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Age Limits
There
are no age restriction on the events, but
remember that it's not a child-minding
facility. If your child needs supervision
then please enter and supervise them.
Bag Minding
For bags you
want to leave while you are running please
attach your tear-off baggage tag from your race
bib to them, and leave them in the bag minding
area in Pit Building 2 near the finish line.
Car Parking (see also R for
Road Closures)
Public transport
is recommended and the nearest tram / light rail
stations are on the number 96 route. How close can
you park? Crystal ball says that the
earlier you arrive, the closer you park. Remember that
the course is closed, so most car parking spaces
within the Albert Park precinct are not usable
on race day. Saturday
race number pickup parking: Cut-Off Times See S for Slower participants.One on the northern edge of the course on Albert Rd Drive, near the Lakeside Drive corner. The other near the finish line. Runners can access both of these each lap, if they are in a multi-lap event. EMS, Endurance Medical Services
First Aid service is being used. No, but what we do have could
actually be better.
We use the RaceRoster registration
platform and have turned on the Promoter section
with a 10% promoter payment.
If you have a Race Roster profile
(you may already have one from entering Run Prix
or other events) you could be turning a buck off
this feature even prior to entering Run Prix.
Here’s an explainer link.
If you had 7 people enter the half
mara it would have more than covered your entry
to the Prix race.
Insurance.
Big Long
Run is covered for Public Liability
Insurance though Athletics Victoria and is
affiliated with AthsVic.
What that means for runners with AthsVic memberships, or those in affiliated recreational running groups who've paid their dues, is that you have access to personal accident insurance. We strongly encourage runners to get AthsVic recreational runner memberships. Otherwise you're just relying on Medicare, and/or your own health insurance which could leave you further out of pocket. Kids
There is under 18 pricing for the 10k and 5k. There are no age restriction on the events, but remember that it's not a child-minding facility. If your child needs supervision then please enter and supervise them. Measurement
Course
is measured and certified to AIMS standards.
Run a record on this course and it will count.
Officially measured and certified courses are
getting much, much rarer these days.
Medals
Merchandise
Available through the registration facility. Specifically here: https://raceroster.com/store/93592/listing Prams
Sorry. No longer. We
anticipate more entrants in 2025 than
our early years and want to keep the
course as clear as possible.Prize Money / Prizes Please Note: We used to run around trying to chase up all the podium people. It was kind of like herding cats. So now presentations are at fixed times. The cunning plan... If a place getter doesn't show up at presentations, another runner will be selected from the crowd to stand up on the dais and receive the missing runner's prizes. (Excluding the cheques available to the podium people.) Incentive to be there! Cheques will be mailed the Wednesday after the race to those podium people who wrote a post (not just a comment) of 60 words min about their Run Prix race, in the facebook group (not to our organization page, or their personal page, or some other place) and posted it by midnight Tuesday after the race. It helps if you put a photo of you racing in it too. Think of it like an old style race report. The running public will love hearing from you under your own name. It helps the running public see this as a sport they can follow some identities in, not just participate in themselves. 10km Prix Race
21.1km Race
5km Prizes
Please see S for Schedule, lower down for presentation times. Because the incentive to be at presentations on time is that your prizes, excluding $, will be reallocated to others if you aren't there.
Qualification Standards for
10k Prix Race
Sub 50 minutes to enter the 10k
Prix Race.
Done within 12 months of race day. Example of a link to a qualifier: https://tomatotiming.racetecresults.com/myresults.aspx?uid=16-29708-2-14323 Can be done at a race, or as a training run. Garmin / Strava links also accepted. But please don't set it to "Private"! All entries after Sept 10th must have qualifier info in immediately when entered. (Prior to that you can edit your reg to put it in later.) There are no qualification standards for the main / open 21.1km, Brooks 10km Main, and 5km races, only for the 10km Prix race. Please enter one of the other races instead if the qualification standard for the Prix Race, or providing a link is not do-able. Race
Numbers
Want your name on your race bib? Enter before 4 weeks out from race day. We then guess an amount of entries, and order in bibs without names to cover people entering a bit later. Once those are gone, then we shift on to our back-up, generic race bibs. Want to avoid having one of our generic race bibs? Enter earlier, and don't change between events. (Because then we have to allocate you a new bib to avoid confusion on course.)
