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Regarded as Australiaโ€™s leading Adventure Sports Event Management company, Rapid Ascent organises off-road, adventure and niche sports events across Australia ranging from mass participation adventure races (the worldโ€™s largest!) to boutique mountain bike festivals.

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Very funny!! Please bring back the HTFU adventure race across Australia next year :)

You almost had me there ๐Ÿ˜œ what day is it ๐Ÿ˜‰great locations though !!

Should have made it a triathlon. Shark will win in the water. We would take out the run. So it would all come down to the bike leg!

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๐’๐‡๐ˆ๐Œ๐€๐๐Ž ๐†๐‘๐€๐•๐„๐‹ ๐Œ๐”๐’๐“๐„๐‘ | ๐•๐ˆ๐‘๐“๐”๐€๐‹ ๐‚๐Ž๐”๐‘๐’๐„ "๐‘๐„๐‚๐‚๐˜" | ๐ƒ๐€๐˜ ๐Ÿ ๐๐‘๐Ž๐‹๐Ž๐†๐”๐„ | "๐“๐‡๐„ ๐๐‹๐€๐“๐‡๐„๐‘๐’๐Š๐ˆ๐“๐„ ๐๐”๐‘๐"

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ...

Itโ€™s Thursday afternoon. Youโ€™re at Blatherskite Park on the outskirts of Alice Springs. The smell of eucalyptus hangs in the air and the heat haze shimmers off the red dirt.

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฑ...

Youโ€™re cheerful and alert with a hint of pre-race nerves. Sam is on the mic welcoming you and explaining the final details. Banter is flowing and fellow riders are fiddling with gear, introducing themselves, and generally buzzing around in a muddle of anticipation.

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด...

One-by-one, riders are released from the start line, separated by 15 seconds. When itโ€™s your turn, you launch for a short and fun individual time trial (spurred by adrenaline and probably going out faster than you planned).

Get aero and push if youโ€™re โ€œracing it to win itโ€. Sit up and cruise if you are here to soak in the scene.

Whatever your goals, this 4km circuit โ€“ with doubletrack and playful CX-style bends โ€“ is the perfect โ€œadvanced warningโ€ to your legs and lungs ahead of Stage 1 (later that afternoon).

๐—ช๐—ต๐˜† ๐—ฎ ๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น?

The opening stages of Stage 1 are a bit narrow in places, and with the pre-race nerves pumping, a mass start proved slightly chaotic last year. For this reason, we are running a short prologue in 2025 ahead of Stage 1 to seed the bunch into smaller start-groups of 5 people and keep things safe and controlled.

๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜€:

๐–๐‡๐„๐: Thursday 21st August, 12:30PM (TBC)
๐–๐‡๐„๐‘๐„: Alice Springs, East MacDonnell Ranges, NT
๐ƒ๐ˆ๐’๐“๐€๐๐‚๐„: ~4km (50m ascent)
๐’๐“๐€๐‘๐“/๐…๐ˆ๐๐ˆ๐’๐‡: Blatherskite Park, Len Kittle Dr (5km south of Mercure)
๐’๐”๐‘๐…๐€๐‚๐„: Gravel roads, double track and twisty CX-style singletrack
๐‘๐€๐‚๐„ ๐…๐Ž๐‘๐Œ๐€๐“: Individual time trial, riders start every 15 seconds

Stay tuned for more virtual stage "reccys" to come...

โ€“ OR โ€“

Visit the website to get all info about "The Muster":

๐Ÿ‘‰ bit.ly/shimano-gravel-muster

Less than 50 spots remaining.

Can't wait!

