Start time: 8:00am Presentations: 9:30am right after the Half Marathon presentations. On day entries: Yes, closing at 7:45am. Cutoffs: NIL. Runners and walkers are encouraged to attend (even those looking for a relaxed stroll). Aid Stations: 800m, 3.5km, 5.6km, 8.2km, 10.0km. Training plans: Click HERE
Course Description:
Start at rear of Norm Minns / Showground complex near the Magpies Football Clubrooms.
Run around the Norm Minns Oval, exit at the Evans Street gates and run onto the road surface of Gray Street.
Continue along Gray Street and turnleft into Templeton Strret, then left onto the gravel entrance to the Boat Ramp.
Turn right onto the cycle path, continue along this path over the two new Ovens River foot-bridge crossings and arrive at Sydney Beach.
Turn LEFT off the bridge, follow the path around and into the carpark of Sydney Beach.
Run out of Sydney Beach and turn left crossing the Ovens River once again, this time using the old stockbridge.
Turn right into Apex Park, go 50m and turn left.
Do a lap of the park on the bitumen cycleway of Apex Park. (ensure bib number is showing as this is a "check" point).
Head back over the stockbridge and the other two river crossings toward the start (using the left / southern cycleway at Sydney Beach for the return).
When arriving at the back of the Norm Minns Oval, follow the river along the cycling path until it terminates at College Street.
Cross College Street and Park Lane and continue on the cycling path on the north side of College Street until then turning right at Phillipson Street.
Stay on the right hand side of Phillipson Street, continue to the end of the road and turn left into Cambridge Drive.
Stay on the right side of Cambridge Drive and continue until Trotman Drive.
Run along Trotman Drive and turn left into Logan Drive where indicated. (ensure bib number is showing as this is a "check" point).
Follow the road until Phillipson Street and merge back onto the outbound section of the course.
Continue back along Phillipson Street and then the cycling path until reaching the Norm Minns Complex.
Turn right onto the grass and run along the back fence of the complex (becomes a gravel road for about 50m).
Turn left into the rear gates of the Complex and about 100m to the finish.
Celebrate!
Course Map:
Elevation Profile:
Video:
Note: Video shown is different to map above due to late course changes as a result of large entry numbers.