60km K2PD Ultra Trail Race & Relay

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THE NEXT KURANDA 2 PORT DOUGLAS RACE IS ON 18 AUGUST 2024.

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This point-to-point race takes place in August and starts just off Kennedy Highway in Kuranda and follows Black Mountain Road and the Bump track to Port Douglas. The course runs through native rainforest, open eucalypt forest, pine plantations and crosses picturesque creeks. It is a scenic course incorporated in the Mowbray National Park within the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area. The pyramid-shaped Black Mountain is a prominent feature of the race. The tropical rainforest is home to the endangered southern cassowary, a flightless bird that can grow to two metres in height.

It’s not often that we have such a spectacular view of Black Mountain. In the 13 years of the event, we’ve only been able to see if for the past 3 years or so, after some pine trees were removed. But they are slowly growing back, and it will not be long before we, once again, lose our great view.

DATE

18 August 2024

REGISTER HERE

INFORMATION FOR COMPETITORS AND SUPPORT CREW

2024 K2PD Competitor Info Pack

2024 K2PD Event Rules

Running safely on trails in FNQ

2024 Support Crew Information

Course map

RACE DIRECTORS & CONTACT

Lorraine Lawson – enquiries about registration, the route, transport, start line & early start, top end of the course (Start to Top of the Bump) & updates on Teams.
Heidi Sweeting – enquiries about the finish line.

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TRANSPORT

The 60km Kuranda to Port Douglas race starts on Black Mountain Road approximately 200m from the Kennedy Highway turn off. It takes about 30 minutes to drive from Cairns Esplanade/CBD to the start of the race. There is street parking at the start. Take advantage of the transport available to the start line and back to your car parked at Smithfield Shopping Centre.

No transport is provided for SOLO entrants after 11 August, nor to those in the 60km K2PD Relay.

STATUS

Non-certified solo trail race of 60 km, or 60 km team relay (2-4 runners).

RACE HISTORY

Inaugural race was held on 28 August 2011.

RACE RECORDS

60km K2PD SOLO Ultra

Male: Joshua Duff (2023) in a time of 4:56:15 New Course record for the 60km course.

Male: Glen Robinson, 5.14.07, course record set in 2013 – original 64km course.

Female: Nikki Wynd, 5.52.28, course record set in 2013.

64km Relay: CWL in 4:46:51, 2018. Leg 1 (14km) Tim Jack, Leg 2 (14km) Craig Langdon (Combined time of 2:12); Leg 3 (21km) John Schreuder (1:28); Leg 4 (16km) Andrew Packer (1:06:51)

PAST WINNERS

64km K2PD Ultra

Year	Male	Time	Female	Time
2011	Ben Carter	5:45:14	Julie Sager	6:41:58
2012	Oliver Zambon	5:27:19	Mandy Noble	6:06:18
2013	Glen Robinson	5:14:07	Nikki Wynd	5:52:38
2014	Steve Cunningham	5:55:47	Yvette Edward	6:09:18
2015	David von Senden	6:04:17	Sonya Alba-Miller	7:02:06
2016	Bryan O’Mahony	5.31.23	Alena Scurrah	6.55.52
2017	David von Senden	5:36:50	Alena Scurrah	6:32:39
2018	Leo Schoepflin	5:27:22	Janelle Johnson	6:11:57
2019	Troy Ireland	6:04:48	Alena Scurrah	6:23:53
2020	Adam Fox	5:27:05	Stephanie Auston	5:18:52

60km K2PD Ultra

2021

Alberto
Garcia
Gomez

5:34:32

Julie Lightfoot (2nd overall)

5:37:02

2022

Evan Kelly

4:58:20

Hannah Mendes

6:37:51

2023

Joshua Duff

4:56:15 (60km course record)

Akane Goode

6:26:16

K2PD Past top three winners

64km K2PD Relay

Year	Team	Time	Team members
2011	1 team	No time recorded
2012	Chicks with Kicks	6:11:55
2013	ACE	5.49.02
2014	Vanessa’s Team	6.08.41
2015	Trail Chicks	7:29:19	Maria Pin, Mara Rooks, Rosie Cifuentes, Susie Alba
2016	Basilisk Boys	5.48.45	Neil Bertram, Neal Kleve, Adrian Darveniza and Richard Curzon
2017	Trinity Chicks	5.28.47	Tracey Mcdonald, Legs 1 & 2, 27km; Akane Goode, Leg 3, 21km; Angel Hayes, Leg 4, 16km
2018	CWL	4:46:51	Leg 1 14km Tim Jack & Leg 2 14km Craig Langdon (2:12) ; Leg 3 21km John Schreuder (1:28); Leg 4 16km Andrew Packer (1:06:51)
2019	3 chicks and a biker	5:53:13	Leg 1 13km Wes Swindale, Leg 2 13km Katherine Johnson, Leg 3 21km Kristin Soda, Leg 4 17km Christy King
2020	The young and the breathless	6:08:10	Leg 1 13km Jeanette Gegg, Leg 2 13 km Kylie Brown, Let 3 21km Robert Clause, Leg 4 17 km Liam Madin