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Become a Heart Hero!

Help raise awareness of heart, stroke and blood vessel disease and start saving lives by creating an online fundraising page. In its inaugural year, over $21,000 was raised with online fundraising. This year the bar is set a little higher with a target of $30,000.

Get your heart racing!

What a great event! Thank you to everyone who participated!

More than $83,000 donated from the event to the Heart Foundation ACT

With more than $32,000 in total raised with online fundraising.

THANK YOU CANBERRA!!!!

The Canberra Times Fun Run and Family Walk is a 36-year Canberra tradition raising awareness about heart disease through participation in a fun and healthy family day out. Since the 1990’s, the Fun Run and Walk has raised close to $900,000 for the Heart Foundation ACT Division.

The money we raise stays right here in Canberra to help support those affected and to fund research into the prevention and cure of Canberra’s leading cause of death – cardiovascular disease. With the support of the Canberra community, we can work together to run (or walk) heart disease out of town.

Run for yourself or as part of team and take on the challenge of the 10k Fun Run and power your way through the heart of Canberra.

Families will enjoy the 5k Family Walk starting at the Jerrabomberra Wetlands off Dairy Road. The course takes walkers near the shores of Lake Burley Griffin with views of The National Carillion on Aspen Island.

New Event! We now have a 5k Fun Run that starts from the Jerrabomberra Wetlands. Open for individuals and families. Boys and girls 14 and under can compete for the inaugural Runners Shop Fastest Boy and Girl prize.

Look out for entertainment, food and fun at this year’s finish line! Whether you take part in the official run or the family walk, everyone is invited to dress up for the 2011 event with prizes from Capital Chemist and a chance to feature in the follow-up souvenir supplement on offer.

From out of town? Accommodation partner Crowne Plaza has a special Fun Run packages available with discounts of up to 20%.

What's New in 2011

Help Pete and Biggzy from Mix106 fight heart disease in a head to head competition between Team Pete and Team Biggzy. Join your favourite presenter's team today!

Put some 'Fun into the Run' and dress up to win $300 cash! Thanks to Capital Chemist the best dressed at the Fun Run will run away with the money with four runners-up each awarded a $50 gift voucher.

Walk or run your way to $3000 Enter either the 10k Fun Run or the 5k Walk for your entry into the major prize draw of a $3000 savings account with Community CPS Australia.TP 11/03167

Corporate teams of three can will $2000 with the PwC Corporate Challenge.TP 11/03168

Encourage school-mates, friends, teachers and family to join the 5k Family Walk and your school could win $2,000 with ActewAGL Schools Challenge!

See Transact Canberra Capitals star captain, Jess Bibby kick off the 10k as the official start presenter

Every team of five will have a chance to win the Brumbies ‘Brumby Spirit’ Team Competition. The prize is an open box for eight to a 2012 season Brumbies home game TP 11/03169

If you are running in the 10km or 5km Fun Run, your bib is now your timing device!

Photo finish images will be available for purchase

We hope 2011 will bring out the best in the Canberra community to once again to support this worthy cause.