 100 Location: Central Otago northburn100.co.nz

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18 March PAUANUI HALF MARATHON Location: Coromandel pauanuihalfmarathon.co.nz 25 March MIDDLE-EARTH HALFLING MARATHON™ Location: Matamata hobbitontours.com 25 March WALTER PEAK HIGH COUNTRY RUN Location: Queenstown activeqt.co.nz

7 April BACKYARD BLISTER Location: Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park tailrunner.com 16 April MOUNT SOLITARY ULTRA Location: Wentworth Falls runningwildnsw.com 23 April BOTTLEBUTT BASH TRAIL RUN Location: Burrawan State Forest bottlebuttbashtrailrun.com.au

30 April HAMILTON ISLAND HILLY HALF Location: Hamilton Island hamiltonisland.com.au 30 April YARRABILBA TRAIL FEST Location: Yarrabilba yarrabilbatrailfest.com.au SA 12 April IRRATIONAL SOUTH Location: Flinders Ranges irrationalsouth200miler.com.au

26 March 3 PEAKS MOUNTAIN RACE Location: Dunedin 3peaksmountainrace.com

QLD 8 April DEAD COW GULLY BACKYARD ULTRA Location: Runnymede deadcowgully.com.au

26 March RAIL TRAIL RAMPAGE Location: Canterbury railtrailrampage.com

9 April WILD HORSE CRITERIUM Location: Glasshouse Mountains aaaracing.com.au

VIC 2 April MURRAY MARATHON FESTIVAL Location: Albury riverinatrails.com.au

APRIL 2023

23 April ELLIOT’S REVENGE ALLIGATOR CREEK Location: Alligator Creek outerlimitsadventure.com.au

23 April MAROONDAH DAM TRAIL RUNS Location: Yarra Ranges trailsplus.com.au

23 April THE D’AGUILAR TWO ‘UPS’ Location: D’Aguilar National Park aaaracing.com.au

28 April DOWN UNDER 135 Location: Bacchus Marsh downunder135.com

30 April BRISBANE TRAIL MARATHON Location: Enogerra Reservoir, The Gap traq.org.au

29 April RUN THE ROCK Location: Hanging Rock solemotive.com

AUSTRALIA NSW 1 April JABULANI CHALLENGE Location: Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park jabulanichallenge.com.au 2 April TAMWORTH TRAILBLAZER Location: Tamworth Lookout tamworthtrailblazer.com

16 April FIVE PEAKS ULTRA Location: Athelstone to Belair NP trailrunningsa.com

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EVENT GUIDE 2023 WA 14 April COLLIE TRAIL FEST Location: Collie perthtrailseries.com.au 29 April LIGHT HORSE ULTRA Location: Woodvale lighthorseultra.com.au NEW ZEALAND 1 April RIVERHEAD BACKYARD RELAPS ULTRA Location: Auckland lacticturkey.co.nz 15 April MT OXFORD ODYSSEY Location: Canterbury mtoxfordodyssey.co.nz

19 May WEST MACS MONSTER Location: Larapinta Trail westmacsmonster.com.au

7 May DARBY RIVER HALF MARATHON Location: Wilson’s Promontory NP runningwild.net.au

QLD 20 May MAGNETIC ISLAND TWO BAYS Location: Townsville outerlimitsadventure.com.au

13 May KANGAROOBIE BASE CAMP ULTRA RELAY Location: Princetown kangaroobiebasecamp.com

21 May GLASSHOUSE 50 – COOK’S TOUR Location: Beerburrum aaaracing.com.au 27 May WESTERN BRANCH 100 Location: Mt Stanley facebook.com/deadcowgully

WA 6 May MARGARET RIVER ULTRA Location: Margaret River margaretriver.rapidascent.com.au 21 May MANNING PARK TRAIL RUN Location: Spearwood manningparktrailrun.com

16 April WAITARERE FOREST RUN Location: Waitārere waitarereforestrun.co.nz

SA 13 May RUN ADELAIDE HUNDRED Location: Adelaide ultrahard.com.au

23 April ARROWTOWN AUTUMN FESTIVAL Location: Arrowtown activeqt.co.nz

27 May CLELAND 50 Location: Cleland Conservation Park cleland50.com.au

28 May SNAKES N LADDERS Location: Serpentine National Park perthtrailseries.com.au

TAS 28 May RUN NARAWNTAPU Location: Greens Beach facebook.com/runnarawntapu

NEW ZEALAND

MAY 2023 AUSTRALIA NT 17 May THE TRACK OUTBACK RACE Location: Alice Springs to Uluru canal-aventure.com

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VIC 6 May WILSONS PROM 100 Location: Wilson’s Promontory NP runningwild.net.au

