The Toowong Gift & Jnr Gift are on again for 2023, these premier 3000m events bring back that feel of the 'Bannister - Landy days' of fast middle distance grass track speed. 

As an opener for the main event there will also be two 1km Dash event for U7-U11's (born 2013 to 2017) Boys & Girls first up on the day. This event is a  little more relaxed for our younger up and coming athletes, and give them the chance to stretch there legs on 1000m of pristine  Toowong Harriers turf.

Location: Jack Cook Memorial Park, Taringa

Scheduled Date: Sunday 26th November 2023

Entries Close 9:00am Friday the 24th November

 Medals on offer for the fastest three athletes across the line in boys and girls events.

Some amazing prizes on offer from club sponsors; 

  All Toowong Gift & Jnr Gift competitors must be registered with Queensland Athletics, or another State Athletic Association

All 1000m Dash for U7-U11's competitors must be registered with Little Athletics Queensland or Queensland Athletics.

Athletes must provide a seeding / PB for the chosen event distance.

Entries are accepted by existing Qld Athletics-affiliated club members. If you are not a member of a club, you can become one by visiting https://qldathletics.org.au/index.cfm/join/

Toowong 1km Dash

• 3:00pm: U7 to U11 Girls
• 3:15pm: U7 to U11 Boys
• 3:30pm: 1km Dash Medal Presentations

Toowong Junior Gift 3000m

• 3:40pm: U12 to U17 Boys
• 4:00pm: U12 to U17 Girls
• 4:20pm Junior Gift Medal Presentations

Toowong Gift 3000m Open and Masters

• 4:30pm: Open and Masters Women
• 4:50pm: Open and Masters Men
• 5:10pm: Medal Presentations

Final event times and configurations (individual or combined categories) for the Toowong Gift & Jnr Gift events to be finalised at close of entries and posted on the Toowong Harriers websites

The club current track records for the Toowong Gift currently held by: 

Open Records:

Male:                Michael Inwood      8:21.2  

Female:            Brielle Erbacher    9:45.0

Junior Records: 

Male:                  Abdulhafis Foizi    9:24.4  

Female:              Isabella Harte      9:46.6