SUNDAY 19 APRIL TOM S BLOCK THE TAN MELBOURNE EVENT PROGRAM

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1 SUNDAY 19 APRIL TOM S BLOCK THE TAN MELBOURNE EVENT PROGRAM

2 Welcome to the inaugural CITYTRAIL Melbourne presented by Salomon, a NEW & EXCITING urban running race that is part trail - part pavement run that lets you rediscover your city! The CITYTRAIL style combines pavement running and trail running to explore an urban environment that turns the concrete jungle into a playground for running fun. The course takes in sections of The Tan as well as major sports facilities such as AAMI Park, Melbourne Park, the Rod Laver Arena and the MCG and passes through many of Melbourne s landmarks such as Birrarung Marr, The Tan and Federation Square. This is a new-school running event the likes of which has never before been seen in Australia and you re part of it! Thanks for your support. We look forward to seeing you on Sunday 19 April, 2015 for a 12km, 7km or kids 2km journey starting and finishing at Tom s Block (adjacent The Tan on Linlithgow Ave, Melbourne). The Rapid Ascent Team EVENT SCHEDULE THURSDAY 9TH APRIL Number plates for all runners (aged over 18yrs) received by 8am Thursday 9th April will be posted to competitors. Victorian residents only. SUNDAY 19 APRIL (RACE DAY) 6:30am - 7:45am 7:00am 7:40am 7:50am 8:00AM 8:05am 8:15am 8:20AM 8:42am 9:00am - 9:30am 10:00AM 10:20am 10:20am REGISTRATION: On the day entries and number plate pick up for late entrants (if you entered after 9:00am Thursday 9th April, for interstate competitors and under 18yrs competitors) Event Expo opens Anytime Fitness Port Melbourne Aerobics Warm Up Race Briefing 12km Long Course RACE START - 12KM LONG COURSE Anytime Fitness Port Melbourne Aerobics Warm Up Race briefing 7km Short Course RACE START - 7KM SHORT COURSE FINISH: Long and Short Course winners expected to finish at Tom s Block Registration open for the kids run. RUN START 2KM KIDS RUN Last competitor expected to finish Presentations and spot prizes (approx)

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4 EVENT CENTRE LOCATION The start., finish and expo area for CITYTRAIL Melbourne is located on Tom s Block, a large patch of parkland bounded by St Kilda Road, Linlithgow Ave and Government House Road. This is immediately adjacent The Tan and diagonally opposite the National Gallery of Victoria. EVENT EXPO The START/FINISH area at Tom s Block will include an extensive expo with a range of displays by our event sponsors, competitor services, food, drinks & more: Salomon including a range of demo shoes and backpacks Suunto plenty of demo watches to try during the race Active Feet - Free footwear advice and shoe retailing Other sponsor displays/retailing Race registration and information marquee Bag storage area Race commentary Kids activities Toilets permanent and port-a-loo facilities Drink station with FREE Sukkie electrolyte drinks for all competitors Food/Drinks, including great coffee from Little Black Coffee truck, healthy eats from Eso Black and Earthshake and a BBQ from the Albert Park Rotary Club. It s a great event day atmosphere so allow some time after your race to soak it all up and cheer home other runners as they cross the finish line... you might even pick up a spot prize at presentations! ACCESS AND CAR PARKING PUBLIC TRANSPORT We recommend all competitors and spectators travel to the event via public transport. Flinders Street Railway Station is 900m away and trams stop right next door on St Kilda Road. For public transport advice check out ptv.vic.gov.au CAR PARKING There is a lot of car parking in the immediate vicinity of the event expo at Tom s Block. We d suggest parking on St Kilda Road, Birdwood Ave, Linlithgow Ave or Grant Street. COMPETITOR REGISTRATION & SERVICES RACE NUMBER PLATE & TIMING TAG Your RACE NUMBER PLATE will have a small TIMING TAG stuck to the back of it which will record your start and finish time. Please do not remove the timing tag from your number plate otherwise you will not get an official result. Please SAFETY PIN your race number plates to the front of the shirt/top so it is easily visible from the front when you are running. (More safety pins are available from the registration marquee if needed.) NUMBER PLATE COLOURS: RED denotes runners doing the 12km long course GREEN denotes runners doing the 7km short course BLUE denotes runners doing the 2km kids run 123 CITYTRAIL MELBOURNE - LONG COURSE 123 CITYTRAIL MELBOURNE - SHORT COURSE RACE NUMBER PLATE MAIL OR COLLECT AT REGISTRATION IN THE MAIL Victorian runners who entered PRIOR to 8:00am Thursday 9th April will receive their race number plate in the mail before the event. NOTE: if you forget your plate there will be a $10 replacement charge. If you are going to be away from home or if you have not received it in the post by Thursday 16th April then please call the Rapid Ascent office on (03) Once you have received your number plate then you do not need to report in or register at the event venue on race morning, just attend the warm up and arrive at the start line ready to race! 123 CITYTRAIL MELBOURNE - KIDS COURSE

