Seasons of Pain: Spring
Putting The Sting Back Into Spring: Montane Seasons Of Pain Multisport Returns To Run-Ride Format
News Release / 23.09.2013
Multisport athletes will celebrate the end of spring with a little extra sting come 30 November when they race the unique Montane Seasons of Pain multisport event held on the flanks of Victorian alpine resort,Mount Baw Baw, located 2.5 hours east of Melbourne.
The series will be in its fourth outing for the year, the previous Winter edition testing a format that included a cross country ski and snow run. This final edition of 2013 will return to the regular trail run and mountain bike format, with participants completing two laps of each discipline over a cumulative course of approximately 30km.
Runners loop up and over Mt Baw Baw summit before diving into the Baw Baw National Park on an out and back to Mount St Phillack. Riders explore the technical singletrack looping around the village including the highly praised Mueller’s Track, a speedy downhill section that tests the nerve.
The ‘sting’ component comes during the final 1.5km trail ‘dash’, which takes in a leg-busting 400m vertical ascent to meet the finish line, the course rising up what is usually a downhill mountain bike trail. And of course competitors who make it to the top must abide by the social race ruling: everyone has to sit on the finisher’s couch (admiring the huge view of Gippsland Valley) until the next competitor arrives over the line, and congratulate them, before being allowed to head off for a celebratory beverage.
The Seasons of Pain multisport series has gained a reputation as one of the more social, fun events if not one of the harder multisport outings on the calendar. Entrants racing either as individuals or teams of two sharing duties, face an undulating course at an altitude or 1500 metres: not Himalayan by any stretch but enough to definitely put a noticeable squeeze on lungs.
The Montane Seasons of Pain Spring edition will join other on mountain activities as part of opening weekend for Mount Baw Baw’s summer seasons of activity, with a focus on it opening of the mountain’s singletrack bike trails.
For mountain bikers, there will be a 'Pin It To Win It' challenge on the Sunday, with $1000 cash up for grabs to the rider who gets the most consistent times (x 2, closest split) down the 1.4km downhill MTB course (the one Seasons of Pain entrants will have run up the day prior). This is a perfect competition for beginners to intermediates, as the aim is not the fastest ride, rather the most consistent.
There will also be a DJ and bar open on the Saturday night for those looking to make a weekend of their trip to Mount Baw Baw.
SPRING EARLY BIRD SPECIAL: enter Montane Seasons of Pain before 10 October, and get a half price early bird entry. Simply put ‘matesrates’ in the promotion code box when entering!
ENTER HERE: http://seasonsofpainspring.
EVENT INFORMATION HERE: http://mountbawbaw.com.au/
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EVENT OVERVIEW: MONTANE SEASONS OF PAIN - SPRING
WHEN: Saturday 30 November
WHERE: Mount Baw Baw, Gippsland
WHAT: Run 8km + Ride 8km + Run 6km + Ride 8km + Run 1.5km
ENTRIES: Solo or team of two
NOTES: Mountain bike hire available, limited supply, book now
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