Run for the Kids 2013
Melbourne, Victoria
Sunday, 24 March 2013
**UPDATE 24/03/13 – This morning the Herald Sun / CityLink Run for the Kids helped raise over $1.95 million for the Royal Children’s Hospital. CityLink has also donated another $50k, taking the total to $2 million raised.
Congratulations to everyone who came down and took part in today’s event!
2013 R4TK Results / Times
The timing and results from the 2013 Run for the Kids will be available shortly. The results were captured by Timing Sports, using an electronic timing tag system that recorded participants via a signal emitting chip attached to each entrant’s shoe as they cross the start and finish lines.
If you ran in this years Run for the Kids and had a timing tag attached to your shoe on your laces the results and times should be available soon.
We will be updating our Facebook Page as soon as we are made aware of timing results being released, so if you would like to stay up-to-date with the release of all this years race results all you need to do is like our page below and we will let you know as soon as it happens.
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It’s time for everyone to sign up for the main fun run event in Melbourne for 2013. That event of course is The 2013 Herald Sun/CityLink Run for the Kids.
As you are participating in the challenge of Run for the Kids 2013 and enjoying the best of Melbourne, spare a thought for the hundreds of patients at the Royal Children’s Hospital, who aren’t able to run, walk or skip their way around the unique course.
Each will benefit from your involvement in the event, as money raised will fund projects, research and technological innovations to ensure that every child receives the very best treatment now and into the future.
By doing a little bit more, you can help so much.
Race Event Details & Entry Fees
ENTRY UPDATE: Time to celebrate – the Run for the Kids 2013 has officially SOLD OUT! Thank you to each and every one of the 35,000 people who have signed up in 2013 to make it the biggest run yet.
We can’t wait for Sunday, 24 March and hope that together we can keep raising as much money as possible for the Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal.
This enormous event of 35,000 entries could not be staged without the dedication and hard work of volunteers. Behind the scenes the event relies on more than 800 volunteers to man drink stations, street corners and the finish line to assist and cheer the runners on their way.
-> Join the Volunteer Army!
The Run for the Kids is on Sunday 24th March 2013 and there are two distances to choose from. The long course is 15km and starts at 8.50am, and the short course which is 5.5km starts at 8.10am.
The long course (15km) event is $52 per person, with $31 donated to the Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday appeal.
The short course (5.5km) event is $47 per person, with $29 donated to the Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday appeal.
How do I enter?
You can enter via two methods either online via the registration page, or by obtaining an entry form from the Herald Sun, completing and returning it to the Race Office for processing.
To register online, all runners and walkers need to register via the Run for the Kids website.
No entries will be accepted on race day!
Run for the Kids Volunteers!
This enormous event of 35,000 entries could not be staged without the dedication and hard work of volunteers. Behind the scenes the event relies on more than 800 volunteers to man drink stations, street corners and the finish line to assist and cheer the runners on their way.
Volunteering is a terrific way of being involved and helping to raise vital funds for the 2013 Good Friday Appeal.
Lunch is provided, and all volunteers receive a free tshirt.
Volunteers for the 2013 Herald Sun/CityLink Run for the Kids must be 16 years of age on 24 March 2013 and will be required to attend one of two Information and Training Sessions in February-March 2013. Further details regarding training sessions will be provided.
Course Marshal – On Course
Course Marshals are assigned to designated areas along the run course to help ensure that the course is safe for participants to compete on. The course is divided into 6 Sectors. Each Sector will have a Sector Leader and these Sector Leaders will be issued a radio and will brief and deploy individual marshals to the course.
Drink Station Assistant – On Course
Volunteers are deployed to drinks stations on the course to ensure that runners are provided with drinks while participating in the event. Volunteers set up drink stations before the runners arrive by laying out cups and filling with water. They then provide drinks to runners, and remove empty/used cups.
Start / Finish Drink Station Assistant – Race Village
Volunteers provide drinks to runners at the start line. After the long course starts, they pack up the start line drinks station and move to the finish line. At the finish line, volunteers provide drinks to runners, and remove empty/used cups.