5 COLLECTION Competitors who entered AFTER 8:00am Thursday 9th April must collect their race number plate on race morning, Sunday 19th April between 6:30am and 7:45am from the registration marquee. GOT A FRIEND STILL TO ENTER? Entries are still available online (with NO late entry fee) until 8:00am Friday 17th April, visit com.au ON THE DAY ENTRIES Entries will be accepted on the day between 6:30am and 7:45am at the registration marquee, subject to availability. LET S GET SOCIAL CITYTRAIL SELFIE #CITYTRAILMELBOURNE Take a selfie training on steps, bridges, alleyways and the urban environment around you in the weeks leading up to the race (or at the event on race morning) and tag #citytrailmelbourne on Instagram or Twitter for your chance to WIN! We ll share the best selfies and a couple of winners will receive some Salomon CITYTRAIL gear on race day. Nice one! CITYTRAIL APP The CITYTRAIL Melbourne courses have been uploaded to the CITYTRAIL app which we greatly encourage all runners to download and check out before the race. The CITYTRAIL app includes an interactive map of each course along with photos of the various points of interest along the course, running stats and other features. There are also maps of other CITYTRAIL runs around the world that you can check out when you re overseas. Visit the App Store to download a free copy. EVENT BADGE All entrants would have been sent a 2015 CITYTRAIL Melbourne e-badge to claim so you can show you friends and family you ve completed the urban adventure! We encourage you to share this badge on social media and get your friends involved in this awesome event!

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7 THE COURSES START LOCATION All races start and finish in the event expo at Tom s Block. This is immediately adjacent The Tan and diagonally opposite the National Gallery of Victoria. START TIMES 12km: 8:00am 7km: 8:20am 2km Kids: 10:00am Please arrive no later than 20mins prior to your start time. START PROCEDURE All distances will start racing with a single wave start (at the designated course start time above). SELF SEEDING Please place yourself in the start chute according to your honest running ability, with fast runners near the front, recreational runners in the middle and those who are here to enjoy yourself towards the back. Please be honest about your ability as it will maximise your and everyone else s enjoyment of the course Your time will be recorded when you cross the timing mat at the start line. Those runners waiting for your start are asked to wait to the side of the start chute so you are out of the way of runners getting under way MP3 PLAYERS Rapid Ascent strongly recommends that runners do NOT wear head phones and listen to music during the race because you become less aware of your surroundings and the runners around you. If you re plugged into your head phones it becomes a safety hazard as it is harder for someone who wants to pass to let you know they are there, or for a race marshal to give you directions, or to be aware of any medical emergencies taking place. 12KM COURSE DESCRIPTION The 12km long course race starts with half a lap of The Tan (anti-clockwise) before crossing the Yarra River for a circuit of AAMI Park and your first serious flight of stairs. Then it s along the Yarra, over the William Barak Bridge and into Melbourne Park where you ll run between the outside courts and circumnavigate the Rod Laver Arena. Keep plenty of power in your legs for the steep stairs around Hisense Arena and then it s over to the MCG and a trot up the hill past the Jolimont Station through the beautiful avenue of trees of Yarra Park. Keep your ears alert for the sound of the Federation Bells in Birrarung Marr and the rattle of trams and trails as you run past Federation Square and back over the Yarra on the picturesque Princess Street Bridge. Continue through Alexandra Gardens and prepare for the final uphill sprint past the Sidney Myer Music Bowl, and then it s home on the trails beside Government House and into the finish at Tom s Block. Well done! 12km Course Marking: Red and/or orange arrows (pegged into the ground and fixed to trees, buildings or other infrastructure) Strips of fluoro pink coloured plastic surveyor s tape (tied to trees or structures) LOOK OUT FOR CLEARLY MARKED COURSE SPLIT SIGNS 12km Water Points: 1. 4km pt On Yarra River just past Swan Street Bridge km pt - Adjacent Hisense Arena 3. 8km pt Near Jolimont Station 4. At the finish line 7KM COURSE DESCRIPTION The 7km short course race starts with half a lap of The Tan (anti-clockwise) before crossing the Yarra and your first flight of stairs at AAMI Park. You will stay elevated as you cross Swan Street on the pedestrian fly-over bridges that link to Melbourne Park. Scoop up a drink at the 3km water point at Hisense Area and continue around the outside tennis courts and marvel at a pocket of Melbourne that few people ever see. Complete your lap of Rod Laver Arena and you re soon running back past AAMI Park (and more stairs yippee!!) and then its along beside the Yarra River for a little over a kilometer before the final hill climb up past the Sidney Myer Music Bowl, and then it s home on the trails beside Government House and into the finish at Tom s Block. Well done!

