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The Great North Walk is a 250 km walking track that runs between Sydney
and Newcastle in New South Wales, Australia. It was opened in the
Australian Bicentennial year of 1988 and passes through some of Australia's
most outstanding scenery.
The Great North Walk 100s (GNW100s), organized by the Terrigal Trotters running club
for the first time in 2005, are two simultaneous trail races, a 100
Mile and a 100 Kilometre, along The Great North Walk
south from Teralba on Lake
Macquarie. The 100 Kilometre race will finish at Yarramalong in the
scenic Yarramalong Valley and the 100 Mile at Patonga on spectacular Broken
Bay. Although the route is primarily on foot tracks and fire-trails, it
does include some minor back roads. There is more than 6,200 metres
(20,000ft) of ascent (and descent) in the 100 Mile and 3,800 metres
(12,500ft) of ascent in the 100 Kilometre.
The first three GNW100s were a great success with very positive feedback
from participants and spectators. To read more about them click
here.
Both races will start at 6:00am on Saturday, 8 November 2008.
There will be cut-off times at Checkpoints en route and the overall time
limits will be 22 hours for the 100 Kilometre and 36 hours for the 100 Mile. The number of entrants, in total for
both races, will be 100. Entries will open in mid-July 2008 and
close on 24 October 2008. If you have any questions about The Great North
Walk 100s, or want to be placed on the mailing list for event updates, please contact Dave Byrnes at
dave@davebyrnes.com.au or on +61 (0)428
880784. |