Sporting Events

What a great day for an even greater cause – the Youngcare Budgie Bolt in Southbank, Brisbane! A scenic 6km run along the banks of Brisbane, over the Goodwill Bridge, through the Botanical Gardens and onto Eagle Street Pier before turning around and tracking back… and all of this in your budgie smugglers/smugglettes! What a

The south island was ecstatic to welcome back the biggest party of the year! Over 2,500 Color Runners flocked to Canterbury Agriculture Park on Saturday morning ready to embark on the colourful journey of the day. Starting off with a bit of Zumba and some stretches from instructors on the stage, the start chute filled

Brisbanites could not wait for this weekend – the first Color Run in their city! 14,000 people strong they flocked to Springfield, 30 minutes west of Brisbane CBD, to get their colour on. The newly developed Robelle Domain provided a great venue, despite some narrow areas on the course, and the event was yet again

The party was on for Melbourne with the second Australian Electric Run hosted at Flemington Race course on the second Saturday in April. The bump-in for the event was pestered by 3 days of nearly continuous rain but on event night we luckily kept it dry, giving participants the best possible experience. After a 6:30pm

What an amazing effort, Australia! Over $400,000 of much needed funds has been raised nationwide through the 2014 Melanoma March campaign, with QLD contributing just under $50,000 of that. On Sunday 23 March, 16 Melanoma March events were hosted across Australia with the Brisbane course set along the bay side of Wynnum, east of Brisbane.

Hosting the fourth Weet-Bix Kids TRYathlon event was the historic city of Bendigo; a vibrant contemporary regional centre, boasting beautiful streets created from one of the world’s greatest gold rushes. The race started with a swim at the Bendigo Aquatic Centre, ahead of a bike ride around local roads and through the Tom Ford Sports

The very first Color Run on New Zealand turf! With 9,000 runners Auckland was a great start to the Color Run hype with Christchurch and Wellington to follow in the next 2 months. The welcome to New Zealand was a bit grey unfortunately with showers and overcast but that didn’t dampen the spirit of the

The 70.3 Ironman – this was the last time this event, under this name, was held in Canberra. But… it is very likely that there will be a similar race held next year, just under a different banner. With over 1,100 athletes competing as individuals and teams, the weather was hot and steamy in the

What an event! With over 200 teams and just under 1,800 players participating this year (700 more than last year!) and beautiful Gold Coast weather, it was an absolute cracker! Held simultaneously at two Gold Coast locations, the Surfers Paradise games were hosted on the beach and the Mudgeeraba competitions took place on hard courts. Netfest

After a nearly 8 week break from Color, the 3vent and TCR crew we were back into action at Cairns this weekend. In a similar setup to the Perth event, the course was set along the picturesque esplanade of the Cairns foreshore with the finish festival taking place in Fogarty Park, opposite the pier. The