In 2026 we welcome a new sibling for the Hut 2 Hut family - the Lalas 23km.
The Lalas 23km is a step up from the Bella 10km, a stairway progression run to the elder Archie 50km and Oscars 100km and it undoubtedly carries the family genes: mountainous, steep and stunning.
A touch over a half marathon with a vertical kilometre drop AND a vertical kilometre climb it will test your trail running mettle. This one's a beauty that may test the limits of your training bank, draw on your resources and reveal to you the depths of your own resilience.
The course starts with a gentle rolling, undulating cruise along the Family Trail, departing the village along Split Rock, the head over to Cornhill Spur before the downhill bombing begins.
Down, down, down Delatite you go and the expert advice is step easy - if you crush the downhill you'll also crunch your quads, something that will cost you in the back half of the Lala.You'll drop all the way down the valley and flow alongside the Delatite River, which you bank-hop numerous times on log bridges, all the while cheered on by towering forests and crowded stands of ferns.
A pep talk, and aid station relief, awaits at the Mirimbah Crossover where you'll need to catch your breath and steel your glutes because the climb up Klingsporn Trail begins and doesn't let up. Sweeping single track gives you time to get in a groove before a hook to the right sets you up for McLoughlins Spur AKA The North Face of Mount Buller. Magical snow gum forest meadows give way to technical mountain stone and ridgelines.
This is where you'll feel the legs if you crushed them on the earlier descent. Maybe it's best you pack the pickle juice just in case you did.All up it's a 1150m climb in only 7km before you pop out just shy of the 1805m summit of Mount Buller, perhaps the pinnacle moment of the mighty Lala 23km...but it's not quite the finish. Another 2km down the aptly named Athletes Walk and into the Village Square for a round of applause under the arch.
The Lalas 23 is, in many ways, a much more runnable course than the Archies 50 and Oscars 100.It is suitable for the novice trial runner, and all road runners, right through to those who are looking to smash out their fastest mountain half marathon that includes a vertical KM. The event has generous cut off times so, like all of our events, is suitable for runners and trekkers alike.
LaLas 23 – For the Ones Who Carry the Load
Some stories don’t make the highlight reel.
LaLas 23 is a race built to celebrate the mums who carry it all — quietly, constantly, without applause. The ones who show up every day for their kids, especially when those kids need more. More time. More care. More patience. More of them.
In Australia, more than 80% of primary carers are women, and when a child lives with disability, it’s overwhelmingly the mother who becomes the constant, the organiser, the advocate, the anchor. Many do it solo. All do it with love.
LaLas 23 isn’t just a run. It’s a fast and flowy descent through lush rainforest and river trails, followed by a vertical kilometre climb to the summit of Mt Buller. It’s tough. It’s breathtaking. It’s beautiful.
Just like them.
Come run it to celebrate the women who show up, stand strong, and keep going — no matter what.
Pricing
REFUND POLICY - 75% of your entry fees is refunded if you withdraw from the event, for any reason, prior to October 1st, 2025. 50% of your entry fees is refunded if you withdraw from the event, for any reason, prior to December 24th, 2025. 25% of your entry fees is refunded if you withdraw from the event, for any reason, prior to January 14th, 2026. No refunds are issued after January 14th, 2025
Schedule
Cut off Times
- suitable pack for carrying items below
- Waterproof and windproof jacket with hood and sealed seams
- Waterproof and windproof pants with sealed seams (weather specific - you will be notified prior to the event if this item remains mandatory)
- Long sleeved thermal top (polypropylene, wool or similar). Cotton, coolmax, lycra and any compression garment will not be acceptable
- Medium Weight Long Sleeve Mid Layer - Polar Fleece or Similar (weather specific - you will be notified prior to the event if this item remains mandatory)
- Beanie/balaclava/buff
- Whistle (pea-less)
- Basic First Aid kit including: Space blanket, personal medicinal requirements; band aids / blister wraps; 10cm elastic bandage for snake bites/sprains. NB: cotton crepe bandages are NOT acceptable.
- Fully charged mobile phone (Telstra provides the only coverage in patches).
- pre-loaded Avenza Maps App on your smartphone PLUS the course map downloaded into App. See INSTRUCTIONS HERE for how to organise.
- Food - for the run and emergency food if lost
- Water carrying capacity —minimum 1-litres. More recommended if forecast is hot.
