What is the Salomon Trail Running Series?
The Salomon Trail Running Series is designed to present trail running for all that it can be: scenic, accessible, not overly technical and fun for everyone!
The series includes short, medium and (new for 2013) long course races all on exhilarating trails through the wilderness all within 1hr drive of Melbourne that will get you out in some magnificent landscapes with your running shoes on.
...ah.... you'll smell the fresh eucalypt air and join over 1,000 other runners as we run through fern-fringed valleys, weave through towering stands of gums and sweep along flowing trails beside rivers and creeks.
Mark your diaries... 2013 ENTRIES OPEN APRIL 22!
- NEW Long Course option at each race in addition to the short and medium length races we ran in 2011 and 2012!
- NEW Series Entry Promotion - limited to the first 700! Enter the series (3 of 4 races) before Race 1 and receive a FREE official event t-shirt, water bottle, R4YL sampler magazine and 10% entry discount!
- Your chance to become 1 of 4 official Bitumen is Boring Race Ambassadors
2013 Event Dates:
| Race 1 |
Sunday 30 June |
Studley Park, Kew |
5km / 11km / 15km |
| Race 2 |
Sunday 28 July |
Plenty Gorge |
6km / 12km / 17km |
| Race 3 |
Sunday 25 August |
Silvan, Dandenong Ranges |
7km / 15km / 21km |
| Race 4* |
Sunday 22 September |
Anglesea, Great Ocean Road |
8km / 15km |
*Race 4 is held in conjunction with the acclaimed Surf Coast Century 100km ultra marathon on Sept 21, 2013
Trails for everyone, beginners to bush running bullets...
Many people think all trail running events are 50km+ and over mountain ranges – well they can be, but they can also be short, rewarding, close to home and enjoyable for everyone – and that’s what the Salomon Trail Running Series is all about.
Each event is held in a different locations and includes races of THREE DIFFERENT DISTANCES: a short course race of 5-8km, medium course of 11-15km, and NEW long course of 15-21km, so now just about anyone can come and run in the wilderness.
Bitumen is Boring! Trail running...
For anyone pulling on a pair of running shoes, there's no shortage of beautiful places in which to run so come and join us as we take you to four of Melbourne’s greatest because BITUMEN IS BORING!