Deep Space Mountain Marathon Festival 2018 enewsletter
Race day – Sunday 2 December
1. Venue: Orroral Space Tracking Station picnic area, Namadgi National Park
The start/finish is at the Orroral Space Tracking Station at the end of the Orroral Road in Namadgi National Park.
2. Weather forecast and gear requirements
See http://www.bom.gov.au/act/forecasts/canberra.shtml and http://www.weatherzone.com.au/act/act/canberra
Sunday 2 December:
6am: 16 degrees, fine
9am: 24 degrees, fine and sunny.
12 noon: 25 degrees, fine and windy.
Sun protection recommended. UV Index predicted to reach 15 [Extreme]
Make sure you have running shoes for the race which have very good grip as the running surface is steep in places.
Fun run cups take 50 years to decompose in landfill. So we are doing what many other trail runs have done elsewhere in Australia and overseas and cutting out use of these. So if you are doing the half marathon or marathon, please wear a hydration vest, or Camelback, or carry a 500ml water mug, and top up at the drink stations which will have water and sports drink containers with taps. If you are doing the 8km or 5km run or walk, then carrying a mug should be fine if you will need a drink along the way.
3. Race bibs and race check in
On race morning you will need to report in on arriving and collect your race bib. Your race number is listed in the start list at the end of this bulletin.
Please arrive in plenty of time for this (at least 40 minutes before your start time) and to visit the loo (please use the portaloo in the carpark as using the picnic area toilets will overload them). There is a compulsory pre-start briefing 10 minutes before each event covering safety and other issues. Please be at the start line 10 minutes before your start for this briefing.
4. Detailed event information
Please download and read the detailed event information, including a map of the course and race time limits and cut off times, at
http://www.coolrunning.com.au/calendar/public_html/2018/2018e005.pdf
Start times are:
6.30am 42.2 km marathon, 1290m of ascent
8am 21.1 km half marathon run & power walk, 645m of ascent
9am 8 km run and walk; 5 km run and walk
Course descriptions.:
Start/finish at Orroral Deep Space sign in the Orroral Tracking Station carpark.
Half marathon course: From Orroral Tracking Station to Honeysuckle Tracking Station campground and return on well maintained 4WD road. See map in the event information.
Marathon: 2 laps of Half Marathon course.
8 km course: an out and back undulating course which avoids the half marathon course steep hill. The course turns around at the 4km mark. It is then 4 km to the finish.
5 km course: out and back on the half marathon course. The 2.5 km turnaround point is 80 metres past the Orroral River bridge.
5. Car pooling, getting there and parking when you arrive
Be careful driving: there are lots of kangaroos on the roads early morning and late afternoon/evening. Allow at least 65 minutes driving from the centre of Canberra.
From Central Canberra, travel to Tharwa. After crossing the historic bridge over the Murrumbidgee River at Tharwa, stay to the left and drive south, on the Boboyan Road passing the Namadgi National Park Visitors Centre. Continue on this road until you get to the Orroral Road turnoff sign. Turn right on to this road and follow it to the end of the bitumen. CAUTION: On entering Namadgi National Park please drive at 40 kph only as there are many kangaroos and most have no road sense.
PARKING: When arriving, do NOT park in the small public carpark. Follow the FUN RUN PARKING signs to the left then right to park in a large concrete base area. Registration will be at the large picnic area shelter.
6. CAMPING:
Avoid driving early morning. Camp overnight at the Orroral campground, a 10 minute drive from the race venue. Pay at the Namadgi Visitors Centre on the way out on Saturday afternoon( $10), or book online.
Features: A covered shelter with seating, fireplace and gas BBQ.; Composting toilets. No showers; Shared wood BBQs (bring your own firewood); Sealed road access. In camping, please bring your own supply of water and food, plus a rubbish bag to take all garbage home with you.
7. DRINK STATIONS & TOILETS ON THE COURSE: There are drink stations at the start/finish; after 2.5kms, after 7kms and at the 10.55km turnaround point near the Honeysuckle Tracking Station camp ground.
There will be water, sports drink and lollies at each drink station, plus muesli bars and bananas for marathon runners at the half marathon turnaround at Orroral picnic ground. Marathon runners can also set up their own halfway refreshments.
Please note that the run/walk is wholly within Namadgi National Park; do not drop cups or gel wrappers or any other rubbish along the course, leave them only at drink stations.
There is a portaloo close to the start/finish area and another toilet only 150 metres from the half marathon turnaround point at Honeysuckle. Please use these and not the bush in the national park. If you do go into the bush, Namadgi rangers have asked that you only do so at least 100m from a water course, that you did a 15 cm hole and cover it up afterwards.
