Poker Run

In its fourth year, the Poker Trail Run is conducted on dirt tracks at the Smithfield Conservation and Mountain Bike Park in Cairns, Queensland. There is a long loop (app 3km) and a short loop (app 2km) through rainforest and pine plantations. These mountain biking tracks have some very steep ascends and descends.
Competitors complete as many loops as they can in the hour allowed. Upon registration and at the end of each short loop, competitors receive a playing card. Two cards are awarded for each long loop. The runner with the best poker hand at the end of the race is the winner.