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TOLOSA HALF & TOLOSA QUARTER GLENORCHY, TASMANIA
Hosted under the umbrella of the kunanyi Trail Series, get a slathering of the best Tasmania has to offer with the Tolosa Half & Quarter event ready for action on 6 August 2023.
It’s the third event out of 4, and runners can choose 2 distances – if you’re game enough to hit 830m of elevation gain in the Enduro (Half) 21km race, knock yourself out and get those quads into gear. If you’re keen to get more of a taste of trail running, are new to our crazy sport, and want to see what all the fuss is about, then sign on up for the Short (Quarter) 9.8km. Race directors call it an authentic mountain race that offers incredible diversity and is challenging. Participants will leave suburbia (because after all, we’re trail runners, right?!) before the open woodland gradually morphs into a more dense and luscious green forest. Really size yourself up against the giant eucalypts as they provide you shade, and catch a glimpse of the lichen-ridden dolerite. Catch your breath, if only for a moment, 16
as you take in the jaw-dropping views and intricate hand-made wooden bridges – and as much as we know you want to race hard and fast, sometimes it’s okay to stop and take a photo because let’s face it…this is such a beautiful trail and you’re going to want to share your race reports with everyone! Mostly single track with all types of terrain, Tasmania doesn’t get any better than this with the Tolosa Half and Quarter. REGISTRATIONS OPEN 7 MAY 2023 EVENT kunanyi Trail Series’ Tolosa Half & Quarter WHEN 6 August 2023 DISTANCE 21km, 9.8km WHERE Melaleuca, Tolosa Park, Glenorchy MORE kunanyitrailseries.com.au/tolosa-half/
