Tourdetrails

09/12/2024

THANKS FOR GIVING ALL YOUR FLOW AT AFTERGLOW!

We love how all you runners embrace the spirit of Afterglow and while we deliver the event, you all deliver the smiles and vibe. Thanks for coming!

Lock in 6th December 2025 to come and flow with the glow again!

MASSIVE THANKS TO ALL OUR VOLLIES - from forerunners, to sweeps to marshals and all the awesome peeps on aid stations including Surf Coast Trail Runners and Melton City Runners..



120 of you good unicorns painted your nails, plus we auctioned off a rare unicorn hoodie for $100 and a bunch of you donated cash directly resulting in $770 raised for The Sexual Assault & Family Violence Centre as part of our efforts and involvement in Respect Victoria's against gender based violence.

Tour de Trails will also throw in another $300 to tip over a grand plus we are yet to see how much adult hydration was purchased via Flowstate for an extra $2 / can donation from them!

So we reckon we will have tipped into $1500 fundraising all up. Awesome effort you unicorns!



Bossfotos captured the epic-ness of the event and their photos are found at the link www.bossfotos.com/tourdetrails.

Select Afterglow 2024, then select ANY gallery, select Facial Recognition and enter a selfie.

High res photos are just $6.00 (with big discounts for multiple purchases)



In the hope that you will come back, glowing more than ever, we'd love to get a little feedback from you regarding your overall experience along with some economic data, that will be useful in measuring the impact the event has had on the region.

The survey is mostly multiple choice and QUICK - shouldn't take long to fill in. We appreciate you taking the time to respond.

FILL IN SURVEY VIA https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/LXDZYXV

HUUUGE thanks to our supporters:

Black Diamond Brooks Running Tailwind Nutrition Australia Surf Coast Events The Salty Dog Cafe Torquay The Happy Runner Torquay ocean grove & geelong The Salty Dog Cafe Torquay Running Mums Australia Flowstate Brewers and Distillers beach brewery T8 Endurance Medical Services edge

And thanks to the TdT Core Crew and Massif - you know who you are (the ones still tired from a big weekend).

08/12/2024

Photos from the Afterglow Night Trail Run 2024 are now available at the link below thanks to !

Paste/type the link into your browser

Select Afterglow 2024, select ANY gallery, select Facial Recognition and enter a selfie

High res photos are just $6.00 (with big discounts for multiple purchases)

www.bossfotos.com/tourdetrails

06/12/2024

Afterglow is all about BIG BOLD fashion statements!!!

And for your purposeful fashion faux pas you can win ... a set of Black Diamond hiking poles and Black Diamond Running Vest courtesy of Sea to Summit.

Thanks to our models Bruce and Olivia ... but YOU have to go bigger, better, brighter for a chance to win !!! (And stick around for presentations at 10.30pm!)

Glow on...

Thanks to Black Diamond for supporting Afterglow over the last ten years ! We appreciate your partnership in supporting trail unicorns to glow.

PS. They have excellent run vests these days and of course - HEADLAMPS are mandatory - get some BD in your life !

06/12/2024

05/12/2024

mañana, demain, morgen, domani, amanhã, завтра, غدًا, 明天, 明日, 내일, कल, yarın, morgen, imorgon, jutro, αύριο, מחר, ngày mai, besok, kesho, कल, فردا, พรุ่งนี้, mâine, holnap TOMORROW!!!

It's on like Donkey Kong, the most fun you can have with your running shoes on. Rego and bib pick-up from 1pm at Salty Dog Cafe Torquay. Come with brightly painted nails and we will donate a fiver to Sexual Assault & Family Violence Centre . Everyone should be able to run safe.

21km half / 13km half-half or so / 5km a tad less than a half half-half

Afterglow – sign up, glow up, paint on, run fun, stand together, celebrate together.

https://www.afterglowtrailrun.com

Brooks Running Black Diamond Sea to Summit Tailwind Nutrition Australia The Happy Runner Torquay Melton City Runners Flowstate Brewers and Distillers Escaping Your Comfort Zone Running Mums Australia RUNLY Surf Coast Events

04/12/2024

Fabulous! This Saturday Afterglow is go go go.

