Register Now For Blacktown Running Festival - Blacktown City Festival

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Registrations are now open for the 12^th Westlink M7 Blacktown Running Festival, one of Australia’s few “off road” marathons.

Mayor of Blacktown City Stephen Bali encouraged everyone to get involved.

“There is a race for everyone from the full marathon for professional athletes, to 5km and 2km walks for families and kids just having a go,” Mayor Bali said.

“The courses start and finish at Blacktown International Sportspark, which means this is one of the few long races where participants arrive and leave from the one location.”

2017 marks the 12th year the marathon has been held on the

Westlink M7 shared pathway, making it one of the few traffic-

free marathons in Australia, Mayor Bali said.

“It means runners have a smooth running event without

having to worry about kerbs, gutters or traffic,” he said.

“It also means that motorists are not inconvenienced by road

closures,” he said.

“This is partly why the event such a success; runners from all

over Sydney and NSW gear up to compete every year.

“There is a group of runners who have competed in the 11

running festivals staged to date and we expect them to be

there again this year.”

The marathon, half marathon and 10km race are all

IAAF/AIMS Certified Accurate and the event is a member of

AIMS (Association of International Marathons & Distance

Races).

To register follow the link below: 

http://www.blacktown.nsw.gov.au/News_and_Events/Events/

2017/July/2017_Westlink_M7_Blacktown_Running_Festival

Event Information

Date: Sunday, 30 July 2017

Location: Blacktown International Sports Park, Rooty Hill – Athletics Facility.

Start times:

6:45am     Start of marathon (42.195km)

7:15am     Start of half marathon (21.1km)

7:40am     Start of 10km run/walk

7:50am     Start of 5km run/walk

7:55am     Start of kid’s marathon 2km

Mayor Stephen Bali with runners in the 2016 Westlink M7   
                   Blacktown Running Festival.


Runners begin the  2016 Westlink M7 Blacktown
                               Running Festival.