Most of you will already know what a great place the Bunya Mountains is to run and walk. Similar to Lamington National Park in elevation and hence summer coolness, the forest features the distinctive Bunya pines. Grant Cooper is planning a relaxed weekend with some informal running thrown in, ideal to bring along non-running partners and family. 

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As a non-profit group we need our members there to officially sign off on last year’s finances and appoint next year’s committe. Its a good time to catch up, to ask questions about new events, to join the committee if you’re keen enough, or just join us for a social run after. The Bunya Sports Centre is at the corner of Collins Road and Jinker Track – start time is 2pm on Saturday 27th April. If you’re interested in standing for committee, please speak to any of the current committee and fill out a nomination form beforehand.

Link  to the Bunyaville map: here
Here is how to get there: map

Three All New! Stunning! Challenging!!! courses. Check it out here:  http://adventuresportnq.info/events/trail-running 

pic: Queensland’s highest point, Mt Bartle Frere, features in the series final

We had a nice cool day in the drizzle for this tough day out - if anyone has some good pics, please email them to info@runtrails.org for the full report. Results are still provisional and unchecked, and will be updated tonight:

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You may well ask - sorry, your editor has been enjoying organising his next run, at Mount Glorious this weekend. There will probably be two in February, as I have so much material saved up. Lots about new runs, both in Queensland and Australia, plus a social weekend of running at the Bunya Mountains in April, a report back from Barrington Tops National Park, the Great Australian Camp Out weekend. All the usual good stuff, coming to you soon… Cheer, Greg.

A beautiful day, with nice cool mist just before the start of the short courses, but those on the 55k and relay teams (hounds) would have appreciated the pool afterwards, cos it was steamy out there… Results are available here - did the hares outlast the hounds this year?!?

pic: pre-race arrivals at Woodford pool…

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Australia’s first truly world class trail run will be held in Western Australia’s remote Kimberley region starting 25 April 2010, with six stages spread over seven days. The bad news is you’re already too late to enter, the field of 200 is full.

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Introduction

Exercise and Environmental factors are the most common causes of heat related illness. However several other factors can play a part including medical illness (eg. infection), drugs/medication, dehydration, being overweight, lack of acclimatization and the extremities of age. In race situations many environmental factors such as heat, wind, and cloud cover are simply unavoidable if you choose to compete!

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We had a nice cool afternoon blow in, making for a very pleasant afternoon’s run. This event is run informally, as a come-and-try-it opportunity for trail running, since Bunyaville State Forest is so accessible. We had a good turn-out, with 44 in total, and a high number of locals, including family groups of all ages.

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