20/07/2017Runcation, Bikation, Trication

One of the big emerging trends in the travel industry is vacations based around fitness events such as fun runs, organised bike rides or triathlons.

Rather than doing events in their home town – events they’ve probably done before – lots of amateur athletes are opting to sign up for interstate or international events. This is a great excuse to visit a new city and tick off a new event at the same time.

There are few better places for a run/bike/tri-cation than Melbourne – our city has hundreds of fitness events throughout the year. There are also lots of other things to do in Melbourne including great restaurants, bars, museums and TripFit Adventures!

Here’s a list of upcoming events in Melbourne that you can build your next holiday around.

Fun runs:

• 20^th August – VRR Princes Park Fun Run – 5km-21km
  http://runcalendar.com.au/vic/vrr-princes-park-fun-run
• 23^rd September – Harvest Run, Yarra Valley – 6km -13.5km
  http://events.solemotive.com/harvest-run-about
• 15^th October – Melbourne Marathon – 3km-42.2km
  http://melbournemarathon.com.au

Bike rides:

• 17^th September – Amy’s Gran Fondo – 80km-120km
  https://amysgranfondo.org.au
• 8^th October – Around the Bay – 25km-250km
  https://www.bicyclenetwork.com.au/around-the-bay
• 25^th November – Great Victorian Bike Ride – 211km-539km
  https://www.bicyclenetwork.com.au/racv-great-victorian-bike-ride

Triathlons:

• 12^th November – Challenge Shepparton – 113km
  http://www.challengeshepparton.com.au
• 26^th November – Victorian Triathlon Series Event One – 51km
  http://www.victoriantriathlonseries.com.au
• 10^th December – Mount Martha Sufferfest – 113km
  http://www.sufferfesttri.com/mount-martha