The Toowong Gift & Jnr Gift are on again for 2024, these premier 3000m Events bring back that feel of the 'Bannister - Landy days' of fast middle distance grass track speed. The Gift will have Open and Masters (35yrs+) classifications, whilst the Jnr. Gift is open to QA registered athletes from 11 to U17yrs.

There will also be two 1km Dash event for U7-U11's Boys & Girls

Location: Jack Cook Memorial Park, Taringa

Scheduled Date: Sunday 1st December 2024

Entries Close 9:00am Friday the 29th of November

Prize Pool and medals on offer across the events, plus a Cash Bonus for the winning Mens or Womens entrant that breaks the track record over the distance.

                  Some amazing prizes on offer for club sponsors;

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

All 1000m Dash for U6- U11's  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/

Draft timetable of races is as follows and will be finalised at close of entries:

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:                  Oscar McKean    9:20.6    

Female:              Isabella Harte      9:46.6