Start Line / Finish Line Marshal – Race Village
Volunteers help direct entrants to the correct marshalling zone areas at the Start line. Each zone is clearly indicated with feather flags & signs corresponding to coloured race numbers. When the runners cross the finish line they will be exhausted and excited. They will most likely want to stop, rest and chat. This can create a very congested finish area. It is your job to congratulate and thank them but to then kindly ask them to keep moving as they need to pass through the back-up timing system to ensure their time is captured.
Timing Chip Removal Marshals – Race Village
Volunteers assist competitors to remove their timing chips after they cross the line and collect them in the supplied tubs. Clippers will be provided.
Information Assistant – Race Village
A specific Information Tent will be set up in the Village as a central point for general questions and enquires. Some volunteers are required to staff the tent, some will be positioned on stands to help direct people and others will wander through the Village and help answer people’s questions.
Baggage Services Assistant – Race Village
A fenced baggage storage area will be set up in the village with entries at one end and exits at the other. Volunteers assist with managing the flow of participants through this area.
Volunteer Services Assistant – Race Village
Volunteers will be responsible for checking in all volunteers for the event and providing them with meal vouchers and tshirts.
You can select from two different distances to enter for the Run for the Kids
15.5km Event
15km long course
Start Time – 8.50am
Start Location – Alexandra Avenue
A brief course description:The 2013 Herald Sun/CityLink Run for the Kids long course incorporates all of the unique features that have made it a landmark event and gives participants access to normally off-limit roads. The race village and start/finish area are in Kings Domain, making it easy for family and friends who are not competing to be part of the fun and close to the action.
The race starts at Kings Domain in Alexandra Avenue, right next to the Alexandra Gardens, heads over Swan Street Bridge, into Batman Avenue and through the Domain Tunnel.
Coming off Bolte Bridge, runners travel back into the city via Docklands along Waterfront Promenade, New Quay Promenade and Harbour Esplanade where Channel 7 staff will be waiting at a drink station with entertainment and special give-aways.
The course will rejoin Spencer Street as per last year, cross Queensbridge and proceed down the waterfront at Southbank. Runners will pass Hamer Hall, and continue under Princes Bridge, along Boathouse Drive, turn through the Alexandra Gardens into a short uphill section along Petticoat Lane to enter St Kilda Road and onto the same finish as previous years.
To view the course map Click here, or scroll to the bottom of this page.
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5.5km Event
5.5km short course
Start Time – 8.10am
Start Location – Boathouse Drive
A brief course description:A shorter 5.5km scenic course is also available to allow those participants who do not feel comfortable about running or jogging 15km but wish to be involved in the event and play a significant part in raising money for the Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal.
The short course starts in Alexandra Avenue, does a circuit of the Yarra River via Batman Ave and Federation Square, and then down St Kilda Road, along Birdwood Avenue and u-turns back to the finish in Linlithgow Avenue.
To view the course map Click here, or scroll to the bottom of this page.
EVENT SOLD OUT!
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Do it for Charity!!!
This is the biggest fun run event in Melbourne each year and helps raise money for the Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal.
In 2013, we hope to raise more than ever for the Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal. Every little bit helps provide the Hospital with funds for new equipment or facilities.
Each donation is recorded on your fundraising page along with messages of encouragement from your supporters, and all the administration is taken care of by Everyday Hero, so you’ll still have plenty of time to train for race day.
The Good Friday Appeal is the public face of fundraising for Victoria’s Royal Children’s Hospital. It has provided more than $245 million to the hospital since the Appeal began in 1931. 90 cents in every dollar raised is used by The Royal Children’s Hospital to purchase medical equipment and to fund research. Click here for details
The Run for the Kids 2013 Map
MaxNRG Personal Training’s Involvement
This year we are hoping to have a number of our clients and a few of our personal training team entering the event. So make sure to keep an eye out for our Moonee Valley based personal trainers who will participating in the charity event and come and say hello.
Our mobile personal trainers that operate throughout Melbourne can help you make sure that your current training regime will allow you to participate in any fun run, walk or bike ride that you set out to achieve. Call 0403-741-278 or fill out our online form and a member of the MaxNRG Personal Training team will contact you shortly.
