Five Peaks SA Trail Running Festival 2021

Results & Photos

• Results
  • Final Results
  • Official video
  • Photos Album 1
  • Photos Album 2
  • Photos Album 3
  • Photos 8km start
  • Photos 26km start
  • Photos Mt Lofty
  • Photos Morialta Barns
  • Photos 58km Start 6am/7am starts
  • Photos 58km 8am start
  • Photos Norton Summit
  • Photos Belair
  • Photos McElligots

Date: Sun, 28 March 2021

Social

We’ve taken some of Adelaide’s most loved trails and linked them together to create an event like no other. In typical Trail Running SA style, we’ve taken the obvious option then mixed it up to create a range of options to suit everyone from those new to trails to seasoned trail running veterans.

Centred on the Yurrebilla trail, with some spectacular diversions including the iconic Mount Lofty, you’ll traverse the Mount Lofty Ranges and cross through no fewer than eight parks in the long course, and get a taste of all this in the medium and short courses as well. This well supported event includes something for everyone with four distances featuring a mix of wide open fire trails, technical single track, native bush, and stunning views. We’ve made some exciting course changes in the 58 km and 23 km events to take advantage of some new trails. This means the previous 23 km is now a 26 km event.

You can expect all the usual features of a TRSA event: a friendly and relaxed atmosphere encouraging people of all abilities to get out on the trails, great support and organisation, and a central finishing location where all courses converge and can support each other.

So choose your challenge and come and join us for a fantastic day out on the trails.

If you’re interested in helping out on the day, or perhaps you have a family member or friend who might like to volunteer, click here.

Features

• Magnificent scenery taking in the Mount Lofty ranges.
• Trophies for 1st 3 male & female runners in each event.
• Medals for all runners in the ultra distance 58 km course.
• A souvenir wristband to collect at each peak on the 58 km and 26 km courses.
• Plenty of aid stations. In keeping with TRSA’s no-cup policy, please bring your own hydration options to top up with water provided on course.
• Great atmosphere and the usual TRSA supplied nutrition at the finish line.
• Random draw prizes.

Cost

• Early bird entry before midnight Monday 8th of March, 2021
  • 58 km: $60
  • 26 km: $26
  • 12 km: $21
  • 8km: $17
• Tuesday 9th of March until close of entries 12pm Friday 26th of March, 2021
  • 58 km: $80
  • 26 km: $40
  • 12 km: $30
  • 8km: $25
• Kids under 15 (must be participating with an adult) – discount applies to all events, excluding the Ultra (58km) distance: $12
•  For Trail Running SA’s policy for under 18’s click here.

Simone Brick – Five Peaks event ambassador

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. The members’ random draw will be at 3:30 pm to encourage people to stick around and welcome everyone home and enjoy the finish line atmosphere.

• Trail Running SA Supporters: 
  • Salomon: 5 x $100 vouchers
  • Orange Mud: 2 x $50 vouchers
  • Detour Sports/PREPD: 4 x PREPD sample pack (4 bottles of PRED – 2 x Prime and 2 x Recover)
  • Adelaide Trail Runners: 1 x free entry to the ATR Winter Teams Championships
• TRSA: 1 x TRSA hoodie, 1 x TRSA cotton tee, 3 x TRSA Trucker hats, 1 x TRSA tech band, 3 x entries to TRSA Series event

Click here for more information on eligibility and rules for the random draw. 

The Trail Running SA team & how to volunteer

Key volunteer roles for this event:

• Race Director: Claire Sims
• Assistant Race Director (58km): Justin Parise
• Assistant Race Director (26km): Cherie Rothery
• Assistant Race Director (12km/8km): Mary-Ann Higgins
• Race Referee: Steve Burdett

We rely on a volunteer committee 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 the button below and complete the form. All assistance is welcome. Thanks!

Presentations

Medal presentations will be shortly after the arrival of the 3rd placed male & female runner in each event.

International Trail Running Association (ITRA) points

The Five Peaks 58km ultramarathon has now been evaluated and has been allocated the following points:

• ITRA points: 3
• Mountain points: 4
• ITRA’s website link : https://itra.run/race/2021/10777-five-peaks/28864-five-peaks-58km
• ITRA’s agreement number : 215895-70547

Start times

58 km runners will need to nominate a wave. The slowest runners only should start at 6:00 am. You need to be in the 8:00 am group (outright racers) to be considered for a top 3 trophy.

• 58 km Five Peaks Ultramarathon:
  • Wave 1: 6:00am – slowest runners only please – you will need a head torch as sunrise is at 7:24 am. Please see important note for 6:00 am runners below.
  • Wave 2: 7:00 am – this should be the choice for most. You may like to bring a head torch as well.
  • Wave 3: 8:00 am – fast runners & outright racers.
  • If in doubt, choose the 7:00 am option.
• 12 km Belair NP Trail Run/Walk: 12:30 pm
• 26 km Trail Run: 12:30 pm
• 8km Belair NP Trail Run/Walk: 1:30 pm

Important note for 6:00 am runners: The aid stations and timing points will open at certain times, and if you are running too fast you will arrive before they are open. For safety reasons you will not be able to proceed until it is open. As a general rule, if there is any chance you will run at faster than 9min/km pace (finishing the event in less than 8h 42min), you should ensure that you choose the 7:00 am start. Anyone who wishes to change from 6:00 am distance to the 7:00 am wave start can do so for free by clicking here. Start times must be changed by midnight Sunday 21 March to ensure that your name is printed on your bib.

