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Anaconda Adventure Race Course Description and Map

The course for the Anaconda Adventure Race at Augusta is something truly to behold with a breathtaking mix of wild wilderness, heroic hills, cunning coastline and simple spectacular scenery from start to finish. Those here to race can ignite their engines and go hammer and tong whilst those here for the experience can pack the camera and take it all in as you race through an area of wild landscapes you’ll never forget.

If you are looking for a serious challenge then tackle the whole thing by yourself or join up with 2-4 mates and do one leg each in a relay team for something more manageable. 

 

The details on this website were updated on 17 October 2012 and are the final details for the 2012 event. The 2012 Anaconda Adventure Race at Augusta event program containing all the details on this website plus additional diagrams, maps and sponsor offers can be downloaded from here. (Either left click the link to download or right click and ‘save link as’ to your desktop. 31meg)

 

Course Descriptiopn Summary

A more detailed description can be found below

13.5km Xanadu Wines Coastal Run

The race kicks into action in surely one of the most spectacular start lines possible - with all runners gathered on a massive rock slab under the iconic Cape Leeuwin lighthouse. Surrounded by the power of the Southern and Indian Oceans and cheered on by a thousand spectators, this start line will be something to behold! Runners start by heading up the rugged West Coast in a rock running frenzy before crossing to the Southern side of the peninsula for an enthralling mixture of picturesque sandy beaches and defiant rocky headlands on your way back towards Flinders Bay. Cross the road for a quick circuit inland on a flowing 4WD track and then you’re into the Flinders Bay transition area ready for more.

1.9km Speedo Swim

Leaving the cheering mass of spectators at Flinders Bay behind, swimmers dive into the water and enjoy a scenic ocean swim that parallels the coast from Flinders Bay beach back towards Augusta. The swim follows a course inside the surrounding reefs making for protected, calm water swimming while fish and marine life dart in and out around you. Exit the water and complete a short 1km run to the transition area in the park land flanking Hardy Inlet in central Augusta and you’ve ticked off 2 legs and have only 3 to go.

13km Think Kayak WA Paddle

The paddle leg starts with 2-3km stretch on the pristine Hardy Inlet that allows you to get balanced in your boat, find some rhythm and take stock of surroundings before paddling out through the river mouth to enter the Southern Ocean in the protected waters behind Cape Leeuwin. Paddlers head across Flinders Bay and continue towards the Cape on a protected ocean paddle that passes secluded beaches, rock outcrops and granite headlands before doing a u-turn to paddle back around the coast and into the Flinders Bay transition area and a return to dry land.

32km Endura Mountain Bike

Team paddlers hand over to your team rider whilst individuals do a quick gear change and then it’s onto the mountain bike for a fast and furious ride through the forest. The mountain bike leg gets going on some fun 4WD tracks through the local bushland before climbing up through the stunning tall timber forests to provide extensive views across the local farming land to the inlets and oceans beyond. Riders enjoy a cranking descent, a rugged old BMX track and plenty of local single track surrounding town en-route to the final transition at Flinders Bay and the team run to follow.

2.5km MargaretRiver.com Team Run

All team mates reconvene and head off together whilst individuals brave up for the final 2.5km run around the coast and local footpaths with only the finish in your sights. You’ll hear the music pumping and the crowd cheering the closer you get to the almighty finish chute and, as you make your way over the line, don’t forget to clap a few high fives and smile for the cameras because you’ll feel like a hero and have battle scars to prove it having just completed the Anaconda Adventure Race at Augusta.

Well done. You are an Anaconda hero. 

 

Course Map

For reference, the course for the 2012 Anaconda Adventure Race at Augusta is proposed to be exactly the same as in 2011 (and 2009) so you can compare times and efforts on the day.


View Anaconda Adventure Race - Augusta 2012 in a larger map 

 
GO THE DISTANCE

To complete the AugustaAnaconda Adventure Race in a team or as an individual is to get the best out of life. It’s about setting yourself a challenge and then fulfilling a goal.

