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  • Serious athletes running on an outdoor track, grass and trees surrounding them and spectators on the sidelines watching.
  • A large number people running on a track, spectators on the sidelines watching, trees in the background.
  • An athlete running across a finish line tape on a running track, with spectators on the sidelines watching.
  • Three people hugging and cheering each other one at the end of a fun run, standing in a park, wearing their completion medals.
21 Apr

Run the Tan

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Run the Tan is a charity running festival featuring various key events taking on the challenging 3.8km course.

Held in April, this is a must-do event for elite athletes, serious runners, families, schools, and spectators alike, with the course taking in Australia’s most iconic running track, The Tan, surrounding the Royal Botanic Gardens. The event also includes celebrities, emergency services, and school races, plus a fun run for everyone.

Run the Tan 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.

Hours

Date Times
Sun 21 Apr
  • 8am - 1pm 8:00am - 1:00pm

Location

Pillars of Wisdom
Tan Track
Melbourne 3004

Open in maps location for Pillars of Wisdom

Price and bookings

From $45 to $75

Book online for Run the Tan

Contact details

  • telephone number: 03 9008 6520
  • email address: info@runthetan.com.au
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The City of Melbourne respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land we govern, the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung and Bunurong Boon Wurrung peoples of the Eastern Kulin and pays respect to their Elders past, present and emerging.

We acknowledge and honour the unbroken spiritual, cultural and political connection the Wurundjeri, Bunurong, Dja Dja Wurrung, Taungurung and Wadawurrung peoples of the Eastern Kulin have to this unique place for more than 2000 generations.

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