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RE: Point to Pinnacle 2011
The race is on Nov 21 this year, so if it sticks to the same schedule (3rd Sunday of the month) it should be on Nov 20 next year.
It's a cracker of a run - 21.4km at an average 6% gradient, and much of it far worse than that. There's only one tiny little section about 50m long that is (very) slightly downhill, otherwise it's all UP. Quite a lot of runners run the first 10km (a gentle 4%) to the start of the mountain proper and walk the rest. Of course, RCers are far tougher than that; even so, expect it to take 15 - 30 minutes longer than your typical half marathon time.
The event has a limited number of places due to the need to provide buses after the event, so we need to have made final decisions around this time next year when race entries open, although obviously the earlier the better for organising flights, accomodation, annual leave etc. I would suggest a few months hill training might be in order as well!
There are a lot of other touristy options in Tasmania plus numerous good restaurants and pubs, so we'll not want for entertainment down there. For those wanting to explore more of the country remember it is a *very* big place and requires a lot of travelling. Domestic flights are however reasonably cheap - not quite Ryanair or EasyJet perhaps, but much cheaper than driving (unless you have a van-load) and far, far quicker. You also have the advantage of a favourable exchange rate, you lucky sods.
Any questions, fire away.
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