Mt Misery 2018

Results & Photos

Date: Sun, 13 May 2018

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The Mt Misery event is the first race in the 2018 TRSA Series, although you don’t need to be a series competitor to enter – all are welcome. For more information on the series, click here.

This race passes through really majestic landscape, consisting of rugged hills and valleys, all thickly wooded. For several kilometres you run along ridge tops from which you get sweeping views of the Mt Lofty Ranges in one direction, and the Adelaide plains in another. Most of the two longer courses, and all of the short one, are on fire access tracks which are hilly but easy going underfoot, allowing you to enjoy the scenery and chat to other runners. But the two longer courses include a steep and challenging deviation over the summit of Mt Misery (528m). So you can enjoy this event either as a serious race or as a casual fun run.

Features

Magnificent scenery, beautifully designed and constructed trails, kangaroos, emus and other birds.
Medals for 1st 3 male & female runners in each event.
4 water stations along the 24 km course (including one that’s passed twice), 3 along the 16 km course , and 2 along the 8km course.
Random draw prizes.

Random Draw

Trail Running SA members will be eligible for the following random draw prizes. Joining Trail Running SA is easy and costs only $10. Click here for more info.

Salomon and Suunto: 1 x Suunto Spartan Trainer WHR – RRP $399.95, 2 x Salomon shoe voucher – RRP $239.99 ea, 1 x Salomon Adv Skin 12 Pack – RRP $279.95 1 x Salomon Pulse Handheld – RRP $69.99, 1 x Salomon 500 ml Soft Flask – RRP $39.99
The Running Company: 2 x $100 vouchers
Form Physiotherapy: 1 x Run Fit session voucher, 3 x 45min strength session vouchers
ioMerino: 4 x $50 vouchers
Groovy Gaitors: 4 x Groovy Gaitors
TRSA: 3 x entries to Sturt Gorge, 3 x copies of Nick Muxlow’s book ‘Journey to 100 – How to run your first 100km ultramarathon – and love it’

Cost

Before entries close Midday (noon) Friday, 11th May 2018
- 8 km run/walk: $27
- 15 km run: $31
- 24 km run: $36
Kids under 15 (must be participating with an adult) – 8km only: $16. For Trail Running SA’s policy for under 18’s click here.

Start times (to be revised in 2019)

24 km run at 8.00 a.m.
15 km run at 8:30 a.m.
8 km run/walk at 9.00 a.m.

Carpooling Required

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We require carpooling (minimum 2 per vehicle, ideally 3 or 4) for this event wherever possible in order to minimise congestion and parking issues around the venue start area. For most people, this means coming to the event with some friends or colleagues. If you can’t find someone to carpool with, we suggest posting to the Trail Running SA Lounge on Facebook to link up with others.

Merchandise

Trail Running SA has a range of merchandise available via the online store. You can order online for pickup at the event. There will also be limited stock available at the event.

Key dates

Your age category is calculated according to your age as at 1st January 2018.
Sunday, 6th of May 2018: Get your entry in by midnight to guarantee your name will be printed on your bib.
Friday, 11th May 2018: Entries close at midday. There will be no race-day registrations.

Cancellations and changes

Please do not contact Trail Running SA requesting a cancellation or change until you have read the procedure for cancellations and changes here. There is a $10 fee plus any price difference for changes or cancellations.

The Trail Running SA team & how to volunteer

The Volunteer Race Director for this event is David and the Volunteer Assistant Race Director is Mel. We rely on a volunteer committee of 15 members and countless volunteers on the day to put on each event, so please put your hand up to help keep these events going. To volunteer for this event, please click here and complete the form. All assistance is welcome. Thanks!

Course Map & Closures

Course Map

Scroll to the bottom of this page for course maps. The courses will be marked.

Presentations

Presentations will be at 11:00am.

