18th february 2024 | Entries now open
Think Big Run The Bridge has 2 hotel partners, each offering an exclusive deal for Run The Bridge participants!
Mövenpick Hotel Hobart is located in the heart of picturesque Hobart offering elegantly appointed guestrooms and suites with access to the best landmarks and attractions Hobart has to offer. The first Mövenpick Hotel to open in Australia, the hotel offers a free daily Chocolate Hour and other indulgent experiences at Tesoro modern Italian Restaurant.
ibis Styles Hobart is bursting with colour and style and offers a central location just a short walk from Hobart's famous waterfront. Tasmania's largest hotel, guests love the recreation floor with saunas and heated indoor swimming pool with sweeping vistas. The hotel is also home to Mr. Good Guy Asian bar and restaurant which is popular with locals and guests alike.
To take advantage of their offer, check the bottom of your confirmation email after entering!
Pacer Applications are managed by the Tasmanian Road Runners (TRR).
On the day each ‘TRR Angel’ will be easily identifiable in their ‘TRR Angel’ tops with their pace time clearly visible on a flag attached to their back.
TRR also organise ‘Foot Soldiers’ whose job it is to come last.
If you are interested in acting in either role, please contact TRR directly before registering.
There are some road closures in place on Sunday, February 18:
Free event day buses
Finisher's medal
Access to other merchandise
Digital finisher's certificate
Access to event photos
Personalised race bib (only for early bird participants)
Chance to win awesome prizes
+ more!
All finishers in the 10km, 5km and 1km events will receive a unique 2024 Think Big Run The Bridge medal!
Short answer is yes, as its a requirement of our insurance.
If you have already entered one of our other events and are running with a child to support them, simply mention that to our officials when you collect your race bib at the Expo and you can get a Liv-eat 1km bib for you at no cost. Just swap your bib after you finish the 5km or 10km event and put the 1km bib on, so our officials and timing system don't get confused!
This is a personalised tag sent to you after the event. It will have your name and time on it, which you then stick on the back of your finisher medal. A cool addition, made locally in Hobart.
Yes. You can purchase brag tags, singlets and t-shirts after you have entered by logging in to your Race Roster account using your email confirmation and accessing the store here.
Yes. If you want to double check what event you're entered in and event confirm your team via our Race Roster system here.
The next edition of the Think Big Run The Bridge will be on Sunday 18 February 2024. It will be the 15th edition of the iconic event.
Yes, we just ask that you start towards the rear of the field to avoid collision with other participants.
All participants need to enter online and pay the registration fee, including little ones in the pram. Email info@epicem.com.au for a pram promo code.
If a parent/guardian is entered in either the 5km or 10km event and wishes to participate in the 1km with their child, they do not need to pay an additional entry fee. Simply collect a race bib on race day for the 1km, by showing your 5km or 10km bib to our event team.
The 2024 Event Booklet will be available soon.
To get an idea, you can view the 2023 booklet here. It includes all the event information include bib collection, timetable, buses, maps, sponsor offers and more.
Absolutely. Keen to walk only, enter the Positive Salary Packaging 5k Walk. This event is just for those walking.
The Epic 5km Run and Spectran Group 10km Run are running events only. Of course you can walk bits of it, but given our time limit to cross the Tasman Bridge and re-open it to the public, walking only in the 10km event is not allowed.
In 2024, Think Big Run The Bridge is raising funds for Rotary Tasmania! Find out more here.
You can collect your bib at Princes Wharf 1, on Castray Esplanade. Our team will be on site on the following days:
You can collect your bib on race day but please allow extra time.
Please note these times are subject to change.
Short answer is yes, as its a requirement of our insurance.
If you have already entered one of our other events and are running with a child to support them, simply mention that to our officials when you collect your race bib at the Expo and you can get a Liv-eat 1km bib for you at no cost. Just swap your bib after you finish the 5km or 10km event and put the 1km bib on, so our officials and timing system don't get confused!
This is a personalised tag sent to you after the event. It will have your name and time on it, which you then stick on the back of your finisher medal. A cool addition, made locally in Hobart.
Yes. If you want to double check what event you're entered in and event confirm your team via our Race Roster system here.
If you enter and then cannot run, you have 4 options:
a) Transfer the entry to a friend for free (send us their name, DOB, gender, event, mobile and email address)
b) Roll it over to next year, or
c) We can refund less a $10 administration fee
d) Switch to the virtual event for free
No refunds, transfers or deferrals are possible after 3pm on Saturday 17th of February, 2024.
