On Sunday 8 November, Willoughby City Council will hold their fifth community fun run. Starting and finishing at the Willoughby Leisure Centre, the 1.5km, 5km and 10km events all take advantage of the picturesque back drop of Bicentennial Reserve. The Willoughby Fun Run is a family focused event where everyone can participate.
The Willoughby Fun Run has established itself as a community event promoting fun, fitness and a healthy lifestyle, while at the same time helping a charity raise much needed funds. The event has enough participants to create a great atmosphere without having to deal with huge crowds on course, at registration and while parking.
Willoughby Fun Run details:
1.5km Kids Fun Run & Primary School Challenge
The 1.5km Course will be run in three waves, dependent on the age of your child on the date of the Fun Run:
- 7.45am: 10 to 13 years
- 7.50am: 7 to 9 years
- 7.55am: 6 years and under and children running with an ‘Accompany Adult’
Note: By entering as an ‘accompanying adult’ you will be assigned a race bib, which must be worn and visible on race day in order to enter the race assembly area. As an ‘Accompany Adult’ you will not be competing for any prizes and therefore your time will not be calculated.
Following the success of the Primary School Challenge in 2014 with 100 competitors and 26 school taking part, we are pleased to announce the Primary School Challenge is on again! Get a group of your school friends together to run the 1.5km course. Primary Schools who have three or more competitors in the 1.5km Kids Fun Run will automatically be entered into the Primary School Challenge.
Trophies will be awarded to:
- Top school, for fundraising
- Top school, for overall entries
- Top school, with the three fastest runners
Medals will be award to the fastest overall runner in each wave for both boys and girls.
1.5km Course Map
5km Fun Run
Starts at 7.40am
No age limit
Prizes will be awarded to the fastest overall runners in both male and female divisions.
5km Course Map
10km Fun Run
Starts at 7.30am
Prizes will be awarded to the fastest overall runners in each category in both the male and female divisions.
10km Course Map
Entry Fees:
- Adults: $30.00
- Child (Under 16 years): $22.00
- 1.5km Kids Fun Run (13 years and under): $14.00
- 1.5km Kids Fun Run ‘Accompany Adult’: $7.00
Note: All current members of the Willoughby Leisure Centre and Term 4 Swim School members are entitled to a 50% discount
Important Things to Know On the Day:
- The Willoughby Fun Run starts and ends at: Willoughby Leisure Centre, 2 Small St, Willoughby
- Registrations will start from 6.30am. A $5.00 late fee applies if you choose to register and pay on the day rather than online.
- The Fun Run will be electronically timed. Each participant will be individually timed as they cross the start gate and finish gate
- Participants who register online will need to collect their chipped bib on race day. Bibs can be collected from Willoughby Leisure Centre from 6.30am.
- Marshals will be on the Fun Run course to assist with safety. Please keep to the marked route and comply with any directions from the marshals. Taking short cuts will result in disqualifications.
- Toilets and changing facilities will be available at Start/Finish area.
- Drink stations will be provided on the course and at the finish line
- Certificates will be available to all participants who complete the Willoughby Fun Run
2015 Charity Partner
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With headquarters in Sydney, Australia, Shoes for Planet Earth is a non-profit organisation started in 2009 by people who love to run and want to give something back. Working together with local and international communities and companies we provide recycled running shoes to those in need around the world.
Their ‘soul journey’ is to help mankind by improving his well-being whilst minimizing his consumption of non-renewable earth resources. Shoes for Planet Earth aim to encourage exercising and a healthy lifestyle, to improve hygiene and disease control and facilitate the ‘feel good’ intangible benefits of giving and receiving. Donate to Shoes for Planet Earth.
Enquiries email: leisure@willoughbyleisure.com.au or phone 9958 5799
Multiple Registrations
Due to insurance requirements for waiver signoff all entrants must register for the Willoughby Fun Run separately. If you are entering multiple participants (for friends or family), you will be prompted to ‘add another participant’ before payment is made.
2015 Sponsors
Willoughby Fun Run is made possible thanks to our sponsors:
Platinum