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๐’๐‡๐ˆ๐Œ๐€๐๐Ž ๐†๐‘๐€๐•๐„๐‹ ๐Œ๐”๐’๐“๐„๐‘ | ๐•๐ˆ๐‘๐“๐”๐€๐‹ ๐‚๐Ž๐”๐‘๐’๐„ ๐‘๐„๐‚๐‚๐˜ | ๐ƒ๐€๐˜ ๐Ÿ ๐๐‘๐Ž๐‹๐Ž๐†๐”๐„ | ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐๐‹๐€๐“๐‡๐„๐‘๐’๐Š๐ˆ๐“๐„ ๐๐”๐‘๐ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ... Itโ€™s Thursday afternoon. Youโ€™re at Blatherskite Park on the outskirts of Alice Springs. The smell of eucalyptus hangs in the air and the heat haze shimmers off the red dirt. ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฑ... Youโ€™re cheerful and alert with a hint of pre-race nerves. Sam is on the mic welcoming you and explaining the final details. Banter is flowing and fellow riders are fiddling with gear, introducing themselves, and generally buzzing around in a muddle of anticipation. ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด... One-by-one, riders are released from the start line, separated by 15 seconds. When itโ€™s your turn, you launch for a short and fun individual time trial (spurred by adrenaline and probably going out faster than you planned). Get aero and push if youโ€™re โ€œracing it to win itโ€. Sit up and cruise if you are here to soak in the scene. Whatever your goals, this 4km circuit โ€“ with doubletrack and playful CX-style bends โ€“ is the perfect โ€œadvanced warningโ€ to your legs and lungs ahead of Stage 1 (later that afternoon). ๐—ช๐—ต๐˜† ๐—ฎ ๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น? The opening stages of Stage 1 are a bit narrow in places, and with the pre-race nerves pumping, a mass start proved slightly chaotic last year. For this reason, we are running a short prologue in 2025 ahead of Stage 1 to seed the bunch into smaller start-groups of 5 people and keep things safe and controlled. ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜€: ๐–๐‡๐„๐: Thursday 21st August, 12:30PM (TBC) ๐–๐‡๐„๐‘๐„: Alice Springs, East MacDonnell Ranges, NT ๐ƒ๐ˆ๐’๐“๐€๐๐‚๐„: ~4km (50m ascent) ๐’๐“๐€๐‘๐“/๐…๐ˆ๐๐ˆ๐’๐‡: Blatherskite Park, Len Kittle Dr (5km south of Mercure) ๐’๐”๐‘๐…๐€๐‚๐„: Gravel roads, double track and twisty CX-style singletrack ๐‘๐€๐‚๐„ ๐…๐Ž๐‘๐Œ๐€๐“: Individual time trial, riders start every 15 seconds Stay tuned for more virtual stage reccys to come... โ€“ OR โ€“ Visit the website to get all info about The Muster: ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://bit.ly/shimano-gravel-muster Less than 50 spots remaining. Cant wait! The Rapid Ascent Team
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THANK YOU to the hundreds of fast-action-taking runners who are already toeing the start line for the 2025 Surf Coast Century (metaphorically, at least).

From a quick read through your entry notes, weโ€™re blown away by the incredible human stories behind the number plates.

Hereโ€™s a small sample:

โ€œ๐‘ฐ ๐’“๐’–๐’ ๐’Š๐’ ๐’Ž๐’†๐’Ž๐’๐’“๐’š ๐’๐’‡ ๐’Ž๐’š ๐’๐’๐’…๐’†๐’“ ๐’ƒ๐’“๐’๐’•๐’‰๐’†๐’“ ๐‘น๐’š๐’‚๐’ ๐’˜๐’‰๐’ ๐’•๐’“๐’‚๐’ˆ๐’Š๐’„๐’‚๐’๐’๐’š ๐’•๐’๐’๐’Œ ๐’‰๐’Š๐’” ๐’๐’Š๐’‡๐’† ๐’Š๐’ 2019, ๐‘Ž๐‘  โ„Ž๐‘–๐‘  ๐‘™๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘ก๐‘™๐‘’ ๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’๐‘Ÿ ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘“๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ ๐‘™๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘  ๐‘Ž๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘™๐‘’๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘› โ„Ž๐‘–๐‘š ๐ผ ๐‘™๐‘–๐‘˜๐‘’ ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘–๐‘›๐‘˜ ๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘ก ๐‘คโ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘ก โ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘ค๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘™๐‘‘ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘–๐‘›๐‘˜ ๐‘œ๐‘“ ๐‘š๐‘’ ๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘”๐‘›๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘ข๐‘ ๐‘“๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ 100๐‘˜๐‘š."
โ€“ Callum, Clifton Springs, VIC