A brilliant trail, views! Also darkness!! DJ choons at the finish line, dancing (so make sure your legs aren't too cooked), unicorns – obvs , rainbows – if only in the outfits, and a bit of running with your mates.

And for every runner who collects a bib with their nails painted (bright colours mandatory, obvs) we will donate $5 to Sexual Assault & Family Violence Centre.

Saturday 7 December // 21km - 13km - 5km Look good. Feel good. Run good. Do good.

https://www.afterglowtrailrun.com

Brooks Running Black Diamond Sea to Summit Tailwind Nutrition Australia Pro Feet Podiatry The Happy Runner Torquay Melton City Runners The Salty Dog Cafe Torquay Flowstate Brewers and Distillers Escaping Your Comfort Zone Running Mums Australia RUNLY Surf Coast Shire Council

04/12/2024

We have an URGENT call out for anyone with 1-3 hours they could possibly spare for a bit of volunteering this Saturday night in Torquay, Surf Coast for our Afterglow Night Trail Run.

We have come up well short mainly of marshals, like this awesome bloke, to keep our runners safe and on course.

Shifts tend to be 1 hour to 3 hours absolute max (usually 1-2). The event is from 6.30-11.30pm however most shifts are in the 8pm - 10pm bracket.

If you are able to sign up, we ask that you register ASAP for a spot via:

https://tourdetrails.ivolunteer.com/afterglow_2024

1. You will get a free entry into another Tourdetrails future event (or volunteer and you can gift your freebie to someone to run THIS weekend!)

2. if you represent a charity, we will arrange a donation per person to it, or you can nominate our event partner The Sexual Assault & Family Violence Centre for whom we are raising money.

3. the runners will thank you and we will love you!

4. the event is also participating in the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence ( The Official 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence Campaign) so you are helping a good cause and helping keep people safe!

If you have any queries - message us here or on [email protected] and we will get back to you.

Surf Coast Events Surf Coast Shire Council

03/12/2024

When your outfit is so bright that it casts its own light all around you and you don't even really need to turn it headlamp 🔦🦄

Afterglow, this Saturday December 7. Great running, best times.

Check the hows and whys and all the details at the website https://www.afterglowtrailrun.com

See you at the start line!

The Sexual Assault & Family Violence Centre Brooks Running Black Diamond

02/12/2024

Afterglow this Saturday December 7. Look good. Feel good. Run good.

Also, do good! For every runner who collects a bib with their nails painted (bright mandatory, obvs) we will donate $5 toThe Sexual Assault & Family Violence Centre.

Do a half marathon (21km) from Point Addis back to The Salty Dog Cafe Torquay, Fisherman’s Beach. A ‘half glow’ 13km from Southside near Bells Beach, or one of two 5km ‘mini-glow’ loop course at Fisherman’s Beach.

The second 5km event is run under the ‘Body Positive Stomp’ banner with our mates at Escaping Your Comfort Zone, a non-timed run or walk that welcomes entry-level trailites and encourages everybody to join in without discrimination, judgement, or expectation, no matter your ability or experience.

www.afterglowtrail.com.au

Brooks Running Black Diamond Sea to Summit Tailwind Nutrition Australia

01/12/2024

Happy Monday y'all. Hope you had a cracking weekend, getting a few runs in, getting wet, and then getting your outfit sorted because, yep, Afterglow is on this Saturday December 7. It is the most fun you can have with your running shoes on.

Do a half marathon (21km), a ‘half glow’ 13km, or one of two 5km ‘mini-glow’ loop courses at Fisherman’s Beach. The second 5km is the ‘Body Positive Stomp’, a non-timed run or walk encouraging everybody to join in without discrimination, judgement or expectation, no matter your ability or experience.

Don't forget to get your nails painted at the start line and we will donate cash to The Sexual Assault & Family Violence Centre.

Everyone should be able to run safe.

