Kuitpo Forest 2018

Results & Photos

Date: Sun, 05 August 2018

Registrations for this event are now closed. We are unable to process late registrations – no exceptions, sorry! The next event is the Mt. Crawford Challenge on September 9 – registrations are now open.

The Kuitpo Forest event is the third 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.

With 3 courses in 2018, this event will take participants through an amazing mix of scenic pine plantations and native bush – be prepared to see parts of Kuitpo Forest that you have not seen before. You will run along wide forestry roads mixed with plenty of single track meandering through the forest. Be on the lookout for Kangaroos and Wallabies who love to chill out in the shade. The medium and long course will venture into Kyeema Conservation Park, experiencing spectacular native bush that is virtually untouched.

Features

Magnificent scenery, beautifully designed and constructed trails, Kangaroos, Wallabies, Birds.
Medals for 1st 3 male & female runners in each event.
Points in the TRSA 2018 series for all finishers.
4 water stations along the 24 km course, 3 water stations along the 16km course and 1 water station along the 10km course.
Random draw prizes.

Random Draw & Presentations

Presentations & random draw will be at 11:00AM. Trail Running SA members will be eligible for the following random draw prizes. Joining Trail Running SA is easy and costs only $10.

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
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 Mt Crawford

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

Cost

Before entries close Midday (noon) Friday, 3rd of August 2018
- 24 km run: $36
- 16 km run: $31
- 10 km run/walk: $27
Kids under 15 (must be participating with an adult) – 9km only: $12. For Trail Running SA’s policy for under 18’s click here.

Start times

24 km run at 7:30
16 km run at 8:15 a.m.
10 km run/walk at 8:45 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.

Trail Running SA Sponsors

Many thanks to our sponsors for their support and generous contributions to the random draw prize pool: Form Physiotherapy, Suunto, ioMerino, b3 massage & movement, Salomon, Groovy Gaitors and The Running Company.

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Key dates

Your age category is calculated according to your age as at 1st January 2018.
Sunday, 29th of July 2018: Get your entry in by midnight to guarantee your name will be printed on your bib.
Midday (noon) Friday, 3rd of August 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

Key volunteer roles for this event:

Race Director: Maurice
Race Referee: Steve
Assistant Race Director 1: Robyn
Assistant Race Director 2: Pauline
Safety Officer: Pauline

We rely on a volunteer committee of 18 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!

Merchandise

There are three different types of merchandise available for this event – keepcups, ioMerino series tees and general Trail Running SA Merchandise. There are different ways of getting your hands on each:

Trail Running SA keepcups

Trail Running SA KeepCups are ready to order and they are only $10.

We have teamed up with the Australian company that introduced the world to quality re-usable coffee cups to design the TRSA KeepCup. The KeepCup is the world’s first barista standard reusable cup, perfect for coffee on the go.

John from The Coffee Run will continue offering a 50c discount on coffees in re-usable cups at our events and we’ll supply water so you can clean out your cup if you’d like to go back for more.

Simply order and pay when you enter Kuitpo Forest, and pick it up from the merch tent once you have collected your bib at the event.

ioMerino Trail Running SA 2018 Series tees

You guys loved our official 5 Peaks tops so much, we’ve teamed up with ioMerino again to deliver an official 2018 Trail Series T-shirt for you. So whether you run one, some or all of the events in the series, this is the bragging rights T-shirt for you! Remember, these are no ordinary cotton or synthetic T-shirts, but ethically made, 83% natural merino, high-performance thermal T-shirts.

These Tees are perfect for running in all sorts of weather and will keep you warm when it’s cold, but can be worn well into the warmer weather as well so you’re sure to get plenty of use out of them.

Click the button below to order via the ioMerino website. Get your order in by Friday, 27th of July to make sure that you get it in time for Kuitpo.

General Trail Running SA merchandise

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 Map

Course maps are at the bottom of this page. The courses will be marked.

Course Closures

Our policy and methodology for determining course closure times is here. All courses close at 11:00am, giving the following cutoff paces:

24 km run: closes at 9:00min/km.
16 km run: closes at 10:39min/km.
10 km run / walk: closes at 14:24min/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 (New Location)

The easy way: Click here for directions in google maps
All courses are loops, so they start and finish here. There will be plenty of parking within the forest grounds.

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Paste the following into google maps:
-35.248453, 138.695298
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Follow the following directions, noting the start/finish location has changed for 2018:
The race start is across the road from the Prospect Hill MTB Trail head car park on Brookman Connor Road. Enter Brookman Connor Road from Brookman Rd and drive about 3kms along the dirt road to the car park. If you’re coming from the Adelaide-Meadows Rd it’s 10 kms from the Brookman Road junction with Dashwood Gully Road (signposted Willunga). If you’re coming from the Adelaide-Mt Compass Rd, it’s 13 kms from the Brookman Road junction with Range Road with that (signposted Meadows).

Toilets

To avoid long queues at the portaloos when you get there, please use a public toilet on the way. There are bush toilets at the Chookarloo camp site (3 kms from the turnoff just before Meadows); an indoor loo at the Kuitpo Forest Information Centre, another 2 kms further on; and a bush toilet at Woodcutter’s Cottage, 2 kms further still. Coming from the south via Mt Compass, there are toilets there. Coming from Adelaide via South Rd, you would have to go through Willunga or Aldinga to find toilets.

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 4 water stations on the long course (at 7.5km, 11.5km, 15.5km and 20km), 3 water stations along the medium course (at 4km, 8km and 12.5km) and 1 water station along the short course (at 4km).

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.

There will be water, fruit, crisps and Maurice’s delicious brownies, as well as a commercial coffee van, at the race start/finish.

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

The Fine Print

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