You’ll see people riding bikes who never should be, swimmers who’ll nearly splash adn crash and paddlers who spend more time up-side-down than right-way-up, but all in all there is something about doing the race that puts a smile on everyone’s faces. Maybe it’s the adventures with friends, the spectacular wilderness, the inclusive atmosphere or the satisfaction of the finish but give it a crack and you’ll never forget it.

Anyone can do it...
Choose your style and get involved - the Anaconda Adventure Race can be completed in a range of categories to get anyone and everyone onto the start then over the finish line:

  • Individuals – do all the legs listed above as a non stop race
  • Pairs – do every leg but in the company of your mate who’s by your side the whole way
  • Relay teams – enter a team with up to 4 people where you do one (or more) legs each. A great way to get involved without being a super hero – build up a team of friends and work colleagues and join all the fun

 

Detailed course description

This text is taken from the Event Program and is the final details for the 2012 event (We encourage everyone to download and read the program from here) (Either left click the link to download or right click and ‘save link as’ to your desktop. 31meg)

Xanadu Wines Coastal Run 13.5km

The Anaconda Adventure Race will commence with all runners gathered on an almighty big granite dome, underneath the Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse, with the Southern and Indian Oceans crashing all around you in what will be a spectacular start.

The start will be conducted in 2 waves with all INDIVIDUALS AND PAIRS starting at 7:45am and TEAM RUNNERS starting at 8:15am. Only individuals and pairs will be permitted onto the start line for the 7:45am start with all teams and other spectators required to wait and watch from the base of the lighthouse. Only after the individuals have started will team runners then be permitted onto the start line at 7:55am. Runners in each start group must self seed themselves according to their rock-running ability.

The race commences with runners heading north along the rocky coastline, going past the Water Wheel and then turning right to leave the coast at Quarry Beach. Follow the dirt road until a T intersection and then turn right to follow the sealed road a short way before turning left onto the east coast. The course then follows this section of coast with a mixture of beach running and rock hopping back towards Augusta.

Runners will be directed away from the coast line at the new marina construction site and must run on the RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE ROAD until directed to cross the road in front of the Marine Rescue buildings. Take care crossing Leeuwin Rd and then continue on the 4WD tracks inland, following the marked and marshalled course on a slightly different route to previous years through the bushland, past the airstrip and then down a section of single track, back across Leeuwin Rd and into T1 at Flinders Bay.

The Run leg:

  • Leeuwin Rd is out of bounds other than for the short 500m stretch from the Skippy Rock Rd intersection and where the course crosses the road (twice) near Flinders Bay.
  • Take care at all road crossings and follow the instructions of traffic marshals

Run to Swim transition 1 (T1) – Flinders Bay [also T3 and T4]: Run > Swim

  • There will be separate transition areas for individuals and Pairs vs Teams. Individuals and Pairs are required to transition next to their bike (positioned in number order) in the larger bike compound TA (so all your gear is together), whilst teams are required to transition in the smaller T1 enclosure.
  • For teams: Team swimmers must stay in the fenced off T1 area and wait for their runner there. The transfer of race bib and timing band must take place within that fenced off area (not before). No support crew or team mates other than the team swimmer are permitted in the T1 enclosure.
  • For Individuals and Pairs: bikes and swim gear must be placed in the designated location according to your race number, inside the fenced off bike enclosure and you must transition here.
  • Gear must be deposited at this transition area from 3:00pm on Saturday or after 6:00am on Sunday.


SPEEDO Ocean Swim, 1.9km

Swimmers enter the water keeping to the left (north) of the boat ramp / pier. Competitors then swim directly out to sea, perpendicular to the beach to swim around a medium sized red buoy in front of the TA and then turn left to swim parallel to the shoreline. Continue swimming across an open section of water then between a reef on your right and the beach on your left to go between the two sets of two buoys located between the reef and the beach. Continue swimming on the shore side of the reef through another “gate” of bouys to a final buoy located immediately in front of the river cutting, Turn left around this buoy and exit the water.

