Trail Running in Australia

There's that green Denbigh Harriers vest going over the start line at the Plenty Gorge 17.6K Trail Race just outside Melbourne in Australia. Lots of up and down going across the gorge (and the river) at least four times. I sneaked a 1st V60 in 1.44.27, 90th overall out of nearly 500. Vicky started the short event but nobly sacrificed her race in order to help a lady who'd smashed her ankle at a fairly inaccessible part of the course (out in the bush in other words!) It was an early morning start and consequently pretty nippy as you'll see from the fact that I wore a t-shirt and a vest. Very well organised apart from the almost total lack of marshals, but it was a very well marked course. The downside of this was that I had to follow the marked course and not go off piste and take advantage of any fell running skills like taking short cuts or galloping down scree slopes. (I was the only one with a bumbag!)