โ€œ๐‘ฐ ๐’˜๐’‚๐’” ๐’‚๐’ ๐’๐’ƒ๐’†๐’”๐’† (120๐’Œ๐’ˆ) ๐’‚๐’๐’„๐’๐’‰๐’๐’๐’Š๐’„ ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’…๐’“๐’–๐’ˆ ๐’‚๐’…๐’…๐’Š๐’„๐’•. ๐‘ฐโ€™๐’—๐’† ๐’”๐’‘๐’†๐’๐’• 8 ๐’š๐’†๐’‚๐’“๐’” ๐’Š๐’ ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’๐’–๐’• ๐’๐’‡ ๐’‘๐’“๐’Š๐’”๐’๐’.... ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐‘ ๐‘Ž๐‘ฆ ๐‘Ÿ๐‘ข๐‘›๐‘›๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” โ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘  ๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘๐‘ข๐‘’๐‘‘ ๐‘š๐‘’ ๐‘“๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘š ๐‘š๐‘ฆ๐‘ ๐‘’๐‘™๐‘“ ๐‘–๐‘  ๐‘Ž๐‘› ๐‘ข๐‘›๐‘‘๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘š๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ก.โ€

โ€“ Dave, Newcomb VIC

โ€œ๐‘ฐ'๐’Ž ๐’“๐’–๐’๐’๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’•๐’‰๐’Š๐’” ๐’“๐’‚๐’„๐’† ๐’•๐’ ๐’„๐’†๐’๐’†๐’ƒ๐’“๐’‚๐’•๐’† "๐’๐’Š๐’‡๐’†" ๐’‚๐’‡๐’•๐’†๐’“ ๐’ƒ๐’“๐’†๐’‚๐’”๐’• ๐’„๐’‚๐’๐’„๐’†๐’“ & ๐‘ก๐‘œ โ„Ž๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ ๐‘š๐‘ฆ ๐‘‘๐‘Ž๐‘‘ ๐‘คโ„Ž๐‘œ ๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘ค๐‘Ž๐‘ฆ๐‘  ๐‘๐‘’๐‘™๐‘–๐‘’๐‘ฃ๐‘’๐‘‘ ๐‘–๐‘› ๐‘š๐‘’. ๐ผ ๐‘ค๐‘Ž๐‘  ๐‘‘๐‘–๐‘Ž๐‘”๐‘›๐‘œ๐‘ ๐‘’๐‘‘ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘”โ„Ž ๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘›๐‘’ ๐‘ ๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘’๐‘›๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘–๐‘› ๐‘™๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘’ ๐‘€๐‘Ž๐‘ฆ 2024 (๐‘›๐‘œ ๐‘ ๐‘ฆ๐‘š๐‘๐‘ก๐‘œ๐‘š๐‘ , ๐‘“๐‘–๐‘ก & โ„Ž๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘ฆ), ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘š๐‘๐‘™๐‘’๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘‘ ๐‘ก๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘š๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ก ๐‘–๐‘› ๐น๐‘’๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘ข๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘ฆ 2025.โ€

โ€“ Lucinda from Bargara QLD

โ€œ๐‘จ๐’‡๐’•๐’†๐’“ ๐’ƒ๐’†๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’‚๐’•๐’•๐’‚๐’„๐’Œ๐’†๐’… ๐’ƒ๐’š ๐’‚ ๐’Ž๐’‚๐’ˆ๐’‘๐’Š๐’† ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’๐’๐’”๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’Š๐’“๐’Š๐’” ๐’Š๐’ ๐’‘๐’†๐’‚๐’Œ ๐’”๐’˜๐’๐’๐’‘๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’”๐’†๐’‚๐’”๐’๐’ ๐’‚๐’” ๐’˜๐’†๐’๐’ ๐’‚๐’” ๐’Š๐’๐’‹๐’–๐’“๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’‚๐’ ๐’‚๐’“๐’•๐’†๐’“๐’š ๐’Š๐’ ๐’Ž๐’š ๐’๐’†๐’„๐’Œ ๐’„๐’‚๐’–๐’”๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’‚ ๐’”๐’•๐’“๐’๐’Œ๐’† ๐ผ'๐‘š ๐‘“๐‘–๐‘›๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘™๐‘ฆ ๐‘”๐‘’๐‘ก๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘โ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘๐‘’ ๐‘ก๐‘œ โ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘ฃ๐‘’ ๐‘Ž ๐‘”๐‘œ ๐‘Ž๐‘ก ๐‘š๐‘ฆ ๐‘“๐‘–๐‘Ÿ๐‘ ๐‘ก 100๐‘˜๐‘š ๐‘ข๐‘™๐‘ก๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž! (๐‘ƒ๐‘™๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘ ๐‘’ ๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘™๐‘™ ๐‘š๐‘’ ๐‘š๐‘Ž๐‘”๐‘๐‘–๐‘’๐‘  ๐‘‘๐‘œ๐‘›'๐‘ก ๐‘™๐‘–๐‘˜๐‘’ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘โ„Ž? โ„Ž๐‘Žโ„Ž๐‘Ž)โ€

โ€“ Zoe from Pakenham VIC

Its stories like these that remind us why the Feel Good Ultra is one big celebration of life on the trails...

