Melbourne
Melbourne event details - Sunday 10 May 2009
- Where
- When
- Start times
- Closing dates
- How to register
- Team registration
- Event information kit
- Important information
- Prizes
- Dedicate the event to someone special
- Fundraising
- Course map
- Merchandise
- Getting there
- Activities at the event
- Kids stuff
- Photos from the 2008 Mother’s Day Classic
Alexandra Gardens, Melbourne (Melways ref: 2F J7)
The start line will be on St Kilda Road. The course then follows the scenic Tan Track.
Sunday 10 May 2009, from 6.45am to Noon
Please arrive at least 30 minutes prior to your event in order to allow plenty of time to register and warm up.
6.45am Registration opens
7.25am Warm up commences
7.45am 4km run starts
8.10am 8km run starts
9.20am Warm up commences for walkers
9.40am Walkers start (first wave commences)
12.00pm Presentations and formalities finish
- Enter before 5.00pm on Friday 24 April 2009 to qualify for the early bird registration fee.
- Mailed entries close Friday 1 May 2009.
- Online entries now close at 12 noon on Thursday 7 May 2009.
- Enter by Friday 1 May 2009 to have your event information kit mailed to you before the event.
- Registration also available on the day at the event. Arrive early to avoid the queues.
Click here to register via the website or use an entry form. On day registration will be available from 6.45am at Alexandra Gardens.
You can walk or run as part of a team. Your team might be a group of friends, or a school, corporate or community group. Enter, appoint a team coordinator and ask all team members to state the team name when they register. There are great prizes to win - see the Prize section for more information.
An event information kit and your event bib will be mailed by Friday 8 May to all participants whose registration is received by Friday 1 May 2009.
If you register after 1 May, you will need to collect your bib on the morning before your event at the Mother’s Day Classic registration area at Alexandra Gardens.
The Mother’s Day Classic Run will be timed using the IPICO Sports timing tag system. Runners (walkers are not timed) will receive a tag and twist tie in your race kit. The tag should be attached to your shoelace with the twist tie provided.
Your time will NOT be recorded if you tie the tag anywhere on your body or clothing including wrist or ankle, it must be attached to your shoe. If you do not have shoelaces, please use the twist tie provided to attach the tag to your shoe. A tag that is improperly attached may fall off or fail to record your time. If your are not wearing a tag you will not receive a time. Your tag is the only way we can keep track of your time. Please notify the event organiser if you change the event you have entered.
Results will be produced by net time. The tag will record your official time from when you cross the start line until you reach the finish line. You will be asked to return your timing tag once you have crossed the finish line. If you are unable to participate on the day, or you accidentally keep the tag, please ensure that you return the tag to the below address immediately.
The timing tag is expensive and is loaned to you on the understanding that if you do not return the tag by Wednesday 22 May 2009 the event organiser will issue an invoice to you for $50 to pay for the tag.
Return address:
Mother’s Day Classic
4/11 Sabre Drive
Port Melbourne
VIC 3207
- All participants receive a 2009 medallion, which cleverly converts to a key ring and lanyard.
- Male and female winners of the 8km run will receive $500 kindly donated by Perennial Investment Partners.
- Male and female winners of the 4km run will receive $500 kindly donated by BT Investment Management.
- Age category medals for 4km and 8km runs will be mailed to winners of each age category after the event. Age categories - U15, U18, 18-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, 80+.
- School teams - Trophies awarded to the largest school team from a school with 500 or more students and a school team with less than 500 students.
- Largest corporate team wins a magnificent trophy.
- UniSuper Tertiary Team Award - the largest team from Victoria will receive a magnificent trophy.
- Highest individual fundraiser in Victoria - the individual raising the most money will win domestic flights to the value of $1000 kindly provided by QANTAS.
- Spot prizes - all participants are eligible to win great spot prizes including weekend packages, meals and gift baskets.
Dedicate the event to someone special
The Mother’s Day Classic gives you an opportunity to remember those who have been lost to breast cancer, to show support to someone with breast cancer or just to show appreciation to your mum on Mother’s Day.
Tribtute Cards will be available to allow you to dedicate your participation, and a memorial minute of silence will be held before your event starts.
You can wear a Tribute Card on the day, which can be worn in memory of a loved one, or inscribed with words of encouragement to someone currently undergoing treatment. To obtain your Tribute Card, go to the downloadable Tribute Card, tick the Tribtue Card the box on the registration form or visit the tribute area on the day.
Fundraising is another way of raising money for breast cancer research, so why not set up your own fundraising page online? This can be done through this website, where you can upload a photo, a personal statement and track your progress. A fantastic prize will be awarded to the person from each state who raises the most money.
Help us reduce our administration costs and ensure that maximum funds go to breast cancer research by registering and raising funds online. If you don’t have internet access, please download fundraising form.
Click on the below link for the Course Map.
You can order our special Mother’s Day Classic t-shirts, hoodies, socks, caps, beanies and lots more at our online store. Detailed information and pictures of the merchandise are available on the website. You can purchase merchandise on the day (subject to availability). All profits from the sale of these items go to breast cancer research.
Online merchandise orders will close on Friday 1 May 2009.Train
Catch train services to Flinders Street station. Take the St Kilda Road exit from the station and cross over the bridge to the Alexandra Gardens.
Tram
Tram numbers 3, 5, 6, 8, 16, 64, 67 & 72 all travel down St Kilda Road. Disembark at the Arts Centre and cross the road the the Alexandra Gardens.
Further information is available from Metlink.
Access & mobility
There will be an accessible drop-off point on event day on Boathouse Drive. Disabled parking is available at the Arts Centre car park.
Please note that this road is closed to all other participants and the general public.
The Mother’s Day Classic is much more than a walk/run. We provide lots of extra activities for kids and adults. These include warm up aerobics, a food court, a kids activity area, free massages and entertainment.
There are lots of activities for kids at the Mother’s Day Classic. You will find jumping castles, roving performers, face painting and lots of entertainment.
Kids can enter the Mother’s Day Classic to walk or run so long as they have permission from their parent or guardian. Kids who run the Mother’s Day Classic and win in their age category will be sent a medallion after the event.
Click here to view the age categories.
Photos from the 2008 Melbourne Mother’s Day Classic
Photos of the 2008 Melbourne event were kindly taken by Peter Casamento and Ned Clark.
Please click here to view the images.
