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Lace-up and Race up: Run The River Pounds the Pavement at Northshore Brisbane
15 July 2024

Run The River, Brisbane’s most scenic celebration of running, makes its debut at Northshore Brisbane with five thrilling events on Saturday 24 August.
Founded in 2013 as River Run 100, the beloved charity fundraising event unveils a fresh look in 2024 with a new name, new events and a new home at Northshore Brisbane.
Run The River’s signature Half-Marathon challenges runners to put their best feet forward on a 21.1km track along the breezy Brisbane River, passing iconic city landmarks.
Individual runners can also step up and take in the scenery along 10K and 5K courses while junior joggers can participate in the 2.2K Kids Dash.
Teams and running clubs can push themselves to their limits with the new 5 Hour Enduro Challenge, an extraordinary relay where runners work together to cover the greatest distance in seven hours.
Runners navigate a 5km loop, transitioning to a 500m circuit in the last hour with teams that conquer 100km or more inducted into the coveted 100 CLUB.
Run The River has partnered with Dreams2Live4, the only charity in Australia that makes dreams come true for adults with advanced cancer.
Runners can raise funds for their preferred charity or make a tax-deductible donation to Dreams2Live4 when they register, with Run The River matching these contributions dollar-for-dollar.
Run The River Director Letitia O’Malley said she was excited by the event’s new location and the potential for growth it afforded.
“I really feel like we’ve found our home at Northshore Brisbane,” Letitia said.
“We plan on growing Run The River and there are so many exciting things happening at Northshore so we’re happy to see it grow with us.
“We used to get around 1000 runners in previous years but now we have the capacity to double that.
“Road running is challenging in Brisbane because the high cost of staging events makes it impossible for smaller events to get the opportunity to run out on our roads. Using the parklands and pathways around Northshore will make it more accessible.
“We also know big events can sometimes feel intimidating to first-time runners so we have a range of distances and relaxed finish times to encourage people to dip their toes in and try running.”
Run The River continues the legacy of love and determination of the first River Run 100, established to raise money and awareness for Elisha Neave and the aggressive and rare form of ovarian cancer she fought courageously.
Elisha sadly lost her fight in 2014 but her family continued to host the event to honour her while supporting a range of charities.
Her sister, Chrissy Keepence, is proud of how Run The River’s impact has grown.
“This event is really something special; something that started out as people getting together to help my sister has grown to something that helps many, many, many people,” Chrissy said.
“As a family, we’re super proud of how this has gone from an idea to raise money and raise awareness to what is now one of the premier running events in Brisbane.”
Chrissy said 11 years on, ovarian cancer statistics were still grim with more than 1000 of the 1800 Australian women diagnosed each year losing their lives to the disease.
Additionally, there are no early detection tests and about 70 per cent of diagnoses only occur when the cancer is in advanced stages.
“For Elisha, we want to do what our breast cancer sisters have done: to build greater awareness, get more funding to develop tests and treatments and ultimately, save more women,” she said.
“We’re going to keep running until we cross the finish line with a cure.”
For event details and to register, visit riverrun100.com.au