Everyone has a story to tell. Everyone has a lifetime of experiences to share. And everyone is brought together by this wild sport of ultra running.

Cannot. Bloody. Wait.

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THANK YOU to the hundreds of fast-action-taking runners who are already toeing the start line for the 2025 Surf Coast Century (metaphorically, at least). From a quick read through your entry notes, weโ€™re blown away by the incredible human stories behind the number plates. Hereโ€™s a small sample: โ€œ๐‘ฐ ๐’“๐’–๐’ ๐’Š๐’ ๐’Ž๐’†๐’Ž๐’๐’“๐’š ๐’๐’‡ ๐’Ž๐’š ๐’๐’๐’…๐’†๐’“ ๐’ƒ๐’“๐’๐’•๐’‰๐’†๐’“ ๐‘น๐’š๐’‚๐’ ๐’˜๐’‰๐’ ๐’•๐’“๐’‚๐’ˆ๐’Š๐’„๐’‚๐’๐’๐’š ๐’•๐’๐’๐’Œ ๐’‰๐’Š๐’” ๐’๐’Š๐’‡๐’† ๐’Š๐’ 2019, ๐‘Ž๐‘  โ„Ž๐‘–๐‘  ๐‘™๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘ก๐‘™๐‘’ ๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’๐‘Ÿ ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘“๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ ๐‘™๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘  ๐‘Ž๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘™๐‘’๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘› โ„Ž๐‘–๐‘š ๐ผ ๐‘™๐‘–๐‘˜๐‘’ ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘–๐‘›๐‘˜ ๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘ก ๐‘คโ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘ก โ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘ค๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘™๐‘‘ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘–๐‘›๐‘˜ ๐‘œ๐‘“ ๐‘š๐‘’ ๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘”๐‘›๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘ข๐‘ ๐‘“๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ 100๐‘˜๐‘š. โ€“ Callum, Clifton Springs, VIC โ€œ๐‘ฐ ๐’˜๐’‚๐’” ๐’‚๐’ ๐’๐’ƒ๐’†๐’”๐’† (120๐’Œ๐’ˆ) ๐’‚๐’๐’„๐’๐’‰๐’๐’๐’Š๐’„ ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’…๐’“๐’–๐’ˆ ๐’‚๐’…๐’…๐’Š๐’„๐’•. ๐‘ฐโ€™๐’—๐’† ๐’”๐’‘๐’†๐’๐’• 8 ๐’š๐’†๐’‚๐’“๐’” ๐’Š๐’ ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’๐’–๐’• ๐’๐’‡ ๐’‘๐’“๐’Š๐’”๐’๐’.... ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐‘ ๐‘Ž๐‘ฆ ๐‘Ÿ๐‘ข๐‘›๐‘›๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” โ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘  ๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘๐‘ข๐‘’๐‘‘ ๐‘š๐‘’ ๐‘“๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘š ๐‘š๐‘ฆ๐‘ ๐‘’๐‘™๐‘“ ๐‘–๐‘  ๐‘Ž๐‘› ๐‘ข๐‘›๐‘‘๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘š๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ก.