MELROSE RUNNING FESTIVAL
SATURDAY MAY 24th, 2025
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Adelaide Trail Runners are very excited to bring you the 2024 Melrose Running Festival held at the Mt Remarkable National Park in Melrose, South Australia on Saturday May 25th, 2024.
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!
First staged in 2017, the event now offers 3 distances to cater for runners of all abilities. A 50km Ultra Marathon starting at Wilmington will take in some incredible views, including Hidden Gorge before you finish with an 8 km descent from the summit of Mt. Remarkable into the gorgeous township of Melrose. For 2023, the 32km will also start at Wilmington and finish with the 8km descent into Melrose. The traditional "King of the Mount" is a 15km run up to the summit and back down again. All 50km, 30km & 15km finishers will be presented with a medal upon crossing the finish line.
50km QUALIFYING CRITERIA
Please note the 50km & 32km are limited to 50 runners each.
Mt. Remarkable National Park is a very tough and challenging course, even for the most experienced of trail runners. For 2024 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 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 32km 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
Bib Pick-up will be on Friday May 24th 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.
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 Willmington for the 50km & 32km. 15km bibs can be collected at the start line in Melrose from 9:15am
AFTER-PARTY & MEDAL PRESENTATIONS
Medal Presentations will be held at our after-party at Jacka Brothers Brewery in Melrose from approx. 7:00pm on Saturday night. The top-5 male & female finishers in the 50km & the top-3 in the 32km & 15km distances will be presented with medals on the night.
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!
BUS TRANSPORT FOR THE 50km & 32km
* IMPORTANT UPDATE *
There will now only be ONE bus for BOTH the 32km & 50km events. This bus will leave from the North Star Hotel in Melrose at 6:00am.
BOTH the 32km & 50km events will now start TOGETHER at 7:00am.
In summary, this is no different from the original plans for the 50km. We have just brought forward the start of the 32km by 30 minutes so all 32km & 50km now start at 7:00am.
The starting location for the 50km & 32km is opposite Beautiful Valley Caravan Park in Wilmington, a 20-minute drive from Melrose.
There is NO return service back to Wilmington. Bus bookings can be made at the time of entry.
PRICING & START TIMES
Standard Pricing (January 1st - April 30th, 2024)
50km Ultra Marathon - $139 starts at 7:00am
50km Ultra Marathon + Bus Transfer - $159
32 km Trail Run - $119 starts at 7:00am
32km Trail Run + Bus Transfer - $139
15 km Trail Run - $79 starts at 10:00am
Late Entry Pricing (April 30th to May 24th, 2024)
50km Ultra Marathon - $149 starts at 7:00am
50km Ultra Marathon + Bus Transfer - $169
32 km Trail Run - $129 starts at 7:00am
32km Trail Run + Bus Transfer - $149
15 km Trail Run - $89 starts at 10:00am
CUT-OFF TIMES
50km - 5:30pm (10 hrs 30 mins - 12:30 mins/km pace)
32 km - 4:30pm (9 hrs - 18 mins/km pace)
15km - 4:00pm ( 6 hrs - 24 mins/km pace)
CLICK HERE FOR CUT-OFF TIMES CHART (2022)
Cut-off times WILL be enforced for 2024 so please take this into consideration when choosing which distance to enter.
AID STATIONS
All Aid Stations can be seen on the All Trails Maps.
15km runners will access the Aid Station at the Mt Remarkable Summit at the 7.6km mark. This is your only Aid Station
All of these points are marked on the All Trails course maps.
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.
DROP BAGS
If 50km & 32km 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
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
CLICK HERE FOR 2024 COURSE MAPS
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