Race planning

Plan KosciMiler

Use the listed edition as your starting point. Each tool keeps imported race facts separate from the targets and assumptions you choose.

Edition notes: The official 2026 race page now lists 160.5 km and 4,731 m of climbing. Entries are sold out. The November 27 start at 3:00 AM and 36-hour limit remain unchanged. The 2026 tracking page is published (checked November 5); its header shows 161 km / 4,710 m+, while its finish row matches the race page’s figures.

Listed edition

Nov 27, 2026 – Nov 28, 2026

Format

Fixed-Distance

Distance

160.5 km

Local start time

3:00 AM Friday

Duration / cutoff

36 hours

Crew and pacers

Crews may help only at designated checkpoints and only within 500 m either side of them, and may never run alongside runners. The 2026 time chart marks crew assistance at Bullocks Flat (32 and 132 km), Charlotte Pass Resort (57 km), Charlotte Pass Lookout (81 km), Guthega Base Camp (91 km), Guthega Power Station (99 and 109 km), Perisher Ski Tube (119 km), Keller Plaza (151 km), Black Sallees (158 km) and the finish. Private vehicles are not allowed on Kosciuszko Road beyond Perisher, so crews reach both Charlotte Pass checkpoints only on the paid spectator shuttle from Perisher, and any car entering Kosciuszko National Park needs a NSW Parks Pass. Pacers are allowed only in the KosciMiler: up to three, one at a time, from Guthega Power Station (99.4 km) to the finish, with changes only at Guthega Power Station (99.4 and 109.0 km), Perisher Ski Tube (119.1 km), Bullocks Flat (132.2 km) and Keller Plaza (151.4 km), never at Ngarigo Campground. Pacers must be 18 or older, register by November 26, 2026, pass their own mandatory gear check and may not carry food, water or equipment for the runner.

Drop bags

Checkpoint drop bags are handed in at Jindabyne Memorial Hall at check-in on Wednesday or 8:00 AM–6:00 PM Thursday, November 26. Bags must be soft, closable and of reasonable size (supermarket cool bags work); plastic bags, plastic boxes and glass are refused, and runners get one bag per location. The 2026 time chart marks drop bags at Bullocks Flat (32 and 132 km), Charlotte Pass Resort (57 km), Guthega Power Station (99 and 109 km), Perisher Ski Tube (119 km) and Keller Plaza (151 km). Bags return to Friday Flat within four hours of each checkpoint’s cutoff and must be collected by 10:00 AM Sunday. A finish-line bag can be dropped at the start between 2:30 and 3:00 AM.

Recorded facts reviewed Oct 24, 2026. Check the organizer’s latest rules. Calendar downloads use all-day dates and do not set a starting alarm.