Each year Fatburners Nambour participates in a number of competitive events on the Sunshine Coast that can be individually challenging, yet always full of team spirit & fun. At Fatburners we also support the local community, raising much needed funds for various charities throughout the year.

OCTOBER 2009
Noosa Triathlon 5km Fun Run — TRI IT!
Friday 30 October at 7.30am
As part of the Noosa Triathlon Multi-Sport Festival, Wed 28 Oct to Sun 1 Nov, Fatburners runners are participating in the Noosa Triathlon 5km Fun Run in 2009. Take a run around the beautiful Noosa area with some of Australia's premier runners to keep you company then join them for breakfast at Festival Village, The Woods. Entry includes Breakfast and lots of great random draw prizes.

Find out more about the 2009 Noosa Triathlon here >>

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AUGUST 2009
Noosa Half Marathon – 5km & 10km events
Friday 14 to Sunday 16 August
Fatburners competed in the Noosa Half Marathon 5km & 10km events in 2008 & we’re back for the challenge once again in 2009. This is one of Australia's most accurate 10km Races, and the only 10km Run on the Sunshine Coast. 1 lap totally flat course along the scenic Noosa Sound and Gympie Terrace with a police approved Traffic Management Plan in place. The 5km run/walk is 1 scenic lap out & back along Noosa Sound.
Visit USM Events website to find out more about the Noosa Half Marathon.

Where’s Noosa? Check it out on Google Maps.

Boot Camp/Fitness Weekend – Rainbow Beach
Friday 14 to Sunday 16 August
In August we head to stunning Rainbow Beach, just north of Noosa for our Fatburners Fitness Weekend.
Arriving Friday, enjoy 2 nights accommodation in luxury Rainbow Beach Units with Friday night dinner included. Don’t get too relaxed as there’s a Midnight Workout on Friday night! Then we’re up bright & early for our first Boot Camp session on Saturday morning with a leading Brisbane Personal Trainer, followed by some extreme fun Sand Dune Tobogganing mid morning. Have a rest & enjoy lunch because after lunch is our second Boot Camp Session! Cruise into the afternoon with a free drink & a friendly game of barefoot bowls. Sunday morning we catch the ferry to Tin Can Bay & hand feed the dolphins – an incredible experience in itself. There’s plenty more in store & we’re sure you’ll go home tired but elated. At only $209 per person this is a Fatburners weekend you won’t want to miss! Book now>>

Where’s Rainbow Beach? Check it out on Google Maps.

Relay for Life 18hr Charity Event – Nambour Showgrounds
Sat 22 & Sun 23 August
Come & join Fatburners at the Nambour Relay For Life 2009. Fatburners assembled a team to participate in this event in 2008 & we’ll be there again this year. Relay for Life is a fantastic opportunity to get together with your community to celebrate the survivors, remember those we have lost, raise much-needed funds for the Cancer Council & fight back against cancer. Bring your tent, your family & friends & get ready for the festivities.
Celebrate. Be inspired as Survivors & Carers take part in the Survivors Walk during the opening ceremony.
Remember. Lay your candle tributes to remember those that we have lost & to give hope to those who continue to inspire us.
Relay for Life! Fight Back with Fatburners! For your family, your friends, your community.
You can support Relay for Life & donate to the Fatburners team to help them reach their goal >>

To find out more about the event, visit Relay For Life website>>

Where’s Nambour? Check it out on Google Maps.

See Shannan Ponton LIVE! – Fatburners @ Nambour PCYC
Fri 28 August at 4pm

Don’t miss out!!     Be part of a Fatburners Special Event…
SEE SHANNAN PONTON LIVE AT FATBURNERS
Fatburners Personal Fitness Training & Suncoast PCYC are proud to present
Shannan Ponton, Australia’s phenomenal personal fitness trainer
from TV’s ‘The Biggest Loser’

We look forward to you joining us for this unique event.
Just another way to show you Fatburners are one step ahead of the rest!

For more pics of Fatburners teams taking part in Events, see the Fatburners Photo Gallery >>

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JULY 2009
King of the Mountain Race Day – Pomona, Sunshine Coast
Sunday 26 July
Once again the fearless Fatburners team is taking part in the King of the Mountain Race at Pomona, which is celebrating its 30th year in 2009. Way back in 1979, the Cooroy-Pomona Lions Club formed the King of the Mountain Committee to revive and make the race an annual event. The race is now run on the Fourth Sunday of July each year & has become a major Internationally recognised sporting event on the Sunshine Coast Calendar.
The race has 5 categories, Junior, Open Male, Open Women, Veteran, Masters.
The race runs from the centre of Pomona township, past streets crowded with well-wishers & supporters, then heads 'bush' towards the mountain. The runners commence climbing a set of low hills before confronting the mountain. The track up the mountain is little more than a goat track, with parts now modified with steps. In some places, it is only wide enough for 1 or 2 runners.
The mountain provides a steep almost vertical climb. The return down the mountain requires strength, agility, a good sense of balance, & an immunity to fear. The course, & indeed the race, has to be seen to be believed! Entrants in the King of the Mountain come from all over Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific Rim & the United Kingdom. There is a strong rivalry between Australia & New Zealand participants.
The race record was set in 1987 by Graham Baralett of Queensland who completed the course in 22min 50 sec. In 2008, 21 years since the record was set, Neil Labinsky, 3rd year consecutive winner, was just 6 seconds off the record time. Can a Fatburner beat it? In 2008, in the Mens Open, Matt Collins came in at a respectable 16th place while Jennifer Forster came in only 5 mins behind the winner to claim a fabulous 4th place in the Womens Open. Can they better it this year? Fatburners loves a challenge so we’re gonna give it a try!
If you think the photos of Matt look a bit umm…raunchy–there’s a rational explanation. No, Big Foot didn’t attack him & rip his shorts off while he was up the mountain – Matt chose to wear a pink g-string last year as a Dare & ended up raising $10,000 for charity. As we said—fearless & very brave (with a cute butt to boot that is now quite famous due to his photo ending up in the Sunshine Coast Daily!!)
Visit the website to find out more about the King of the Mountain Race Day at Pomona.

Where’s Pomona? Check it out on Google Maps.