Bellarine Rail Trail '09 Options

[maryclaire]

I see the date set this year for August 30, although the website is not yet functioning. Is anyone else planning on doing this one this year?

This post has been edited by maryclaire: Jun 1 2009, 01:09 PM

[ShufflingLea]

Yes, yes, definitely me! Loved it last year even though at that stage I was hopelessly out of my depth! Hoping to do much this year.

[EatEm]

If it doesn't clash with a long bike ride then I will be there ... even if the council have paved part of the trail .......

Maryclaire .. you might want to rename thread Bellaraine Rail Trail so people know what the thread is about .... or not !!!

[brettsrun]

On my list for 4th consecutive year also - will do a reverse run again starting early at Queenscliff 4am ish!!and meet the main start group at Geelong to try and keep up with on return run, had contact with RD of BRT he has indicated site will be updated soon. Also ran past him that I was putting on the YY5050 in July to make sure there was no clash with his date as it is often early August.
so anyone considering the BRT, the YY5050 with 15K 30K 50K and 80K option could be a nice warmup
have attached front page of info on the run, more details availa later this week
cheers Brett.S

This post has been edited by brettsrun: Jun 1 2009, 01:12 PM

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[maryclaire]

Maryclaire .. you might want to rename thread Bellaraine Rail Trail so people know what the thread is about .... or not !!!

thanks - done.

I wanted to put this out there to see if people are planning on it - as my memory from last year is putting it in the diary as early as end of March; yet this year it seems to be much slower to get going. I'm not fussed as long as it's still on!

Last year it was superbly organised and executed - some of the professionally organised runs I've been to could learn a thing or 2 from this event. Great value for money

This post has been edited by maryclaire: Jun 1 2009, 01:16 PM

[Tiger Boy]

Planning to be there again this year. Probably once again as a member of the 5min bus.

[Ultraphil]

Good to see this event still on! The undulating hills must have something going for them! I'll get down for it one year!

Phil
Originator of the BRT concept!

[peterpan]

Hi there..

I'll certainly be there, and will decide on the time after I complete the princess park 30k, and see how I hold out ..
I gather there aren't many oganised runs of this distance, so it's certainly not one to be missed ....
I'm hoping to be following the 5min/k, and am comfident I'll be able to do so for the first 20k or so ....
All in preparation for Melbourne, finishing this will certainly boost my confidence..!!

How do you register for the event?
Normally done through the website, I gather?

[RunnerMick]

I love whoever set the date for this! Perfect timing for a last pre-marathon long run.. I'll be there

[supersam]

How do you register for the event?
Normally done through the website, I gather?

Yep: http://www.brtrun.com.au/runinformation/entryform.htm. Looks like it's yet to updated for this year, but it's a way off yet.

I'll be there again this year for another 5min/k run. It's a great event.

[Tiger Boy]

I love whoever set the date for this! Perfect timing for a last pre-marathon long run.. I'll be there

Pretty sure that Brett fixes the date for that very reason.
Most people running in this are preparing for Melbourne (although last year we had one of the regulars prepping for Beijing).

Sam, I'll see you on the 5min bus.

[EatEm]

Perfect ... 120 km bike ride at Whittlesea on the Saturday- followed by 34kms on the Sunday ....
Hope the weather is good.

TB ... how are your hurdling skills at the moment ....

[chilliman]

... even if the council have paved part of the trail .......

So can anyone tell me exactly how much is paved now, even better in the form of a map showing such ?

Been 2 years since I have run this, still trying to get over TB face planting.

[Tiger Boy]

Been 2 years since I have run this, still trying to get over TB face planting.

Geez Iwas hoping that had been forgotten by now.....
Looks like I may have been enshrined in the BRT Hall of Fame (or Hall of Shame maybe)

[chilliman]

Geez Iwas hoping that had been forgotten by now.....

Never ....... Classic stuff to tell the grandkids. (mine that is).

Just hope you never take staypuff on that course.

[staypuff]

hmm was thinking of this as a good trianing run... should i be worried lol

[Digger]

hmm was thinking of this as a good trianing run... should i be worried lol

This is a great run, and now late in August, its an ideal hit out to check on how your Melbourne Training is going.

