Run Details

IMPORTANT: This is a group training run and NOT a race, as described below. And it is FREE! Please note the change of course for 2010 - Queenscliff to Drysdale & return and the option to run just one way.

The 7th Bellarine Rail Trail Run (17 or 34kms) will be held on Sunday August 22, 2010 as an out & back (34km) or one-way (17km) course along the BRT between Queenscliff & Drysdale Railway Stations. The trail is tremendously scenic and ideal for running being wide, well marked and all on smooth, unsealed paths aside from the 4.5kms at the Queenscliff end (sealed). More information on the BRT can be found here and here. 149 runners took part in 2009 with most using the event as an ideal training run for the Melbourne Marathon 7 weeks later.

This event is based upon the original FatAss concept of no entry fee, no help, no support, no assistance and No Wimps. However, over the years the run has moved well away from this concept having marshals, aid stations & distance markers each 5kms. Aid stations will be at approx 10km, 17km & 24km kms.

The course is relatively traffic free, but you do have to cross some major roads & the railway line, so please take care. For this reason and in FatAss tradition, this is NOT A RACE - there are no prizes for finishing first!

TRAVEL INFORMATION

• Check out the Travel Guide.

REGISTRATION

• You must check in on the day at Queenscliff so we know who is present.
• Check in from 7.30am Queenscliff Railway Station.
• There is NO registration at Drysdale. For those running one way from Drysdale, please register at Queenscliff first and we recommend enjoying a train ride to the start!

START TIMES

• 8.30am - 34km& 17km Queenscliff start.
• 9.45am - 17km Drysdale start (if start earlier or later to run with friends, you will need to time yourself & let us know at the end if you want a time recorded).
• Check out the train section for those aprox departure & arrival times.

CUT OFF TIMES FOR SUPPORT

• 34km - 1pm (4.5 hrs)
• 17km (Queenscliff to Drysdale) - 10am (1.5hrs) for return train; 10.30am (2hrs for support).
• 17km (Drysdale to Queenscliff) - 1pm (3hrs with 10am start)

WHICH WAY TO RUN FOR 17km?

Queenscliff to Drysdale is gently uphill (see course details) & most commonly there will be a head wind if there is wind. You get to start with the main group & at 8.30am. BUT, if running this way & planning to catch the train back, please ensure you can run the trail in the required time (~1hr 30min or 5.15min/km) - otherwise it's going to be a long day!

Drysdale to Queenscliff is gently downhill most of the way and is certainly the easier one way option. There has been a prevailing tail wind this way for the last 6 years of the run. If you are using the train and have doubts about running the required pace above, this is the best option!

QUEENSCLIFF ATTRACTIONS

▪ Bellarine Peninsula Railway - Regular steam train service departs Sundays from the Queenscliff Railway Station at 11:15am and BRT Run participants get a substantial discount on this service on Aug 22 being the same cost as the earlier BRT Run train - details here.
▪ Queenscliff itself is a beutiful town with many varied shops & cafes. There is also the new multimillion dollar Queenscliff Harbour redevelopment with shops & observation tower. Why not have a weekend away in Queenscliff??
▪ Queenscliff to Sorrento Ferry makes for easy access from the Mornington Peninsula.

DRYSDALE ATTRACTIONS

▪ The Drysdale Railway Station is about 1km from the town centre so food suppliesare limted (BYO!).
▪ But there is a children's playground & plenty of room for the kids to run around (see pics below).
▪ AND most importantly, there should be a mobile coffee van thereto get your caffeine fix!

Please email enquiries to Brett Coleman at brtrun2010@me.com or call 0438 434 260.