2012 TRAQ Events Calendar – front & back

2012 Calendar of all Queensland trail events – click here

Entry dates for 2012 TRAQ trail runs – click here

The most recent home page for TRAQ-organised events will be displayed on the right-hand side of this page (for some smaller events the information may relate to the previous year until we update it prior to opening entries).

Links to all Queensland trail events – 2012
Jan 8 Woodford Hares & Hounds Trail Run – 2012 online entry &  2012 entry form 2010 report
Feb 4 Mt Glorious Mountain Trails – entry now open info/entry report
Feb Poker Run#1 (Cairns) – website
Mar Poker Run#2 (Cairns) – website
Apr Mini-Kokoda at Numinbah - race info
Apr 8 Wild Horse Criterium - website & entry
Apr DELXC 6hr Trail Run – website
Apr Speewah Legend – website
Apr 14 Pinnacles Classic – info & entry
Apr 22 Mt Mee to Dayboro trail marathon/half/relay website & entry
Apr Gold Rush – website
May Black Snake (Cairns) – website
May 20 Glasshouse Trails Series – info – entry
May Mt Haig Marathon (Cairns) - website
May Kokoda Challenge Brisbane – website
May Bellbird Grove Australian Mt Run Champs – website
Jun Oxfam Trailwalker – website
July Ferndale-Lowood Rail Trail – www.railtrailfunrun.com.au
July 29 Glasshouse Trails Series – info – entry
Aug 12 Lake Manchester Trails – info and entry
Aug Kuranda-Port Douglas Ultra – website
Sep 15-16 Glasshouse Trails Series - info & Entry
Sep Run The Whitsundays Great Walk – report site & entry
Sep Spiny Cray Ultra (Cairns) – website
Oct 20-21 Washpool/Gibraltar Trails – info and entry
Oct 7 Bribie Beach Bash – site & info
Oct 27-28 Lamington Classic – info & entry
Nov 3-4 Rainbow Beach – NEW for 2011 – updates here

Australia trail links

Six Foot Track Feb – http://runtrails.org/articles/?p=454#more-454
Oxfam Melbourne Trailwalker April – http://runtrails.org/articles/?p=516
Great Ocean Run (NSW) March  – http://runtrails.org/articles/?p=505#more-505
Australian Alpine 100 Mile April  – http://runtrails.org/articles/?p=506#more-506
Brindabella Classic – http://runtrails.org/articles/?p=259#more-259
Great North 100 – http://runtrails.org/articles/?p=295#more-295

See also

CoolRunning’s off-road calendar for more events around Australia
Australian Mountain Running Association calendar also has good coverage

Trails around the world

New Zealand – http://www.coolrunning.com.au/forums/index.php?showtopic=15122
Various – http://runtrails.org/articles/?page_id=528

Training runs & exploring new areas

These are casual training runs; distance and required fitness will vary. Details will be advised by newsletter. Or organise one yourself, and email the newsletter editor at info@runtrails.org

Regular club trail runs

Southside

Brisbane River City Runners run in Toohey Forest every Saturday from 6am. Once a month they have a great post-run breakfast. Call them before you show up, in case they’re away at a special event.

Northside

The Run Inn has group runs in Bunyaville State Forest every Saturday from 7am. Check out the Bunyaville map.

Also check out Bunyaville Trail Runners who run every Wednesday night from  5.30pm & also the occasional Monday night Camp Mountain run.

Westside

The Sherwood Forest Run happens 7am sharp every Saturday from Jolimont St. You might even meet someone famous at this one.

Eastside

If you know any regular trail runs on the eastside, please let us know.

Other great training spots in Brisbane

Mt Coot-tha is the obvious urban choice. You can get a rough map of the trails from the EPA website.

Brisbane Forest Park is just beyond Mt Coot-tha. It is ideal for longer runs and the excellent map can be purchased from the Brisbane Forest Park headquarters on Mt Nebo Road at The Gap.

There are numerous suburban bushland reserves scattered around Brisbane, like Banks St Reserve, Daisy Hill (Brisbane Koala Bushlands), Karawatha Forest and Whites Hill Reserve. Some of them are small, but that just makes them easy to explore thoroughly! The Brisbane City Council website has a page dedicated to Natural Areas, with full descriptions of your local bushland areas and free downloadable track maps.

Experienced runners may like to explore more remote trails around Rainbow Beach, Mt Mee, Mt Glorious, Mapleton, Cooloola, Lamington National Park, Moreton Island, Fraser Island etc.

We need your help

TRAQ would like to offer more events in more locations around Brisbane. The easiest way to test the suitability is to coordinate a training run in your favourite location. We can advertise this is in newsletter and go from there.

There’s nothing difficult about these events – all you need to do is turn up, run, and know the trail so no one gets lost. Perhaps if the area is complex, copy some maps. If you’re interested, talk to the committee or email info@runtrails.org

Women’s only training

TRAQ members organise occasional southside and northside GIRLS ONLY training runs. If you’re interested in participating or leading a group, please email Tamyka.