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The 36th ASICS BRIDGES FUN RUN is a community fun run comprising a 5k event starting in South Perth and the traditional 10k starting in Riverside Drive. The event is organised by the WEST AUSTRALIAN MARATHON CLUB. Participants can either run, jog or walk their chosen distance.

This may be the last opportunity to run this historic course with the Perth waterfront redevelopment due to commence construction this year.

To accommodate initial construction activities, the start/finish area will be moved back to near Langley Park. The race will be run in anti-clockwise direction around the bridges. The race will start west of Plain Street on Riverside Drive heading West towards the Narrows, over the Narrows on the Eastern footpath, through South Perth and onto the Causeway before running back along Riverside Drive to a finish on Langley Park. The 5km event starts at 7.30am in the vicinity of the Wesley Boat Shed on the South Perth foreshore and does a short loop on the grass before joining the 10k course.

A free ferry is being provided that will leave West Pavilion Barrack Street Jetty at 6.30am and arrive at the Coode Street Jetty at 6.45am, to enable the 5km participants to get to the start (after parking near the finish area), in plenty of time on the South Perth side. A second ferry will depart at 7.00am if required.

The proceeds from the event are donated to CHANNEL SEVEN’s TELETHON and the total amount donated over the years is around the $650,000 mark.

It is anticipated that 1800 will enter the 10km event and 700 will tackle the 5km event, giving a total number of participants around 2500. Ray Boyd is the holder of the 10km best time of 29mins 41secs set in 2000 and has won this event on 16 occasions. The women’s 10km best time of 34mins 18secs was set by Olympian, Suzanne Malaxos in 1988. The best times for the 5km event were set in 2003 by Nick Fragomeni (15mins 11secs) and in 2005 by Pippa Hendon (17mins 14secs).

ASICS Bridges Fun Run - Overview

Race Director: Kim Ribbink

Enquiries: WAMC Office Tel: 9472 4833 Fax: 9472 4855

Date: 1 April 2012

STARTING TIME:

• 5km 7.30am On the South Perth foreshore, east of the Wesley Boat Shed that is located at the end of Coode Street, South Perth.
• 10km 8.00am On Riverside Dve, west of Plain Street.

FINISH: Both events finish at the same point on the Langley Park near the main toilet block.

Results will be posted on the WAMC website www.wamc.org.au and printed copies will be available from RUNNER’S WORLD from 16th April 2012.

Entrants must not take pets on the run. Skateboards and roller-skates / rollerblades or similar devices, are strictly forbidden due to the risk of injury to participants.

5km Walk/Run

Participants again have the option of starting from the halfway point located near the Wesley Boat Shed on Sir James Mitchell Park (by Coode St) and finishing on Langley Park. The 5km walk/run is designed for those who want to be part of the this great community event but feel 10km is too far. It is ideally suited for walkers of the very young with their parents.

Park in PCC No 1 ar park (adjacent to Supreme Court Gardens) and take the ferry A free ferry is being provided by Captain Cook Cruises that will leave from the end of Jetty 3, West Pavilion Barrack St Jetty at 6.30 am and arrive at Coode St Jetty at 6.45 am (if required, a second ferry will depart at 7.00 am and and arrive at 7.15am). Participants using their own transport to South Perth are advised that the free ferry is not available after the event.

PLEASE NOTE: NO Free weekend parking in the City of Perth Car Parks. Glass Containers and the consumption of Alcohol are not permitted on the Perth Foreshore Reserve for this event.

How to Enter

• RACE FEES
  • WAMC Member Adult $30
  • Non-WAMC Member Adult $35
  • WAMC Member Under 16 or Under 18 Student $14
  • Non-WAMC Member Under 16 or Under 18 Student $16
  • WAMC Member Family $60
  • Non-WAMC Member Family $70
• ONLINE REGISTRATIONS

  Enter online before 5.00pm Friday 10th February 2012 and receive a $5.00 discount on your entry fee. Race bibs will be mailed out for online entries received before 5.00pm Friday 23rd March 2012. Online entries received after this time will require the race bib to be collected on race day. Online entries cease at 4.00pm Saturday, 31 March 2012. Family entries are not available online.

• BY MAIL

  A manual entry form will be available for download soon.

• IN PERSON

  • WAMC OFFICE: Entry forms may be lodged in person at the WAMC office at the Burswood Water Sports Centre, 1 Camfield Drive, Burswood on Saturday 31st March 2012 from 9pm to 4pm.

• NO ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED ON THE DAY. This action has been taken in an endeavour to present all awards on the day.

• The organisers reserve the right to reject or cancel any entry at any time. The entrant must sign the waiver.

• FAMILY entry comprises parent(s) or guardian(s) and their immediate children (under 16 or attending secondary school) living at a common address. STUDENT concession is for bona fide secondary school students only.

• Team entries must have the same TEAM NAME on each entry form to be recognised as part of that team. Teams may have any number of runners (min. 3) however the winning teams are decided by the fastest total of the first three members of each team to finish.

  Team Categories include:

  • (A) Husband and Wife Team
  • (B) Parent and Child (U16) Team
  • (C) Open Team (minimum three members)
  • (D) Corporate Team (minimum three members)
  • (W) Wheelchairs
  • Team Fancy Dress
  • Individual Fancy Dress

Awards

Every endeavour will be made to present all awards on the day. Where this is not possible they will be announced with the final results (including confirmation of all awards). Every entrant who completes either course will receive a Finishers’ Certificate.

CORPORATE CUP AWARD A special trophy, named the Corporate Cup, will be awarded to the company with the largest number of entrants (current employees only eligible). Entrants may be in either the 5km or 10km event.

AWARD CATEGORIES Medallions will be awarded to:

• 10km

  First ten males and females

  First three Wheelchairs

  First Husband and Wife Team

  First Parent and Child Team

  First Open Team

  First Coporate Team (Employees of the same organisation)

• 5km

  First five males and females

• 10km Age Award Winners

  First 3 Males and Females under 16

  First Male and Female in the following age groups; 16-19 then 5yr age groups up to 65-69 and one group for 70 and over.

• 5km Age Award winners

  First 3 Males and Females under 12

Prizes will also be awarded for Best Team Fancy Dress and Best Individual Fancy Dress.

Draw Prizes

Several fabulous draw prizes will be drawn after the event for those who have completed the run. The draw prizes include Asics running shoes, a Polar heart rate monitor and Ryders sunglasses. Entrants need to be present in person (i.e. not have someone holding your race number on your behalf) to be eligible to win any of the draw prizes.

Timing

All registered participants in the event will be recorded by an electronic timing system on crossing the finish line. A disposable timing chip is attached to the back of the race bib. Do not remove or peel the plastic timing device from the race bib. Attach the race bib to the front of the body only, by pinning the bib in the holes at the four corners. Please make sure that the race bib is kept flat and not folded or crumpled. The race bib is allocated to the person nominated on the entry form and is non-transferable to another person. The race bib must remain in its issued form.

LOSS OF THE RACE BIB OR IF THE BIB IS LEFT AT HOME ON THE DAY, WILL RESULT IN A $5.00 SURCHARGE FOR ISSUE OF ANOTHER RACE BIB.

ASICS Bridges Fun Run - Course

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Telethon's three major beneficiaries each year are; Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, Princess Margaret Hospital for Children and the Telethon Speech and Hearing Centre.

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