Mt Misery 2022

Results & Photos

• Results
  • Final Results
• Photos and Videos
  • Mt Misery 2022 VIDEO
  • Mt Misery 2022 (The Start Line)
  • Mt Misery 2022 (Pre-start)
  • Mt Misery 2022 (Drink Station 1 and 2 - Volume 1)
  • Mt Misery 2022 (Drink Station 1 and 2 - Volume 2)
  • Mt Misery 2022 (Drink Station 1 and 2 - Volume 3)
  • Mt Misery 2022 (The Final Stretch)

Date: Sun, 05 June 2022

Mt Misery is the 1^st race in the 2022 Trail Running SA Series. You do not need to be a series competitor to enter – all are welcome. For more information on the Trail Running SA Series, click here.

Course Description

Mt Misery has something for everyone, including a short course on some lovely trails and a medium and long courses that include the steep and challenging summit of Mt Misery (528m) but you’ll be rewarded with sweeping views of the Mt Lofty Ranges in one direction, and the Adelaide plains in another. There will be plenty of opportunities to spot some local Mt Misery wildlife including the infamous goat herds and perhaps Eddie the Emu will make another appearance?

Features

• Magnificent scenery, kangaroos, emus and other birds.
• Beautifully designed and constructed trails
• Three course distances
• Medals for the first three male and female runners in each event
• Kids’ course – free and back by popular demand

Cost

Before entering, please see below for information about courses including on-course cutoff and end closure times and elevation profiles.

Early Bird Prices (ends 11:59PM Sunday 8th May)

• 24km – $34.00
• 15km – $29.75
• 8km – $25.50

Standard Prices (until entries close 5:00pm Thursday 2nd June)

• 24km – $40.00
• 15km – $35.00
• 8km – $30.00
• Kids U/15 – $12.00 regardless which event they do
  • Note: as per TRSA policy, all children under 15 must be under the supervision of an adult. It is up to the adult how to define what supervision extends to.

Start Times

• 24km – 7:45am
• 15km -8:30am
• 8km – 9:00am
• Kids’ Course 1.3km – 10:15am

Kids’ Course

There is no need to register for this, just turn up on the day and pick up a custom bib from the registration tent. The 1.3km course will be well marked with marshals at each turn. It is up to adults whether they accompany kids on course.

Presentations and Random Draw Prizes

Presentations will be at 11:00am and Trail Running SA members will be eligible for random draw prizes. Joining Trail Running SA is easy and costs only $15.  Click here for more information on membership.

Volunteers

Key volunteer roles for this event:

• Race Director: Steve Burdett
• Assistant Race Director: Ronnie Davies

We rely on a volunteer committee and need 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 volunteer form. All assistance is welcome. Thanks!

Newcomers

Are you a newcomer to Trail Running SA? Our FAQ page has more information about our events and many other items. Contact us if you have any more questions.

Join the Trail Running SA Lounge on Facebook – a friendly place for our community to keep each other updated, ask for advice, and anything else trail running related.

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.

To purchase merchandise click here

Key Dates

Your age category is calculated according to your age as at 1st January 2022.

• 11:59pm Sunday 8th May: Early Bird prices end.
• 5pm Wednesday 25 May 2022: Get your entry in by 5pm to guarantee your name will be printed on your bib.
• 5pm Thursday 2 June 2022: Entries close at 5pm. There will be no race-day registrations.

Note:  There will be no race-day registrations.

Cancellations and Changes

If you need to cancel or amend your entry, please head over to our  Registration Information page and fill out the relevant form. Please note that we do not offer transfers to other events.

Courses

See the Trail Running SA routes page for information on how to download the GPX files.

24km Long Course:

Total Climb: approx 1154m. Runners must reach the cutoff point at 20km by 11.15am

15km Medium Course:

Total Climb: approx 820m.  Runners must reach the cutoff point at 11km by 11:00am

8km Short Course:

Total Climb: approx 358 m

Kids’ Course – (distance, elevation and GPX files to be confirmed)

Course Closures

To view our policy and methodology for determining course closure times click here.