โ€ โ€“ Dave, Newcomb VIC โ€œ๐‘ฐ๐’Ž ๐’“๐’–๐’๐’๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’•๐’‰๐’Š๐’” ๐’“๐’‚๐’„๐’† ๐’•๐’ ๐’„๐’†๐’๐’†๐’ƒ๐’“๐’‚๐’•๐’† ๐’๐’Š๐’‡๐’† ๐’‚๐’‡๐’•๐’†๐’“ ๐’ƒ๐’“๐’†๐’‚๐’”๐’• ๐’„๐’‚๐’๐’„๐’†๐’“ & ๐‘ก๐‘œ โ„Ž๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ ๐‘š๐‘ฆ ๐‘‘๐‘Ž๐‘‘ ๐‘คโ„Ž๐‘œ ๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘ค๐‘Ž๐‘ฆ๐‘  ๐‘๐‘’๐‘™๐‘–๐‘’๐‘ฃ๐‘’๐‘‘ ๐‘–๐‘› ๐‘š๐‘’. ๐ผ ๐‘ค๐‘Ž๐‘  ๐‘‘๐‘–๐‘Ž๐‘”๐‘›๐‘œ๐‘ ๐‘’๐‘‘ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘”โ„Ž ๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘›๐‘’ ๐‘ ๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘’๐‘›๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘–๐‘› ๐‘™๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘’ ๐‘€๐‘Ž๐‘ฆ 2024 (๐‘›๐‘œ ๐‘ ๐‘ฆ๐‘š๐‘๐‘ก๐‘œ๐‘š๐‘ , ๐‘“๐‘–๐‘ก & โ„Ž๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘ฆ), ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘š๐‘๐‘™๐‘’๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘‘ ๐‘ก๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘š๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ก ๐‘–๐‘› ๐น๐‘’๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘ข๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘ฆ 2025.โ€ โ€“ Lucinda from Bargara QLD โ€œ๐‘จ๐’‡๐’•๐’†๐’“ ๐’ƒ๐’†๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’‚๐’•๐’•๐’‚๐’„๐’Œ๐’†๐’… ๐’ƒ๐’š ๐’‚ ๐’Ž๐’‚๐’ˆ๐’‘๐’Š๐’† ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’๐’๐’”๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’Š๐’“๐’Š๐’” ๐’Š๐’ ๐’‘๐’†๐’‚๐’Œ ๐’”๐’˜๐’๐’๐’‘๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’”๐’†๐’‚๐’”๐’๐’ ๐’‚๐’” ๐’˜๐’†๐’๐’ ๐’‚๐’” ๐’Š๐’๐’‹๐’–๐’“๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’‚๐’ ๐’‚๐’“๐’•๐’†๐’“๐’š ๐’Š๐’ ๐’Ž๐’š ๐’๐’†๐’„๐’Œ ๐’„๐’‚๐’–๐’”๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’‚ ๐’”๐’•๐’“๐’๐’Œ๐’† ๐ผ๐‘š ๐‘“๐‘–๐‘›๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘™๐‘ฆ ๐‘”๐‘’๐‘ก๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘โ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘๐‘’ ๐‘ก๐‘œ โ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘ฃ๐‘’ ๐‘Ž ๐‘”๐‘œ ๐‘Ž๐‘ก ๐‘š๐‘ฆ ๐‘“๐‘–๐‘Ÿ๐‘ ๐‘ก 100๐‘˜๐‘š ๐‘ข๐‘™๐‘ก๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž! (๐‘ƒ๐‘™๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘ ๐‘’ ๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘™๐‘™ ๐‘š๐‘’ ๐‘š๐‘Ž๐‘”๐‘๐‘–๐‘’๐‘  ๐‘‘๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘ก ๐‘™๐‘–๐‘˜๐‘’ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘โ„Ž? โ„Ž๐‘Žโ„Ž๐‘Ž)โ€ โ€“ Zoe from Pakenham VIC Its stories like these that remind us why the Feel Good Ultra is one big celebration of life on the trails... Everyone has a story to tell. Everyone has a lifetime of experiences to share. And everyone is brought together by this wild sport of ultra running. Cannot. Bloody. Wait. Details and entries here: ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://bit.ly/4ifgaSf
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Hey runners!

