RACE DAY: SUNDAY 12 OCTOBER 2025
RACE DAY SCHEDULE
| 7:30am | 30km Race Start – Forestville Park |
| 8:30-8:40am | 5km and 3km Race Start – Forestville Park |
| 10:00-10:10am | NOSH 14 Race Start – Two Creeks Track, Lindfield |
| 10:15am (or as soon as final results are available) | 5km and 3km Race Presentations |
| 12:15pm (or as soon as final results are available) | 14km and 30km Race Presentations |
| 1:00pm | Afternoon bus departs from Forestville for Lindfield |
| 1:30pm | Course closure/timing ceases |
RACE TIMING
Electronic timing will be used. Your race time will start when you cross the pad at the start line. Timing will stop when you cross the pad at the finish.
All runners must wear the race bib with timing chip attached.
RACE BIBS AND REGISTRATION
All runners will receive a race bib that must be worn. Personalised bibs will be printed for all participants that have pre-entered the event before the publicised bib closure date.
Runners may collect bibs and the registration desk at their start venue.
EVENT TEE-SHIRTS
When ordering, grab yourself a commemorative tee. Available in both men’s and women’s cuts, you can look good and feel great in these Australian made products. Made from 97% recycled COOLMAX® EcoMade fabric, with Sanitised® Actifresh Antibacterial treatment, it sits comfortably on the body and will keep you cool dry, and fresh. Fabric waste during construction is reprocessed by Blocktexx into saleable products and the majority of power in the SCODY Australian factory is from solar.
Shirts must be pre-ordered by 1 September and can be mailed to you or collected at the event.
PRIZES
All finishers will receive a Finishers Medal at Forestville.
First place-getters for each age category will be recognised for their outstanding effort.
All podium places (1st, 2nd and 3rd) in the 14km and 30km events as well as event volunteers will receive a famed NOSH mug. The mugs are a tradition of the NOSH and are unique each year. Plus there will also be some lucky draw prizes of NOSH mugs at the presentation ceremony. The mugs are not for sale.
Note that prizes will not be mailed out or delivered. All winners must be at the presentations to collect their prizes.
BUS TRANSFER FOR 14KM CLASSIC NOSH RACE
We are pleased to offer the option of an air-conditioned post-race 1pm bus transfer from Forestville to Lindfield. Save time on race morning and enjoy the post-race buzz and presentations before taking the return trip back to Lindfield. The bus transfer can be booked and paid for ($25 per head+gst) when you enter. Seats are limited and bookings will close when the bus is full.
With drop-offs at both Lindfield Oval and Lindfield train station you can leave a vehicle at Lindfield Oval on race morning or catch a train to Lindfield and warm up with a walk to the Oval on race morning.
Competitors are also welcome to make their own independent transport plans for the 14km event transfer. Public transport between the Lindfield start and Forestville finish locations is possible using standard Sydney bus and train routes but check timetables and some walking to and from stops may be required. From Forestville there are various buses that pick up from Warringah Rd and Wakehurst Parkway and connect to Chatswood, the city and Manly.
If you wish to make your own travel arrangements we recommend you park your car at the start or finish and get a friend to give you a lift or organise a car shuffle with other competitors.
Note that there is only one road in and out of Forestville Park (Currie Rd) and parking at the oval and surrounding streets will be limited.
GEAR TRANSFER
A complimentary gear transfer service from the Lindfield to Seaforth will be offered. You may leave a small labeled bag of personal items at the gear drop at the start and we will arrange transport of your bag to the finish line. Whilst all care will be taken, we cannot make any guarantees in relation to security of your gear or breakages. If it is wet, we will do our best but your bag may get wet. Please don’t leave any valuables in your bag to be transported.
REFRESHMENTS
We expect that refreshments will be available at Forestville Park.
We encourage all runners to be self-sufficient with their race hydration and nutrition needs.
INSURANCE
The Great NOSH Footrace is covered by Orienteering NSW’s public liability insurance. This does not include personal accident insurance. It is recommended to take out your own personal accident and ambulance cover for the event.
FIRST AID
A professional first aid service will be on hand at Forestville. Course marshals will also be able arrange assistance should participants be injured on the course and be unable to complete the race. If you cannot proceed to a course marshal, please ask a fellow runners to alert the next marshal of your injury. A sweep will also be following behind the back of the race field and will be able to assist.
Should you be unable to finish the race, please do not arrange your own pick-up without alerting a course marshal or the event communication officer (the number will be printed on your race bib).
ORGANISERS
The Great NOSH Footrace is conducted by Orienteering NSW and Bennelong Northside Orienteers with assistance by other Sydney orienteering clubs:
- Big Foot Orienteers
- Garingal Orienteers
- Southern Highlands Orienteers
- Uringa Orienteers and
- Western and Hills Orienteers.
Bennelong Northside Orienteers is the local club for orienteering on Sydney’s northern beaches.
The event is only possible thanks to significant volunteer efforts of course marshals and helpers from the orienteering community. Please give them a smile and a big thanks as you run by.
Organisational support is provided by Bold Horizons. Email info@boldhorizons.com.au if you have any event related enquiries.
If you love trail running why not blaze your own trail at an orienteering event soon?
| For more information on orienteering and upcoming events, check out the Orienteering NSW, Bold Horizons and orienteering club websites. |
The Great NOSH Footrace is a fundraiser for the development and conduct of orienteering in NSW.