All courses close at 11:45am, giving the following cut-off paces:

• 24 km run: closes at 10:00 min/km.
• 15 km run: closes at 13:00 min/km.
• 8 km run / walk: closes at 20:37 min/km.

The 11:45 am course closure time will be enforced, so please choose your course carefully. 

As per our long-standing Walkers policy, if you plan to walk the whole way you will need to enter the short course.

Runners in the medium course take a turn off to head to the Mt Misery summit around 11km into the race. If you are below cutoff pace and do not reach this point by 11:00am you will be directed along the path taken by the short course to the finish and will receive a DNF.

Runners in the long course divert from the medium course around 20km into the race. If you are below cutoff pace and do not reach this point by 11:15am you will be directed along the path taken by the medium course to the finish and will receive a DNF.

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 cut-off paces above.

Start/Finish Location

***Take care when approaching the event, particularly along Croft Rd, as there will be a large number of mountain bike riders in the area at an event.  Give way to them while driving to park and when leaving the event, and make sure you’re not blocking access to a trail with your parked car***

Head to Croft Rd car park, opposite Anderson Hill Winery, and 2.3 kilometres west of the intersection of Croft Rd, Cold Store Rd and Fox Creek Rd and then follow car parking marshal instructions. See below for maps/directions.

Again, PLEASE CARPOOL WHERE POSSIBLE – this makes life much easier for everyone on the morning once you arrive at the start and our volunteer marshals direct you where to park. Fewer cars means less of a walk to the start line.

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 Roads), 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 Café 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 kilometres to the race start from the supermarket shopping centre (with the ugly tower) Athelstone. Allow 35 minutes.

Car Parking

Please listen to our volunteer car parking marshals on the day. We have a car parking plan in place to ensure we don’t cause any issues for other trail users in the area. Please do NOT park in the Anderson Hill Winery car park or at the top mountain biking car park.  The carpark is about 700m from Croft rd and next to the new Start/Finish area. You’ll be directed through the gate and there will be more car parking marshals to point you in the right direction from there. Please listen to their instructions and know the limits of your car.  Please take care when entering the parking area and watch out runners.

 

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.

First Aid

There will be First Aid staff in attendance.  If in need of serious first aid whilst on the course please ring the first-aid number on 0491 017 636 (this number is also printed on your bib). In an emergency, ring 000.  For cuts and other minor treatment please see the First Aid staff at the start/finish area.

Drink Station and Refreshments

Bring your own bottle belts or hydration packs because there will be no cups of water at the drink stations or at the finish line. There will be aid stations on course, which will have water and lollies and in keeping with TRSA’s COVID-safe plan, volunteers will re-fill all water bottles and hand out lollies using tongs. The same applies at the finish line with fruit and brownies also on offer. Please use the hand sanitizer provided and wait for volunteers to hand you what you’re after. 

John from The Coffee Run will be there to with his usual coffee van.

Mandatory Gear

Bring your own bottle belt, collapsible drinking cup or hydration pack as there are no cups of water at the drink stations.

Mobile phone. We recommend programming the first aid number 0491 017 636. This numbers is also written on the back of your bib.

Race Day

Bag drop

There will be am unattended drop bag tent at this event.  Participants are encouraged to leave valuables in their cars.

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 do not need to look up your bib number before the event, but if you want to, click 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.

Check that your information is correct on your online entry and when you arrive on event day:

1. Head over 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.
2. Go to the “RACE NUMBER BIBS” baskets (all numbers are filed numerically). Find your race number and take it out.
3. If any of your entry details are incorrect (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 timing officials have is correct, so they 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 and ensure it stays there 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 and stay in order in the finish chute until you are past the backup cameras.
• Race number bibs are disposable and 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 course marking signs to look out for during the race:

• 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.

The Fine Print

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