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The Big Melbourne Kilt Run - on The Tan
WHEN: SUNDAY 15TH MARCH 2026
RUN START TIME - 10.30AM (CHECK-IN 8.30AM -10.00Am TBC)
WHERE: THE TAN TRACK - KINGS DOMAIN GARDENS, PILLARS OF WISDOM
Whether you’re a seasoned athlete, running club member, someone who likes to keep fit, a family or group of friends who enjoy a run, jog, walk or roll in the healthy outdoors, we invite you to register for the Big Melbourne Kilt Run on the Tan in support of the Heart Foundation. Kings Domain Gardens precinct is the perfect venue for a Sunday morning on The Tan while you raise heart health awareness and fundraise in support of the Heart Foundation.
The event is open to those of all fitness levels. Enter solo or gather a group of your family, friends, work colleagues, club, Clan or Pipe Band members and enter a team. When you check in on Kilt Run day you’ll receive a race bib with an embedded timing chip to track your time. First 3 across the line in each category will receive a Kilt Runner medal and a Certificate will be available to download from the Tomato Timing website, our official Kilt Run timers. Children’s participation certificates and small prizes will also be available.
When you register you’ll receive an email via Trybooking with a link to the Heart Foundation fundraising website, where you’ll be able to set up your own fundraising page to share with family & friends so they can sponsor your participation in the Kilt Run.
We’ve taken on a challenge to Do it for Heart!
We’re proudly supporting the Heart Foundation with the Big Melbourne Kilt Run on the Tan.
Heart disease in Australia claims 79 lives every day. That’s a sobering statistic. When you take up the ‘Kilt Runners’ challenge and raise funds for the Heart Foundation, your fundraising will go towards life-changing heart research, support health professionals working to prevent, diagnose and treat heart disease, and provide heart-healthy programs and resources for everyday Australians. You can make a difference!
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Race day information
Make it a fun day and wear a kilt, some tartan or ‘Brave Heart’ style face paint!
Registration located at The Pillars of Wisdom, Lawn 9 Kings Domain, The Tan Track, Melbourne (near the junction of Olympic Boulevard & Alexandra Avenue). Look for the inflatable Start/Finish Arch, Highland Dancers and the sound of bagpipes!
CHECK-IN, BAG DROP & RACE BIB COLLECTION - *All times are subject to change & TBC closer to the event date.
9.00am - 10.00am - Look for the Check-in/bag drop and BIB Collection marquees located close to the Pillars of Wisdom and the inflatable Start/Finish arch. Listen for the bagpipes, you can’t miss us!
GROUP LINE-Up: 10.00 - 10.30AM
Entrants will be divided into four groups. On arrival you will choose the most appropriate group for your ability.
o Group 1 - Competitors U15 mins
o Group 2 - Competitors U20 mins
o Group 3 - Competitors U30 mins
o Group 4 - Walkers & families
The Course
Refer to Course Map. The course is 3.827kms with markers every 250m. Run clockwise from the Pillars of Wisdom along the Tan Track. Head east along Alexandra Avenue with the Botanic Gardens on your right and keep the Yarra River to your left. Make a 90 degree turn up Anderson Street, bringing you just short of Domain Road. Then take a right turn, back onto the gravel Tan Track alongside Birdwood Avenue. You’ll pass the main entrance to the Gardens heading towards Linlithgow Avenue, with The Shrine of Remembrance on your left, and eventually back to Alexandra Avenue and across the finish line, completing the full lap. Keep the gardens on your right hand side all the way - we’ll have Course Marshals to guide you along the way!
DRINK STATION
Complimentary water will be available at the Start/Finish line. Numerous drinking fountains can be found around The Tan course.
TOILETS
Public toilets are conveniently located throughout the Royal Botanic Gardens and Kings Domain, including near the start/finish line of The Tan Track and inside the Anderson Street entry of the Royal Botanic Gardens. https://toiletmap.gov.au40401
FIRST AID
A first aid station will be located close to the Start/Finish line near the Pillars of Wisdom.
LOST CHILDREN
Report immediately at the Registration Marquee.
Photos by Adam Purcell @Melbourne Ceili Camera