Once out of the water, swimmers run through the obvious river cutting in the sand dunes approximately 600m through to T2 and the kayaks on the river.
The Swim leg:

  • Swimmers must remain in the water and cannot run along the beach at any point until they have rounded the last pink buoy.
  • Swimmers must complete the 500m run component to T2 by themselves and cannot transition with their team mate or receive any assistance until inside the TA. Note: this run can be done in bare feet.

Transition:

  • Team paddlers must stay in the fenced off transition area next to their boat - do not crowd around the timing gate. Give swimmers the chance to clear this area before changing over your race bib and timing band.
  • Boats must be placed in the designated area according to your race number as indicated by the signage in the TA.
  • Please arrange for your support crew to collect your swim gear after you have left or collect your swim gear after you finish. Do not just leave your wetsuit on the grass.
  • Boats and other paddling equipment must be deposited in the transition area after 4:30pm on Saturday or after 6:00am on Sunday. (Note: Albany Tce will be closed between 10:00am and 4:30pm on Saturday and between 7:00am and 4:00pm on Sunday).

Think Kayaks WA INLET AND OCEAN PADDLE 13km

Paddle upstream from the TA and around a large buoy set in the middle of the river (keeping buoy on your right) and continue downstream to the river mouth. Approach the river mouth WITH CAUTION as the river can have a very strong outward flow and sweep to the left, so if you are unsure about the conditions we recommend that you portage the river mouth on the beach on the right.

Once in the ocean, continue paddling across Flinders Bay to pass between the two buoys located approx. 300m offshore from the Flinders Bay boat ramp, then continue south approximately 3km past the Flinders Bay transition area before doing a U-turn, turning right around a large pink buoy located 50m off the shore at ‘Dead Finish’ opposite a small jetty. Make sure you yell out your race number to the checkpoint officials at the U-turn to prove you did the whole course then paddle back beside the coastline to land at the Flinders Bay beach. You MUST carry your boat off the beach and into the TA as soon as you arrive.


The Paddle Leg

  • At the end of the paddle leg, all paddlers must move their boats away from the beach at Flinders Bay and into the designated transition area as soon as you arrive to make space for other paddlers. Support crews cannot help – COMPETITORS MUST MOVE THEIR BOATS THEMSELVES
  • Be aware of the buoys marking the course as indicated on the map – it is up to you to make sure you know where to go
  • Paddlers are NOT permitted to paddle through or portage the new cut. You must paddle out the most eastern channel when entering the ocean

Paddle to mountain bike transition 3 (T3) – Flinders Bay [also T1 and T4]: Paddle > MTB

  • For Individuals and Pairs: your bikes must be positioned in number order in the designated area according to your race number and all transitions must take place at this location. Team riders can place their bikes anywhere within the designated teams TA area.
  • Mountain bike equipment must be deposited at T3 from 3:00pm on Saturday or after 6:00am on Sunday.
  • All kayaks and remaining equipment must be collected by 5:00pm on Sunday upon presentation of your kayak collection token (provided in your registration packs). After this time equipment is left at the owner’s risk.


ENDURA Mountain Bike 32km

Mountain bikers start riding on the sealed streets around Flinders Bay, and then turn left onto Leeuwin Rd then right onto Skippy Rock Rd. From here the course follows a variety of 4WD tracks, sealed roads and single tracks (the track after the Skippy Rock Rd descent being slightly different to previous years) past the airstrip, up onto the ridgeline, through the forest and back to the Flinders Bay TA. Note: all roads are still open to cars.

The MTB leg:

  • Riders must follow the traffic marshals’ instructions when crossing Leeuwin Road (twice). Riders may be required to stop for short periods at this crossing.
  • Marshals are present at other key points and traffic intersections to direct you, the competitor. They are NOT there to stop traffic so don’t expect them to do so.