Weโ€™re thrilled to announce that ENTRIES ARE NOW OPEN for the 2025 Surf Coast Century!

๐–๐‡๐„๐: Saturday 13 September 2025
๐–๐‡๐„๐‘๐„: ANGLESEA, Great Ocean Road, Victoria
๐–๐‡๐€๐“: 50km Solo, 100km Solo, 100km Relay Team
๐–๐‡๐Ž: Perfect for First-Timers, Seasoned Trail Runners AND Elites!

ALL DETAILS & ENTRIES HERE:
bit.ly/4ifgaSf

Whether you run the 100km solo, join a relay team or tackle the 50km, youโ€™re in for a spectacular day of trails, sea air and forest views โ€“ And youโ€™ll leave with a full heart, sore legs and an inexplicable craving to do it all again!

๐€ ๐๐”๐ˆ๐‚๐Š ๐‡๐„๐€๐ƒ๐’ ๐”๐ ๐“๐‡๐Ž๐”๐†๐‡: Last year we were humbled when the event attracted the BIGGEST field in its 13 year history (1,500+ runners!).

We have no idea when we'll reach our field limit this year. But, to avoid disappointment, we encourage you to enter as soon as you can.

THANK YOU for your continued support and shared-love for this event. It's a joy and honour to be able to hang out with such a passionate and positive group of runners each year and revel in the outdoors.

We can't wait to share another day of dirt, sweat and high fives with you legends in September ๐Ÿค™ ... See MoreSee Less

Hey runners! Weโ€™re thrilled to announce that ENTRIES ARE NOW OPEN for the 2025 Surf Coast Century! ๐–๐‡๐„๐: Saturday 13 September 2025 ๐–๐‡๐„๐‘๐„: ANGLESEA, Great Ocean Road, Victoria ๐–๐‡๐€๐“: 50km Solo, 100km Solo, 100km Relay Team ๐–๐‡๐Ž: Perfect for First-Timers, Seasoned Trail Runners AND Elites! ALL DETAILS & ENTRIES HERE: https://bit.ly/4ifgaSf Whether you run the 100km solo, join a relay team or tackle the 50km, youโ€™re in for a spectacular day of trails, sea air and forest views โ€“ And youโ€™ll leave with a full heart, sore legs and an inexplicable craving to do it all again! ๐€ ๐๐”๐ˆ๐‚๐Š ๐‡๐„๐€๐ƒ๐’ ๐”๐ ๐“๐‡๐Ž๐”๐†๐‡: Last year we were humbled when the event attracted the BIGGEST field in its 13 year history (1,500+ runners!). We have no idea when well reach our field limit this year. But, to avoid disappointment, we encourage you to enter as soon as you can. THANK YOU for your continued support and shared-love for this event. Its a joy and honour to be able to hang out with such a passionate and positive group of runners each year and revel in the outdoors. We cant wait to share another day of dirt, sweat and high fives with you legends in September ๐Ÿค™
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Can't wait for XTERRA Asia-Pacific Championship next week โ€“ It's going to be a jam-packed several days of fun racing in an idyllic setting.

If you're coming along, or want to get a better picture of how it will unfold, here's a full event schedule:

๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’

09:00-17:00
Bike/Run Course Open for Practice (not marked until late afternoon)
Dunsborough Country Club

๐“๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“

16:00-17:00
Run Clinic
Dunsborough Country Club

๐–๐ž๐๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”

Short Track & Full Distance Elite Briefing
Dunsborough Country Club
11:00

Short Track Packet Pick-up (Elites)
Dunsborough Country Club

13:00-15:00
MTB Clinic
Dunsborough Country Club

16:00-17:00
Swim Clinic
Old Dunsborough Boat Ramp

๐“๐ก๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ•

13:00
Transition Open - Short Track (Elite)
Dunsborough Country Club

15:30
START - Short Track (Elite Women)
Dunsborough Country Club

16:30
START - Short Track (Elite Men)
Dunsborough Country Club

17:30
Short Track Champagne Ceremony
Dunsborough Country Club

๐…๐ซ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ–

09:00-11:00
Run Clinic
Dunsborough Country Club

15:00-19:00
Athlete Check-in
Dunsborough Country Club

14:00-15:00
Swim Clinic
Old Dunsborough Boat Ramp

16:00
Elite Press Conference
Dunsborough Country Club

17:00
Race Briefing (Full and Sprint Distance Triathlons)
Dunsborough Country Club

๐’๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ—

06:30-17:00
Athlete Check-in
Dunsborough Country Club

07:00
START - Full Distance Triathlon - Elite Men
Old Dunsborough Boat Ramp

07:03
START - Full Distance Triathlon - Elite Women
Old Dunsborough Boat Ramp

08:00
START - Full Distance Triathlon - Age Group Race Start
Old Dunsborough Boat Ramp

08:00-17:30
Event Expo and Kids Entertainment
Dunsborough Country Club

11:10
START - Sprint Distance Triathlon (RACER START)
Old Dunsborough Boat Ramp

11:13
START - Sprint Distance Triathlon (RECREATIONAL START)
Old Dunsborough Boat Ramp

14:10
Awards Ceremony - Sprint Distance Triathlon
(Youth B, Junior, Age Group)
Dunsborough Country Club

15:10-15:22
START - Youth A & Kids' Triathlon - wave starts
Dunsborough Country Club

