Blockhouse Island, Brockville, Ontario

A fun and fitness day awaits everyone in the family at the Brockville Downtown 5Km & 10Km Run. Held in conjunction with the famous Thousand Islands Triathlon in downtown Brockville the Brockville Downtown Run starts and finishes at Brockville's famous rail tunnel and waterfront park.

Join more than 600 other participants who are participating in a variety of runs, duathlons, and triathlons at Blockhouse Island on the amazing Brockville waterfront. The run is a great one for the fast, the not so fast, the young, the not so young, and all ability levels. It follows the trail system in the heart of Brockville.

We invite you to bring your kids (11 and under - boys and girls) to downtown Brockville, for the Wylie Ryan Downtown Kids' 1Km Run.  It is a neat downtown run around Block house Island starting and ending at the Train Tunnel.  It is traffic free and the Brockville and Area YMCA is looking after it.

Bring the kids out to watch the adults in the 5Km, 10Km, the triathlon or duathlon, and also enjoy their own 1Km. You get a souvenir shirt (if you enter on time), a timing chip, a finish medal, a certificate, and refreshments. To learn more about the Wylie Ryan Brockville Downtown 1Km Run, click here.

Look for more news on the Brockville and Area YMCA, which is the local partner in the event.

race director

Beth Steel - bsteel@brockvilley.com

Charity of the Event/Club of the Event

We are pleased and proud to announce that the Brockville and area YMCA is the Official Charity, and the Club of the Event for the Brockville Downtown Run and the Thousand Islands Triathlon, Duathlon and Relays.  We encourage you to visit their booth on site. Many Y volunteers and members will be helping out at the various points on the course and with pre race preparations, so say hi!

For 150 years, the Brockville and Area YMCA has been active in the community as a charity dedicated to helping individuals grow in spirit, mind and body, and in service to others in an environment open to all. With help from our financial Assistance program, more than 1000 individuals of all ages and walks of life accessed the Brockville and Area YMCA facilities, programs and services even though they could not afford to pay full fees. As a Somersault event participant, you have the opportunity to support the Brockville and Area YMCA by choosing to make a donation when you are entering online, or by clicking here to download a Pledge Form, which you can print and submit to a Brockville and Area YMCA representative when you arrive at the event. For more information about the Brockville and Area YMCA, please visit www.brockvilley.com

race director

Beth Steel of the Brockville and Area YMCA is the local race director.  We invite you to contact Beth at bsteel@brockvilley.com.

tourism

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event highlights

• Brockville Downtown 5 & 10Km Run
• Wylie Ryan Blockhouse Island 1KM for Kids
• Medals to all finishers at the finish line
• Official performance certificates available online
• SwimCycle Events
• The Junior Series & Student Discounts
• Olympic Swim
• Personalized participant bib numbers

wylie ryan downtown kids' run

We are pleased to offer a new event for kids 11 & under in conjunction with the Brockville Downtown Run.  Check out the kids' run at http://www.somersault.ca/eventwylieryanbrockvillerun.htm.

date of the event

Sunday August 19, 2012

events & distances

• 5Km Run
• 10Km Run
• 1Km Kids' Run

participation categories

junior program

We are proud to continue to build the Junior Program in 2012.  This program is designed to encourage those 12 to 19 years to participate, by including 2 year categories beginning at 13 & under, up to 18-19.  Athletes in these categories will feel comfortable in Somersault events, and are automatically ranked in the Junior Champions Challenge.

student discount

Students born in 1987 or later, and enrolled in school during the 2012 year, receive a 40% discount on the entry fee.

early season entry fee discounts
As a courtesy to those of you who enter many Somersault events, who plan well ahead or who are just thrifty, we have a generous early season entry fee discount program. For more information on the early season discounts, trade discounts, and draw prizes, for which early season entrants are eligible, please go to http://www.somersault.ca/earlydiscounts.htm.

free change of entry if you enter by january 31st
Each early season entry received by January 31, 2012, is eligible for one free change to another event in the same calendar year, if the event change request is made by the Sunday August 12th.

Each entry received after January 31, 2012 and by March 15, 2012 is also eligible to change to another event in the same calendar year - if the event change request is made by the Sunday August 12th, but an administration fee of $15 is required.

There are no partial refunds if the event change request is to a less expensive event. There will be an additional charge if the change is to an event with a higher entry fee.

entry fee discounts and deadlines

entry fee schedule

Click on the "Enter Now"button at the top of the page to view the entry fee schedule. 

late entries accepted on race weekend

We accept race weekend entries. After the Online Entry Deadline has passed (Sunday Midnight August 12th), participants may still enter at Race Kit Pick Up on race weekend.  The entry fee for race weekend entry is higher than the Online Entry Deadline fee , and must be paid in cash.

entry fee conditions

There are no refunds for any reason - this includes event cancellation or event changes. Credit cards are accepted for online entries only, up to Sunday August 12th. Entries received after Sunday August 12th, must be made at a Race Kit Pick Up time and location and must be paid in cash. Souvenir shirts are included free with your entry up to Sunday August 12th- no exceptions. Those who enter after Sunday August 12th do not receive a souvenir shirt.

important deadlines

awards and prizes
Everyone
All participants receive a completion medal at the finish line of their race.

