GEAR CHECKLIST: Scenic Rim Ultra 2020 Author: Dr Brenton Gray Date Posted: 10 April 2020 Wildfire is conducting Gear Checks in-store this year at 1/49 Douglas Street, Milton QLD 4066. Come on in to pick up any of the below mandatory gear that you might not yet have! Scenic Rim Ultra 25km | 65km | 105km 10th August 2024 Scenic Rim | Queensland | Australia The Scenic Rim Ultra is one of the most hardcore and gruelling runs in Australia, filled with punishing mountain climbs, relentless ridgelines, technical downhills and some of the most spectacular scenery in Queensland. If you join up, then you're in for the adventure of a lifetime. 105km - Option A Capacity to carry at least 1.5L water Race number Mobile phone Waterproof bag Course map with checkpoints (available at registration) Headlight (can be placed in drop bag or with support crew, but will be mandatory at night) Backup headlight (can be placed in drop bag or with support crew, but will be mandatory at night) Wildfire Sports High Vis Safety Vest for all road sections and mandatory at night (can be placed in drop bag or with the support crew at Checkpoint 4) Flashing red tail light to be placed on the back of the hydration pack for all-night running Snakebite compression bandage (we will not accept anything else) Emergency pea-less whistle Emergency blanket 65km - Option A Capacity to carry at least 1.5L water Race number Mobile phone Waterproof bag Course map with checkpoints (available at registration) Headlight (optional, depending on your estimated race time) Snakebite compression bandage (we will not accept anything else) Emergency pea-less whistle Emergency blanket 25km - Option A Capacity to carry at least 1.5L water Race number Mobile phone Course map with checkpoints (available at registration) Snakebite compression bandage (we will not accept anything else) Emergency pea less whistle (this is a remote part of the course) 105km & 65km - Option B All the Option A items listed for your relevant distance are required plus: Thermal top (polypropylene or merino wool) Waterproof jacket (seam-sealed). These are weather-dependent items. There is a chance that you could be notified as late as the race briefing that Option B is required. Scenic Rim will endeavour to confirm more than one week before the race whether this option is required, weather forecasts can change quickly. Please come prepared for the possibility of needing Option B, and full confirmation will be provided at the race briefing. Pacers Pacers will also be required to carry mandatory gear for the 105km race only. If they don’t have the mandatory gear at any of the random checks, they will not be able to continue until they do. About The Author Dr Brenton Gray - Orienteer, Hiker and Wildfire Sports Owner Brenton has orienteered around the world, from Finland to Romania and New Zealand to Italy. In his travels he keeps abreast of the latest trends for athletes running both on- and off-trail. He also loves testing gear for multi-day hikes (see his Larapinta Trail gear checklist blog) and participating in cycling adventures in far away places such as Korea and Lithuania. Brenton isn't looking for absolute perfection in gear; rather, he seeks items that are affordable and effective and that work without fuss. To that end his favourite gear is the Brooks Adrenaline, Salomon Speedcross and 2XU clothing. And his favourite piece of gear? His Osprey Farpoint Trek 75 has gone around the world three times and completed 60 days of rough multi-day hiking. It just works for every adventure.
