5 kilometre walk or run

If you are not up to the half marathon (21.1km), run, jog or walk the 5k with your friends, family or work mates and raise funds for the LIONS SAVE SIGHT FOUNDATION.

The 5km race starts at 8.15 AM on Sunday 7th August 2011 from the Burswood Water Sports Centre at 1 Camfield Drive Burswood.

AWARDS

Medallions will be awarded to:

• First five males and females
• First male and female under 12

Training and Race Advice

The WA Marathon Club has a training schedule for the race. It is available free of charge by sending in a stamped self-address DL envelope. You should be able to complete a half marathon provided you are able to run 10km fairly comfortably. From this base you should, over a period of five weeks, be able to lift your training to handle the extra distance. Provided you run within yourself and do not attempt to go too fast, you should have a comfortable trip.

On the day of the race it is important to take adequate fluids both before and after the race. Have an early breakfast three hours before the race but restrict yourself to a maximum of two pieces of toast, a banana and a cup of tea or coffee.

Do not wear new shoes or clothes, as they will tend to cause blisters or chaffing.

Run For Sight Perth Half Marathon - Overview

Race Director: Russell Platts Ph: 9754 7698

Enquiries: WAMC Office Tel: 9472 4833 Fax: 9472 4855 or Runner's World: 9227 7281

STARTING TIME: Sunday 7th August 2011 21.1km at 8.00 am and 5km at 8.15am

START & FINISH: Burswood Water Sports Centre 1 Camfield Drive, BURSWOOD

Our Race Commentators and media are always looking for interesting stores about competitors. If you have a story about yourself or your running experiences, please put pen to paper and send us the result with your entry form. Try to keep your story to less than one A4 page please.

Results will be posted on the WAMC website www.wamc.org.au and printed copies will be available from RUNNER’S WORLD from 15th August, 2011.

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.

How to Enter

• ONLINE REGISTRATIONS

  Enter online before 5.00pm Friday 1st July and receive a $5.00 discount on your entry fee. Race bibs will be mailed out for online entries received before 5.00pm Friday 29th July. Online entries received after this time will require the race bib to be collected on race day. Online entries cease at 4.00pm Saturday 6th August.

• BY MAIL

  Fill in this form and mail it to: Perth Marathon, PO Box 104, Burswood WA, 6100. Please don’t forget to include your entry fee and a $1.20 stamped self-addressed 230mm x 160mm (C5) envelope so we can return your official race bib promptly. Race bibs will be mailed out for maile entries received before Friday 29th July. Mail entries received after this time will require the race bib to be collected on race day. Entries will only be accepted on the official entry form. (Photocopies are acceptable).

• IN PERSON

  • RUNNER’S WORLD: Entry forms may be lodged in person at Runner’s World, 5 Fitzgerald Street (corner of Roe Street), Perth, anytime during the normal six days trading hours up until 12 noon on Saturday 6th August, 2011.

  • 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 6th August 2011 from 1pm 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 attending secondary school) living at a common address. STUDENT concession is for bona fide secondary school students only.

AWARDS

Medallions will be awarded to:

• First five male and female finishers.
• All finishers will receive a finisher's medallion and certificate.

The first male and first female, being an official Half Marathon entrant who has completed the measued course and is a current resident of WA (for a min of 6 months), across the finish line will be declared the WA State Half Marathon Champion.

Draw Prizes

The Awards Presentation will be held at 10.30am at the Finish area. Your attendance (not someone else holding your race number) is necessary to qualify for fantastic draw prizes including:

• Brooks running shoes
• Runner's World $100 gift voucher

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.

Sponsorship

Collect Sponsorship and you could win a fabulous prize.

All sponsorship money raised will go to the Lions Save Sight Foundation. In the process you could also be a winner. Collect sponsorship and for every $20 you raise you will receive one ticket in the sponsorship draw for

One pair of Brooks Vapor Running Shoes

Download a sponsorship form.

Run for Sight Perth Half Marathon - Course