The world's biggest horse race may be over, but for my CCE I am hosting a Race Day in Heffron Park.
Geocacher's Race Day!!
There will be a series of races, and the winners of each race will share FTF.
Race 1: The Walking Race
Follow the walking track right around Heffron Park - One lap in a clockwise direction.
Race 2: The Park Run / Park Jog
Follow the walking track right around Heffron Park - Two laps in an anticlockwise direction.
Race 3: The Bike Race
Three laps of the Criterium Track course described below. (Must bring your bike).
Race 4: Novelty Races
Bison and Spoon Race; Eclipse Tin Toss; Three-legged Logbook Race; Hobby-Horse Race.
Participants of the Hobby-Horse race must bring a 'hobby-horse' and preerably wear silks (a cap or brighly coloured shirt).
Race 5: Non-Event
You don't have to enter any race - just watch and chat and commentate! (no FTF for this one).
You may also act as course marshalls for the other races.
Prize for best dressd race-going wear too.
The Bike Race course:
Heffron Park Criterium Track is a two-kilometre dedicated racing circuit in Maroubra.
The track sits among an extensive suite of recreational facilities including football fields, netball courts and an aquatic centre.
Heffron is such a part of Sydney cycling folklore that it has its own nomenclature.
After leaving the start line at the clubhouse, it’s a wide right turn onto a straight that goes past the toilet block.
Head west to the squircle—not quite a square, not quite a circle—at the track’s southwest corner.
Its four tight corners allow the breakaway to look back and gauge their gap to the peloton.
After passing the tennis courts, head northeast up the first pimple, rapidly down the other side and over the second pimple.
On an otherwise flat course, the pimples give gravity just the slightest impact on the race: enough to drag on the pedals and steal a little momentum.
It’s then a fast, downhill left-hander past the netball courts followed by a U-turn that’s uphill, forcing you to pedal through the corner (watch your inside pedal). A curving right-hander takes you onto the finishing straight where the line beckons 400 metres away.
Community Celebration Events - 2025
This Event is part of a limited release of Community Celebration Events to celebrate 25 years of geocaching. Geocachers hosted events between January 1, 2025 and December 31, 2025. Learn more about Community Celebration Events on the Geocaching Blog.