Whether you’re a lone sprinter or a family of eagre amblers, you’ll want to add this event to your fun run calendar. The aim of the day is to slog around a 12km course or a 4km family run (or walk, skip and roll), but the big day of celebrations at RunWest offers much more than a workout.
Those tackling the longer course will get their engines raring at 7am at Sydney Motorsport Park among the car racing displays, before jogging along a route that’ll take them past the new Sydney Zoo, through Western Sydney Parklands and on to the huge finish line party at West HQ.
Families will start at 10am at Blacktown International Sports Park, where kids can climb an obstacle course and meet sports stars before the walk kicks off. Both events are for all ages and the shorter course is wheelchair accessible, so feel free to tackle whichever race matches your abilities. Registration fees for the runs will support RunWest’s chosen charities, and you can choose to raise more funds for any charitable group through the fundraising page.
It sounds like a great way to spend a day, but we’re also pretty excited about the party that’s happening after the sweaty laps. Competitors and the general public are all invited to the finish line party, which offers recovery areas and post-race eats from fancy food trucks alongside live music, dance performances, kids’ entertainment and meet-and-greets with local sport stars. Entry to the party is free, and the festivities will buzz from 8am throughout the day.