TOILETS ON THE WAY TO THE RACE: In past years there was a long queue for the toilets pre-start and some people missed the pre-start briefing. Please consider stopping on the way to the race at the toilet block in Tharwa on your left immediately after crossing the bridge over the Murrumbidgee River, or at the Orroral camp ground toilet block.
8. TIME LIMITS
Time limits are necessary for personal safety and for consideration to drink station attendants who volunteer many hours to help on the day.
The following time limits shall apply and persons not achieving the time limits will be disqualified.
Marathon: must reach the halfway point in 2 hrs 45 mins to continue, then the finish in 5 hrs 30 mins to not be disqualified. Any marathon runner who withdraws at the 21.1k point (at the start/finish) will be included in the half marathon results but will not be eligible for half marathon place getter awards.
Half marathon run and power walk: 4 hours 20 mins.
8 km run and walk: 2 and half hours.
9. AWARDS
The planned awards were as follows:
Large engraved medals for 1st, 2nd and 3rd males and females in the marathon, half marathon, 8k and 5k runs.
For all other finishers: Deep Space 2018 finisher medals.
Because of a rush of late entries, there are insufficient medals for all finishers. Alternate awards include wine, Toblerone bars and stainless steel water bottles, plus a limited number of souvenir Deep Soace Marathon mugs.
10. SNAKES:
One reason for the time limit is the danger of dehydration and heat stress. Another is that Namadgi National Park has both dangerous brown snakes and red bellied black snakes and they come out onto the tracks from mid to late morning onwards on warm days. Please be aware of this potential danger.
Please read the section on first aid for snake bite in the following: http://www.anaes.med.usyd.edu.au/venom/snakebite.html In summary, if bitten, stop still, firmly bandage the affected area (use your running singlet) and get the next runner on the course to seek urgent assistance for you.
11. MOBILE PHONE COVERAGE: There is none at Orroral.
12. DO NOT RUN IF INJURED OR SICK
In the Bush Capital Bush Marathon and Ultra in July 2010 several runners who were carrying significant injuries ran anyway. Some even carried pain killers and took them on the run. This is highly dangerous. In the Deep Space marathon it is even more dangerous if sections of the course end up being closed to vehicles and the only way you can be rescued from the course is using the Canberra hospital rescue helicopter (which will be very expensive for you).
So if you are carrying an injury, or suffering from an illness, do NOT run.
13. PHOTOS FROM PREVIOUS DEEP SPACE EVENTS
Please see
https://hardingjohn.smugmug.com/Sports/Mountain-running/10-Dec-17-Deep-Space-start-finish/
https://hardingjohn.smugmug.com/Sports/Mountain-running/10-Dec-17-Deep-Space-J-Kennedy-photos
https://hardingjohn.smugmug.com/Sports/Mountain-running/10-Dec-17-Deep-Space-L-Doyle-photos/
https://hardingjohn.smugmug.com/Sports/Mountain-running/11-Dec-2016-Deep-Space/
https://hardingjohn.smugmug.com/Sports/Mountain-running/11-Dec-16-Deep-Space-Di-Arthur/
https://hardingjohn.smugmug.com/Sports/Mountain-running/8-Nov-15-Deep-Space-Marathon/
https://hardingjohn.smugmug.com/Sports/Mountain-running/8Nov15-Deep-Space-marathon-D/
https://hardingjohn.smugmug.com/Sports/Mountain-running/Deep-Space-Marathon-ACT-2-Nov/
http://hardingjohn.smugmug.com/Sports/Mountain-running/2013-Deep-Space-Marathon/
http://hardingjohn.smugmug.com/Sports/Mountain-running/Deep-Space-Marathon-2012/
http://hardingjohn.smugmug.com/Sports/Mountain-running/2011-Deep-Space-Marathon/
http://hardingjohn.smugmug.com/Sports/Mountain-running/Deep-Space-Marathon-7Nov2010/
14. GOPRO VIDEO
GoPro video by Peter Komidar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_RyoPsEon4
15. RACE RECORDS
Marathon: John Winsbury 3.09.34; Angela Bateup (44km) 3.50.34.
Half marathon: Matt Crane 1.26.33; Lizzie Ingham 1.48.17.
10 km (not being held in 2018): Matthew Zeitlhofer 42.53; Melissa Clarke 48.55.
8 km: Matthew Zeitlhofer 34.57; Jen Bright 39.11
5 km: Greg Hosking 21.55; Leanne Laajoki 21.20.