28 May RUNNINGWORKS 3 VALLEYS ALTRA Location: Orange Grove squashworks.com.au

6 May PERETU HALF MARATHON Location: Peretū peretuhalfmarathon.co.nz 7 May PARIHAKA TRAIL RUN/WALK Location: Northland runparihaka.co.nz

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EVENT GUIDE 2023 13 May SOUTH ISLAND ULTRA Location: Greymouth to Hokitika facebook.com/southislandultra

17 June SURF COAST TRAIL MARATHON Location: Torquay to Fairhaven Surfcoasttrailmarathon.com

27 May THE TORA Location: Martinborough thetora.co.nz

WA 18 June EAGLE AND CHILD TRAIL RUN Location: John Forrest NP perthtrailseries.com.au

JUNE 2023

18 June KUNUNURRA HALF Location: Kununurra knxrun.com.au

AUSTRALIA NSW 20 June UNREASONABLE EAST Location: Blue Mountains unreasonableeast200miler.com.au QLD 3 June SIMPSON DESERT ULTRA Location: Birdsville simpsondesertultra.com 11 June IN THE RAW TRAIL RUN Location: Gold Coast intherawtrailrun.com.au 16 June BRISBANE VALLEY RAIL TRAIL 100S Location: Wulkuraka/Brassall aaaracing.com.au 18 June ROCK N REEF BOWEN TRAIL RUN Location: Bowen outerlimitsadventure.com.au VIC 11 June RUN FORREST HALF MARATHON Location: Forrest runforest.com.au

25 June TRANSCEND ULTRA Location: Walyunga NP to Cobblers transcendtrails.com NEW ZEALAND 10 June MOUNT DIFFICULTY ASCENT Location: Mt Difficulty highlandevents.co.nz 17 June POSSUM NIGHT TRAIL RUN Location: Taupō thepossum.co.nz JULY 2023 AUSTRALIA NSW 1 July LAKES TRAIL FESTIVAL Location: Hawks Nest lakes100.com.au

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14 July ELEPHANT TRAIL RACE Location: Cairncross State Forest elephanttrailrace.com.au QLD 2 July COOROY MOUNTAIN PARK Location: Cooroy cooroymountainrun.wordpress.com 7 July 3 MARATHONS IN 3 DAYS Location: Kuranda 3marathonsin3days.com 22 July THE GUZZLER ULTRA Location: Mt Coot-tha theguzzleultra.com.au 29 July FLINDERS TOUR Location: Beerburrum aaaracing.com.au 29 July RAINBOW BEACH TRAIL FEST Location: Rainbow Beach runqld.com.au SA 8 July ULTRA ADELAIDE Location: Adelaide ultraadelaide.com.au 29 July MELROSE RUNNING FESTIVAL Location: Melrose adelaidetrailrunners.com.au WA 16 July JOLLY JUMBUCK TRAIL RUN Location: Bells Rapids perthtrailseries.com.au

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EVENT GUIDE 2023

23 July YABEROO TRAIL ULTRA Location: Joondalup yaberootrailultra.com.au NEW ZEALAND 15 July WUU-2K Location: Wellington wuu2k.co.nz AUGUST 2023 AUSTRALIA NT 24 August RUN LARAPINTA Location: Larapinta Trail runlarapinta.rapidascent.com.au QLD 6 August BORDER BOLT RUN FESTIVAL Location: Gold Coast borderboltrunfest.com.au 11 August CLINT EASTWOOD’S BACKYARD Location: Rocklea aaaracing.com.au 20 August CAPE PALLARENDA TRAIL RUN Location: Townsville outerlimitsadventure.com.au

SA 19 August SINK OR SURVIVE (SOS) Location: Yorke Peninsula Coastline sinkorsurvive.com.au VIC 12 August PEAKS & TRAILS RUN Location: Dunkeld peaksandtrails.com.au WA 4 August BIRDY’S BACKYARD Location: Lake Towerrinning birdysbackyardultra.com.au 6 August TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES Location: Serpentine Falls NP perthtrailseries.com.au NEW ZEALAND 19 August QUEENSTOWN VERTICAL CHALLENGE Location: Queenstown activeqt.co.nz SEPTEMBER 2023 AUSTRALIA QLD 2 September COASTAL HIGH TRAIL RUNS Location: Lamington NP coastalhigh.com.au

OCTOBER 2023 AUSTRALIA NSW 1 October KNAPSACK LAP RACE Location: Glenbrook runningwildnsw.com VIC Late October (TBC) ROLLERCOASTER RUN Location: Dandenong Ranges rollercoasterrun.com NOVEMBER 2023 AUSTRALIA ACT 18 November STROMLO RUNNING FEST Location: Canberra stromlo.com.au NEW ZEALAND 4 November ROUND THE VINES Location: Martinborough roundthevines.org.nz 4 November CLIFFTOP CHALLENGE Location: Canterbury clifftopchallenge.co.nz

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