Sydney Summer Twilight Series

From CoolRunning Australia

This is a 5 and 10K time trial series in the Sydney Metro area over the Summer. Races are held in the twilight so that runners can race after work. All standards welcome. Check the Forum thread for latebreaking information.

Here is a very useful website for calculating sunrise/sunset time in Sydney over the summer. A good place to look up civil twilight end "lighting up time" (typically about half an hour after sunset) is this other useful but not quite as self-explanatory website.

Contents 1 Philosophy 2 Entry Fees 3 Season 2009/10 4 Season 2008/09 5 Season 2007/08

Philosophy

"First and foremost, ALL ability levels are welcome. However long it takes you to complete the distance is the time it takes you to complete the distance. Anyone who believes that there should be a time limit criteria has got the wrong series. Whether you hop skip walk fart hobble run to get the distance is irrelevant, turning up and having a go is what it is all about. If you are worried about this being elitist, you couldn't be further off the mark." CR Silverfox

Entry Fees

There are no entry fees. Events are not officially sanctioned, and runners share the paths with the general public.

IMPORTANT!!- Check the Forum thread for latebreaking information.

Season 2009/10

Thanks everyone for your contributions to another terrific series, and to Daniel Toscano from Elite Sports for providing the lucky draw prize. See you all next year!

COMPLETED RACES

• Race 1 - Friday, 16 October 2009 6.30pm - Parramatta Park, Westmead, Queens Road Gates, start / finish. Map here http://www.ppt.nsw.gov.au/hours-and-info/park-map. 5 & 10k Course Descriptions: Once around the big loop for 3.1km, then continue as for a second loop, but return via the inner road, to give exactly 5km. Repeat for 10km. Options of 3.1k, 6.2k & 8k. Host: thomo + any conscripts that can be roped in. Water and soft drinks provided. Parking available just outside of gates.
• Race 2 - Friday, 13 November 2009, 6:30PM - The Bay Run, starting at Henley Marine Drive, near Drummoyne Rowers. Options: 10km (out and back on CoolRunning Sydney 5km Challenge course), 5km (out and back to the 2.5km marker). Note: both these courses are accurate. Softdrinks & water supplied. Bring something to throw on the BBQ in Brett Park (opposite start) if you want to stick around afterwards. Host: Superflake.
• Race 3 - Friday, 20 November 2009, 6:45pm - Glenwood (Fairmount Circuit). There is off- and on-street parking, a clear grassed open area to set up camp, and importantly, a traffic-free run. The 300m concrete path connects up to the M7, and away we go heading west. The 2.5k turnaround is near Sunnyholt Rd, and the 5k turnaround is near Railway Rd. Here's the location! Host: Blues Buffett
• Race 4 - Friday, 27 November 2009, 6:30pm - "Narrabeen EarlyNighter". Narrabeen Lake. http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=3264986 Shows Start/Finish Point. Zoom out for full course map. Start at Car Park, run South, turn at 1.5km, run North turn at 4km, complete lap for 5km. 2 laps for 10km. Certified course with each km marked. There are toilets, BBQ facilities, tables and nearby takeaway shops, cafes and supermarket. Right on the lake if you need a dip after the race. Host: Sportsman, and anyone who can help with timing/results. I will bring some water, fruit and post race nibbles and basic BBQ supplies. BYO food for BBQ/Dinner.
• Race 5 - Friday 4 December 2009, 6.30pm - "The Balmain Bustle". Start/Finish King George Park, Balmain. This is a 5km course/10km (two laps) run through the beautiful, traffic free area of Callan Park. Maps here[1] This is a fairly challenging course, but just think of the thirst you will build up! Measured course (same as the Balmain Fun Run). Toilets available, we will supply some water, beer etc. Hosts MrD and John Dawlings.
• Race 6 - Thursday 17 December 2009, 6:30PM - Wilson Park, Silverwater (google map). Toilets, parking. This is a flat course with no slopes or hills. Course is bike path. Host: Colin, PM me for details.