16. CALENDAR
see www.mountainrunning.cooolrunning.com.au
17.TOUR DE RIDGES, Sunday 16 DECEMBER: 10.6k; 15.3k; 21.2 k
Download the event information and enter online at https://www.registernow.com.au/secure/Register.aspx?E=32068
Helpers are needed for this: register online to help at http://www.mountainrunning.coolrunning.com.au/index.php?module=Home&action=volunteer
Helpers receive wine or chocolate.
18. NO DOGS!! It is a national park!
19. QUERIES
Please read the event information and this newsletter. Your question should be answered! Do not email or message any queries after Friday as there is no mobile or internet contact in the Orroral Valley.
John Harding
Event organiser
Australian Mountain Running Association
Entry list
Note: there have been some withdrawals since this list was prepared.
|
Chosen Event |
Bib no. |
FirstName |
LastName |
Age |
Gender |
|
Marathon |
2 |
Grant |
Czartowski |
32 |
Male |
|
Marathon |
3 |
Brendan |
Codrington |
37 |
Male |
|
Marathon |
5 |
Matt |
Griggs |
39 |
Male |
|
Marathon |
7 |
Damien |
Stewart |
39 |
Male |
|
Marathon |
8 |
Brad |
Malone |
42 |
Male |
|
Marathon |
10 |
Damian |
Smith |
47 |
Male |
|
Marathon |
12 |
Peter |
Watson |
50 |
Male |
|
Marathon |
13 |
David |
Von Senden |
62 |
Male |
|
Marathon |
14 |
Alena |
Scurrah |
42 |
Female |
|
Marathon |
15 |
Kelly |
Bennett |
49 |
Female |
|
Marathon |
17 |
Debbie |
Maher |
49 |
Female |
|
Marathon |
18 |
Pam |
Muston |
58 |
Female |
|
Half Marathon |
19 |
Darcy |
Mcleod |
18 |
Male |
|
Half Marathon |
22 |
Matt |
Doyle |
22 |
Male |
|
Half Marathon |
23 |
Jack |
Brand |
24 |
Male |
|
Half Marathon |
24 |
Fergus |
Symon |
25 |
Male |
|
Half Marathon |
26 |
Thomas |
Banks |
26 |
Male |
|
Half Marathon |
28 |
Alex |
Mesher |
26 |
Male |
|
Half Marathon |
29 |
Lachlan |
Pearce |
28 |
Male |
|
Half Marathon |
30 |
Mark |
Alexander |
29 |
Male |
|
Half Marathon |
32 |
Callum |
Moggach |
29 |
Male |
|
Half Marathon |
33 |
Glen |
Sturesteps |
29 |
Male |
|
Half Marathon |
34 |
Luke |
Garrett |
31 |
Male |
|
Half Marathon |
35 |
Chris |
Allison |
32 |
Male |
|
Half Marathon |
36 |
Giancarlo |
Del Miglio |
34 |
Male |
|
Half Marathon |
38 |
Paul |
Mcgeachie |
35 |
Male |
|
Half Marathon |
39 |
Steven |
Rowe |
35 |
Male |
|
Half Marathon |
40 |
Elliot |
Woods |
35 |
Male |
|
Half Marathon |
41 |
Cameron |
Curry |
36 |
Male |
|
Half Marathon |
42 |
David |
Rowe |
37 |
Male |
|
Half Marathon |
43 |
Shane |
Kelly |
38 |
Male |
|
Half Marathon |
44 |
Richard |
Nethersole |
38 |
Male |
|
Half Marathon |
45 |
Lee |
Rice |
38 |
Male |
|
Half Marathon |
46 |
Tom |
Wilson |
38 |
Male |
|
Half Marathon |
47 |
Mark |
Gregson |
39 |
Male |
|
Half Marathon |
48 |
Stephen |
Watt |
39 |
Male |
|
Half Marathon |
49 |
Shaun |
Mccabe |
40 |
Male |
|
Half Marathon |
50 |
Peter |
Wilson |
40 |
Male |
|
Half Marathon |
51 |
Daniel |
Boettcher |
41 |
Male |
|
Half Marathon |
52 |
Denis |
French |
43 |
Male |
|
Half Marathon |
54 |
Geoff |
Mether |
43 |
Male |
|
Half Marathon |
55 |
Ben |
Crabb |
44 |
Male |
|