Race Winners
The first place male and female solo winner of each race, receives a merchandise prize.

Top 3 Overall
The first three overall finishers in each race - male and female - will be honoured in an award presentation ceremony that will take place in the Awards Area shortly after they finish.

Category Top 3 Finishers
Each Age, Weight and Relay Category top 3 finisher, is eligible for a Gold, Silver, or Bronze 'Award Medal Lanyard'. This 'Award Medal Ribbon' must be picked up on race day, any time after the results are posted at the Awards Table, or at an Award Ceremony.

Award Medal Lanyard must Be Picked Up on Race Day
Check the official results to see if you finished in the top 3 in your category, and then you may claim your 'Award Medal Lanyard' at the Awards Table or at the Awards Ceremony.

If you do not receive your 'Award Medal Lanyard' on race day, you may send a self addressed, stamped envelope indicating the award, to 'Somersault, 411 Lefebvre Way, Ottawa, K1E 2W5', and one will be mailed to you.

official performance certificate
We are pleased to offer each race finisher the opportunity to download and print an official certificate of their event performance. That's right, by Wednesday after each event you will be able go online to http://www.eventsonline.ca/fc/somersault.html, punch in your race number and obtain a certificate that highlights your race, finish time and place in the race.

souvenir t-shirt
T-shirts are unisex sizing. Click here for sizing information. If your entry is received by Sunday, August 12th you will receive a free souvenir T-shirt if you attend the event. There are no exceptions to this deadline, so enter early. 

You are eligible for the souvenir shirt only if you attend at Race Kit Pick Up to pick it up. If you do not pick up your race kit, you are not eligible for the souvenir t-shirt.  Please do not request a shirt after the event. 

tech shirt option
Tech Shirts are sized by gender. Click here for sizing information. You can upgrade your souvenir event t-shirt to a high quality Tech T-Shirt for an extra $15, but only before the souvenir shirt deadline. The Tech Shirt comes without the sponsor logos on the back, so it makes a first class casual wear shirt. You are only eligible for the souvenir Tech T-Shirt,

• if you upgrade to the Tech Shirt when entering online, and
• if you pick up your race kit by event day.
  

Please Note: This year men's Tech Shirt sizing is the same as you would normally wear.

zoomphoto.ca photography
We are pleased to be able to offer a photo program for participants in the Brockville Downtown Run.  Zoomphoto will be offering you classy photos commemorating your participation.  Just go to http://www.somersault.ca/results.htm the day after the event for your photo.

accommodation
We do not have an official hotel of the event. If you are looking for accommodation, please check out the many hotels, motels and resorts in the Brockville area, at http://www.brockvilletourism.com.

post race refreshments
Enjoy fruit, a bagel and a drink after the run.

championchip timing 
We use Sportstats ChampionChip Timing at all Somersault races. This timing system requires that all participants wear a ChampionChip Bracelet on their ankle during the race. This bracelet contains a computer chip that allows you to be timed.  No chip = no time.

You are responsible for obtaining your ChampionChip Bracelet on race morning from the Sportstats Tent near the Finish Line.  Do this at least 30 minutes before your race - earlier is better!  Races will not be held up waiting for those who forgot their bracelet.

You must return your ChampionChip Bracelet immediately after you cross the finish line.  You are responsible for the cost if it is not returned - and it is expensive.

your results (Age is as of December 31, 2012)
Your personal results will be posted very soon after you finish the race.  Please check the results as soon as you can, to be sure they are accurate.  If  there are discrepancies, go to the Sportstats van near the Finish Line and provide them with the information you think is correct.  Results will only adjusted after race day, if it is our error.  Have the results people make changes before you leave the event site, or live with the results!

Results will be posted at http://www.somersault.ca/results.htm within 24 hours of the race.

event schedule - August 19th

directions & parking
Brockville is on Hwy. 401, one hour east of Kingston - check out MapQuest at www.somersault.ca.  Block House island the site of the event is located right downtown at the corner of East Market and Water St. Parking available right at the site.

race kit pick up & late entry
Saturday, August 18
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Water St. & West Market

Sunday, August 19
6:30 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.
Entrance to the Train Tunnel - Blockhouse Island
Water St. & West Market

course description
To view the 5Km Run Course click here.

The run course is an out and back course through the streets and along the paved recreational pathway in downtown Brockville.  It is generally flat throughout.  There are 2 water stations on the course (at 1.25Km, 3.75Km), and one at the Finish Line. Have fun!

your first run?
Click here to go to our beginner and novice site for assistance.

volunteers
The Brockville Downtown Run is a great opportunity for schools or clubs to raise some money by volunteering their members - a fun way to pick up a few hundred dollars.  Email us if you are interested or if your club can provide 10 or more volunteers - info@somersault.ca. For more information on our volunteer program, please go to http://www.somersault.ca/volunteers.htm.

race info updates
We will email 3 weekly Brockville Downtown Run Newsletters to participants with the latest updates prior to the race.  These newsletters are very important as they will identify  changes, answer your questions and recommend race day procedures that will make your event day a better one. 

Please provide an accessible email address on your entry form if you wish to receive these Newsletters. You may want to use a personal email address rather than your work email, because many employers utilize filters that will not let the Newsletter through.