Posted: July 21, 2005

Athletics: 20 Years And Still Going Strong

This Sunday the 20th annual Jetty to Jetty Fun Run will get underway from the Belvedere Hotel at Woody Point

Denis Fitzgerald will be out to claim a third victory in the event having previously won in 2000 and in somewhat of an upset claimed victory in 2004 from Jackson Elliot, former high school representative. Elliot also returns to the event this year to avenge his 2004 loss to Fitzgerald. They will both have to contend with young Gold Coast hot shot Brian Livingstone – winner of the Queensland Half Marathon. Livingstone has also clocked up some impressive performances of late and remains undefeated in the Sanctuary Cove Series and finished in the top ten at the Gold Coast Marathon.

2004 winner Krishna Stanton will not contest the 10km event but will run in the 5km race with son Zachary. Last years third placegetter Sue Jelley from Runaway Bay will start as race favourite in the women’s division with Stanton’s exclusion from the field for this Sunday. Jelley is also well known within the triathlon community competing in the ironman distances.

Once again the event has attracted a huge field with entrants from northern NSW, Brisbane, and Sunshine Coast as far north as Mackay and international visitors from Hong Kong and the United Kingdom. The event is also heavily supported by local dignitaries and this year Redcliffe Deputy Mayor, Rita smith will get the 10km field underway at 8:00am.

The event also doubles as Race 1 in the all new Queensland Run Series and the Queensland 10km Road Championships. The Series offers competitors fabulous prizes for series winners. Race 2 in the series will be the Noosa Half (including 10km and 5km events) on August 21 and wrapping up the series with Race 3, River Run on September 18.

Once again we will be kept informed and entertained by one of Australia’s best middle distance runners ever produced, Pat Carroll will commentate all events in the run series.

The donations from the Jetty to Jetty Fun Run are now donated to the Endeavour Foundation who will play an active role with staff 'manning' all the drink stops and the gold coin baggage stop.

The event is heavily supported by the local community with all three Rotary Clubs on the Peninsula, Kippa-Ring, Redcliffe and Redcliffe Sunrise together with Endeavour providing course marshals and drink stop staff on the day.

You can choose from a 3km run/walk, 5km or 10km distance or the Junior Relay (3 x 500m) with primary and secondary schools categories. It’s a great day out with loads of random prizes to be given away.

The fun continues after the event with the post race entertainment provided by the Belvedere Hotel including; live entertainment, mini kids carnival with fabulous rides, barnyard babies animal farm, jet ski demonstrations and much more.

To further enhance this wonderful running event into a unique experience organisers have added a Health and Fitness Expo to the agenda and will feature a range of products on display

For online entries www.usmevents.com.au or phone (07) 5449 0711. Late entries will be taken on the day.

Race Day

Timetable: 
       		6.30am		Rego and late entries open
			8.00am		Start 10km race
			8.30am		Start 5km race
			8.45am		Start 3km race
			10.15am	Relay
10.40am 	Presentations/Post race entertainment-carnival