[Morley]

I have so wanted to do this one. I'm not able to run at the moment so it looks like I'll miss out again. Cheers.

[BDC]

Hi All,
Good to see plenty of interest in the run again this year. Have been laying low in terms of publicity as I'm still getting the website finalised. I have a friend doing the template for the new site "pro bono" so I have to be a little gentle in how hard I push! As soon as I get the template, I should have the new site up & running in a couple of days. As a plug & an indication of what it's likely to look like, he's also recently set up one for me for the Geelong Region Cross Country Team here.

There will be a couple of additions & changes to the run for this year though the course & other basics of it will remain the same. And it is still free! We have a new speaker at the postrun breakfast (whom many of you will know) & additional sponsors. I will provide the specifics on the new website & email those I have on the current distribution list once the new site goes live. I will also provide a paving update - a couple of friends ran the trail yesterday in preparation for Gold Coast & were going to let me know what is happening.

Cheers, Brett Coleman

[shortarse]

It's in my diary. Can't wait!
shortarse

[RodN]

Do they have strict cutoff's for this event? I thought I would try a run/walk strategy for this one as I don't want to kill myself before Melbourne Mara (half).

[pastyboy]

Do they have strict cutoff's for this event? I thought I would try a run/walk strategy for this one as I don't want to kill myself before Melbourne Mara (half).

Not that I know of... It's a pretty casual, low key event.

[chilliman]

Do they have strict cutoff's for this event?

It would mainly be if you wanted a lift back on the bus, or had booked a spot at the breaky.
If by chance everyone had packed up and gone home, just record your own time and let brett know, the out and backers have done this in the past.

[BDC]

The 2009 site is up with hopefully all you need to know. Check out http://www.brtrun.com.au for all the details.
Cheers, Brett Coleman

[brettsrun]

The 2009 site is up with hopefully all you need to know. Check out http://www.brtrun.com.au for all the details.
Cheers, Brett Coleman

Great Work Brett,
Looking forward to my 4th BRT, body willing - which it aint at the moment
Enjoy the next 4 weeks, get as much sleep as you can, you'll need it

[pbig]

I'm in! For breakfast too most likely, just need to confirm nothing else planned....

Great website Brett, and leaving our cars at the finish and taking the bus back to Geelong for the start makes a lot of sense.

[EatEm]

Duckgirl & I expect to be there ... looking forward to it as usual.

[ShufflingLea]

Great website!

Looking forward to the run and I'm definitely in for the brekkie too!

[KevinCassidy]

Bugger Bugger Bugger....won't be around for the BRT this year. GGGRRRR

[brettsrun]

Bugger Bugger Bugger....won't be around for the BRT this year. GGGRRRR

Suppose you have some lame excuse, like going for a swim

[EatEm]

Just a small one (swim that is ... )

[MelJC]

Hi, I'm thinking about doing the bellarine rail trail run in prep for my first marathon... but am a little worried that I'll be too slow and therefore perhaps be annoying for the rest of the runners and the organisers. Does anyone know if there is a slower group of participants who do this run too? I haven't yet done my 1st 30km+ run so am not sure what pace I'll be running, but I'm reliably doing 1hr 46 half marathons.

[pbig]

don't worry MelJC, with that half marathon time I'd expect you will be running with many others and will be far from the last to finish - times range from sub 4min/km to 6min+/km.

[wombatoutofhell]

Won't be a problem for you Mel-there's a 5 hour time limit. With your 1/2 mara time I'd put you at under 3 1/2 hours. I was just over 3 hours last year and there were alot behind me. You have time before then to try a 3 hour run or 2 so you'll have an idea-maybe try the Sri Chinmoy 30km Princess Park run on July 26th?
Welcome to Coolrunning.

[Tiger Boy]

Mel - that HM time puts you at around 5min pace, which is what I intend running both a Princes Park in July and on the BRT, so if you are wanting to try and hold that pace at either/or both runs feel free to tag along.

[RodN]

Mel I'm also hovering over this day as you with a regular training run noprobs but 34 is over my limit at this stage so if I decide to do it it'll probably only be at 6min/k even then I'll be worried although I had my runs up to 27 odd k's in the past that has been a while ago due to injury and whatnot so you won't be alone.

