12k Twilight Mad Mouse
6:30 pm saturday, october 19 2024
Where: Kalorama Memorial Reserve
Distance: 12.4 km
Elevation: 570+-
Cut-Off: 3hrs
Course Description
Commencing at the Start/Finish Event Village at Kalorama Memorial Reserve, runners depart the reserve along Hands Rd, then Jasper Rd and continuing to Old Coach Rd. These low traffic roads will be marshalled for clear direction.
Turn right onto Old Mountain Rd and then left onto Fireline Track until you get to Observatory Track. Turn Left and commence the steep climb to the top of the Mountain!
A right turn onto Kyeema track, runners follow this trail across the hillside catching a great view as they go at Burkes Lookout, before a fun descent down the zig zags through tall Mountain Ash and Rainforest Ferns.
Before reaching Doongalla, 12k runners turn right onto the Dacite Track and then into Fireline Track and Singleton Terrace, joining up with the longer course again. Runners then gradually climb toward Kalorama Park.
Runners then return along Old Coach Rd, Jasper Rd and Hands Rd to the Event Village at Kalorama Reserve.
This course is true to its name: Mad!
THE COURSE
SingleTrack Events have partnered up with friends of trail CAPRA to equip you with the cleanest, easiest to follow maps you’ll ever come across.
It is a mandatory inclusion for all participants to have both the CAPRA app AND the relevant Roller Coaster Run maps on the mobile phone they will be using during their event.
Grab your mobile phone and scan the QR Code to get started.
FAQs
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Race Entry
GST and registration platform fees
Professional on-course sports photography for purchase
Coveted finishers medallion
Fully marked course
Expert event medical support
On-course nutrition and refreshments
Professional event timing
Live real-time results via on-course checkpoints
Post Run celebration beer!
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Start to Singleton Terrace Aid: 7.8 km, 355 m+, 496 m-
Singleton Terrace Aid to Finish: 4.6 km, 217m+, 76m-
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Crew are allowed to see their runners at any point along the course. We do not have any rules which restrict runners from receiving aid from crew outside of the checkpoints.
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A charged mobile phone
CAPRA App on your phone with the 12k course downloaded for offline use
A head lamp
Means of carrying at least 500 ml of fluids
Waterproof rain jacket with a hood. (WET WEATHER ONLY)
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There is no qualification required to race this event. It is a great first time Trail Race!