Begin arrive at 7am at Memorial Park for a 7:30am race start

MESSAGE FROM PRIME MINISTER JULIA GILLARD

PRIME MINISTER CANBERRA

MOTHER’S DAY CLASSIC 2013

I send my warmest best wishes to everyone across Australia who is celebrating Mother’s Day. I know some mums will be marking the day with a hand-made card and a noodle necklace, breakfast in bed or an autumn picnic.

But for a remarkable group of women, Mother’s Day will be spent out walking and running to support breast cancer research, to honour those who have survived this gruelling disease, and to remember those who no longer share this day with us.

I truly appreciate the Mother’s Day Classic and I’ve joined in it myself because – like so many Australians – I’ve had friends and loved ones who’ve faced the reality of this dreadful disease, and the Classic gives you a great feeling of making a difference, however small it might seem.

So best of luck also to everyone pulling on the running shoes for this year’s Mother’s Day Classic events, in Ballarat and Broome, in Jindabyne and Gympie, and just about everywhere in between.

I’m certain that every family that has been touched by breast cancer will be cheering you on, as will I.

There couldn’t be a better way to mark Mother’s Day than by bringing closer the time when women need not fear breast cancer anymore.

The Honourable Julia Gillard

Prime Minister of Australia

Message from the MDC

This is the 16^th year of the Mother’s Day Classic and we have a record 74 events nationally. We are expecting over 125,000 participants across Australia – an outstanding result.   

 

There are approximately 12,000 people around Australia participating in a regional event this Sunday! (Kingaroy we have 202 entries so far!!!)

The Mother’s Day Classic Australia’s largest funder of National Breast Cancer Foundation research programs.

 

We are currently sitting on approximately 1.1 million dollars in fundraising around the country

  

The money raised today helps fund new research into prevention, detection, treatment and cure of breast cancer.

 

Course Options

4k walk or run

 

8k for runners ONLY

 

 

The course takes participants from Memorial Park

 along Haly Street,

(heading towards Mt.Wooroolin direction) 

Turn right onto West Street

Turn around at the  2k water station on West St

Return to Memorial Park via the same course

(West St and Haly St)

 

 

4k walkers and runners do ONE loop

8k runners do TWO loops

 

 

Only runners for the 8k course simply as the roads can only be temporarily closed for a short time so not to inconvenience the public for any longer than necessary

Mother's Day Classic

Raising Money for National Breast Cancer Research

 

Supporting those who have endured Breast Cancer

or

 currently undergoing treatment

 

Remembering those lost to this disease

Registration on the day -only option NOW available

Online registration has NOW closed
so
 

 Enter on the day at Memorial Park from 7am

 

 

$20 per adult

Student/Health care $12

Family - 1 adult and up to 4 children $30

Family - 2 adults and up to 4 children $50



The course

All participants will leave from the Memorial Park and walk or run along Haly Street (temporarily closed for your safety) heading towards Mt. Wooroolin direction. 

At West Street everyone will turn right and walk or run until they reach the 2k water station point.

Please note there will be a port a loo at the 1k mark on the corner of James and West Street.

The 4k participants will turnaround at the water station and simply follow the same course out to return to the park and finish line.

The 8k runners will run slightly further past the water station in their first loop to the marked flag turnaround.

The 8k runners then return towards Memorial Park along the same course until they reach Burnett Street (there will be another water station here) where they will turn around and run back out and along West Street.

Please note the 8k runners will turn at the West St water station on the second loop.

The finish line is at Memorial Park near the bridge.