PRESS RELEASE: GET AN “OFFICIAL” TIME AROUND THE FAMOUS TAN TRACK AND RUB SHOULDERS WITH OLYMPIC ELITE ATHLETES, SPORTING IDOLS AND CELEBRITIES.
REGISTRATIONS ARE NOW OPEN FOR THE RUN THE TAN 2022 ANNUAL SHOWCASE RUNNING FESTIVAL POWERED BY RED ENERGY WHICH WILL BE HELD AT THE ICONIC TAN TRACK IN MELBOURNE ON SUNDAY 24 APRIL 2022.
After a successful inaugural event, the Run the Tan Showcase Running Festival will be held as an annual event at the iconic Tan Track in Melbourne to raise funds and awareness for mental health and help bring life back into Melbourne – Registrations are open now!
MEDIA CONTACT DETAILS: Darren Templeton / [email protected] / +61 418 373 679
Summary
• Exciting major annual showcase running festival to be held at the iconic Tan Track in Melbourne on Sunday 24 April 2022
• 5 key Race Events featuring; Australia’s top elite athletes, sporting identities & celebrities, emergency services, schools and a public fun run which will be open to everyone
• New feature events include; Battle of the Schools and Elite Race Walkers
• Expected to offer the largest prize money for any running event of its kind in Australia.
• Will be giving back to charity by promoting a healthy and active lifestyle for all Australians and raising funds and awareness of the positive impact that running and exercise has on mental health and wellbeing.
DON’T MISS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO BE PART OF THIS EXCITING RUNNING EVENT AND HELP SUPPORT MENTAL HEALTH.
A must-do event for elite athletes, recreation runners, families, schools and spectators alike, the course takes in Australia’s most iconic running track, The Tan, surrounding the Royal Botanic Gardens.
Get an “Official” time around The Tan and rub shoulders with Olympic elite athletes, sporting idols and celebrities.
The event promotes a healthy and active lifestyle for all Australians, with a primary focus on raising funds and awareness of the positive impact of exercise on mental health and wellbeing.
In its first year, we witnessed Linden Hall creating history by smashing the all-time female record around The Tan in a time of 11:35. The previous record of 11:54 was held by Genevieve Gregson which she ran in March 2020. Stewart McSweyn narrowly missed breaking the all-time record by 2 seconds. He ran a new PB of 10:09 and will be keen to get his name in the record books at next year’s showcase event.
The current all-time record around The Tan is 10 minutes and 8 seconds which is held by Craig “Buster” Mottram. He set this record in 2006 whilst running with the Richmond Football Club during their pre-season training. Mottram gave the footballers a two-and-a-half minute head start and still managed to run them down over the 3.827km course.
Run the TAN supports inclusivity and diversity and has dedicated race events for our elite Para athletes and Race Walkers. Jaryd Clifford, current world record holder, took out the Para Elite category in the 2021 showcase event in a time of 11:09.
In the Celebrities event, Shane Crawford just pipped Dave “Hughsey” Hughes and Rob Mills did well getting around the course with a dodgy calf. Hughsey will be back fitter and stronger next year to try to claim the title.
Red Energy is the naming rights sponsor for the 2022 Run the Tan showcase event, with support from City of Melbourne, Bennelong Foundation and Athletics Victoria, to help bring life back into Melbourne post COVID-19. Red Energy is an award winning energy service provider in Australia. The Run the Tan 2022 will be powered by Red Energy, which is owned by Snowy Hydro, a leader in renewable energy, a great fit with the Melbourne Royal Botanic Garden’s focus on sustainability.
“Red Energy is thrilled to become the naming rights sponsor for the iconic Melbourne 2022 Run the Tan” says David Holman, GM of Business Development at Red. “We are looking forward to bringing energy back to the city of Melbourne as well as powering this great event. As an Australian run and owned company, many of our employees are Melbourne based and we pride ourselves in contributing to the local community, and working to help those with mental health issues.”
Darren Templeton, founder of RUN THE TAN said “We are very excited to partner with Red Energy for the 2022 Run the Tan event in Melbourne. The Run the Tan showcase event has become an iconic running event in Melbourne and Australia and people need something positive to look forward to next year”
Other key Event Sponsors include; New Balance, The Running Company and Swinburne University.
Registrations for the Run the TAN showcase event are now open with special early bird pricing which closes on 4th February. There will be limited spaces available for the public fun run event, so people are being encouraged to register now on the Run the TAN event website (www.runthetan.net) so that they don’t miss out.
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