All email queries go to info@epicem.com.au
If you want to change events or edit your entry, you can do so here prior to Friday 16th February.
Please note there is a $2 transfer fee.
Alternatively, email info@epicem.com.au
Entries for the 2024 Think Big Run The Bridge are now open!
Participants in all events (exceptions below) get the following:
Free event day buses
Road closures, traffic management, access to first aid, course entertainment
Race bib (personalised for early bird participants)
Finishers medal
Digital finishers certificate
Access to professional photos of you
A bottle of Hartz water
Opportunity to win great prizes
Electronic timing (except the 1km)
There is no upper or lower age limit for the 1km event
The youngest age for the 5km is 7 years old on the day of the event and for the 10km participants need to be at least 10 years of age.
For all children under the age of 18, their guardian must enter them and acknowledge they have read and agree with the event waiver before entry will be accepted.
You can collect your bib at Princes Wharf 1, on Castray Esplanade. Our team will be on site on the following days:
You can collect your bib on race day but please allow extra time.
Please note these times are subject to change.
Pacer Applications are managed by the Tasmanian Road Runners (TRR).
On the day each ‘TRR Angel’ will be easily identifiable in their ‘TRR Angel’ tops with their pace time clearly visible on a flag attached to their back.
TRR also organise ‘Foot Soldiers’ whose job it is to come last.
If you are interested in acting in either role, please contact TRR directly before registering.
There are some road closures in place on Sunday, February 18:
Yes. Private Ambulance will have a presence on the course and a significant treatment area at the finish.
If you or another participant need first aid at any time, please advise the nearest course official/volunteer.
In the event of an emergency, please call '000'.
Yes. We had the course measured to World Athletics standards, using the accredited Jones counter method. Both the 5km and 10km events have a Grade A World Athletics measurement certificate valid to 2024.
Your personal GPS device my measure a different reading, however the method we used is the same used for official measurement around the world.
The event is also run under World Athletics rules.
We discourage the use of personal music devices, for your own safety - the ability to hear directions of police, traffic management and marshalls on course.
For your entertainment, we've arranged a number of DJ's along the course. Plus our volunteers are likely to yell out awesome things to you along the way and you're going to want to hear them.
Yes there are. Our team will be at the event taking shots of all our runners and walkers. After the event you will receive an email to download your FREE photos from the day, as part of our gift to you thanks to Optus.
Spectran Group 10km
7:06:07 - Spectran Group 10km - Elite Women
7:10am - Spectran Group 10km - Elite men and Wave 1
7:20am - Spectran Group 10km - Wave 2
7:50am - Canteen 5km Run
8:00am - Positive Salary Packaging 5km Walk
9:30am - Liv-eat 1km
Please note this timetable is subject to change.
Yes. A vehicle will run from both the 5km and 10km start precincts to the finish line.
Simply use the perforated strip on the bottom of your race number to attach to your bag. Then show your race number to the officials at the finish line in order to receive your belongings. The vehicles will return to the forecourt of PW1 after each event.
Please ensure you locate the vehicle at the start line no later than 15minutes before the event starts, as it will leave prior to race start (so your belongings are there for you in time at the finish).
All events finish at Princes Wharf Shed Number 1. The post event precinct is in the forecourt of PW1 on Castray Esplanade.
It's such a scenic course, that there are several places you can get a good view from. Just be mindful of the road closures in place and allow extra time to travel around Hobart during the event. Some good spots include;
a) Tasman Bridge - you can walk along the usual footpath and see runners and walkers in their thousands cross over
b) Hobart Waterfront - as the participants make their way along Evans and Hunter Street, through Constitution Dock, it makes for a great sight
c) Finish line at PW1 - here you will see participants go past and then again finish as they make the turn back. We recommend lining the Deck of PW1 and really adding to the event atmosphere as you see Australia's best distance runners, along with your friends and family!
Two aid stations will be located on the 10km course and 1 for the 5km. Both will provide Hartz water, portaloos and friendly volunteers. Locations are:
a) Kangaroo Bay - on the new boulevard, just next to Kangaroo Bay Oval. This is approximately 3km in the 10km event
b) Tasman Highway - just on the city side of Government House. This is approximately 7km in the 10km event or 2.5km into the 5km event.