• Race 7 - New Year's Yab Nur - Friday, 1 January 2010 6.45pm - start/finish at Richard Murden Reserve, Haberfield (on the other side of the canal from the dog park). Follow the route of the Coolrunning Sydney 5km challenge, but reversed. 10km runners out-and-back to Drummoyne Rowers, Henley Marine Drive Drummoyne; 5km runners out-and-back to Henley Marine Drive near Princess Avenue, Rodd Point. This is an accurate course so come along for your first time trial of 2010! Plenty of parking, kiddies' playground, toilets and picnic area. Drinks and watermelon provided. Bring a picnic if you want to hang around afterwards. Hosts: sook54 and Gadfly family (please let me know via the forum thread if you want to co-host). See the route map.
• Race 8 - Friday, January 8, 7:00PM - Taren Point. CANCELLED!!!
• Race 9 - Friday, January 15 7:00PM - Centennial Park. Start/Finish at corner of Parkes Drive and Dickens Drive. Course is an indented loop of 5 kms along Dickens Drive and Loch Avenue then left onto Grand Drive footpath for one lap returning via Loch Avenue and Dickens Drive. Course Map. Host: Horrie.
• Race 10 - Friday, January 22, 6:30PM - Oatley Park. Registration area at 'The Castle' picnic area. Access to 'The Castle' at end of Douglas Haig Drive, pass through open gate entrance to Oatley Park, 'The Castle' is approx 800m on the left. Plenty of car parking available here. Start/Finish is at the road junction adjacent 'The Castle'. Course is a 5km loop that does contain an out and back section. Course is mainly on bitumen but there is a small trail section, about 800m long. Toilets are available, drinks table will be at the 5km finish/turnaround point for those doing the 10km.. BBQ available but BYO. Children friendly venue (play equipment etc) but BYO babysitter! Course is here. (View in 'Satellite' view). Hosts Carmen & MrD.
• Race 11 - Friday, January 29, 6:30PM - Start from soccer field car park opposite Blacktown Olympic Park, Eastern Rd, Doonside. UBD map 167 L15. 5km & 10 km out & back. Start from car park and then south along traffic free cycle/walk track beside M7. The path is well lit at night. Runners must take care as it is a shared pathway with cyclists using it. Toilet & shower facilities are available. Drinks will be provided (cold water and gatorade). Host: SMC42K
• Race 12 - Friday, 12 February, 7:00PM - Shelley Beach, Manly. Run from Shelley Beach, following the waters edge right up until Queenscliff Surf Club. Run around surf club and back again. Exactly 2.5k each way, so 5k laps. There are toilets, showers, BBQ facilities and the opportunity for a dip after the race at this venue. Course map here. Host: Hamburglar. I will try and get some basic BBQ supplies, esky etc.
• Race 13 - Friday, 26 February, 6:30PM - Series wrapup, start/finish at Richard Murden Reserve, Haberfield (on the other side of the canal from the dog park). Follow the route of the Coolrunning Sydney 5km challenge, but reversed. 10km runners out-and-back to Drummoyne Rowers, Henley Marine Drive Drummoyne; 5km runners out-and-back to Henley Marine Drive near Princess Avenue, Rodd Point. Plenty of parking, kiddies' playground, toilets, BBQ and picnic area. Drinks and watermelon provided. Bring a BBQ or picnic if you want to hang around afterwards (BBQ located between playground and toilets). Hosts: sook54 and maybe the Gadfamily (please let us know via the forum thread if you can co-host). See the route map.

Season 2008/09

Thank you to the organisers, hosts and helpers, and of course all the hundreds of runners who participated to make this series such a success, and thank you to Nike for providing the shoe prizes. See you next summer!

"First and foremost, ALL ability levels are welcome. However long it takes you to complete the distance is the time it takes you to complete the distance. Anyone who believes that there should be a time limit criteria has got the wrong series. Whether you hop skip walk fart hobble run to get the distance is irrelevant, turning up and having a go is what it is all about. If you are worried about this being elitist, you couldn't be further off the mark." CR Silverfox

Register your name and time each run for a chance to go in the draw for series prizes, to be drawn at the wrapup event on 27 February. Results to date on this spreadsheet.

