Running into the festive season

GET moving this weekend up on Mt Buller and Mt Stirling with the Santa’s Run this Sunday. Formerly known as the Mt Buller Sky Run this popular trail running event has been moved to December. “When we moved the event we thought we’d embrace the festive season and invite runners to include some reindeer antlers or a little tinsel to add some cheer to the event," said organiser Paul Ashton. “I’ve got my lightweight Santa suit ready to go and this beautiful run is a great way to get the body moving and enjoy some exercise before the many Christmas parties and indulgence that comes with this time of year.” Rumour has it that Santa will be running the trail with a little bag of goodies to get people into the festive spirit. Interestingly the growth of registrations for this year’s run is for the longer distances of 36km and 45km which take runners over to Stirling and as far as the iconic Craig’s Hut. However you don’t have to be a super-fit trail runner to participate. Families and kids will make up much of the starting line for the 5km loop on Mt Buller. The village at Mt Buller is firmly in ‘summer mode’ with the pub, bike café and mountain bike stores all open for business. “The bike shuttles are running and the pump track is also rolling making for a great day out. There’s still time to register for Santa’s Run up until the start on Sunday.