Run Details

IMPORTANT: This is a group training run and NOT a race, as described below. And it is FREE!

3 major changes in 2011:

• The 17km course will be Drysdale to Queenscliff only. 34km remains Queenscliff to Drysdale & return.
• It is possible to register at Drysdale for those doing the 17km (but see the below registration section if taking the train).
• Run numbers will be issued at Registration.

The 8th Bellarine Rail Trail Run (17 or 34kms) will be held on Sunday August 21, 2011 as an out & back course from Queenscliff to Drysdale Railway Station & return (34km) or one-way Drysdale to Queenscliff (17km) along the BRT. 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. 250 runners took part in 2010 with many using the event as an ideal training run for the Melbourne Marathon events 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

• Queenscliff Railway Station: from 7.30am for either 17 or 34km runners.
• Drysdale Railway Station: from approx 8.50am for 17km runners.
• NB: For those running the 17km we recommend parking & registering at Queenscliff and enjoying a train ride to the start! Try to avoid registering at Drysdale if taking the train as you may miss the start as below! Food / Drink for the Aid Stations can be dropped off at either Queenscliff or Drysdale Registration.

START TIMES

• 8.30am - 34km start.
• 9.30am (approx) - 17km Drysdale start. We will aim to start 5-10min after the train arrives at Drysdale so be ready to run as you get off the train & please register at Queenscliff if you're taking the train or you might miss the start!
• Check out the train section for those approx departure & arrival times.

CUT OFF TIMES FOR SUPPORT

• 34km - 1pm (4.5 hrs)
• 17km (Drysdale to Queenscliff) - 12.30pm (3hrs)

QUEENSCLIFF ATTRACTIONS

▪ Bellarine Railway - The train for the BRT is the perfect way to have a trip on the Bellarine Railway. Alternatively, the regular steam train service departs Sundays from the Queenscliff Railway Station at 11:15am. Check their website for full details, fares and times.
▪ Queenscliff itself is a beautiful 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 supplies are 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 will be a mobile coffee van there to get your caffeine fix!

Please email enquiries to Brett Coleman at brtrun2011@me.com or call 0438 434 260.