A list of entrants and their start times can be found by here soon.

Newcomers

• Are you a newcomer to Trail Running SA? 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 email us if you have any more questions.
• Are you a newcomer to Five Peaks, Trail Running or Ultramarathon running, or want to help those that are? Join the Five Peaks newcomers group on facebook – A friendly place for newcomers to ultrarunning to ask questions, find training buddies, and share trail running stories.

Participants’ Handbook

The 2021 participants’ handbook is available here.  The handbook outlines the key items that you’ll need to know leading up to and on the day.

Carpooling encouraged

We encourage carpooling for this event wherever possible in order to minimise congestion and parking issues around the venue start area.

Key dates

• Your age category is calculated according to your age as at 1st January 2021.

Training Runs

Once again we will be holding a series of social training runs for Five Peaks.

• Sun, 10 January 2021 – Five Peaks Official Training Run #1 – Athelstone to Norton Summit (20km or 9km).
• Sun, 14 February 2021 – Five Peaks Official Training Run #2 – Norton Summit to Cleland (16km or 12km)
• Sun, 7 March 2021 – Five Peaks Official Training Run #3 – Cleland to Belair and Belair courses

These are social runs and all are welcome. You can find all course GPX routes for downloading to to use on the day. Much like last year, the wonderful Mal and Merry will be providing refreshments at the finish for runners.

We rely on runners carpooling due to limited parking at all run start locations. Keep an eye out on the Trail Running SA facebook page for updates prior to each run.

Five Peaks social evening and race briefing

TRSA is planning a social evening and race briefing on Friday 26 March. This will be a relaxed, informal evening to catch-up with your fellow runners, meet and chat with Simone, and have any remaining questions about the event answered. All runners will receive the usual email race briefing before the event, so if you can’t attend this evening you won’t miss out on any information. We’ll add details around location and the format for the evening here as they are confirmed.

Cancellations and changes

Please read our procedure for cancellations and changes before contacting us for a cancellation or change. There is a $10 fee plus any price difference for changes or cancellations.

Merchandise

ioMerino x TRSA

TRSA has teamed up with ioMerino again to produce a range of Five Peaks 2021 ioMerino merchandise in both short sleeve and long sleeve options. Head to the ioMerino website to check it out and order yours now.

TRSA Five Peaks cotton tees

From AS Colour comes our new range of super comfy Five Peaks tees! These are perfect for everyday wear or after a run. Head to the merch site to order yours now for only $25! We have a small order arriving in a few weeks, and the rest will be ready to post out in time for Five Peaks or pick up at the event. We will have very limited stock on race day, so get your order in by 1 March to guarantee your size and colour.

TRSA merch

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

Click the button below to order.

Course Map & Closures

Course Maps

Course Closures

The 58 km and 26 km courses will close at 5:30 pm, giving the following course closure paces:

• 58 km runners 6:00 am starters: 11:54/km
• 58 km runners 7:00 am starters: 10:52/km
• 58 km runners 8:00 am starters: 9:50/km
• 26 km runners: 11:32/km

The 12 km and 8km courses will close at 4:30 pm, giving the following course closure paces

• 8 km runners & walkers: 22:30/km
• 12 km runners & walkers: 20:00/km

Our policy and methodology for determining course closure times is here.

Walkers

Welcome! We permit walkers into the shortest two distances 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.

Transportation

Start Locations

There are 3 start locations:

• The start location of the 58 km Five Peaks Ultramarathon  is at Foxfield Oval, Athelstone. Click here for directions in google maps.
• The car park of the 26 km race is at Long Ridge Track, Cleland Conservation Park. Click here for directions in google maps.  The start location is here.
• The start location of the 12 km and 8km Belair NP Trail Run /Walk is at Main Oval, Belair National Park. Click here for directions in google maps.

Finish Location

The finish location is at Main Oval, Belair National Park. Click here for directions in google maps.

Getting to the start / parking at the finish

The 58 km and 26 km events are a point to point course which means you’ll need to pre-plan how you will get to the start. There are several options as follows:

• Purchase a ticket on the buses departing Belair National Park to take you to the start at Foxfield oval or Cleland. More information on this below.
• Coordinate with another participant by leaving cars at either end.
• Post a request in the Trail Running SA Lounge or in the Event on Facebook (trail runners are a friendly bunch so no doubt someone will live nearby and be happy to give you a lift).
• Bribe your partner, family member, friend, neighbour to be your driver for the day.
• Taxi/Uber.

