Event: JABULANI CHALLENGE
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Summary
The Jabulani Challenge is a charity trail run offering 12 km, 22 km and 45 km courses through Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park with waterside tracks, rainforest, technical singletrack, creek crossings and steep hill climbs, all within 30 minutes of the Sydney CBD.
Course & Elevation
The Jabulani Challenge is a charity trail run through Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park on Sydney's northern edge, staged by Maximum Adventure and returning on Saturday 10 April 2027. Runners choose between 12km, 22km and the flagship 45km, all starting and finishing at Bobbin Head on the water's edge — barely 30 minutes from the Sydney CBD. The 45km carries around 1,110m of climbing and counts towards iTRA points and the UTMB World Index (note: the $12 National Park entry fee is extra).
The long course is a singletrack lover's day out: roughly half of it is narrow trail, threading along Cowan Creek on the technical Warrimoo Track, through rainforest pockets and sandstone country, with creek crossings and the stair-heavy climb to The Sphinx as its signature test. Out-and-back sections mean you'll share high-fives with runners in both directions before the final winding descent back to the finish at Bobbin Head.
It's a course that rewards runners who can move efficiently on technical singletrack and still have legs for repeated sharp climbs — and the midday cut-off at 23.5km means pacing matters from the gun. A structured, event-specific training block builds exactly that: time on technical trail, stair and hill strength, and the endurance to keep the second half honest.
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