Boot camp Melbourne

Samsung Melbourne Marathon (42.195km)
 
Start Time – 7.45am (Marathon & Half Marathon events)
Start Location –Wellington Parade South (100m from the MCG); Melways Ref 2G C5
Field Limit – 3,000 competitors
Marathon Cut Off Time Limits
Intersection of Kerferd Road and Beaconsfield Parade (11km) – 1hr 20mins
Jetty Road Turnaround (23.5km) - 2hrs 50mins
Intersection of Fitzroy Street and St Kilda Road (34km) – 4hrs 15mins
Fed Square (40km) - 4hrs 45mins
Finish - 5 hour cut off
Minimum Age – 18 years of age on Race Day
KM markers – will be placed every 1km on course
Exclusions – prams, pushers, pets, scooters, inline skates or bikes are NOT permitted on course
 
Runners will head along Wellington Parade South; up to and along Flinders Street before turning left at Swanston Street and heading out along St Kilda Road. Runners will then head along St Kilda Road to Fitzroy Street and turn right into Lakeside Drive, exiting at Albert Road. The course will then head along Kerferd Road before turning left into Beaconsfield Parade.
 
At the Beaconsfield Parade intersection with Jacka Boulevard, runners will veer right and then follow the beach road along Jacka Boulevard, Marine Parade, Ormond Esplanade, St Kilda Esplanade and then along Beach Road to Sandringham.
 
The Turnaround Point for Marathon runners is at Bamfield Street in Sandringham. Runners will turn at this point and then retrace their steps to St Kilda, and then follow the traditional course up Fitzroy Street, turn left into the beautiful tree-lined boulevard of St Kilda Road all the way to Princes Bridge.
 
Runners then take a right turn down Princes Walk at the back of Fed Square, and follow the path through Birrarung Marr and up over William Barak Bridge. Continuing around the MCG concourse in a clockwise direction before entering the MCG off Brunton Avenue at the Gate C “Tunnel”. Runners then will run an anti-clockwise lap of the MCG before finishing in front of the MCC Members Stand.
 

ASICS Half Marathon (21.1km)

 
Start Time – 7.45am (Marathon & Half Marathon events)
Start Location –Wellington Parade South (100m from the MCG); Melways Ref 2G C5
Field Limit – 5,000 competitors
Cut Off Time – Intersection of Kerferd Road and Beaconsfield Parade (11km) – 1hr 20mins
Minimum Age – 16 years of age on Race Day
KM markers – will be placed every 1km on course
Exclusions – wheelchairs, prams, pushers, pets, scooters, inline skates or bikes are NOT permitted on course
 
Runners will head along Wellington Parade South; up to and along Flinders Street before turning left at Swanston Street and heading out along St Kilda Road. Runners will then head along St Kilda Road, turning right into Fitzroy Street and then another right into Lakeside Drive, continuing around Albert Park Lake exiting at Albert Road.
 
The course will then head along Kerferd Road before turning left into Beaconsfield Parade. At the Beaconsfield Parade intersection with Fitzroy Street, runners head left and commence their return journey back to the MCG along Fitzroy Street and then left into the beautiful tree-lined boulevard of St Kilda Road to Princes Bridge.
 
Runners then take a right turn down Princes Walk at the back of Fed Square, and follow the path through Birrarung Marr and up over William Barak Bridge. Continuing around the MCG concourse in a clockwise direction before entering the MCG off Brunton Avenue at the Gate C “Tunnel”. Runners then will run an anti-clockwise lap of the MCG before finishing in front of the MCC Members Stand.
 
 

The Coffee Club Melbourne 10km Run

 
Start Time – 8.30am
Start Location –Wellington Parade South (100m from the MCG); Melways Ref 2G C5
Field Limit – 8,000 competitors
Cut Off Time – Intersection of Linlithgow Ave and St Kilda Rd (7.5km) – 1hr 20mins
Minimum Age – 13 years of age on Race Day
KM markers – will be placed every 1km on course
Exclusions – wheelchairs, prams, pushers, pets, scooters, inline skates or bikes are NOT permitted on course
 
Runners will head along Wellington Parade South; up to and along Flinders Street before turning left at Swanston Street and heading out along St Kilda Road.
 
Runners head along St Kilda Road (eastern side) to Anzac Avenue and along Birdwood Drive before heading down Anderson Street. At the bottom of Anderson Street, runners will head on to the Tan Track and continue around the Tan before re-entering St Kilda Road at Anzac Avenue.
 
Runners then take a right turn down Princes Walk at the back of Fed Square, and follow the path through Birrarung Marr and up over William Barak Bridge. Continuing around the MCG concourse in a clockwise direction before entering the MCG off Brunton Avenue at the Gate C “Tunnel”. Runners then will run an anti-clockwise lap of the MCG before finishing in front of the MCC Members Stand.
 
 

5.5km Yarra Run / Walk 

 
Start Time – 9.00am
Field limit – 4,000 competitors
Start Location – Outside the MCG at the Eastern end of William Barak Bridge
                           Melways Reference 2G B6  (50m from MCG’s Ponsford Stand)
Cut Off Time – No limit
Minimum Age – All ages welcome. Children under 13 years to be accompanied by an adult
KM markers – will be placed every 1km on course
Exclusions
–         Prams and pushers ARE PERMITTED on course
–         scooters, inline skates, bikes or pets are NOT permitted on course
 
This event will commence outside the MCG at the Eastern end of William Barak Bridge, (50m from MCG’s Ponsford Stand) and exiting at the footbridge above Birrarung Marr and heading down to the Yarra trail.
 
Runners and walkers then continue down alongside the Yarra River to Morell Bridge, then proceed across the river and return back towards the City, crossing underneath Swan Street. The course will follow the trail through Alexandra Gardens and then head right at St Kilda Road.
 
Runners then take a right turn down Princes Walk at the back of Fed Square, and follow the path through Birrarung Marr and up over William Barak Bridge. Continuing around the MCG concourse in a clockwise direction before entering the MCG off Brunton Avenue at the Gate C “Tunnel”. Runners then will run an anti-clockwise lap of the MCG before finishing in front of the MCC Members Stand.
 
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