Simpson Desert , Birdsville Australia 250km 6 days

Big Red Run Event Week 8th July 2013

Big Red 250km 6 day stage race
Born to Run 100km
Big Red Dash 42km
Simpson Desert, Birdsville, Queensland Australia

DID YOU KNOW? Over 130,000 Australians have Type 1 diabetes.
Type 1 diabetes is the most common chronic disease in children, and is more common than cancer and cystic fibrosis.
DID YOU KNOW? People with Type 1 diabetes face many serious long term health complications.
Type 1 diabetes is a lifelong incurable disease, and without daily insulin injections people with Type 1 diabetes would die.
DID YOU KNOW? The cost to Australia of Type 1 diabetes is estimated to be $600m per annum.
DID YOU KNOW? Over 275 people a day are newly diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes.
DID YOU KNOW? Nearly 1 million Australians have Type 2 diabetes.
DID YOU KNOW? The cost to Australia of diabetes is nearly $7billion per annum.
DID YOU KNOW? Over 60% of people with Type 2 diabetes can overcome it with fitness and healthy lifestyle.

The Born to Run Foundation has established a new running event in the Simpson Desert based out of Birdsville, Queensland in 2013.

The Big Red Run will be an exciting week long event, covering unchartered parts of the Simpson Desert as well as a sunset concert atop Big Red featuring Australian music legend, John Williamson.

Runners can choose from the Big Red Run; a 250km 6 day stage race (5 marathons in 6 days), the Big Red Dash; a 42k marathon from Birdsville to Big Red, or the Born to Run 100km; a unique 100km desert run.

This event will be Australia's first and only 250km multi stage desert running race.
Funds raised from the Big Red Run will go to the Born to Run Foundation to help achieve its objectives, including funding Type 1 diabetes research.



Join the race for a cure and mark your diaries for the 8th-13th July 2013, for an adventure that you’ll never forget in the heart of Australia.