32nd
Annual - RIP to RIVER
INFORMATION
* Tuesday 27th December 2011 *
Runners
Rip to River 10km Classic - 8.30 am start at Point Lonsdale
5km Falls Creek Beach Run - 8.00 am start at Ocean Grove Main Beach1.4km Ripper Nipper Beach Fun Run - 8.30 am start at Ocean Grove Main Beach
Walkers
10km Walk - 8.00 am start at Point Lonsdale
REGISTER ONLINE - FASTER, CHEAPER, EASIER
Click your race to enter Online (Closes 5pm Monday 26th December 2011)
Start at Point Lonsdale
Start at Ocean Grove Main Beach
Entries - Race Day:
Rip to River Classic 10km Runners and Walkers;
At Ganes Reserve, Ocean Road, Point Lonsdale. Melway Map 499 H6; Tuesday 27th December 2011 - 6.00am to 7.30am.
(Don't leave it too late or your race will start on the wrong side of the sand dune!!!) Ganes Reserve entries must close at 7.30am.
Ripper Nipper Beach Fun Run and 5km Falls Creek Beach Run ONLY;
At the Ocean Grove Surf Life Saving Clubhouse, Tuesday 27th December 2011 - 6.00am to 7.30am.
Entries - Day Before Race:
Monday 26th December, 2.00pm - 5.00pm (all events);
At the Ocean Grove Surf Life Saving Clubhouse, Surf Beach Road, Ocean Grove. Melway Map 497 G1.(Grab your souvenir T-shirt before the rush!!! Limited stock available. Fifty singlets also for sale)
Entries - By Mail:
Postal Entries close Friday 16th December. Please enclose a stamped self-addressed business size envelope with cheque/money order. (Be aware of the Christmas mail delivery constraints.)
Address to: Ocean Grove SLSC Inc. PO Box 486 Ocean Grove 3226
32nd Rip to River (all entries) - Entry Form here. (Adobe Acrobat Reader required).
Entry forms may otherwise be collected at the Ocean Grove Surf Life Saving Club.Entry Fees: Adults: $35 Postal and On Day Entries; $30 Online Entries
Junior: $18 Postal and On Day Entries; $15 Online Entries
Ripper Nipper: $15 Postal and On Day Entries; $12 Online Entries
Cheques/Money Orders payable to; Ocean Grove SLSC IncWe have secured the use of Ganes Reserve (Melway Map 499 H6) for parking (owner onus applies). Please observe street parking signs. Contribute to the local economy by purchasing a meal, not paying a fine!
At the finish there is free car parking at the Ocean Grove surf beach car park but please note that on race day the car park can fill quickly and illegally parked cars may be fined. Take advantage of the free return shuttle bus to Point Lonsdale leaving from behind the surf club.
Quality 32nd event souvenir t-shirts are available at the Ocean Grove SLSC clubhouse on the day before the race, and on race day at the registration area and again at the finish area.
Cost per shirt is a bargain $20.
All finishers receive a certificate. Random spot prizes donated by our sponsors are drawn after the finish presentation.
Category winners receive;
| RUNNER SECTIONS | |
| 1st Male/Female | Trophy & T-shirt |
| 2nd Male/Female | Medallion & T-shirt |
| 3rd Male/Female | Medallion & T-shirt |
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1st Male/Female (14-17) |
Medallion & T-shirt |
| 1st Male/Female (18-29) | Medallion & T-shirt |
| 1st Male/Female (30-39) | Medallion & T-shirt |
| 1st Male/Female (40-49) | Medallion & T-shirt |
| 1st Male/Female (50-59) | Medallion & T-shirt |
| 1st Male/Female (60+) | Medallion & T-shirt |
| WALKER SECTION | |
| 1st Male/Female | Medallion & T-shirt |
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RIPPER NIPPER |
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| 1st, 2nd, 3rd in each age group | Medallion |
RACE TIMING
Electronic timing and results of all competitors by Tomato Timing.
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Rip to River Classic |
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11.5 km course (1981 - 1999) |
10km course (2000 - ?3000) |
| Men Outright
Tony McCartney - 1995 - 31 min 50 sec |
Men Outright
David McNeill - 2009 - 30 min 51 sec |
| Women Outright
Maryann Murray - 1995 - 37 min 58 sec |
Women Outright Ruth Barton - 2003 - 37 min 53 sec |
| Walkers (10km course) | |
| Men
Ian Place - 2003 - 65 min 10 sec |
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Women Wendy Wilkins - 2003 - 54 min 57 sec |
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| 5km Beach Run (since 2009) | |
| Men Outright
Matthew Bayley - 2011 (32nd Run) - 15 min 02 sec |
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Women Outright Annabelle Wilson - 2011 (32nd Run) - 18 min 27 sec |
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| Ripper Nipper Beach Fun Run (1.4km course; since 2006) | |
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Boys
Outright
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Girls Outright Claudia Verstraten - 2010 (30th Run) - 4 min 46 sec |
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