The 3rd Annual Longest Run Gippsland will be held on Sunday 9th of June 2019 (June Long Weekend).

Locations and route :
1. Warragul 6:30am
2. Newborough 8:05am
3. Traralgon 9:40am
4. Churchill 11:15am
5. Grand Ridge Rail Trail 1:00pm
6. Koonwarra 2:30pm
7. Inverloch 4:00pm

Starting times are: as shown above.

This free event has been held elsewhere around Australia for a number of years, after a very successful 2017 & 2018 this will be the third time it will be held in Gippsland.

Longest Run Gippsland will allow runners to run up to 7 parkrun courses on one of the shortest daylight days of the year (Winter Solstice).

There is absolutely no requirement to run all 7 parkruns… you can do any number. We will hold a poll closer to the time, asking you how many runs you’re planning on doing, so we can estimate numbers. Alternatively, you can just come for one of the meal breaks (see below). We strongly recommend car pooling where you possible.

All runs will be parkrun freedom runs. No official results will be sent and completed runs will not go towards your parkrun run counts***

Each event will run as follows:

- running club flags will be used to highlight the start/finish area. Other than that, there will be very minimal set up in terms of e.g. course marking.

- Before running each parkrun, a volunteer will explain the course to anyone who isn’t familiar with it.

- All runners will SELF TIME. Your times will not be recorded by volunteers. 50 minutes have been allowed for each parkrun to ensure we have enough time to get through all 7 courses and that we’re not running in the dark (dawn: 6.29am and dusk: 5.20pm)

- It would be great if runners could wait/cheer on the last runners before travelling to the next location

We’ve spent some time looking at the parkruns in the Gippsland area and have selected the following 7 (which can be covered in less than 3 hours of driving). parkruns not on the list may be included in future years.

Travels times include a small buffer to allow everyone to make it to each run on time. We will try and stick to the schedule as best as we can.

Recommended equipment for the day *
1. GPS/stopwatch to record your own times
2. 1-2 pairs of running shoes
3. 1-7 pairs of socks and underwear
4. 1-3 sets of running clothes
5. Water bottle (some of the courses have water fountains where you can top your water up)
6. Gels, fruit, energy bars or other snacks
7. Hat
8. Sunscreen
9. Towel Please note that the Longest run is not covered by insurance or isn’t part of parkrun Australia. Runners will run at their own risk, and the organisors may cancel/postpone the event if any conditions may cause safety concerns.