The Blue Lake Fun Run started in 2010, and over 1,000 people joined in on the fun to raise money for OPAL.
OPAL (Obesity Prevention and Lifestyle) is a program that supports children with the help of their families and the local community to be healthy and lead a healthy lifestyle in the future.
Blue Lake Fun Run 2024 Dates, Entry Fees & Course Map, Mt Gambier
The race commences on Bay Road near Cave Garden, and four distances can be tackled: 3.2kms, 6.8kms, 10.4kms and the half marathon. The 10.4km race runs twice around the Blue Lake, with the 6.8km race running around it once and the 3.2km race running from town up to Blue Lake and back down again.
The Lakes & Craters Half Marathon Course commences adjacent to the Cave Garden/Thugi on Bay Road. Run south for 300 m and turn right into the rail trail for a further 600 metres to a turn-around point, then turn right back onto Bay Road. Run south for a further 1.4km to the Blue Lake/Warwar, turn around, then back, turning left into the same section of the rail trail, to the same turnaround point, and then right into Bay Road again.
When reaching Blue Lake/Warwar, turn right to continue on Bay Road to the roundabout, turn right into Davison Drive and follow Davison down into the Lakes Precinct. At the intersection with Haig Dr, turn left to run clockwise around Brownes Lake, follow markers and directions, then retrace the road back to the roundabout, turning left (to join 10.4 & 6.8 km runners) at Bay Rd and John Watson Drive. Two full clockwise circuits of Blue Lake/Warwar, then back along Bay Road to the finishing point adjacent to Cave Garden/Thugi on Watson Terrace.
The 10.4km course begins in Mount Gambier’s city centre alongside the Cave Gardens/Thugi with the beginning stages of the course flat, before a steady climb up Bay Road to the Blue Lake/Warwar. Participants turn left at the Blue Lake/Warwar and ran/walk two undulating clockwise laps of the Blue Lake/Warwar. As participants make their way around the Blue Lake/Warwar, they will be exposed to views of farmland and an extinct volcano, Mount Schank to their left and views of the Blue Lake/Warwar to their right. After completing the two laps around the Blue Lake, runners descend Bay Road for a fast finish at the Cave Gardens/Thugi.
The 6.8 km course begins in Mount Gambier’s city centre alongside the Cave Gardens, with the beginning stages of the course flat before a steady climb up Bay Road to the Blue Lake/Warwar. Participants turn left at the Blue Lake/Warwar and run/walk an undulating clockwise lap of the Blue Lake/Warwar. As participants make their way around the Blue Lake/Warwar, they will be exposed to views of farmland and an extinct volcano, Mount Schank, to their left and views of the Blue Lake/Warwar to their right. After completing the laps around the Blue Lake/Warwar, participants descend Bay Road for a fast finish at the Cave Gardens/Thugi.
The 3.2 km course begins in Mount Gambier’s city centre alongside the Cave Gardens/Thugi, with the beginning stages of the course flat before a steady climb up Bay Road to the Blue Lake/Warwar. Participants turn around at the Blue Lake/Warwar and descend Bay Road for a finish at the Cave Gardens/Thugi.
Team entries are encouraged, with schools, sporting clubs and workplaces entering each year with over a thousand people entering each year.
Prizes for the fastest times for men, women, seniors and kids can include cash and a medal to show their achievement.
So come out for a great day of exercise and help raise money for a fantastic local cause. There are many things to see and do in Mount Gambier, so why not make the trip and spend some time in this beautiful part of Australia.
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