Inward Bound is an annual navigation based, endurance running event for ANU Students in the surrounds of Canberra.
Inward Bound is a unique, volunteer-run adventure footrace, challenging the physical and emotional endurance of participants and providing a safe and exciting opportunity to explore the Australian wilderness, aiming to foster a love of trail-running, navigation-based events such as rogaining, and the beauty of the natural environment.
Based on World War 2 survivalist training intended for downed pilots, the event starts with teams of four being disoriented and transported blindfolded to an unknown remote location in the surrounding Canberra area. Each team are provided maps, course notes and a set of coordinates which will give them the location of the finish line. Each year the course and the finish line for the event will change. Previous locations have included the Orroral Valley (ACT), Maloneys Beach on NSW’s South Coast, and Denison Campground in the Kosciuszko National Park (NSW). After disembarking their buses, the teams, generally in the middle of the night, use simple map-and-compass navigation techniques to quickly determine their location (“Dropsite”) before running anywhere from 30 km to 100 km to a given location (“Endpoint”), racing against other teams, receiving no assistance.
More Information – https://anuinwardbound.com/
Our reserve came alive over the weekend with over 1,600 people, numerous cars and 15 buses. This was a marvellous occasion in the life of our village, and we were able to provide the venue for such a well-organised event. This was organised by students from various colleges, and they are to be complimented. The grounds and facilities were immaculately cleaned up by late Saturday afternoon.
