Bush Capital Bush Marathon Festival Mt Ainslie and Mt Majura Nature reserves Campbell High School, Canberra 1km from the city centre

SATURDAY 2 August 2014 9.00am 9.10am 11.00am

16km bush run and 16km bush walk; 10km bush walk Under 13 years 2km children’s run

11.30am 11.35am

10km run 5km run & walk

SUNDAY 3 August 2014 7.30am 8.30am 9.30am

63.3km ultra run and relay (triple half marathon) 42.2km bush marathon run, walk and relay; half marathon walk 21.1km bush half marathon run

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Race information Introduction The 2014 Bush Capital Bush Marathon Festival is an exciting 2-day off road running and bush walking event from the centre of Canberra in Mt Ainslie and Mt Majura nature reserves. The events are fully off road, nearly all on wellmaintained management trails in the nature reserves. The courses do not take in the peaks, instead sticking to the undulating trails on the lower slopes. Various sections of the courses offer spectacular scenery, both from the higher points and in the valleys. The major goal is to offer a very enjoyable running or walking experience for all participants. The secondary goal is to raise funds to assist the Australian Mountain Running Team. Each year members of the team have to self finance up to $4,000 each to represent Australia at world mountain running championships in Europe. Funds raised from the voluntary organisation of the Bush Capital Bush Marathon Festival enable subsidies to be provided to our Australian mountain running representatives. The support of ACT Parks Conservation and Lands is greatly appreciated in providing access to some of the most beautiful areas of Canberra’s nature reserves, and to Campbell High School for the race start and finish. New event centre and car parking in 2014

New event centre, start/finish route, parking and toilets arrangements are in place this year and can be seen in the following Google Earth image. These offer much greater wind protection, and better registration and toilet facilies at the Campbell High School gymnasium. Parking is only 100 metres away in the large car park of the CSIRO headquarters and can be accessed from Limestone Avenue by following Quick Street and Hayley Streets in Ainslie. The new start/finish route to Canberra Nature Park avoids 2 road crossings, increasing safety for competitors. Saturday and Sunday Start/finish Outside Campbell High School gymnasium, on the north side of the school, east of Limestone Avenue, Campbell . See map on page 1.

Weather conditions: In 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011 and 2012: still and sunny. In 2010 a few short showers but good conditions. In 2013 there were short showers of rain and hail on Saturday during the 10 km but it was fine on Sunday. Average temperature on 2 & 3 August at 9am: 6 degrees Average maximum temperature: 13 degrees Sunrise: 7.00am Sunset: 5.20pm

Events 63.3km ultra run (triple half marathon) (time limit 9hrs) 42.2km marathon run & walk & relay (time limit 7hrs 30mins) 21.1km half marathon run & bush walk (time limit 5hrs) 16km run and bush walk (time limit 4hrs) 5km & 10km bush walks (time limit 2 hours) 2km, 5km and 10km runs (time limit 1 hr 45 mins)

Age limits Minimum age of 18 years for the marathon and ultra-marathon and 16 years for the half marathon events.

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16 km course: run anti-clockwise

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Half marathon (one lap); marathon (twice), 63.3kms (3 times)

Course information 2km, 5km and 10km courses: out and back from Campbell High School heading north on the western side of Mt Ainslie. 16km course: a circuit around Mt Ainslie, along the eastern slopes on the way out, returning along the western slopes. 21.1 km half marathon course: 16km course plus an out and back 4WD trail course on the north western slopes of Mt Majura. Marathon course: Double the half marathon course. 63.3km ultra course: Triple the half marathon course. Drink stations: Water, Gatorade, various lollies, cookies at each. Saturday: At the 5.3km and 11 km points on the 16 km course, and at the 4.5km and 5.5km point on the 10 km course. Sunday: Four drink stations on the half marathon course: At the start/finish, 5km (north of Campbell Park offices), 11km/16km (near Canberra Nature Park carpark off Mackenzie St, Hackett, near junction with Grayson St).

Off track danger We are required to advise you that Mt Ainslie many years ago was an army firing range and a few unexploded ordinances have been found in recent years. You will not encounter any such things on the Bush Capital Bush Marathon Festival trails. However, if you venture off the trail for any reason (such as answering a call of nature) and encounter any metal objects on the ground, stay right away from them and do not pick them up. If they look at all like an unexploded military device, please report the location to police.

