Melbourne Frontyard Ultra

Trail running festival at You Yangs Regional Park near Melbourne and Geelong featuring distances from 5 km to 100 miles. Routes pass granite peaks, forest and rocky trails with expansive views across Port Phillip Bay.

Trail races in the Dandenong Ranges with three waymarked courses, differing ascent and water-point provisions. A handicap start mixes runners on the trails so following the colour-coded markings is essential.

A two day Spartan obstacle event at Werribee Racecourse with Sprint, Super and Kids races plus a 4 hour Hurricane Heat. The course is described as fast and flat and features Chain Carry and Armer obstacles.

A September running festival around Emerald Lake Park with a point to point 13.5 km Classic from Belgrave plus 5 km and 1.2 km events. The festival runs against Puffing Billy trains and raises funds for heritage restoration.