The 2014 Kokoda Challenge Briefing

Night

It will

It will

CHANGE YOU

And the lives of many Young Australians

And the lives of many Young Australians

Changing our communities

VIDEO KCYP

The Line up.......

•Steve O’Keefe•David Paynter•Scott Whimpy•Danielle Ritchie

•Doug Henderson OAM

A “NORMAL” PERSON’S GUIDE TO

SURVIVING THE KOKODA

CHALLENGE

Before the event....

KNOW THE TRACK

-----Original Message-----From: Liam ******* [mailto:liam*****@***********.com.au]Sent: Wednesday, 6 July 2005 9:31 AMTo: O'keeffe, SteveSubject: RE: Pure Blondes

yeah i went through the CD we got for the Kokoda challenge in detail last night....we will have to carry the maps and leg details. It looks pretty hardcore man...i couldn't help thinking "what the hell have we done???"

EXPERIMENT

COMMUNICATE

LEARN SOME HISTORY

GET TO THE STARTING LINE

During the event....

PACEYOURSELV

ES

ACCEPT THAT 96KM WILL

HURT

ACCEPT THAT 96KM WILL

HURT

BEWARE YOUR

DEMONS

FORGET LOGIC[KEEP SOME PERSPECTIVE]

DO SOMETHING EXTRODINARY!

[CROSS THE FINISH LINE]

Unofficially....

THANK A VOLUNTEER

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The 2014 Kokoda Challenge

David PaynterEvent & Operational

Manager

96km REGISTRATION

Friday 18th July: 3pm – 7pm

Saturday 19th July: 5.30am – 6.30am

96km REGISTRATION

• Know your team number

• All team members must have a signed waiver form

• No Paid Up No START

JIM STILLMAN REGISTRATION

• Registration at Numinbah Hall from 10am – 11.45am

• Know your team number• All team members must

have a signed waiver form • No Paid Up No START

YOU MUST HAVE A SIGNEDWAIVER FORM!!!!

No minimum Fundraising

=

No START

Team/Supporters

Parking

Race Registration Hall

Start Line

Entry Point Exit Point Start Line

Team Drop Off Bay

Drop Off ONLY – no short or long term parking

You need one of these

No not the camera man!!

A fluoro vest!

THE

START

CHECKPOINTS

CHECKPOINTSScan in as a complete team

If longer than 20 minutes at a CP ‘scan’ back out

KML TRACKSwww.kmltracks.com

Google Earth Tracking

the 2014 Kokoda Challenge

powered by KML Tracks

Course Overview

Team Member Withdrawal If a team member withdraws they

must do so at a checkpoint (unless in emergency situations)

The team member must try and arrange transport for themselves from that checkpoint

If 1 team member withdraws, that team is able to continue walking as a group of 3. However, if more than one team members withdraws you must wait at that checkpoint for another team to come through who is agreeable to you walking with their group

There MUST be a MINIMUM of 3 people WALKING TOGETHER at ALL TIMES.

When walking with another team, please advise the checkpoint Charlie at that checkpoints registration desk

Support CREW!!Compulsory support crew briefing after the start at Firth Park

Teams are to be self sufficient with food and drink and this is where support crew are required so you don’t have to carry it along the whole 96kms

There are 4 Major Support Crew Checkpoints:

4 Polly’s Kitchen6 Numinbah Hall8 Army Land11 Clagirba Reserve

NO generators or music.

Do not service your team at any other point or you risk disqualification

MORE on Support CREW

Communicate with your support crew about estimated arrival times at checkpoints to ensure they are on hand at all the major checkpoints. Encourage team to have contact with the Tracking System through the Kokoda Challenge Website.

Teams are limited to one support crew vehicle per team and this will be monitored with parking supervisors – please be considerate of others.

Read the new and updated support crew handbook

WET WEATHER PLAN

Go to your Competitor’s Area

to download & READ all the

information we have just talked

about!kokodachallenge.com/competitor-

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Emergency Contact Number

0497 025 761

Put it in your phone now

Housekeeping

Scott Whimpy

Danielle Ritchie

Team Tips

• Know roughly what speed you walk• Mind biggest obstacle• Only as fast as slowest team member• Don’t intro anything new on the day –

food and medications• Chaffing and blisters will take you out• Don’t stay at checkpoints for too long • Cut toe nails

Bits and Pieces

• Walking poles• Injinji socks• Good night lamp• Glide or similar• Ziplock bag with food and snacks• Music for the hills• First aid kit• Named boxes for support crew

Checkpoint Arrival TimesCheckpoint Checkpoint Location Distance (km) Distance CP -CP ETA Likely CP closing times

CP0 Start 0 5.4 7.00am

CP1 Orange Road 5.4 6.7 9.10am

CP2 Mt Nimmel Lodge 12.1 8 10.00am - 10.45am 10.15am 11.55am

CP3 Austinville Road 20.1 9.3 3.10pm

CP4 - MAJOR CP Polly's Kitchen (1/3) 29.4 9 2.00pm - 4.00pm 3.00pm 7.00pm

CP5 Numinbah Enviro Centre 38.4 8.6 10.40pm

CP6 - MAJOR CP Numinbah Hall (1/2) 47 6 6.30pm - 9.30pm 8.00pm 2.10am

CP7 Numinbah Enviro Centre 53 5.1 4.40am

CP8 - MAJOR CP Army Land (Tarlington Range Rd)58.1 5.9 9.00pm - 1.00am 11.00pm 6.40am

CP9 Army Land 64 5.2 9.10am

CP10 Syd Duncan Park 69.2 7.4 12.00am - 2.45am 2.15am 11.15am

CP11 Bellis Road (3/4) 76.6 6.6 2.15pm

CP12 - MAJOR CP Nathanvale Drive 83.2 7.5 3.00am - 9.00am 6.00am 4.30pm

CP13 Nerang National Park 90.7 5.3 7.55pm

CP14 Finish 96 0 7.00am - 1.00pm 10.30am 10.00pm

Support Crew Notes

A word from

Kokoda Youth Foundation founder & Executive Chairman

Doug Henderson OAM

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