There is plenty of parking at both Foxfield Oval and Belair National Park. Please make sure that you adhere to the street signs around Foxfield Oval. Participants and supporters will be able to access car parking in Belair National Park for free – simply mention that you are participating or supporting Five Peaks at the main gate to get into the Park. Please do not park in the surrounding streets or business car parks otherwise we may upset residents/businesses and not be invited back next year.

Bus Transport

Bus transport will be provided from Belair National Park to the 58 km and 26 km starts at Foxfield Oval and Cleland Conservation Park.

• Foxfield Oval 6:00 am start bus departs Belair National Park 4:45 am
• Foxfield Oval 7:00 am start bus departs Belair National Park 5:45 am
• Foxfield Oval start 8:00 am start bus departs Belair National Park 6:45 am
• Cleland Conservation Park 12:30 pm start bus departs Belair National Park 11:15 am

The cost of the bus is $10 and a booking can be made at the time you enter or by amending your registration. The bus ticket is non-refundable. Bus bookings will remain open until registrations close, unless sold out earlier. A list of entrants and bus bookings can be found here.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT CAR PARKING AT BELAIR NATIONAL PARK FOR FIVE PEAKS

Mandatory gear

• Bring your own bottle belt or hydration pack to top up at aid stations, there are no cups at aid stations.
• Mobile phone. We recommend adding the TRSA safety phone number to your phone (0491 017 636). This number is also written on the back of your bib.

At the race

Drop bags

Drop bags for the 58 km and 26 km events can be left at the start of the event (the location will be signed). Please make sure your drop bags are clearly labelled with the following:

• Full Name
• Destination (CP3 for 58 km participants only and finish line for 58 km/26 km participants)

As there is also a possibility that it may rain, we recommend that any items that need to remain dry be placed in zip lock or dry bags. Additionally, any food contained in the bags should be sealed to prevent insects (i.e. ants) from getting in during the time they are at the checkpoints.

All drop bags will be returned to the finish line once DS3 has closed. If any drop bags remain after the event is packed up they may be thrown away if they contain food that might go rotten. Please ensure that you pick up your drop bag at the end of the event or arrange a friend to do this for you.

Bib pickup procedure

All electronic timing bibs must be picked up at the event. Please arrive at least 30 minutes prior to the event start time in order to collect your bib. Find out more about collecting your bibs.

Chip timing procedure

Learn about our timing procedures.

Be careful

Beware of slippery patches on the tracks. Bare, packed, earth covered by green moss may be very slippery.

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.

On course drink stations and nutrition

Erin Colebatch from Ultra Appetites has helped us plan all on-course and finish line nutrition options.

The course is supported with water and Infinit Speed at all drink stations and Coke from DS3 onwards (no cups provided) as well as other food such as chips, fruit, lollies, Vegemite scrolls, finger buns, potatoes and brownies at every 10-15 kms, subject to our COVID safe planning. Please note, due to COVID restrictions, aid stations will operate a little differently to previous years. Volunteers will distribute food and drink options with runners asked to use hand sanitizer upon arrival if they’d like to refuel. These aid stations are manned by our enthusiastic volunteers so make sure to say thank you as you pass through.

The following food will be available at each aid station (58km/26km courses):

DS 1 – Montacute Rd – oranges, bananas, watermelon, lollies

DS 2 – Norton Summit – oranges, bananas, watermelon, lollies, chips

DS 3 – Coach Rd – oranges, bananas, watermelon, lollies, chips, salted baby potatoes

DS 4 – Mount Lofty Summit – oranges, bananas, watermelon, lollies, chips, brownies, finger buns, Vegemite scrolls, Zooper Doopers

DS 5 – Old Mount Barker Rd – oranges, bananas, watermelon, lollies,  chips

DS 6 – McElligots – oranges, bananas, watermelon, lollies, chips, brownies

8km/12km courses:

DS 7 – 8km/12km split – oranges, watermelon, lollies

DS 8 – 12km Top of Queen’s Jubilee Drive – oranges, watermelon, lollies

Finish line – EVERYTHING + options to purchase coffee and food.

John from The Coffee Run will be at the finish line at Belair serving up a range of hot, snack food including muffins, danishes and cookies, and hot food options including a sausage sizzle ($3.00), burgers ($8.00), and bacon and egg rolls ($6.50). Craig from Slush Happy will also be at the finish line with a range of natural, fruit-based flavoured slushies and juices.

If you’d like to read up on some nutrition advice, with a focus on Five Peaks, take a look at the presentation Erin gave at the TRSA 2021 AGM + Speaker Night. Erin is an accredited sports dietician, Accredited Practicing Dietitian & Nutritionist and running extraordinaire. This is not tailored to any one runner but instead offers some excellent practical tips about carb loading and planning how much and what you could eat in the lead up to, and on race day. You can download the talk here and the Five Peaks nutrition planner template created by Erin, here

Erin has kindly offered to answer any questions via email and her address is on the final slide.

Post race meal

Due to COVID restrictions, we’ve decided not to proceed with the Sprout catering option at the finish line. Any runners who paid for this in 2020 and had their entry transferred to 2021, will have this portion of their entry refunded.

The Fine Print

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