The 2024 Born To Run Festival is fast approaching, and is once again expected to attract trail runners from near and far.
The local running festival, held in Portland at The Foundations, is held annually on the Saturday of the October Long Weekend. Once again, there will be four races on offer – 2k Kids (12yrs and under), 5k Trail, 10k Trail and the Trail Half Marathon.
Race Director and ANT Fitness owner, Andrew Neville, is excited to be offering trail running in the Central West. “Last year was our biggest event yet, and we are keen to continue to improve and offer the best race experience to all participants”.
The running festival, provides walkers and runners with the opportunity to run on the trails inside the old historic Portland Cement Works, now being redeveloped by The Foundations. “The races offer a bit of everything” says Andrew Neville, “From starting beneath the majestic Silo Art (painted by Guido van Helten), to running through history as you circumnavigate the lakes which were once Limestone Quarries, past the Bottle Kilns, and of course there’s the wildlife”.
This is the third year the Born To Run Festival has been held on the October Long Weekend and Andrew is confident of its continual growth, “Portland is situated so close to Sydney and is the ideal location either for a day trip or a weekend getaway”.
“It is a 2hr drive from Western Sydney, and once here there is so much to do in the region, and Portland is very central to what is on offer. Just allow yourself time for your short run on the Saturday morning first before you go exploring” he adds.
The Born To Run Festival will be held on Saturday 5th October 2024, with the first race, the Half Marathon, starting at 8am.
Entries are now open and are limited to a total of 200 runners across all four events so runners are encouraged to be register early to secure their spot on the start line.
For more information and to enter, runners can visit the website:
