The 14km event will start at 8am, the 10km at 8:30am and the 5km fun run/walk will commence at 9:30am. Don't forget to wear your bib because you won't be able to do the run without it. If you registered on or after Saturday, August 2, race bibs are to be collected on Saturday from Rebel Sport in Woden.
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Gear Drop-Off:
For those in the 10km and 14km runs, gear transport is available with the drop-off opening at 7:15am until 8:10am. The Gear Drop-Off will be located at the rear of the start groups on Yamba Drive, near Justinian Street.
Transport:
There will be parking available for participants near the start area for the 10km and 14km events. Public transport is limited to the start area. There will be two free continuous bus services from Rond Terrace and Commonwealth Park (the finish area) after the event to start areas to return participants to their vehicles.
The 10km and 14km bus shuttle service will run from 9am to 11:30am and the 5km bus service will be between 10am and 12pm.
Road Closures:
A number of road closures will be in place in Parkes, Phillip, Curtin, Yarralumla and Capital Hill on Sunday morning for The Canberra Times Fun Run.
The following closures will take place from 6am to noon on Sunday:
- Yamba Drive, northbound lanes from Kitchener Street to Yarra Glen
- Yarra Glen, northbound lanes
- Adelaide Avenue, northbound lanes
- State Circle, northbound lanes
- Kings Avenue, northbound lanes
- Launceston Street, between Easty Street and Yamba Drive
- Melrose Drive, between Theodore Street and Yarra Glen
- Menindee Drive, at the intersection with Morshead Drive
- Wendouree Drive, between Constitution Avenue and Kings Avenue
- Walpole Crescent between Queen Victoria Terrace and King George Terrace
- Queen Victoria Terrace, between Walpole Crescent and Langton Crescent
- Federation Mall, between Queen Victoria Crescent and Parliament Drive
- Parliament Drive, at the entrances to State Circle and Commonwealth Avenue
- Langton Crescent, between Queen Victoria Terrace and King George Terrace
- King George Terrace between Langton Crescent and Walpole Crescent
The following intersections will also be affected by the above closures:
- Yamba Drive, with Wisdom Street and Carruthers Street
- Cotter Road, with Yarra Glen
- Adelaide Avenue, with Novar Street, Hopeton Circuit, Adelaide Avenue and Empire Circuit
- State Circle, with Perth Avenue, Rhodes Place, Flynn Drive and Commonwealth Avenue
- Kings Avenue, with Walpole Crescent, King George Terrace, King Edward Terrace
- National Circuit, Macquarie Street, Blackall Street and Bowen Drive
Barriers as well as warning and diversion signs will be erected to alert people of the closures.
For more information on road closures, visit www.tams.act.gov.au or call Canberra Connect on 13 22 81.