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Half marathon course: 16km course plus out and back 5.1 km on north-western Mt Majura fire trail from the Mackenzie St, Hackett drink station.

Awards information All events 

Souvenir Bush Capital Bush Marathon Festival coffee mugs for all finishers.

2km, 5km, 10km, 16km, half marathon, marathon and ultra runs 

Trophies for first three male and female finishers.

5km, 10km, 16km, half marathon and marathon bush walks & marathon & ultra relay Souvenir mugs for all finishers and relay team members but no awards for fastest finishers.

Entry fees 10% discount for all entries by 2 July. 20% discount for online family entry (2 parents & 1 or more children under 20 years of age, or 1 parent and 2 or more children under 20 years) Walks: 5km, 10km, 16km walks: $15 by 15 July; $20 afterwards. Half marathon walk: $25 by 15 July; $30 afterwards. Marathon walk: $50 by 15 July; $65 afterwards. Running events: Entry by 15 July 63.3km $70; Marathon $60; Marathon relay $25 per person; Half marathon $35; 16km $25; 10km $18; 5km $12; 2km $8 Late: From 16 July to 29 July 63.3km $80; Marathon $70; Marathon relay $28 per person; Half marathon $40; 16km $35; 10km $22; 5km $15; 2km $10 Very late: 30 July up to 40 minutes before start time 63.3km $90; Marathon $80; Marathon relay $32 per person; Half marathon $45; 16km $40; 10km $22; 5km $16; 2km $12

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Marathon relay Teams may comprise 2 runners, each doing 1 lap of the half marathon course.

Ultra Marathon relay Teams may comprise 3 runners, each doing 1 lap of the half marathon course.

Race registration Entrants prior to 29 July will have their chest numbers posted to them. Those with email will be emailed updates. Other entrants will need to collect their chest numbers at the registration tent on Saturday or Sunday. Race day registration at the start areas: 8am-1pm Saturday 2 August; 7am-9.30am Sunday 3 August. Entries on race day for each race close 30 minutes before start time. Event Merchandise White Coolmax T shirts with colour panels for $30. Must be ordered before 10 July. A small number for sale on race days.

Accommodation and information on Canberra See http://www.visitcanberra.com.au/ Nearest hotel: Mercure hotel (4 star), cnr. Ainslie & Limestone Avenues, Braddon. This is only 300m from the race start/finish.

http://mercurecanberra.com.au/ Having a bad day on the day If you are doing one of the longer events on Sunday, you can cut short and just complete a shorter event and go in the results for that event. However, you must advise the finish recorder you have done this. You will not be eligible for a place getter trophy if you swap to a shorter distance. Toilets and change rooms There are male and female toilets at ground floor level in the Campbell high gymnasium, just near the start/finish. See the map on page 1. Start arrangements All competitors in each event must be at the start line 5 minutes before the start for a compulsory pre-race briefing. This is a compulsory requirement in respect of the event risk management procedures agreed by the ACT government approval agencies. Finish arrangements STEP 1: There will be a finish shute funnelling you to a finish recording tent. In that tent you must go to the finish recorder for your event and have your chest number recorded. If you have timed yourself with a GPS or stopwatch device, please advise your time to the recorder if there is not a significant queue. This helps double check times. STEP 2: Take off your chest number and go to the Registration tent, hand in your chest number and collect your race mug . STEP 3: You can get a muesli bar or chocolate bar and a cup of soft drink or sports drink from a table near the finish area. If you are on a gluten-free diet, there will be a box of gluten free muesli bars available. Water: Providing sufficient water for hundreds of runners at the finish in addition to soft drink and sports drink is a major logistical problem. If you are a Canberra local, can you please assist by bringing your own water bottle. Thank you. Results processing The Bush Capital Bush Marathon Festival is wholly organised by volunteers who have real jobs and are doing this in their spare time. We try to keep entry fees low and do not hire an electronic chip company for timing. However, this means it can take a couple of days to process and double check the results before publishing the results as a news announcement on the website www.mountainrunning.coolrunning.com.au Please be patient. Out on the courses Nearly all of each of the courses is within Canberra Nature Park. As a condition of access, Park Management has requested that runners and walkers do not drop empty cups or empty gels or other rubbish along the way, and that all such material is left in the garbage bags at each drink station.

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10 km course (out to Hackett drink station and back) from Campbell High School)

5 km course (out and back from Campbell High School)

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2 km course (out and back from Campbell High School)

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