Half Marathon |
56 |
Jason |
Lewis |
44 |
Male |
|
Half Marathon |
60 |
Sandeep |
CHANDRA |
45 |
Male |
|
Half Marathon |
61 |
Giles |
Lamb |
45 |
Male |
|
Half Marathon |
62 |
Andrew |
Walker |
45 |
Male |
|
Half Marathon |
63 |
Duc |
Do |
46 |
Male |
|
Half Marathon |
64 |
Ken |
Mansell |
46 |
Male |
|
Half Marathon |
65 |
Benjamin |
Mudaliar |
46 |
Male |
|
Half Marathon |
66 |
David |
Sitsky |
46 |
Male |
|
Half Marathon |
68 |
Jamie |
Storrie |
48 |
Male |
|
Half Marathon |
70 |
Paul |
Tilse |
48 |
Male |
|
Half Marathon |
71 |
Justin |
Lee |
49 |
Male |
|
Half Marathon |
72 |
Andrew |
Watson |
49 |
Male |
|
Half Marathon |
73 |
John |
Young |
49 |
Male |
|
Half Marathon |
74 |
James |
O’neill |
51 |
Male |
|
Half Marathon |
75 |
Vince |
Kelly |
52 |
Male |
|
Half Marathon |
76 |
Craig |
Stocks |
52 |
Male |
|
Half Marathon |
77 |
Stephen |
Graham |
54 |
Male |
|
Half Marathon |
78 |
David |
Mcbride |
54 |
Male |
|
Half Marathon |
79 |
Russell |
Crane |
55 |
Male |
|
Half Marathon |
80 |
Clive |
Brotchie |
56 |
Male |
|
Half Marathon |
81 |
Chris |
Gammon |
58 |
Male |
|
Half Marathon |
82 |
Nick |
Mesher |
58 |
Male |
|
Half Marathon |
84 |
David |
Mcculloch |
59 |
Male |
|
Half Marathon |
85 |
Hugh |
Moore |
60 |
Male |
|
Half Marathon |
86 |
Kevin |
Rowe |
64 |
Male |
|
Half Marathon |
87 |
Treor |
Jacobs |
66 |
Male |
|
Half Marathon |
88 |
Peter |
Badowski |
68 |
Male |
|
Half Marathon |
90 |
Peter |
Clarke |
68 |
Male |
|
Half Marathon |
91 |
Hugh |
Moore |
70 |
Male |
|
Half Marathon |
92 |
Cassie |
Cohen |
23 |
Female |
|
Half Marathon |
93 |
Bethany |
Oshaughnessy |
25 |
Female |
|
Half Marathon |
95 |
Miriam |
Strmecki |
25 |
Female |
|
Half Marathon |
96 |
Isabella |
Basaglia |
26 |
Female |
|
Half Marathon |
97 |
Rachel |
Stone |
26 |
Female |
|
Half Marathon |
98 |
Lauren |
Falconer |
29 |
Female |
|
Half Marathon |
99 |
Cassandra |
Peisley |
32 |
Female |
|
Half Marathon |
100 |
Janet |
Street |
33 |
Female |
|
Half Marathon |
101 |
Mellita |
Bingley |
36 |
Female |
|
Half Marathon |
102 |
Mary |
Russell |
36 |
Female |
|
Half Marathon |
103 |
Rebecca |
Minty |
37 |
Female |
|
Half Marathon |
104 |
Danielle |
Donegan |
38 |
Female |
|
Half Marathon |
106 |
Jane |
Quodling |
38 |
Female |
|
Half Marathon |
107 |
Shannon |
Schuster |
38 |
Female |
|
Half Marathon |
108 |
Lesley |
Steel |
38 |
Female |
|
Half Marathon |
109 |
Jacqui |
Adams |
39 |
Female |
|
Half Marathon |
110 |
Rebecca |
Hunter |
39 |
Female |
|
Half Marathon |
111 |
Melissa |
Crowther |
42 |
Female |
|
Half Marathon |
112 |
Shay |
Simpson |
42 |
Female |
|
Half Marathon |
113 |
Bron |
Sparkes |
42 |
Female |
|
Half Marathon |
114 |
Ann-Maree |
Catanzariti |
44 |
Female |
|
Half Marathon |
116 |
Cath |
Haffner |
44 |
Female |
|
Half Marathon |
117 |
Michele |
Lamb |
44 |
Female |
|
Half Marathon |
118 |
Leah |
Bowman |
45 |
Female |
|
Half Marathon |
119 |
Henriette |
Macri-Etienne |
45 |
Female |
|
Half Marathon |
120 |
Jackie |
Luethi |
46 |
Female |
|
Half Marathon |
122 |
Beth |
Bowen |
