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About the Great Train Race

Race features

• The maximum number of entries for the Great Train Race is 3,200 runners.
• Train tickets are available for a limited number of family and friends of runners. Please note that these tickets sell very fast and must be purchased at the time of entry.
• Seeded start: To ensure a safe event for all runners, 4 seeded groups will be used in 2012. Upon registering, you will be required to enter your personal best time for a 10 kilometre run over the previous six months. If you have not run this distance, you will be asked to indicate their estimated best time for this distance.
• A range of prizes including placegetter, team, beat the train and random prizes are on offer. Will you beat Puffing Billy in 2012?
• Race certificates will be available online approximately one week after the Race listing your time, your place, whether you beat Puffing Billy and if so by how many minutes and seconds.
• Age restrictions: On advice from Athletics Victoria and the Australian Medical Association, all runners must be a minimum of 13 years of age on the day of the Race.
• A 2 hour time limit to complete the Great Train Race is enforced. After this time, a pick-up bus collects runners and takes them to the race finish area at Emerald Lake Park. Any participant who remains on the course after this time does so at their own risk and their time will not be recorded.

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