MELROSE RUNNING FESTIVAL
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SATURDAY MAY 24th, 2025
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​Important Information! Due to the recent bush fires, we now have all new course maps for the 50km & 30km. ALL courses will now start and finish in Melrose, so we no longer require a bus transfer to Wilmington. If you have paid for a bus transfer, we will be in touch regarding a refund.
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ENTRIES NOW OPEN! ​​
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CLICK HERE FOR 2024 RACE BRIEFING
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Adelaide Trail Runners are very excited to bring you the 2025 Melrose Running Festival held at the Mt Remarkable National Park in Melrose, South Australia on Saturday May 24th, 2025.
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Mt. Remarkable National Park is located just over 3 hours drive north of Adelaide. This location really lives up to it's name - it's REMARKABLE!
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First staged in 2017, the event now offers 3 distances to cater for runners of all abilities. All 50km, 30km & 15km finishers will be presented with a medal upon crossing the finish line.
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50km QUALIFYING CRITERIA​
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Mt. Remarkable National Park is a very tough and challenging course, even for the most experienced of trail runners. For 2025 we will again have a qualifying criteria to ensure all 50km runners have the experience to handle such a course. This is not about speed and is not about trying to eliminate slower runners. We are purely trying to identify runners with the necessary experience to handle such challenging conditions. Once you have entered the 50km Ultra, please send us an email with evidence and history of your qualifying run as outlined here.
CLICK HERE for examples of qualifying races. If you enter and do not complete a qualifying run, you will be entitled to a full refund, less a $20 admin fee or you can drop back to the 30km run. Please note, no refund will be provided in this instance. ​April 30th is when all qualifying races/runs must be completed by.
Please email info@adelaidetrailrunners.com.au with your qualifying races0
BIB PICK-UP & PRE-RACE DINNER
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Bib Pick-up will be on Friday May 23rd from 5:00pm at the North Star Hotel in Melrose. There will be 2 dinner sittings being 5:30pm-7:00pm and 7:00pm onwards. The 5:30pm is the most popular option and 50km & 30km runners will have priority if our numbers exceed capacity TBC.
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Please EMAIL US to reserve your spot as space is limited. We would prefer ALL bibs are collected on the Friday night; however, bibs can be collected on Saturday morning from 6:30am at the start line in Melrose.
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AFTER-PARTY & MEDAL PRESENTATIONS
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Medal Presentations will be held at our after-party at Jacka Brothers Brewery in Melrose from approx. 7:00pm on Saturday night. The top-3 male & female finishers in the 50km, 30km & 15km distances will be presented with medals on the night.
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For reservations to this event, you MUST book via the Jacka Brothers website. Please put "Adelaide Trail Runners" in the drop-down box titled "Add a special request"
CLICK HERE for the link to the Jacka Bros. Brewery website for bookings and to see the amazing transformation of Jacka Brothers Brewery!
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PRICING​
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Early Bird Pricing (Feb 8th - Feb 24th at 9:00am)
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50km Ultra Marathon - $129​
30 km Trail Run - $109​
15 km Trail Run - $69
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​Standard Pricing (Feb 24th - April 28th)
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50km Ultra Marathon - $149​
30 km Trail Run - $129​
15 km Trail Run - $89
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Late Entry Pricing (April 28th to May 23rd)
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50km Ultra Marathon - $169​
30 km Trail Run - $149​
15 km Trail Run - $99
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START TIMES
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50km - 7:15am
30km - 8:30am
15km - 10:00am
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CUT-OFF TIMES
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50km - 5:30pm
30 km - 4:30pm
15km - 4:00pm (Walking Permitted)
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CLICK HERE FOR CUT-OFF TIMES CHART (2022)
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Cut-off times WILL be enforced for 2025 so please take this into consideration when choosing which distance to enter. More info TBA
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AID STATIONS
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All Aid Stations can be seen on the All Trails Maps.
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15km runners will access the Aid Station at the Mt Remarkable Summit at the 7.6km mark. This is your only Aid Station
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All of these points are marked on the All Trails course maps.
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There will be NO disposable cups provided and runners MUST provide their own drinking vessel.
Items available include water, Huma Hydration Drink Mix, Coke, Lollie's, Cookies and Chips.
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DROP BAGS
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If 50km & 30km runners would like to provide their own "Drop Bags" these can be delivered to us on Friday night at the bib pick-up and dinner at the North Star Hotel or on race morning. All bags must be clearly marked, and ATR takes no responsibility for the contents. ​
More details on this are included in the Race Briefing.
MANDATORY GEAR
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Mandatory gear requirements are put in place for the safety of all runners. With the unpredictable weather that is common in the Southern Flinders, we have developed a "Good Weather" and "Bad Weather" option. This will show you all of the gear you may potentially need to carry. We will make a final decision on mandatory gear in the days leading up to the event. Please remember that even a "good weather" day will still likely mean starting your races in 0 degrees temperature. Please CLICK HERE for the Mandatory Gear lists
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CLICK HERE FOR 2025 COURSE MAPS
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