47 |
Female |
|
Half Marathon |
123 |
Grace |
Owen |
48 |
Female |
|
Half Marathon |
125 |
Annie |
Schofield |
49 |
Female |
|
Half Marathon |
126 |
Kerron |
Clare |
51 |
Female |
|
Half Marathon |
127 |
Hilary |
Caldwell |
52 |
Female |
|
Half Marathon |
128 |
Kim |
Greaves |
52 |
Female |
|
Half Marathon |
129 |
Sue |
Bowden |
62 |
Female |
|
Bush walk – Half Marathon |
130 |
Ben |
Alexander |
33 |
Male |
|
Bush walk – 8km |
131 |
Shannan |
Carey |
25 |
Female |
|
Bush walk – 8km |
132 |
Emma |
Biggs |
27 |
Female |
|
Bush walk – 5km |
133 |
Linda |
Watson |
53 |
Female |
|
8km run |
134 |
Isaac |
Muscat |
14 |
Male |
|
8km run |
135 |
Matthew |
Zeitlhofer |
24 |
Male |
|
8km run |
136 |
Jackson |
Page |
29 |
Male |
|
8km run |
137 |
Will |
Brady |
30 |
Male |
|
8km run |
138 |
Terry |
Baxendale |
31 |
Male |
|
8km run |
139 |
Adam |
Tibballs |
37 |
Male |
|
8km run |
141 |
Aston |
Duncan |
46 |
Male |
|
8km run |
142 |
Luke |
Buckmaster |
49 |
Male |
|
8km run |
143 |
Terry |
Strong |
49 |
Male |
|
8km run |
144 |
Matthew |
Thomas |
51 |
Male |
|
8km run |
145 |
David |
Radzanowski |
53 |
Male |
|
8km run |
146 |
John |
Spooner |
53 |
Male |
|
8km run |
147 |
Craig |
Dixon |
56 |
Male |
|
8km run |
148 |
Jonathan |
Miller |
59 |
Male |
|
8km run |
149 |
Michael |
Dunning |
80 |
Male |
|
8km run |
150 |
Emily |
Buchanan |
23 |
Female |
|
8km run |
151 |
Cath |
Pilley |
23 |
Female |
|
8km run |
152 |
Annelies |
Grogan |
27 |
Female |
|
8km run |
153 |
Rebecca |
Higgins |
29 |
Female |
|
8km run |
154 |
Natasha |
Beck |
30 |
Female |
|
8km run |
155 |
Leana |
Bartsch |
34 |
Female |
|
8km run |
156 |
Broole |
Morey |
36 |
Female |
|
8km run |
157 |
Sally |
Bulkeley |
37 |
Female |
|
8km run |
158 |
Katie |
Shields |
37 |
Female |
|
8km run |
159 |
Christine |
May |
38 |
Female |
|
8km run |
160 |
Belinda |
Harding |
39 |
Female |
|
8km run |
161 |
Samantha |
Rampant |
39 |
Female |
|
8km run |
162 |
Adele |
Moncur |
40 |
Female |
|
8km run |
163 |
Natalie |
Borland |
41 |
Female |
|
8km run |
164 |
Jaime |
Shields |
42 |
Female |
|
8km run |
165 |
Jennifer |
Kron |
45 |
Female |
|
8km run |
166 |
Henriette |
Macri-Etienne |
45 |
Female |
|
8km run |
167 |
Margot |
Tredoux |
49 |
Female |
|
8km run |
168 |
Nicola |
Watson |
49 |
Female |
|
8km run |
169 |
Anna |
Welfare |
54 |
Female |
|
8km run |
170 |
Genna |
Ward |
55 |
Female |
|
8km run |
171 |
Mira |
Dumancic |
56 |
Female |
|
8km run |
172 |
Tanya |
Kiermaier |
58 |
Female |
|
5km run |
173 |
Caleb |
Quispes |
10 |
Male |
|
5km run |
174 |
Xavier |
Quispes |
13 |
Male |
|
5km run |
175 |
Jose |
Quispes Garay |
50 |
Male |
|
5km run |
176 |
Jim |
White |
69 |
Male |
|
5km run |
177 |
Heidi |
Young |
5 |
Female |
|
5km run |
178 |
Alexandra |
Young |
6 |
Female |
|
5km run |
179 |
Hannah |
Quispes |
12 |
Female |
|
5km run |
180 |
Zhaolian |
Zhou |
25 |
Female |
|
5km run |
181 |
Diana |
Ramirez |
32 |
Female |
|
5km run |
182 |
Judi |
Barton |
38 |
Female |
|
5km run |
183 |
Stephanie |
Quispes Garay |
51 |
Female |