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TNF 100 Countdown....

Diane Chanut - AROC Sport / 08.05.2008

Its less than 3 weeks until the toughest, most physically challenging endurance trail run on the Australian outdoor calendar: The North Face 100 ultra-marathon! The course is set, competitors have intensified their training, while organisers put the finishing touches on a race like no other.

Set in the World Heritage Blue Mountains, entrants are faced with a gruelling 100km run over varied and unforgiving terrain, building to 4,500m of total elevation gain – half the height of Mount Everest! Starting and finishing in Leura, the course offers spectacular views of cliffs, valleys, mountains, bush and rock formations. Highlights include World Heritage listed iconic landmarks such as the Pool of Siloam, Olympian Rock, Prince Henry Cliff Walk, Wentworth Falls lookout and of course, views of the iconic Three Sisters.

With a cut-off time of 30 hours this race is not for the faint hearted!

The event kicks off on Friday 16th May with registration in the afternoon and an optional ‘carb-loading’ dinner that night. Then at 7am on 17th May runners will set off on an exhilarating journey, to see if they’ve got what it takes to complete this strenuous yet breathtaking course. Commencing by day with runners battling it out through the night, participants completing it in under 20 hours will claim serious bragging rights, earning a place in The North Face 100 elite club. The question is: are you tough enough!

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