MTB to Team Run transition 4 (T4) – Flinders Bay [also T1 and T3]: MTB > Team Run:

  • For teams, ALL team members must meet at this transition area and complete the team run to the finish line together. Waiting team mates must remain outside the fenced off TA enclosure and rendezvous with your team rider outside the fencing.
  • If changing into running shoes for the team run, the mountain biker may do this outside the transition area once reunited with your team mates (so your team mates can give you your shoes). Leave bike shoes with your bike.
  • There is no need to transfer the bib or timing band, the team rider should keep them on until the finish line.
  • All mountain bikes and remaining equipment must be collected by 5:00pm on Sunday upon presentation of your MTB collection token (provided in your registration packs). After this time equipment is left at the owner’s risk

 

MARGARETRIVER.COM TEAM RUN 2.5KM

All team members run along the beach and rocky foreshore together and then through the river cutting, through the sand dunes (the same track as swimmers ran along) to the river and then along the footpath past the Colourpatch TA and into the almighty finish chute – you are a champion. Well done!

  • For teams: all team members must meet at T4 at the end of the MTB leg and complete the entire team run to the finish line together – within 50m of each other the whole way. The team’s finishing time will be taken when the last competitor crosses the finish line.
  • Any team who does not complete the final run leg as a FULL team will be listed as an unranked finisher. You may push, pull, drag or carry your tired or injured team mates to the finish line. No exceptions will be made to this rule under any circumstances.
  • Teams must run along the beach and paths as directed – Albany Tce is out of bounds south of The Colourpatch.
  • A photo of your team will be taken as you cross the finish line, if you do not have a team uniform we encourage you to wear your race shirts given to you at registration.

 

RACE LEG REQUIREMENTS

For the Anaconda Mini and the Anaconda Adventure Race

The following requirements apply to the various legs of both the Anaconda Mini and the Anaconda Adventure Race and constitute part of the event rules:

SWIM Leg requirements

  • All swimmers must wear the orange swim caps provided at registration.
  • Swimmers may use a PFD (life-jacket) and/or snorkel and mask if you are a weak swimmer.
  • Hand paddles, flippers and other propulsion devices are not permitted.
  • You are permitted to rest on a rescue craft if required without penalty.
  • Race bib MUST be worn over your wetsuit and MUST NOT be removed until inside the Transition Area. This applies to teams and individual competitors.

Safety actions in case of an emergency or difficulty on the swim leg:

  • Raise one arm if assistance is required and call for help. There will be numerous jet skis patrolling the swim leg.
  • If you hear a continuous siren, horn or whistle exit the water as soon as practicable.

 

PADDLE Leg requirements

  • An orange smoke flare is compulsory and must be worn on all paddlers in the Anaconda Adventure Race (must be on the paddler, not on the boat) at all times on the paddle leg. A limited number of flares will be for sale at registration. (Flares are not required for the Mini).
  • For kayakers using an enclosed cockpit style of craft, spray skirts MUST be worn and fastened prior to leaving the beach.
  • PFDs MUST be worn by all competitors. The race bib must be worn OVER the PFD.When paddlers land at the TA at the end of the paddle leg, they must carry their boats to the kayak storage area as directed by marshals. They cannot receive any assistance from team mates or support crews for this.
  • Paddlers cannot receive any assistance in forward progression by another kayak or vessel during the paddle leg – with the exception of designated water safety vessels.
  • There will be numerous water safety craft. They can assist you, if required, to get back into your boat (without penalty).
  • A paddle leg may be altered depending on weather conditions with any changes communicated at the appropriate competitor briefing or on the race notice board.
  • Helmets (bike helmets are acceptable) MUST be worn on the paddle leg for the Anaconda Adventure Race only. (Helmets are not required for the Mini).

Safety actions in case of an emergency and difficulty for all Paddle legs:

  • If assistance is required by water safety personnel, raise your paddle and wave it to attract attention and tell other competitors you need assistance and to pass the message on. If you get into trouble at sea, ALWAYS stay with your boat until water safety personnel arrive.
  • If you hear a continuous siren, horn or whistle exit the water as soon as practicable.

