Race Info

• Entries in the Treble Bridge Buster will count as 3 points and 1 point for all other events.
• Winner will be based on the highest number of accrued entry points and entered prior to Thursday 14th August 2025.
• Make sure you enter a team name or choose a team when processing your race entry to support your team.
• Team Award winner will be announced after the last Treble Bridge Buster runner finishes.

• Complete online entry form
• Collect your race pack from check-in which contains your timing chip, bib number and merchandise that you may have ordered. Note – Race packs will not be posted out.

• Bib Pickup:

  • Saturday 16th August between 10:30am – 1:00pm and between 2:00pm and 5:00pm at the Forster Surf Club
  • Strictly no race kit pick up on Sunday 17th August 2025. It’s Race Day!

• Refunds will not be given under any circumstances
• You will have the option to transfer to another runner if you are no longer able to participate.
• You also have the option to downgrade your entry
• Entries cannot be transferred to other future events.
• In the event that Run Fest Forster-Tuncurry is postponed or cancelled your entry will be transferred to the next advertised Run Fest Forster-Tuncurry event. No refund will be given for entry or merchandise. A new event date may be set with notice to participants.
• There are no refunds for non-starters or non-finishers. This includes participants who have an illness or injury.
• Transferring your entry to another runner
• In the event that you can no longer participate, you may choose to sell and transfer your entry to another runner of your choice up until 10th August 2025
• Entry transfers will not be accepted after 10th August 2025
• If transferring your entry to another runner you will be required to complete the transfer form. Transfer to another runner Form
• A $10 administration fee will apply when transferring your entry to another runner.
• Shirt refunds or changes to shirt sizes will not be allowed if transferring entry to another person as they are pre-ordered based on the original entrant details.
• Upgrading or Downgrading entry
• If you are choosing to upgrade or downgrade your entry in the event of which you are registered, you will be required to complete the applicable transfer form. Downgrade your Entry – Upgrade your Entry
• If upgrading you will be required to pay the difference in entry fee before the transfer is processed.
• Entry upgrade and downgrade will not be accepted after 10th August 2025
• Upgrade and Downgrade is subject to availability and available until 10th August 2025.

Event briefing will be online only. There will not be a briefing onsite at the event. Please ensure that you have viewed our COVID safety briefing prior to the event and completed the COVID check-in form. If you do not complete the COVID check-in you will not be able to enter the race precinct.

You will need to show your race bib when entering the race precinct to gain entry. 

There will be a contact-less, secure bag storage area made available to competitors. Participants will receive a numbered bag tag coinciding with your race number which must be fixed to your bag before dropping it off. We also advise that though we provide this service for your convenience, you leave your belongings at your own risk. The Event takes no responsibility for any lost or stolen items. Bag Drop location is Forster Beach Precinct

Treble Bridge Buster Interchange

There will be an interchange / transition zone within the event precinct for Treble Bridge Buster participants. Runners can attach a bag to the fencing in the interchange areas to access between events. A water station will also be available for runners to utilise between events. Participants not entered in the Treble Bridge Buster and spectators will not be able to enter this area.

We also advise that though we provide this service for your convenience, you leave your belongings at your own risk. The Event takes no responsibility for any lost or stolen items. Location and further information will be provided closer to the event.

Treble Bridge Buster Cut-Off Times

Treble Bridge Buster Cut off Times as follows:

Half Marathon – 9:30am 10km – 10:45am 5km – 11:30am

Note: these cut off times are after the commencement of the ensuing leg. Have a drink, re-group and refresh then get going.

For example:

If you finish the Half Marathon at 8:30am you will be required to wait until the 10km event starts at 9am to take on the next leg. If you complete the Half Marathon at 9:15am you will go through the Treble interchange transition and can commence the 10km immediately. Runners which cross the finish line after the specified cut offs noted above will not be able to progress to the next stage. Cut off times will be revised if wave starts are adopted and/or changes to race start times.

We will open the start area 10min prior to each distance start. At this stage we are assessing whether we will have a rolling start or allocated wave starts. If we go ahead rolling starts we request that you self seed and enter the start area in line with your target time. You will have up to 10 mins to cross the start line.

Please enter your target race time for your event when completing the entry form. This will assist us if we need to adopt wave starts. For Treble Bridge Buster runners please enter your target Half Marathon time when completing the entry form.

All participants will receive an individual start time as and when they cross the start line. There will be no congregating at the start line for any extended period and no need to rush to start.