COMPLETED RUNS 2008/09

• Race 1 - Friday, 5 December, 6.30pm - Fords Park, Belfield (Northern Side of Cooks River). Ample parking available in James St. The Start/Finish is in the large grass clearing next to the uhumm...river. Route:Belfield twilight run. Toilets are available, drinks table will be at the 5km finish/turnaround point for those doing the 10km. There are facilities for a BBQ (BYO) Cold drinks and homebrew supplied. Family friendly venue with kiddies' playground - BYO babysitter. Host: MrD - I'll probably need a hand with the timing side of things so if there is someone willing to help out that would be great.
• Race 2 - Wednesday, December 17th 6:30PM - Wilson Park, Silverwater (google map). Toilets, parking. This is a flat course with no slopes or hills. Course is bike path. Colin's famous 'brouhaha' if any left after C2K. Host: Colin, PM me for details. Chunderbolt will be assisting with course markers.
• Race 3 - Friday, 2 January, 7:00PM - The Bay Run, starting at Henley Marine Drive, near Drummoyne Rowers. Options: 10km (out and back on CoolRunning Sydney 5km Challenge course), 5km (out and back to the 2.5km marker). Note: both these courses are accurate, good for the first time trial of the year! Watermelon and water supplied. Bring something to throw on the BBQ in Brett Park (opposite start) if you want to stick around afterwards. Limited supply of the famous Coolrunning Bayrunners Brew courtesy Corin, and C2K pancakes courtesy Tim2. Host: sook54. Assemble in Brett Pk, staggered start for 10k (7:00) and 5k (7:05) to avoid overcrowding the course. Last year was very popular!
• Race 4 - Friday, January 9, 7:00PM -Taren Point.How to get there turn off Taren Point RD into Fontainebleau St then Turn Into Tuffy AVE then turn into Riverside Drive Follow to Car Park of Sailing Club. Park and start at St George Sailing Club, Riverside Drive San Souci. Over bridge into Woodlands Road then right into Smith St follow to end of st then right into Taren Point Fishing Club Driveway go to the bridge the go to grass area where Grandfather(Merv) will be standing with a torch then go back to the bridge and the back on to driveway then back to end of Smith St then turn left then go to speed hump and about 250mtrs past speed hump where WC with water will be standing, then back to Smith St then back into Woodlands Rd then follow back to Taren Point bridge then go on to Bridge then folow bridge to the end of bridge then go down ramp to start fin for 5k do again for 10k. No BBQ facilites but sailing club has bistro so bring money for after if you want to go watermelon also supplyed. Host WildCoyte.
• Race 5 - Friday, January 16 7:00PM - Centennial Park. Start/Finish at corner of Parkes Drive and Dickens Drive. Course is an indented loop of 5 kms along Dickens Drive and Loch Avenue then left onto Grand Drive footpath for one lap returning via Loch Avenue and Dickens Drive. Course Map. Colin will be 'hosting', but would like to palm off on someone else...or we can just rock up and run anyway.
• Race 6 - Friday, January 23, 7:00PM - Oatley Park. Registration area at 'The Castle' picnic area. Access to 'The Castle' at end of Douglas Haig Drive, pass through open gate entrance to Oatley Park, 'The Castle' is approx 800m on the left. Plenty of car parking available here. Start/Finish is at the road junction adjacent 'The Castle'. Course is a 5km loop that does contain an out and back section. Course is mainly on bitumen but there is a small trail section, about 800m long. Toilets are available, drinks table will be at the 5km finish/turnaround point for those doing the 10km.. BBQ available but BYO. Children friendly venue (play equipment etc) but BYO babysitter! Course is here. (View in 'Satellite' view). Hosts Carmen & MrD.
• Race 7 - Friday, January 30, 7:00PM - Parramatta. 5 & 10k Course Descriptions: Once around the big loop for 3.1km, then continue as for a second loop, but return via the inner road, to give exactly 5km. Repeat for 10km. See Map. Hosted by Colin.
• Race 8 - Friday, February 6, 7:00PM - Start from soccer field car park opposite Blacktown Olympic Park, Eastern Rd, Doonside. UBD map 167 L15. 5km & 10 km out & back. Start from car park and then south along traffic free cycle/walk track beside M7. The path is well lit at night. Runners must take care as it is a shared pathway with cyclists using it. Toilet & shower facilities are available. Drinks will be provided (cold water and gatorade). Host: SMC42K
• Race 9 - Friday, 13 February, 7:00PM - Shelley Beach, Manly. Run from Shelley Beach, following the waters edge right up until Queenscliff Surf Club. Run around surf club and back again. Exactly 2.5k each way, so 5k laps. There are toilets, showers, BBQ facilities and the opportunity for a dip after the race at this venue. Course map here. Host: Hamburglar. I will try and get some basic BBQ supplies, esky etc.
• Race 10 - Friday, 20 February, 7:00PM - Wilson Park, Silverwater (google map). Toilets, parking. This is a flat course with no slopes or hills. Course is bike path.. Hosts: Sailaway and Rodhornet.
• Race 11 & Series wrapup - Friday, 27 February, 6:30PM - The Bay Run, Henley Marine Drive, near Drummoyne Rowers (assemble and register in Brett Park). Options: 10km (out and back on CoolRunning Sydney 5km Challenge course), 5km (out and back to the 2.5km marker). Series prize draws following 10km run. Bring something to throw on the BBQ in Brett Park (opposite start) if you want to stick around afterwards. Host: sook54.