Course Closures

Our policy and methodology for determining course closure times is here. All courses close at 11:30am, giving the following cutoff paces:

24 km run: closes at 8:45min/km.
15 km run: closes at 11:15min/km.
8 km run / walk: closes at 18:45min/km..

Walkers

Welcome! We permit walkers into the shortest distance only. This is to ensure that everyone is back safely and accounted for in time for presentations. Although we ask during registration whether you are walking or running, we don’t time the walking event separately to the running event. You can run if you like too.

If you are a slower runner doing the longer distances, check the cutoff paces above.

Start/Finish Location

Croft Rd car park, opposite Anderson Hill (formerly Yangoora) Winery, and 2.3 kms west of the intersection of Croft Rd, Cold Store Rd and Fox Creek Rd. There is parking space at this location. See below for maps/directions.

Getting there

Option 1:
- Click here for a google map
Option 2:
- Follow the following directions:
  - From the South-Eastern Freeway, take the Woodside-Balhannah turnoff. In Woodside, take the signposted turnoff to the left, along Tiers Rd, to Lenswood. When you reach Lenswood, turn left then right immediately, into Cold Store Rd. Ignoring turnoffs to left and right along the way, follow this to the intersection with Croft Rd. Then turn left.
    From the bottom of the Freeway (where it joins Portrush and Cross Rds), it’s 38 km to the race start. Allow 40 minutes to get there.
  - From Athelstone shopping centre, Gorge Rd, follow Gorge Rd to Cudlee Creek. Continue after passing the hotel on the left. Immediately after The Cudlee Cafe on the left, fork right into the Lobethal road, and after a kilometre, turn right into Fox Creek Rd, then right again into Croft Rd.
    It’s 28 kms to the race start from the supermarket shopping centre (with the ugly tower) Athelstone. Allow 35 minutes.

Toilets

To avoid long queues at the portaloos when you get there, please use a public toilet on the way. There are some on every approach route, listed as follows:

Athelstone: the BP service station on Gorge Rd, and Foxfield Oval on Maryvale Rd.
Woodside: opposite the Tiers Rd turnoff to Lenswood, on the south side of the Woodside Hotel.
Cudlee Creek: by the junction of Gorge Rd and Redden Drive, which is the signposted turnoff to Gorge Wildlife Park, and (if you’re coming from Adelaide) just after the Cudlee Creek Tavern.
Lenswood: on the north side of the road from Norton Summit, 900 m west of the junction of Lobethal Rd with Cold Store Rd.
Lobethal: on Bartholomew St, just off Main Street, and another on Main Street, opposite the turnoff to Woodside Rd.

There will be portaloos by the race start, and plenty of scrub. Do not use the Anderson Hill Winery toilets which are private and reserved for customers.

Mandatory gear

Bring your own bottle belt or hydration pack – there are no cups of water at the drink stations.
Mobile phone. We recommend programming the first aid number 0491 017 636 and backup first aid number 0412 466 972 in. These numbers are also written on the back of your bib.

At the race

Bag drop

There will be a bag drop tent. It will be unsecured and not supervised – bags are left at own risk. Don’t leave valuables at the bag drop tent.

Bib pickup procedure

Electronic timing bibs will not be mailed out and will be available for pickup at the event. Please allow sufficient time to pick up your bib with chip attached. You don’t need to lookup your bib number before the event, but if you want to, see here. We recommend arriving 30 minutes to 1 hour prior to the event start time in order to allow plenty of time to pick up your bib. You may need to park a few minutes walk from the start so please allow sufficient time to walk there.

After you have entered online and checked that all information provided is correct, there are 3 steps that you need to follow on arrival:

On event day go straight to the “ENTRY DETAILS” display boards. All entrants will be listed and sorted by surname. Find your name. Check that your entry details are still correct, especially the race and category you have entered. Remember your race number and start time as you will need it for the next step.
Go to the “RACE NUMBER BIBS” baskets (all numbers are filed numerically). Find your race number and take it out.
If any of your entry details are wrong e.g. your name, category or gender, or you are changing races, proceed to the “REGISTRATION MANAGER” area.

