Sri Chinmoy Tan Team Relays
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Sri Chinmoy Tan Team Relays
The event combines a team relay and individual races on the Tan Track around Melbourne Botanic Gardens, staged at the Pillars of Wisdom on Alexandra Avenue. The team relay covers eleven laps of the Tan, a distance of about 42.1 km, and uses a baton with an attached timing chip to record laps.
Teams consist of four members and may be all male, all female, or mixed with at least one male and one female. Teams are entered in Open or Over 50 categories; the Over 50 category requires all members to be over 50 on race day. The baton must be exchanged every lap in the transition zone at the Pillars of Wisdom, and each runner must complete at least two laps.
Individual race options include:
- 42.1 km Solo marathon (11 laps plus about 100 m)
- 11.49 km Solo 3-lap race
- 3.83 km Solo 1-lap race
Drink stations are provided approximately every 2 km and offer water and electrolyte. Chip timing is used for official results. Minimum age requirements apply: marathon 18, 3-lap 16, team event 14, and 1-lap 12. Awards include team trophies for top finishers in Open and Over 50 divisions, marathon finisher medals and overall medals, and age-category medals for the 1-lap and 3-lap events. Net time based on mat timing is used to calculate placings. Metered parking is available nearby on Alexandra Avenue. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