MTB Leg requirements

  • The course and all intersections will be marked with coloured (pink fluoro) tape, arrows and witches hats but you can still get lost if you don’t pay attention. Keep your eye out for trail markers at all times.
  • Normal road rules apply at all times. Any participant who disobeys road rules is subject to disqualification.
  • The MTB course is not closed to the public and you may encounter cars, walkers and other users… Please be respectful of other users of the tracks and trails.
  • No assistance from team mates or support crews is allowed during the MTB leg.
  • It is compulsory for all riders to carry a First Aid Kit comprising 2 x crepe bandages, 6 x wound closure strips, 1 x triangular bandage, 2 x non-stick wound dressing pads and a pair of surgical gloves. These are available for sale at the race registration area for $15.
  • We recommend that all riders carry spares, including pump, tube, tyre levers, chain breaker, and multi-tool, as well as water or hydration fluid.
  • All riders must walk bikes through the transition area and helmets must be fastened before exiting the TA.
  • There will be no drink stations on the MTB courses.

Safety actions in case of an emergency or difficulty on MTB legs:

  • If you become injured and require assistance, stop moving and stay where you are, tell the competitors that pass you to alert the next race marshal and advise them of your location.
  • If you become lost: backtrack along the trail you followed to return to the marked course.
  • If your bike breaks beyond repair, you are entitled to walk/jog your bike over the rest of the course to the transition area.

RUN Leg requirements

  • The course and all intersections will be marked with coloured (pink fluoro) tape and arrows, but you can still get lost if you don’t pay attention. Keep your eye out for trail markers at all times.
  • Normal road rules apply at all times. Any participant who disobeys road rules is subject to disqualification.
  • No assistance from team mates or support crews is allowed during the run leg.
  • The run course is not closed to the public and you may encounter cars, walkers and other users… Please be respectful of other users of the tracks and trails.
  • It is compulsory for all runners to carry a First Aid Kit comprising 2 x crepe bandages, 6 x wound closure strips, 1 x triangular bandage, 2 x non-stick wound dressing pads and a pair of surgical gloves. These are available for sale at the race registration area for $15
  • There will be no drink stations along the run courses.

Safety steps in case of an emergency or difficulty on Run Legs:

  • If you become injured and require assistance, stop moving and stay where you are. Tell the competitors that pass you to alert the next race marshal and advise them of your location.
  • If you become lost, backtrack along the trail you followed to return to the marked course.

TEAM RUN requirements

  • Teams must run together the whole way from the TA to the finish line. Any team who does not complete the final run leg as a FULL team will be listed as an unranked finisher. No exceptions will be made to this rule under any circumstances.

 

TRANSITION AREA REQUIREMENTS

For the Anaconda Mini and the Anaconda Adventure Race

The following requirements apply to all transition areas (TA) for the Anaconda Mini and the Anaconda Adventure Race and constitute part of the event rules:

  • Only the team mate in the immediate next leg is permitted to wait inside the TA – other team mates and support crews must wait outside the fenced off enclosure. This will be strictly enforced.
  • The immediate next team mate must wait inside the fenced off transition area and must exchange bib and the timing chip next to your equipment (eg MTB, kayak…) Please do not crowd around the entry to the TA but leave space for other competitors to enter.
  • No external support may be provided to competitors inside the fenced off TA enclosure (or out on the course). Support crews can only enter a TA to drop off equipment for their competitor but must leave the TA immediately after doing so. The only exception is that competitors can receive assistance to pull down race bibs (especially over PFDs) from other competitors or from spectators who are located outside the TA fence.
  • The race bib must be worn until you are inside the fenced off TA and must be worn when you exit the TA.
  • The race bib must be the outermost garment and go over the top of buoyancy vests, hydration systems etc.

 

 

The details on this website were updated on 17 October 2012 and are the final details for the 2012 event. The 2012 Anaconda Adventure Race at Augusta event program containing all the details on this website plus additional diagrams, maps and sponsor offers can be downloaded from here. (Either left click the link to download or right click and ‘save link as’ to your desktop. 31meg)