Entries are open for the 2025 ACT Middle and Long Distance Championships to be held on the weekend of 5-6 April.
Both events will be rounds of the 2025 ACT League and 2025 NSW State League.
Entries to both events will close at 11:59pm on Sunday 30 March.
There will be no late entries or entry on the day available for either event.
Bulletin 1 is now available here. Entries are now open here.
Middle Distance Championships, 5 April, Pine Range, Cooma
Pine Range is a new map of technical granite terrain only a couple of kilometres from Cooma town centre.
Moderate to steep hill, with native forest and detailed (big) granite typical of the area. It is close to town, so it is well used with a detailed track network, intricate gullies and good run-ability in the flatter parts. The cypress pines are beautiful set amongst the granite boulders.
| Course | Classes | Indicative Length (km) | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M21A, M20A | 5.8 | Hard |
| 2 | W21A, W20A, M18A, M35A, M40A, M45A | 5.1 | Hard |
| 3 | M16A, M50A, M55A, W18A, W35A, W40A, M20AS, M21AS | 3.9 | Hard |
| 4 | M60A, W45A, W50A, W55A, M35AS, M45AS | 3.3 | Hard |
| 5 | M65A, W16A, W60A, W65A, M55AS, W20AS, W21AS, W35AS, W45AS | 3.0 | Hard |
| 6 | M70A, M75A, W70A, W75A, M65AS, W55AS | 2.0 | Hard |
| 7 | M80A, W80A, M85A, W85A, W65AS | 1.7 | Hard |
| 8 | M14A, W14A, W/M Open B | 2.6 | Moderate |
| 9 | M12A, W12A, W/M Open Easy | 2.0 | Easy |
| 10 | M10A, W10A, W/M 10 Novice, W/M Open Very Easy | 2.0 | Very Easy |
Long Distance, 6 April, Highlands, Nimmitabel
The Highlands map, as used for days 1 and 2 of the 2023 Australian 3-days, is near Nimmitabel, approximately 40 minutes drive from Cooma.
Typical high country granite terrain with areas of large granite boulders, elongated marshes, areas of regrowth and fast, open runnable areas. The topography ranges from quite steep to very vague. The map is interspersed with many man-made objects such as fences (some in disrepair), dams and junk heaps.
| Course | Classes | Indicative Length (km) | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M21A | 11.5 | Hard |
| 2 | M20A, M35A | 9.5 | Hard |
| 3 | W21A, M40A | 8.8 | Hard |
| 4 | M18A, M45A, W20A, W35A | 7.6 | Hard |
| 5 | M50A, W40A | 6.7 | Hard |
| 6 | M16A, M55A, W18A, W45A, M21AS | 5.7 | Hard |
| 7 | M60A, M65A, W50A, M20AS, W21AS | 5.0 | Hard |
| 8 | M70A, W16A, W55A, M35AS | 4.4 | Hard |
| 9 | M75A, W60A, W65A, M45AS, W20AS, W35AS | 4.0 | Hard |
| 10 | M80A, W70A, M55AS, W45AS | 3.2 | Hard |
| 11 | W75A, M65AS | 2.5 | Hard |
| 12 | M85A, W80A, W55AS, W65AS | 1.9 | Hard |
| 13 | W85A | 1.4 | Hard |
| 14 | M14A, M Junior B, M Open B | 3.4 | Moderate |
| 15 | W14A, W Junior B, W Open B | 2.7 | Moderate |
| 16 | M12A, W12A, M/W Junior Easy, M/W Open Easy | 2.8 | Easy |
| 17 | M10A, W10A, M/W Junior Very Easy, M/W Open Very Easy, M/W10 Novice | 2.0 | Very Easy |