17:00
START - Groms Race
Dunsborough Country Club

17:30
Awards Ceremony - Kids and Groms
Dunsborough Country Club

17:50
Race Briefing - Trail Runs
Dunsborough Country Club

18:30
Awards Dinner (Full Distance athletes - requires ticket)
Eagle Bay Brewery

๐’๐ฎ๐ง๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก ๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ

08:00-13:00
Event Expo and Kids Entertainment
Dunsborough Country Club

06:30-08:30
Athlete Check-in
Dunsborough Country Club

07:30
START - Trail Marathon
Dunsborough Country Club

08:30
START - Trail Half Marathon
Dunsborough Country Club

08:45
START - 10K Trail Run
Dunsborough Country Club

10:30
Awards Ceremony - 10K Trail Run
Dunsborough Country Club

12:00
Awards Ceremony - Trail Marathon & Trail Half Marathon
Dunsborough Country Club

More info and entries here:
www.xterraplanet.com/event/xterra-australia ... See MoreSee Less

Cant wait for XTERRA Asia-Pacific Championship next week โ€“ Its going to be a jam-packed several days of fun racing in an idyllic setting. If youre coming along, or want to get a better picture of how it will unfold, heres a full event schedule: ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’ 09:00-17:00 Bike/Run Course Open for Practice (not marked until late afternoon) Dunsborough Country Club ๐“๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“ 16:00-17:00 Run Clinic Dunsborough Country Club ๐–๐ž๐๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” Short Track & Full Distance Elite Briefing Dunsborough Country Club 11:00 Short Track Packet Pick-up (Elites) Dunsborough Country Club 13:00-15:00 MTB Clinic Dunsborough Country Club 16:00-17:00 Swim Clinic Old Dunsborough Boat Ramp ๐“๐ก๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ• 13:00 Transition Open - Short Track (Elite) Dunsborough Country Club 15:30 START - Short Track (Elite Women) Dunsborough Country Club 16:30 START - Short Track (Elite Men) Dunsborough Country Club 17:30 Short Track Champagne Ceremony Dunsborough Country Club ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ– 09:00-11:00 Run Clinic Dunsborough Country Club 15:00-19:00 Athlete Check-in Dunsborough Country Club 14:00-15:00 Swim Clinic Old Dunsborough Boat Ramp 16:00 Elite Press Conference Dunsborough Country Club 17:00 Race Briefing (Full and Sprint Distance Triathlons) Dunsborough Country Club ๐’๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ— 06:30-17:00 Athlete Check-in Dunsborough Country Club 07:00 START - Full Distance Triathlon - Elite Men Old Dunsborough Boat Ramp 07:03 START - Full Distance Triathlon - Elite Women Old Dunsborough Boat Ramp 08:00 START - Full Distance Triathlon - Age Group Race Start Old Dunsborough Boat Ramp 08:00-17:30 Event Expo and Kids Entertainment Dunsborough Country Club 11:10 START - Sprint Distance Triathlon (RACER START) Old Dunsborough Boat Ramp 11:13 START - Sprint Distance Triathlon (RECREATIONAL START) Old Dunsborough Boat Ramp 14:10 Awards Ceremony - Sprint Distance Triathlon (Youth B, Junior, Age Group) Dunsborough Country Club 15:10-15:22 START - Youth A & Kids Triathlon - wave starts Dunsborough Country Club 17:00 START - Groms Race Dunsborough Country Club 17:30 Awards Ceremony - Kids and Groms Dunsborough Country Club 17:50 Race Briefing - Trail Runs Dunsborough Country Club 18:30 Awards Dinner (Full Distance athletes - requires ticket) Eagle Bay Brewery ๐’๐ฎ๐ง๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก ๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ 08:00-13:00 Event Expo and Kids Entertainment Dunsborough Country Club 06:30-08:30 Athlete Check-in Dunsborough Country Club 07:30 START - Trail Marathon Dunsborough Country Club 08:30 START - Trail Half Marathon Dunsborough Country Club 08:45 START - 10K Trail Run Dunsborough Country Club 10:30 Awards Ceremony - 10K Trail Run Dunsborough Country Club 12:00 Awards Ceremony - Trail Marathon & Trail Half Marathon Dunsborough Country Club More info and entries here: https://www.xterraplanet.com/event/xterra-australia
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Hi is there a Facebook group or place to chat with other competitors? My son's team has pulled out and looking for other teammates? ๏ฟผ

Where are the races on the Saturday? Are they on the Meelup trail?

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