The Tassal Airlie Beach Marathon Festival takes place this weekend of 19/20 July.
The McDonald's Airlie Beach Foreshore Magic Mile will be run along the beachfront at 4:00pm on Saturday with a dash for cash. The winner and podium finishers will take home the cash in the open race with the junior runners competing for gold, silver and bronze medals.
Sunday will see over 600 runners competing in a variety of races from the 42 to 1 km. These races will be run over several laps between the Port of Airlie and Cannonvale Beach.
There are record number of entries in the marathon and half marathon with several past winners defending their titles, namely Liv Compton in the marathon and Claire Ashworth and Billy Grogan in the half marathon.
Two of the Jones boys, Shay and Jayden from Bowen have signed up for the half marathon and are a great chance to make the podium after strong runs in the Mackay Marina Run earlier this year.
The boardwalks and footpaths are expected to be extremely busy between 6:00 am and 11:00 am. There will be approximately forty community volunteers along the course to assist the runners on their chosen journey.
The mascot race with seven entries at 9:45am will provide some welcome relief and entertainment for the kids. Regular competitors Cruiser (turtle) and Blazer (koala) will be challenged by Batman, Troppo, Hoggster, Piggy and a Toothbrush with Toothpaste.
All the races start and finish at the race precinct near the sound stage and movie screen next to the kid’s playground where coffee, ice cream, and a BBQ will be available with music supplied by Whitsunday Entertainment.
The Event Manager, Tim McQuoid-Mason said he would like to thank the community in advance for their support of the festival over the past 12 years and for sharing the foreshore with our competitors from all parts of Australia and the world.
Registrations are still open for anyone who would like to run. Go to www.runairlie.com.au for more information and to register.
Contributed with thanks to Tim McQuoid-Mason
The Tassal Airlie Beach Marathon Festival is this weekend! Photo supplied
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