Season 2007/08

• Race 1 - Wednesday, December 5 6:30PM - Sutton Reserve Earlwood End of Karool Ave. Course is a 5K loop with a 2 lap option for 10K.

• Race 2 - Friday, December 21 7:00PM - Wilson Park, Silverwater (google map). Toilets, parking. This is a flat course with no slopes or hills. Course is bike path.

• Race 3 - Friday, January 4 7:00PM - The Bay Run, starting at Henley Marine Drive, near Drummoyne Rowers. Options: 10km (out and back on CoolRunning Sydney 5km Challenge course), 5km (out and back to a 2.5km marker to be supplied by Action), approx. 7km round the bay. Bring something to throw on the BBQ if you want to stick around afterwards.

• Race 4 - Friday, January 18 7:00PM - Centennial Park. Start/Finish at corner of Parkes Drive and Dickens Drive. Course is an indented loop of 5 kms along Dickens Drive and Loch Avenue then left onto Grand Drive footpath for one lap returning via Loch Avenue and Dickens Drive. Course Map

• Race 5 - Friday, February 1, 7:00PM - Start from soccer field car park opposite Blacktown Olympic Park, Eastern Rd, Doonside. UBD map 167 L15. 5km & 10 km out & back. Start from car park and then south along traffic free cycle/walk track beside M7. The path is well lit at night. Runners must take care as it is a shared pathway with cyclists using it. Toilet & shower facilities are available. Drinks will be provided (cold water and gatorade)

• Race 6 - Friday February 8, 7:00PM - Shelley Beach, Manly. Run from Shelley Beach, following the waters edge right up until Queenscliff Surf Club. Run around surf club and back again. Exactly 2.5k each way, so 5k laps. There are toilets, showers, BBQ facilities and the opportunity for a dip after the race at this venue. BBQ and drinks will be provided post race.Course map here.

• Race 7 - Friday February 15, 7:00PM - Parramatta Park, Parramatta. 5 & 10k Course Descriptions: Once around the big loop for 3.1km, then continue as for a second loop, but return via the inner road, to give exactly 5km. Repeat for 10km. See Map

• Race 8 - Friday February 22, 6:30PM - Pyrmont/Glebe. From the start near corner of Mount St and Miller St, Pyrmont, follow an almost circular route over the Anzac Bridge and along the Sydney Harbour Foreshore through Bicentennial Park and Blackwattle Bay before finishing on Bridge Rd. See route map here. 10km is out and back; 5km runners walk from 5km mark back to start (approx 5mins). There will be shower/change facilities, secure bike and bag storage at the start/finish. there will also be a rooftop terrace BBQ after the race. See forum post for more information on public transport and parking.

• Race 9 - Friday February 29, 6:30PM - Series wrapup at The Bay Run, details as for Race 3 - starts 0km mark near Drummoyne Rowers club. Post-race drinks, watermelon, selfcatered BBQ and limited supply of Coolrunning Bayrunners Brew in Brett Park (opposite start), not to mention the series prize draw for Nike shoes.