8 7km Course Markings: Red and/or orange arrows (pegged into the ground and fixed to trees, buildings or other infrastructure) Strips of fluoro pink coloured plastic surveyor s tape (tied to trees or structures) LOOK OUT FOR CLEARLY MARKED COURSE SPLIT SIGNS 7km Water Points: 1. 3km - Adjacent Hisense Arena outward km - Adjacent Hisense Arena return 3. At the finish line 2KM KIDS COURSE DESCRIPTION The kids run is designed as an easy and achievable way for kids to join the CITYTRAIL action and develop a taste for exercise. This is a participation event - not a race, so there will be no timing, no results and no winners (other than everyone who completes this fun little event). The kids run will start and finish at Tom s Block and will begin running on the scenic footpaths beside Government House and then pound down the steep hill to The Tan track beside the river. Save your energy kids because you re soon running (or walking!?) back uphill before heading around the scenic trails in the gardens and back towards the finish at Tom s block.. Well done kids! 2km Kids Course Markings: Red and/or orange arrows (pegged into the ground and fixed to trees, buildings or other infrastructure) Strips of fluoro pink coloured plastic surveyor s tape (tied to trees or structures) 2km Kids Water Points: 1. At the finish line only

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10 CATEGORIES AND PRIZES Race presentations and spot prize giveaways will be made at the race finish line at 10:20am in the event expo. CATEGORIES The following categories will be recognised in the long and short course races: Under 20 Male and Female 20-39yrs Male and Female 40-49yrs Male and Female 50-59yrs Male and Female 60+yrs Male and Female Note: The 2km Kids Run is a participation event rather than a race so does not have any age groups or categories (just a whole lot of spot prizes and fun instead!). RACE PRIZES & AWARDS Salomon, Suunto and other sponsors prizes will be awarded to 1st, 2nd and 3rd in each category in each race distance. Included in this prize kitty are Salomon CITYTRAIL running shoes, apparel, accessories and hydration packs, Suunto training watches, Flight Centre Active Travel gift vouchers and various prizes from other sponsors of this event. Greater value prizes will be given to those running further (and faster). SPOT PRIZES All participants in the 2km Kids Run will be eligible for some great spot prizes! So kids - hang around for presentations immediately after your run. PHOTOS SuperSportImages, our official event photographers, will be at the finish line and around the course at CITYTRAIL Melbourne. Be sure to smile as you run past them! After the event, a highlights gallery will be loaded to Rapid Ascent s Facebook page. You ll also be able to view and purchase your event photos on the SuperSport Images website from Wednesday 22nd April. RACE RULES THE RULES LISTED BELOW ARE THE FINAL RULES FOR CITYTRAIL MELBOURNE PRESENTED BY SALOMON. Juniors only (under 18 on race day) - must have their parent or guardian read, sign an authorisation and indemnity. Competitors must follow the complete course as marked and directed. Taking shortcuts or using any unfair means of obtaining an advantage over other competitors will result in disqualification. It is the competitor s responsibility to ensure that the correct course is followed. Your race number must be visible at all times on the outside of your clothing (at the front). Littering is prohibited. Competitors shall not receive any external assistance on the course. One competitor cannot provide assistance in forward progression through physical pushing / pulling / towing, or the provision of food or drinks to a competitor in another category except in emergency circumstances. Australian Road Rules Apply at all times on all roads, tracks and trails. Any competitor who withdraws from the race MUST notify an official. This is an essential requirement to avoid unnecessary searches being conducted and emergency services being engaged. All runners are permitted to lodge protests against results or decisions enforced during the event within 30 minutes of the results being made public. A judging panel of three Rapid Ascent staff will adjudicate on all protests and other contentious matters, and their decision will be final. Rapid Ascent has sole discretion to alter or amend the race rules in order to increase the safety of participants or for any other reason deemed appropriate. If the race is cancelled or called off after it has started, it is each competitor s responsibility to get themselves to the start / finish area as soon as you have been notified of the cancellation. Races numbers are non-transferable. Times and prizes will not be recognised if racing under another entry/ name.

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