At the finish, everyone will receive a Hartz bottle of water.
You can collect your bib at Princes Wharf 1, on Castray Esplanade. Our team will be on site on the following days:
You can collect your bib on race day but please allow extra time.
Please note these times are subject to change.
We use the Timing Sense system. A timing chip will be attached to the back of your bib. Please do not remove or bend this.
In 2024 we will be offering a 'gun' and 'net/chip' time. This means that there will be timing mats at the start and finish, so you will receive a time from when the gun goes, to you crossing the line, but also a time from when you physically cross the start line also.
For runners in the 10km event, a '5km split' will also be offered, if you are at the 5km point within 29minutes. After that point, the timing mats are used for the 5km starts.
Please note no times are provided for the 1km event, as this is all about participation and encouragement.
We have 2 team categories in 2024, including;
* Schools
* Corporate/Social
Simply get the first team member to 'create' the team when they enter online. Then tell everyone else to select that team from the dropdown box when they enter online.
Alternatively, email us at info@epicem.com.au and we can send through a group entry form or code for big teams!
A team or group is a group of friends, work colleagues, sporting teams,
social groups or a group of two or more people who want to get together
to run or walk the event.
You can enter your group into the team entry system where you can be
in the running for some great prizes to become the biggest team in the
fun run. All you have to do is nominate a captain.
If you have a team of 20 or more people and need assistance, please contact us via info@epicem.com.au
Buses will run from Salamanca to Blundstone Arena and Montague Bay Primary School.
All participants get free access to buses on event day in 2024 as part of your entry!
Please note the below is not our finalised timetable for 2024. This will be confirmed closer to the event date.
Spectran Group 10km Buses
The following approximate schedule applies for Spectran Group 10km participants. Please note, buses will depart as they fill up, so arrive early;
5km Buses
Buses will also run for the Epic 5km Run and Positive Salary Packaging 5km Walk participants from Salamanca to Montagu Bay Primary School:
Buses back
Buses will depart from Customs House to both Montagu Bay Primary School and Blundstone Arena:
There are some road closures in place on Sunday, February 18:
Some roads will be closed for short periods of time during the event, between 7:00am and 10:15am. Tas Police, Spectran Traffic Management and course marshals will be on hand at key points to help motorists and participants.
The Tasman Bridge will be completely closed to all vehicles from ~6:30am - 9am in 2024 (please note this is subject to change). One lane will be made available for emergency vehicles only, but all other vehicles will not be able to cross the bridge.
Motorists are advised to make alternative arrangements if you need to cross the Tasman Bridge during this time (including participants getting to the start lines):
a) Use the Bowen Bridge (10 minutes to the North)
b) Be on the Tasman Bridge by 6:30AM
c) Delay your travel until after 9AM
For the Spectran Group 10km event, the following prizemoney exists (regardless of gender):
1st - $8000
2nd -$4000
3rd - $2000
4th - $1000
5th - $800
6th - $400
7th - $200
8th - $100
9th - $100
10th - $100
This makes the first person prize pool the biggest for any 10km event in Australia. We will also be hosting the 'battle of the sexes' at this year's event. The elite women's field will start 3minutes 53seconds in front of the men, which is the difference between the two course records. The men's course record is 28:28 and the women's is 32:21, set by Jack Rayner and Genevieve Gregson in 2021.
For women to receive prize money in the 10km event, they must start with the specific elite women start ahead of the main field.
Gift vouchers are given to the top 3 place-getters in the 5km run event. Men and women receive the following;
1st - $250
2nd - $150
3rd - $100
We've been running this unique element since 2016 and it returns again in 2023. Men have taken line honours in 2016, 2017, 2019 and 2022, with Lisa Weightman and Genevieve Gregson the only woman to cross the line first in 2018 and 2021 respectively.
In 2024, the elite women start 3minutes and 53seconds in front of the rest of the field, including the elite men. This is the difference between the men's and women's course records and is based on the new course records set by Jack Rayner and Genevieve Gregson in 2021.
The first 'person' across the line in the 10km event will win an additional $2000, on top of the $3000 first place for each male and female across the line. With the first 'person' winning $5000, it makes the Run The Bridge the richest 10km in Australia.
Think Big Run The Bridge already held the title of Australia’s richest 10km road race. In 2023, a revolutionary new prizemoney structure will see the first person across the line take home $8000.
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