Scene at Charlotte Pass

We hope you’re enjoying day 2 of the race. Pictured here are Maree Connor’s extraordinary crew a they sit patiently waiting for their runner to return from the summit.

Morning weather report

Morning weather report: quite a bit of morning fog, should be mostly gone by 8am. After that should be quite a bit of sun. Warmer day today with Dalgety reaching a top of 26C, Jindabyne 22C and Charlotte Pass 16C, feeling much warmer in the sun. Winds look stronger today, especially up the mountains. Gusting […]

What a morning!

An amazing sunrise as the runners approach the 24 hour mark Morning view from Charlotte Pass

Dalgety at 2am

Runners and crew refuelling at Dalgety checkpoint at 2am

Dalgety

Runners and crews go steadily through Dalgety, where they are welcomed to the Dalgety Hall with four choices of soup, bread, tea and coffee courtesy of the locals Lachlan Beed and Texan Young. The reports are that the leader, Nick Bamford, who passed through at 8:30pm, looked super strong.

Withdrawals

Unfortunately Jan Hermann and Barry Keem had withdrawn from the race earlier today. Both are well and safe with their crews.

Tonight’s weather forecast

As the sun goes down, the forecast is looking relatively mild. Our weatherman Joel Pippard reports that the weather is getting down to 8C, feeling like 5C due to the winds that are expected to ease somewhat. There’s a good chance of late evening and early morning fog, particularly in the valleys. Saturday looks likely […]