Every July, thousands descend on the Sunshine Coast hinterland town of Pomona for the annual King of the Mountain Festival - Home to Australia’s most grueling and historic mountain race, the Bendigo Bank International Mountain Challenge – a 4.5km race up Mount Cooroora and back – it attracts competitors from all over the world.
This year, at the 33rd event held on July 22, 2012, current record holder and winner of the Bendigo Bank International Mountain Challenge six times in a row, Niel Labinsky is going for the most consecutive wins in King of the Mountain history.
Also this year, there is a new event for high school competitors – the Zinc 96.1FM Mountain Dash – a 2.4km run from the main race starting point to the base of Cooroora Mountain and back.
The Pomona King of the Mountain Festival is a free fun day out for the whole family with market stalls, food, entertainment, live music, rides and much, much more.
The festival kicks off at 7am and ends at 5pm.
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