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Chevron City to Surf for genU

Perth
Perth
Perth. Photograph by Samuel Wiki, CC BY 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

The course

Chevron City to Surf for genU has a 12 km course and a 4 km course in Perth, and there is no marathon distance.

The course in short 2 lines
  • A 12 km or a 4 km, walk, run or rollPerth's big fun run is 12 km or 4 km, open to walkers, runners and wheelers.
  • Run for the thousands living with disabilityA fundraiser for people living with disability, with Perth, Karratha and virtual versions.
Course notes 2 short reads on the course
Whole courseGeometryA 12 km or a 4 km, walk, run or rollPerth's big fun run is 12 km or 4 km, open to walkers, runners and wheelers.

The organiser invites people to walk, run or roll either the 4 km or the 12 km course, on their own or with a team. The Perth event is on Sunday 29 August 2027. It is a fun run rather than a marathon: the longer course is 12 km, not 42.2 km.

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Whole courseCrowdRun for the thousands living with disabilityA fundraiser for people living with disability, with Perth, Karratha and virtual versions.

The organiser says the event helps raise funds for the thousands of Australians living with disability, and calls it Western Australia’s most iconic fun run. The 2027 dates on its home page are Perth on 29 August, Karratha on 25 July and a virtual event on 23 August, so the same cause and the same 4 km or 12 km distances can be done from anywhere.

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Race fuel

Energy gel
An energy gel sachet
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No gel needed at this pace

Finish

Under about 75 minutes most runners need no gel: water at the aid stations does it.

For your long training runs:

Our pick: SiS BETA Fuel gel, box of 6, strawberry and lime. 40 g of carbohydrate a gel, about twice a usual gel, from two kinds of sugar your body takes up side by side.

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In Canada the button opens GU Energy Gel, Salted Caramel, 24-pack, the best seller there.

Outside the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Austria and Switzerland, the UK and Ireland, Spain and Portugal, Italy, the rest of the EU and Canada the button opens GU Energy Gel, Chocolate Outrage, 24-pack on Amazon.com, the best seller there.

Anti-chafe
Compeed Anti-blister stick
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Compeed

Compeed anti-blister stick, 8 ml

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An invisible layer before the start keeps seams, straps and shoes from rubbing skin raw.

Put it on before you leave for the start: heels and toes, inner thighs, under a bra or heart-rate strap.

Try it on a long run first, like everything you use on race day.

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Number belt
A race number belt
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Compressport Race Belt

Holds your bib without safety pins through your top, with loops for up to 8 gels.

Clip the bib on the night before, so it goes on with your shorts in the morning.

Keep the number on the front, where officials and photographers can see it.

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Electrolytes
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SiS Hydro electrolyte tablets, tube of 20

One tablet in a bottle puts back some of the salt you sweat out.

One tablet in 500 ml of water in the hour before the start.

Only if you have used them in training: nothing new on race day.

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Blister plasters
Compeed Blister plasters, medium, 6
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Compeed blister plasters, medium, 6

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One in a pocket cushions a blister if one starts.

Put it on clean, dry skin and leave it until it comes off by itself.

Give a couple to whoever comes to cheer, so they are there at the km you need them.

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At a glance

distance
12.0 km7.5 mi
12 km · 4 km

Trip

Getting a place

Entry through the organiser

Entry details on the organiser’s site →

The organiser, a third party. We take no entries and have no part in the race.

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