FLIRT WITH DIRT ROUND 1 – COOMBABAH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON - APRIL 21st
Flirt with Dirt has been all about connecting with nature and you can’t get much closer to unique Australian flora and fauna than at Coombabah Lakelands Conservation Park. You’ll have plenty of spectator support at this event with kangaroos aplenty and even a few more shy koalas overseeing the action!
RACE PRECINCT: COOMBABAH LAKELANDS (ADJACENT TO SOUTHPORT FLYING CLUB)
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RACE SCHEDULE:
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2.30pm 5km – fisiocrem Purple Division: 10/11, 12/13 & Open M&F. Two (2) loops of a 2.5km course.
2.45pm 2.5km – Wild Earth Orange Division: 5&U, 6/7, 8/9 M&F categories. One (1) loop of a 2.5km course.
3.30pm 15km – FIXX Nutrition Green Division: Open Male & Female. Two (2) loops of a 7.5km course.
4.00pm 7.5km – mygc Physio Blue Division: 14/15, 16/17 & Open M&F. One (1) loop of a 7.5km course.
• Age categories as indicated for each distance. Ages as of race day. Series points based off age as of June 9, 2024.
Athletes may choose to race ‘up’ a division (more than their standard championship distance); and will fall into the next most appropriate category e.g. 9yr old racing in fisiocrem Purple Division would fall into the 10/11 age group.
PRICING PERIODS
‘Fast Starters’ entry prices close 11:59pm Sunday 3rd March, 2024
‘Mid Pack’ entry prices close 11:59pm Wednesday 10th April, 2024
‘Late Dash’ entry prices available ONLINE until race time on race day.
There will be:
Water and FIXX available pre & post race ONLY for the 2.5k (Wild Earth Orange Division).
One chance for personal fluids on the 5k (fisiocrem Purple Division). Place your OWN bottle on table located on right of the course, immediately after the turnaround PLUS water and FIXX available pre & post race.
Two chances for race provided fluids on the 7.5km course (mygc Physio Blue Division). You will pass the (same) aid station at 1.9km and 4.9km points of your run. Water and FIXX (sports drink) will be available but the event is CUPLESS - carry your own drinking vessel. Water and FIXX will also be available pre & post race.
Four chances (passing through the same aid station, twice on each lap) for race provided fluids on the 15km course (FIXX Nutrition Green Division). You will pass the aid station at the 1.9km, 4.9km, 9.1km and 12.1km points of your run. Water and FIXX (sports drink) will be available but the event is CUPLESS - carry your own drinking vessel! Water and FIXX will also be available pre & post race.
The focus is on fun but racing is fun too and an important skill to develop so we will be awarding Flirt with Dirt:
ribbons for age placegetters (1-3rd) at each round for Wild Earth Orange Division
gifts for placegetters (1-3rd) in the fisiocrem Purple division,
gifts for placegetters (1-3rd) for 14/15, 16/17 & Open M&F in mygc Physio Blue Division
gifts for placegetters (1-3rd) for Open M&F in the FIXX Nutrition Green divisions at each round.
as well as lucky draw prizes!
We will be keeping a Run Series pointscore and will acknowledge our Series category winners with a $50 Wild Earth voucher.
Results will show the following age categories for adults; 18-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60+ Male & Female in Purple, Blue and Green divisions & there will be a medal and gift for Series champions in these age brackets.
Come prepared for some fun; at each round we will have a entertainment so bring your marquees, picnic blankets and camp chairs and enjoy the afternoon!
We will have small wave starts for each event to keep group sizes down so we don’t startle the nearby kangaroos!
The Park is still open to other users and we ask that you respect those who are also enjoying the facility. Have a good run, have some fun but please at all times, take care of this amazing natural resource as well as the plants, trees and creatures that call it home!
There will be designated parking for the event to the west of the start area, please utilise this space and DO NOT park directly behind the air field.
Double your fun for the weekend and take on the Flirt with Dirt Duathlon! The Duathlon is on the Saturday afternoon!
COSTS, TRANSFER & CANCELLATION POLICY
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