[maryclaire]

Mel and RodN, I ran this last year when my previous longest run was 28km (from memory) so it was a bit of a leap in distance. My 1/2M times were just a smidgeon under 1:40 so i was confident of pace but not distance. In the end, it was one of my most memorable runs. I still can't believe my time (I really don't believe I can duplicate it this year) but to be honest, you both will be fine. There are only undulations in terms of hills and while the last 4km were difficult, it was a HUGE confidence boost going into the Melbourne Marathon. Enjoy.

[peterpan]

Just wanted to bump this and let everyone know that the BTR website is up and running, and they're taking entries.
I've submitted mine and am really looking forward to it!

[GrizzlyBear]

Hi everyone!

I've entered this run.

Like others I'm nervous and excited about it.

And hopefully it will be confidence building for Melbourne.

I'm doing Princes Park 30km this weekend so I'll know in a week what my expectations will be for Bellarine (and also marathon!).

Dave

[peterpan]

Hey Dave!
Looks like we're following each other on all our organised runs leading to Melbourne!
Looking forward to seeing you again!

I'm about 25km excited, 9km nervous....
Or maybe 9km excited 25km nervous..
One or the other.. :S

This post has been edited by peterpan: Jul 20 2009, 12:21 PM

[RodN]

Mel and RodN, I ran this last year when my previous longest run was 28km (from memory) so it was a bit of a leap in distance. My 1/2M times were just a smidgeon under 1:40 so i was confident of pace but not distance. In the end, it was one of my most memorable runs. I still can't believe my time (I really don't believe I can duplicate it this year) but to be honest, you both will be fine. There are only undulations in terms of hills and while the last 4km were difficult, it was a HUGE confidence boost going into the Melbourne Marathon. Enjoy.

Thanks Maryclaire it's nice to hear if someone else has done it to boost confidence. I am going to give my training a tweak to see if I can give this one a shot. Should have done a few 30's by then with the tweaking but hopefully my body will hold up over the next month or so, feeling pretty good so far.

[runizzyrun]

I've just registered for this one. Looking forward to it, and the breakfast after!!

[Digger]

I've just registered for this one. Looking forward to it, and the breakfast after!!

That's what I like, "Enthusiasm"

The Breakfast might be different, have you checked out who the guest speaker is?

[KevinCassidy]

That's what I like, "Enthusiasm"

The Breakfast might be different, have you checked out who the guest speaker is?

Digger, I can't be there this year but I believe the guest speaker is a being kept closely under wraps so that the media don't leak out his identity. Sounds like someone very famous to me.

[BDC]

It’s now less than 4 weeks to go for the 2009 BRT. Please note that the transport option is rapidly filling up so to avoid missing out, please send me an entry form ASAP if you haven’t already. Also note that the bus will do a 2nd pick up at the ferry terminal for those opting to come across as foot passengers on the bus – details on the website (http://www.brtrun.com.au) under the transport section.

Also consider registering for the postrun breakfast (full details on website) to hear Bruce Hargreaves (aka Digger) give a presentation on the Comrades Marathon.

Cheers, Brett

[RunnerMick]

Entry in - really looking forward to this one.

I'm still a Geelong-boy at heart and always love heading down there for a good run.

[PonderStibbons]

I just sent my entry in. I am looking forward to meeting a few more of you in person. I will probably join the 5 min bus. Breakfast sounds good, so I will organise it later this week.

Cheers,
Ponder

[maryclaire]

I'm in - although it is going to be a very ambitious undertaking on my part as I havent yet logged the long runs this year. Although slow, I WILL make it. And of course, the breakfast will be the incentive....

[bennie]

I shouldn't even be posting in this thread where i'm up to in my running right now....

but!!! :-)

Having grown up in Geelong and knowing this area quite well I'm going to put my hand up for this one next year! :-) heheheh I should be ready by then! lol! :-)

Good luck with the run guys/girls! It sounds fantastic and I wish I could do it with you!!! :-)

Enjoy
bennie!

[PonderStibbons]

I'm in - although it is going to be a very ambitious undertaking on my part as I havent yet logged the long runs this year. Although slow, I WILL make it. And of course, the breakfast will be the incentive....

That's the spirit MaryClaire. See you there.