FKT: Keelan Birch - Point Lookout - Bellingen - 2025-02-02

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Route variation
Up (Bellingen - Pt Lookout)
Multi-sport
No
Gender category
Male
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Unsupported
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Finish date
Total time
9h 54m 21s
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Starting at Bellingen War Memorial at 6:54am. Slightly later than planned but even though it was summer, the forecast was for a relatively overcast day. Pack felt heavy with 5.5L + food + poles. For the first 4.5hrs i felt really average from a morning burrito but once i went to the toilet, i ran much better all the way to the end. Horseshoe Rd was a bit same same at times but loved Kilprotay Road. I refilled 2L from a natural water source at 47km. Robinsons Knob Trail was really slow with lots of steep pinches, grassy and saw 6 snakes in this section. Felt pretty good all the way up the climb to Point Lookout to squeeze in under 10 hours.

Drank 4.5L water + 2L Trail Brew (360g carbs) + 2 x PF 90g, 1 x PF30g (caf), 500ml coke and 7 snake lollies. Total 700g carbs = 70p/h

I wrote a more detailed overview of the route in my downhill FKT run here