Ultra Dog
50KM
6th - 7th September 2025
with
Event Marshalls: Nigel Wallis & Mitchell Deahm
📍 Base Camp: Kowen State Forest
(Maps and directions will be emailed to entrants prior to the event.)
📋 Event Format: 6PM Saturday 6th September to 6AM Sunday 7th September
Entry Information:
- 🗓 Entries close: Sunday 31st August 2025 Changes to entries can be made up until Friday the 5th of September, at 6pm.
⭐Note: ACCEPTANCE OF YOUR ENTRY is contingent on proof of adequate training.
Event Classes:
- 50 km Solo musher - single discipline (rig, scooter, bike, or cannicross) - with dog team consistent through the event.
⭐Note: Dogs may be dropped during the event but not picked up. Ie if a team drops a dog it cannot pick up different dog to replace it, or return a droppped dog to a team.
- 50 km Solo musher - multi discipline (scooter, bike, canni) - a musher may run a team of dogs across disciplines. Any single dog can be used for multiple disciplines, or within the team or the musher may have different dgos for ech disciplne.
⭐Note: Entrants who choose to scooter may run 1 or 2 dogs for that leg. Bike and cannicross will be 1 dog ONLY.
- 50 km Relay - multi discipline - a team of 2 - 5 mushers will participate using their preferred discipline of scooter, bike and cannicross, with a total team distance of 50km.
⭐Note: There is a limit of 2 bike legs per team, and 2 scooter legs per team. There is no limit on cannicross legs per team. There is no limit on the km's completed by a team member, but they must complete full 10km or 20km loops.
⭐⭐Note: Each member of a team must complete an entry form and sign the waiver
Event Format:
- The event course will consist of a 20km loop and a 10km loop to be completed in any combination to accumulate 50km. Course may be subject to change due to weather or track conditions.
- Entrants will start in waves of:
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- Solo > 2 wheels (rigs)
- Solo 2 wheels (scooter & bike)
- Solo 0 wheels(cani)
- Team relay
⭐Note: The event will NOT be using 'beeps' on the start line to help reduce dogs associating with sprint events.
- There will be a minimum rest period required of 2 hours over the duration of the event for solo wheeled participants.
- There is no minimum rest period for cannicross participants but dogs must be vet checked on the completion of each loop, and can be given a mandated rest period by the race vet.
- For team relay participants rest periods may be deemed to be on non-active legs. Dogs participating in mulitple relay loops must be vet checked on the completion of each loop, and can be given a mandated rest period by the race vet.
Mandatory Equipment:
Ensure your gear is race-ready and safe. Participants must leave the event hub for each loop with:
- Rig, scooter, bike, or belt (depending on your discipline)
- Sound lines
- Effective brakes
- Undamaged wheels
- Functional light, plus a spare light, preferably with an additional spare battery
- Line cutters
- Water bowls sufficient to water team on trail
- Fully charged mobile phone & UHF Radio (TBA)
Event Schedule:
- 📍 Driver Check in: Saturday 6th September 12:00 noon until to 2:00pm
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- At check-in, each solo entrant or team will be provided with their race pack, including their official race number.
- All drivers or their representative must also report to the veterinary check table so pre-race veterinary examinations can be arranged.
- This will be in order of check-in.
- 📍 Veterinary Examinations: Saturday 6th September 12:00 noon until 3:00pm
- 🔒 Compulsory Drivers Meeting Saturday 6th September at 4:30pm.
- 🟢Event Starts: Saturday 6th September at 6:00pm.
- 🛑Event Finishes: Sunday 7th September at 6:00am.
- 🏆 Presentation: to be held shortly after racing concludes on Sunday.
Event Awards:
- 50 km Solo - single discipline
- Rig
- Scooter or Bike
- Canicross - Male - Female
- 50 km Solo - multi discipline
- 50 km Relay - multi discipline - Team event
On-Site Facilities:
- ☕ 🚻 Limited campsite facilities: Drop toilet and portaloos will be provided
- 💧 Water: BYO water for yourself and your dogs
- 🔥 Fires: Fires must be contianed in drums or firepits only
- ♻ Leave no trace: Clean up after your dogs to help preserve future access
- ⭐Please note that there is no on-site power.
All racing is conducted under AFSS rules and policies.
📍 IMPORTANTTo avoid additional fees, enter "CASH" in uppercase in the discount code box throughout the entry form.