MOUNT BEAUTY PREPARES FOR 31 st ANNUAL
HALF MARATHON, 10 AND 3KM FOOT RACES
Saturday, May 19th 2012 - 10:00 am (21 & 10km) 10:10am (3km)
It's over 30 years since a group of crazy locals kicked off the original Mount Beauty Marathon. It has now become an institution. Locals from the Albury-Wodonga and Shepparton areas look forward to their annual visit to the valley, as do locals and a number of keen athletes from Melbourne and Adelaide .
All participants will be in the draw for a new bike to be given away at presentations. KANGAROO HOPPET Inc. and the MOUNT BEAUTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE invite you to join us for one of Australia 's most scenic runs. This event caters for families and serious runners alike. There are refreshments provided at the finish line, and heaps of spot prizes to be given away along with placegetters' medallions at the presentations.
Organisers are always keen to enlist the help of volunteers on the day of the race. If you would like to be part of the activity as a volunteer please contact
Sarah Gardiner: 0404 519 447 Before 5pm
All the necessary race details may be found on this website – a quick summary appears here:
Late entries on the day from 8:00am to 9:00am
Entries :
$25 for 21km; $20 for 10km and $10 for 3km
online;
$35,$30,$10 on the day
Further information on mtbeauty.com
or email:
Isobel Phillips: isobeld@bigpond.com
Additional Information:
- New age classes in 3km event: Under 8 (M & F)
- New classes for both 10km and 21km event: 60+, (M & F
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Showers available
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For accommodation log on to mtbeauty.com
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3km course flat – for families and under 16s. No roads to cross.
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10km course is out and back, over half of it flat, some gently undulating with several rises of about 20 - 30m. Bitumen roads. Drink station.
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21km course is an extension of the 10km course with a long hill which rises about 180m in 5km before turning around to descend on the return. Bitumen roads. 4 Drink stations.
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The finish area will have coffee and snacks available.
The event is also the first leg of The Great Alpine Challenge
Prizes :
10 and 21km races: First three male and first three female
3km race: First three male and first three female under 16. Age on the day. |
Medals
First three in each age class (not open) as set out below. Age on the day. |
Classes
3km : Over 16 (no prizes),U8, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
10km : Open, under 18, under23 , 40 & over, 50 and over, 60 and over |
Half marathon :
Open, 40 & over, 50 & over |
Presentations:
All events – around 12:30pm |
Results:
Provisional results posted before presentations. Results available from www.mtbeauty.com. |
Start time :
10 am for 21 and 10km events; 10:10 for 3km event . Place:outside the swimming pool at Mt Beauty. |
Entries:
Late entries from 8.30 to 9:30 am . at the pool complex – but online entries preferred so that we can well organised for a start on time. |
The Course :
The half marathon is an out-and-back course. The 10km turns around about 70m after the 5 km mark. The 3km course is a lap around the pondage, with no roads to cross. |
Refreshments & Facilities :
Drink stations en route and at the end of the races. Hot showers and changing rooms available. Coffee and snacks available at the finish area this year. |
The Great Alpine Challenge
Run 21km, XC Ski 42 km, Cycle 55km……
Mount Beauty Half Marathon May 19
Kangaroo Hoppet ... Aug 26
Mitta to Mount Beauty MTB Race Nov 4
Complete all three in a calendar year and receive a “Great Alpine Challenge” medal to mark your achievement.
Gold Medal – complete longest distance in each event
Silver Medal – shorten the distance in either run or ski
Bronze Medal - shorten the distance in both run & ski
Shorter distances available in the running and skiing event.
Special awards made at conclusion of the series to winners of the open and veteran classes in the full distances.
Enter by competing in the events.
Awards made at presentations after the MTB race
Information: info@hoppet.com.au |