Refund Policy If
you'd like to withdraw prior to the run please
email
 and request
to be withdrawn. You might also be
interested in transferring to 2026. See T for
Transfers for details.The refund policy below is what was in the 2025 waiver. "
In the event of withdrawal by an entrant, entry fees will be refunded less an administrative fee of $12 if the withdrawal notification is received and acknowledged by the organisers by Aug 11th. Less a 33% administrative fee if received by 18th August. Less a 40% administrative fee if received by 25th August. Less a 50% fee if received by 1st Sept. Less a 60% fee if received by 8th Sept. Less a 66% fee if received by 15th Sept. No refund will be given after 15th Sept. If you think this is unreasonable, you should check out the IronMan refund policies...
Merchandise ordered in on your behalf, but not yet sent can be refunded minus 22% fee to cover credit card charges, handling etc. so long as the request is received by September 15th 2025.
Road
Closures Area. 
Schedule for Run Prix Saturday 20th Sept 2025
9am to 3pm. Race Number Pickup. Pit Lane, 13 Aughtie Drive. Finish area. Sunday 21st Sept 2025 5:45am. Roads close. From 6am. Race Number Pickup. Pit Lane, 13 Aughtie Drive. Finish area. 6:55am Prix Race 10km starts. 7:40am Main / Open 21.1km Half Marathon race starts. 7:50am Presentations for 10k Prix Race 8:10am Brooks Main / Open 10km race starts 9am Main / Open 5km race starts 9:25am Presentations for Half Marathon and 5km 9:32am all entrants remaining on course are diverted into Alternate Course as they approach it. (See below: S for Slower Participants.) The 10km and 5km races could
be walked by most people and the participants
still complete in time. However-
If you think you'll take longer than these times, please enter a shorter distance or talk to us before entering. Half Marathon - 3hr30minute limit 10k - 2hr limit 5k - 1hr limit Road re-opening schedules and staffing mean we are limited in times we have access to the area. Half Marathon entrants should be aware they need to be able to run/walk at 7:00 minutes per km or faster to avoid the 9:32am diversion from the F1 circuit. (After only 3 laps of the 4 lap race, and around 16km.) Slower half marathoners can then finish the distance by completing 3.66 laps of this circuit shown in the map below. If you need a higher res version, please email We only have a limited road closure permit, hence this restriction.  We use a disposable chip
system that is stuck to the back of your race
number. The system is very reliable, but
reliability is aided by wearing your race
number lower rather than higher, and by not
covering it with outer garments.
7 Portaloos are near the Carousel Restaurant, near the Half Marathon start. 2 Portaloos are located at the Albert Rd Dr Drink Station. Transfers of Entries. Transfers to
Another Distance / Event. (Deadline:
Midnight Wed 24 Sept 2025)
You can edit your
registration to change between distances /
events. It'll cost $5-, plus any price
difference between the event you entered and
the current price of the event you're
changing to. Use the registration facility to do this. NOTE: Where the
price of the event you're changing to is
less it doesn't refund any difference in
price. In some cases you may be financially
better off to request a refund/withdrawal
and then re-enter in the shorter/cheaper
event. Transfers
to Another Entrant (No) Transfers
To The
Next
Year You
need to have
requested a
transfer, (and
paid any
accompanying
fee), to 2026 by
14th
September.
That means
asking for a
transfer to
2026, not just
inquiring about,
or 'wondering'
if it's
possible. Transfers
to next year are
free before
August. $15-
during August.
$25- during
September, up to
Sept 14th. No
transfers after
Sept 14th. Use
the Store Facility to pay the
Transfer-To-Next-Time
fee and we'll
sort the details
in the back end
of the system
and send you a
code to remove
the entry fee
for the 2026
event. If you're available,
we'd love to have you. Volunteers
receive a warm inner glow, a cap, or $25- off
other merchandise, and
can enter a subsequent Run Prix, or Two Bays
Trail Run without paying entry fees.
(Please ask for the super secret entry
code prior to
entering that subsequent event.)
Seriously it's volunteers who make running events possible, and most have an enjoyable day doing it. Please give it your consideration. Please register via the event website so we nicely have all your details and preferences along with others. Volunteer here. And join the Pit Crew Facebook Group here. If you have questions, please email Walking
Yes you can, but
please remember it's a
multi-loop course and faster
participants will be coming
through. Please be mindful of
them. Weather
- What will it be?
We have no more
access to any weather
forecasting data than the BOM.
It's a fast, flat
course without hairpin turns,
so we'd be guessing it's a
great course for wheelchair
athletes. Withdrawing For withdrawals prior to the run please email and also refer
to R for Refunds above.It's a fast, flat
course without hairpin turns,
so we'd be guessing it's a
great course for wheelchair
athletes. World Athletics Rankings Run Prix will be on the World Athletics calendar, so if you're interested in Run Prix possibly contributing to your WA ranking, it can. |
Run Prix is organized by Big Long Run Pty Ltd. Contact Us.
