To celebrate Australia Day, I thought I’d list my Bucket List Top 5 Australian Trail Races:
= 5. Surf Coast Century http://www.rapidascent.com.au/SurfcoastCentury/
VIC | Spectacular coastal running. What’s not to like?
= 5. Two Bays Trail Run http://www.twobaystrailrun.com/
VIC | Same state, coastal scenery. Sounds similar, but worth a run in its own right.
4. GNW100s http://www.terrigaltrotters.com.au/GNW100s.htm
NSW | Lays claim to being Australia’s toughest trail ultra races.
3. Bogong to Hotham https://sites.google.com/site/bogong2hotham/
VIC | I haven’t spent much time in the Victorian alpine region and this would be a great excuse for a holiday!
2. Six Foot Track http://www.sixfoot.com/
NSW | A super tough race in a great location.
1. TNF100 http://thenorthface100.com.au/
NSW | I’m a little biased with this one as it’s my current goal race. Australia’s largest trail race, on some tough terrain.
There are plenty of excellent trail races not on this list (shameless plug: check out www.upthebuff.com!), but these are the ones that I have my sights on in the next few years.
What’s on your trail running EVENT bucket list? (We’ll compile a list of non-race trail running locations another time!)
And, because it’s heading into Australia Day this weekend, here’s some Australian males fighting:
See you out there – Juddy