Chip timing procedure

Entrants must make sure the data that timers have is correct, so must follow these basic procedures:

A timing tag linked to you and your race number will be stuck to the back of your race number bib.
Attach the bib at waist height to the outside front of whatever top you will be wearing at all timing points. Do not bend or fold the tag or tamper with it.
Your time and number are recorded when you pass through a timing point provided your race number bib is visible. Covering it with clothing or your hands as you operate a watch will prevent it recording.
If there are several starts for different races, make sure you start at the correct time.
Run or walk over the start/finish timing mat at your start time. This lets officials know you are on the course.
When you cross the finish timing point, walk & stay in order in the finish chute until you are past the backup cameras.
Race number bibs are disposable & do not need to be returned.
If you cut the course short (for example by skipping a lap, or taking a shortcut), do not cross over the mat as we may inadvertently think you have won the race. If you do not complete your course you must return your bib to the timing van near the end of the finish chute.
If you lose your race number bib during the race you must go to the timing van near the end of the finish chute as soon as you cross the finish timing mat.
Officials will phone and search for anyone who has a start time but no finish time, so it is vital you do not use someone else’s number and you go over the timing mat so your start and finish are recorded.

Be careful

Beware of slippery patches on the tracks. Bare, packed, earth covered by green moss may be very slippery. Carry your phone on you when running as it could be critical if you get lost or injured.

Course Marking

The signs to look out for:

Red arrows at turnoffs. All turnoffs will be marked with arrows, and ribbons are never used for this purpose.
Red-and-white ribbons to confirm that you’re on the right track.
Wrong way signs where needed.
Course divergence signs where needed.

The red-and-white striped ribbons will be placed at frequent intervals (200-400m) to confirm that you are on the right track. Wherever you need to turn off, there will be an arrow sign. If you stop seeing any signs, turn back. Do not carry on and get yourself even more lost. All runners are expected to carry a mobile phone.

Drink station and refreshments

There will be a water station servicing both courses at the intersection of the Mawson and Heysen Trails, which is 3.5 kms from the race start. This is almost the half-way point on the short course; while the longer-course runners pass this point on the way out and on the way back, after doing 9 kms.

There will be another water station on Koch Track servicing all three courses. By this time, the longer course runners will have done 13 kms. This is two kms from the finish of the 8 km course.

For the longest course, there will be a water station at the Fox Creek Rd car park, after the 24 km runners will have done 19 kms.

Bring your own bottle belts or hydration packs (camelbaks), because there will be no cups of water at the drink stations. Soft bottles and bottles of water will be available for sale at the registration table.

Some people like hand-held bottles; but you may need your hands for the scramble up to and down from Mt Misery on the longer course.

There will be water, fruit, crisps and Maurice’s delicious brownies, as well as a commercial coffee van, at the race start/finish. At the drink stations along the course, there will be water and snakes.

After the race, you may like to consider lunch at the Anderson Hill Winery which overlooks the race start. It’s essential to book.

New to Trail Running SA?

Welcome! Our frequently asked questions page has a bunch more information about what to expect and how we operate so please take a look there, and reach out if you have any more questions.

Photos, Videos and Results from last year

Insurance

The organiser of the event, Trail Running SA, has public liability insurance and volunteer’s insurance cover. This does not include personal accident insurance for competitors. We recommend that you arrange your own personal accident insurance, ambulance cover and income protection insurance before participating in the event to cover any unforeseen personal costs you may incur due to ambulance trips, medical expenses or time off work due to injuries sustained whilst participating in the event. For information regarding costs of ambulance or helicopter rescue refer to the SA Ambulance Service website.

The Fine Print

In order to enter a Trail Running SA event you must agree to the Trail Running SA conditions of Entry.