Updates will be posted here and on our event Facebook Page

Timing Chips are integrated into your Race Bib and will be activated when you cross the start line. Your timing chip will start when you cross the start line of your chosen event. Your time will be automatically recorded when you cross the finish line. Please ensure that you do not bend your race bib / timing chip as it may impact its ability to scan and track your results.

Do not walk over the start or finish timing mat before your event begins, or completion of your event.

Treble runners will receive a race bib and timing chip for each of the three events included in the challenge. Please ensure you wear only the associated bib for the event. Bibs must be changed and removed before starting the next event. Only one bib is to be worn at any one time. If you do not adhere to this, your time may not be recorded. All Treble runners must begin with the Half Marathon bib only.

Treble runners will receive four race bibs:

1. One bib without the timing chip will be for your interchange bag (do not wear this bib – there is no timing chip on this bib)
2. Half Marathon bib to wear first
3. 10km bib to wear second
4. 5km bib to wear as the third and final bib

All participants will receive a finishers medal at the completion of their designated event. Your medal can be collected as you exit the finishing chute. Treble Bridge Buster finishers will receive a medal for each event + a unique Treble Bridge Buster 2025 medal. Treble Bridge Buster finishers will receive all 4 medals at the completion of the challenge.

Trophies will be awarded to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd overall male and female based on net times in the following events:

• Treble Bridge Buster
• Half Marathon
• 10km
• 5km

There will be no trophies for age category winners. However, all competitors in the Half Marathon, 10km Run, 5km and Kids 3km Fun Run will receive a finishers certificate that can be downloaded from our website. There will not be any presentations at the end of this year’s event.

Results will be available online following the event.

We intend to stage an awesome, fun event in a safe and friendly environment for all competitors to enjoy. We ask that you be mindful of our race etiquette and adhere to social distancing rules. If we adopt starting waves for the event, please ensure that you start in the correct group. More information will be shared prior to the event date.

Keep to the left of the course to allow faster competitors to pass on your right side. Keep 1.5m apart where possible on the course. Be courteous to fellow competitors, public and volunteers. Please follow the instructions of the event crew at all times.

Vacate the finishing area immediately after your event. Runners are not to remain in the finishing chute and are asked to continue to move promptly through to the recovery area, away from the finish line. St. John Ambulance will be on hand, should require assistance.

Pre-arrange a meeting point after the event with family and friends away from the finishing area.

Treble runners will be directed to the Treble interchange area between events with their own designated recovery area.

Prams are allowed, however we do ask that you start at the back of the field. Please also leave your furry friends at home – no pets of any kind are to be in the event or race precinct.

All competitors in the Half Marathon, 10km Run and 5km Fun Run will receive a finishers certificate that can be downloaded from our website. Results will be available online following the event.

All event photos will be made available FREE after the event on our event Facebook page.

Overall Photography Mid-North Coast is the official event video partner for Run Fest Forster-Tuncurry . The Overall team will be on course, in the sky, at the finish line and in the crowd taking for the duration of the event. The video will be made available FREE after the event on our event Facebook page.

Drink Stations will be contact-less – self serve from the table. To assist us with hygiene we also ask that you empty your cup and place in one of the rubbish bins after the station, we want as few cups to collect from the course as possible. There will be two aid stations on the course which participants will have access to every approximately every 2km. Water and RunXPerform will be provided at each aid station. More information will be provided closer to the event.

Medical personnel will be available at the first aid tent in the race precinct and at various locations on the course.

Tune in to our event Facebook page for race updates.

Toilets will be available in the event precinct.

For safety reasons we discourage the use of headphones, however if you must run with them, please use on one ear only or at a very low volume so you can hear vehicles, course marshall instructions and fellow competitors approaching from behind.

• You will not be able to change shirt sizing if incorrect. Please check the sizing chart when completing your entry / merchandise order.
• Changes to shirt / singlet sizes will not be allowed if transferring your race entry to another person.
• A small quantity of FRF race shirts and singlets will be available online to purchase. Place your order before 31st May 2025 to avoid any disappointment. Shirts and singlets may not be available to purchase on race weekend.
• Treble Participants – make sure you purchase your Treble Bridge Buster finishers singlet when completing your race entry. Order online before the end of May to avoid any disappointment. 
• All event merchandise must be collected when picking up race kits at the event registration / check-in.
• In the event of a cancellation of the event, or participants not able to attend the event, merchandise will not be posted to participants.
• Cut off for ordering FRF 2025 event shirts and singlets is 31st May 2025.