Blockhouse Island, Brockville, Ontario

A fun and fitness day awaits everyone in the family at the Brockville downtown 5Km 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.

We are also pleased to have Brockville's own Cranks Bicycle Shoppe as an important local sponsor of the event.

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. T he run is a good one for the fast, the not so fast, the young, the not so young, and all ability levels.

Look for more news soon on local Brockville youth organization involvement in this super summer event.

race director - Terry McKinty - terry@somersault.ca

The Champions Challenge program is for those of you who participate in more than one Somersault Run Series race, and who might be interested in seeing how you stack up against others in overall, gender, and age group categories, in the somersault Run Series.

Each 2008 Somersault Run Series race is part of the Champions Challenge. To learn more about the Champions Challenge, please go to http://www.somersault.ca/championships.htm.

event highlights

• Strollers are allowed in the 5Km
• New Walkers Cateogry
• Personalized participant number bibs
• Medals for all finishers at the finish line
• Safe measured out and back courses
• Official performance certificate available online
• Post race refreshments

cnib - charity of the event
We are pleased to announce that the local chapter of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) is the charity of the event.  You may visit the CNIB web site at http://www.cnib.ca/.

The CNIB is a nationwide, community-based, registered charity committed to research, public education and vision health for all Canadians. It provides the services and support necessary for a good quality of life, while living with vision loss.

The CNIB’s vision rehabilitation program is the most comprehensive in Canada, and includes: low vision services; independent living skills training; orientation and mobility instruction; early intervention services; and deaf blind services.

You may wish to make a donation and/or collect pledges on behalf of the CNIB using the online entry form, or you can download the donation/pledge form and submit it to a CNIB representative at the event. Click here to obtain the  Pledge Form.

The top fundraiser is eligible for a beautiful wide screen TV, so get out there and start collecting :-).

events & distances

• The 5Km Run or Walk

participation categories

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, 2008, 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 10th.

Each entry received after January 31, 2008 and by March 15, 2008 is also eligible to change to another event in the same calendar year - if the event change request is made by the Sunday August 10th, but an administration fee of $15 is required.

Please Note: 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 after discount deadline

entry fee conditions
There are no refunds for any reason - this includes event cancellation or event changes required by circumstances that are beyond our control, such as weather conditions. Credit cards and cheques are only accepted up to Sunday August 10th.

All entries after Sunday August 10th can only be made at Race Kit Pick Up and they must be paid in cash. Souvenir shirts are included with your entry up to Sunday, August 10th only - no exceptions.

officiating, safety, medical, & gas cost increase surcharge
In addition to the entry fee, a surcharge of $4 per entrant is being levied to cover accreditation, officiating, medical, and safety costs.

entering online is recommended
We encourage you to enter online. That way you receive an immediate confirmation of payment. Avoid the hassle of writing a cheque and mailing or dropping off your form, go to www.somersault.ca and enter.

entry drop off locations

• Cranks Bicycle Shoppe, 122 King St. W., Brockville
• PECCOS, 86 Murray Street, Ottawa
• Somersault Promotions, 411 Lefebvre Way, Ottawa

important deadlines

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

Race Winners
The first place male and female 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 Top3 Finishers
All Age, Weight, and Relay Category top 3 finishers, are eligible for a Gold, Silver, or Bronze Place Medal 'Add On'. This 'Add On' must be picked up on race day, any time the results are posted, at the Awards Table. The 'Add On' cannot be claimed after race day - sorry.

Award Medal "Add On" Must Be Picked Up on Race Day
The Award Medal "Add On' must be claimed on race day. 'It will be available to you at the Awards Table with 20 minutes of your race finish. Just check the official results to see if you finished in the top 3 in your category, and then claim your 'Add On' at the Awards Table.

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 the event web site, punch in your race number and obtain a certificate that highlights your race, finish time and place in the race.

souvenir shirt
If your entry is received by Sunday, August 10th 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
We invite you to upgrade your souvenir event t-shirt to a high quality Tech T-Shirt for an extra $15. 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.
  

You are not eligible for the souvenir tech t-shirt after event day.

Men Please Note: When ordering a Tech T-Shirt, men should order a shirt 1 size smaller than you wear in a cotton T-Shirt.

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 ChampionChip Timing at all Somersault races. This timing system requires that all participants wear a ChampionChip Bracelet on their ankle (Anklet) 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, 2008)
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 17th

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
Thursday, August 14
 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Dovercourt Recreation Centre
411 Dovercourt Ave., Ottawa

Saturday, August 16
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Water St. & West Market

Sunday, August 17
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 a park in downtown Brockville.  It is generally flat except for the 3 kilometre which is hilly and winds through St. Lawrence Park.  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.