Date. 19^th August 2001.

Start. 8.00am.

Course. Gravel/dirt tracks - last bit on bitumun road.

Distance. 16.6km. (approx. ).

Race Director Ken Graham 9397 6289

Venue. Start : Helena Valley Primary School.

Finish: Fred Jacoby Park.

Drinks. Plenty of water on the way in the river, cups at the end

Facilities. Toilets at the start and finish. No showers.

With regards transport, drive your vehicle to the finish at Fred Jacoby Park, and then get on a fifty seater bus, which will leave there at 7.15am to take runners to the start in the Helena Valley. The course consists of 15kms of good dirt road and beautiful scenery, and no vehicles until the last kilometre which is all uphill on bitumen to the finish. The course crosses the Helena River four times. At the first crossing runners invariably get their feet wet on the sandy bottom, and the other crossings are over concrete culverts, although the river could be running over these if there has been enough rain just prior to the race. The course is well marked with lime.