Afterglow – sign up, glow up, paint on, run fun, stand together, celebrate together.

https://www.afterglowtrailrun.com

Brooks Running Black Diamond Sea to Summit Tailwind Nutrition Australia Pro Feet Podiatry The Happy Runner Torquay Melton City Runners The Salty Dog Cafe Torquay Flowstate Brewers and Distillers Escaping Your Comfort Zone Running Mums Australia RUNLY Surf Coast Events

27/11/2024

Big coast 🤝 Beautiful bush

The scene on the trail just as the day gives way to the night and the light shifts, that scene swells the heart and steels the legs! We will also throw in some swooping singletrack through trees ❤️ 🏃‍♀️

A brilliant trail, views! Darkness!! DJ choons at the finish line, dancing (so make sure your legs aren't too cooked), unicorns – obvs , rainbows – if only in the outfits, with a bit of running with your mates.

Saturday 7 December // 21km - 13km - 5km

https://www.afterglowtrailrun.com

Brooks Running Black Diamond Sea to Summit Tailwind Nutrition Australia Pro Feet Podiatry The Happy Runner Torquay Melton City Runners The Salty Dog Cafe Torquay Flowstate Brewers and Distillers Escaping Your Comfort Zone Running Mums Australia RUNLY Surf Coast Events

26/11/2024

Afterglow vibe check;

✅ A very good running trail
✅ Sweet sunset energy
✅ Night time running awesomeness
✅ A saxophonist tooting out on course
✅ Fire twirlers guiding you up the dark beach
✅ DJ spinning choons at the end for dancing purposes
✅ Unicorns guaranteed, obvs
✅ All the colours of the rainbows
✅ And a bit of running

Saturday 7 December 21km half / 13km half-half or so / 5km a tad less than a half half-half

The most fun you can have with your running shoes on.

https://www.afterglowtrailrun.com/

The Sexual Assault & Family Violence Centre Brooks Running Black Diamond Sea to Summit Nutrition Australia Pro Feet Podiatry The Happy Runner Torquay Melton City Runners The Salty Dog Cafe Torquay Escaping Your Comfort Zone Escaping Your Comfort Zone Running Mums Australia RUNLY Surf Coast Events

25/11/2024

GOLDEN! 🙌 🏃‍♀️Are you ready run in the golden hour? Afterglow is on December 7, three distances 21km, 13km, and 5km* – as well as the all-comers, non-timed inclusive 5km Body Positive Stomp with our very good friends at Your Comfort Zone which we absolutely love!

Dress bright and get deep into the vibe or just run and have fun on an absolute banger of a course and we promise colour and movement and the most fun you can have with your running shoes on.

✅ A very good running trail
✅ Cool sunset vibes
✅ Night time running awesomeness
✅ A saxophonist tooting out on course
✅ Fire twirlers guiding you up the dark beach
✅ DJ spinning choons at the end for dancing purposes
✅ Unicorns guaranteed, obvs
✅ All the colours of the rainbows
✅ And a bit of running
✅ Nail painting donations to The Sexual Assault & Family Violence Centre

If you need to know more about the hows and whys check all the details at the website https://www.afterglowtrailrun.com

See you at the start line!

* we also call the distances a half, a half-half or so, and a tad less than half a half-half.

Brooks Running Black Diamond Sea to Summit Tailwind Nutrition Australia Pro Feet Podiatry The Happy Runner Torquay Melton City Runners The Salty Dog Cafe Torquay Flowstate Brewers and Distillers Escaping Your Comfort Zone Running Mums Australia RUNLY Surf Coast Events

24/11/2024

Today is International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, and the first day of Respect Victoria's 16 Days of Activism against gender-based violence, a UN Women initiative.

In partnership with Sexual Assault & Family Violence Centre, on December 7 for every Afterglow participant who paints their nails when they pick up their bib we will donate $5 to The SAFV Centre.

The SAFV Centre is a frontline response, advocacy, prevention, and early intervention organisation servicing Barwon (including Geelong and the Surf Coast) and Western Victoria.

And we are proud to have made it to age 10! Yep it's our 10th year of running fun. Do a half marathon (21km) from Point Addis back to theThe Salty Dog Cafe Torquay. A ‘half glow’ 13km from Southside, or one of two 5km ‘mini-glow’ loop course at Fisherman’s Beach. The second 5km event is run under the ‘Body Positive Stomp’ banner, a non-timed run or walk welcoming entry-level trailites and encouraging everybody to join in without discrimination, judgement or expectation, no matter your ability or experience.

Everyone should be able to run safe.

Afterglow – sign up, glow up, paint on, run fun, stand together, celebrate together.

Brooks Running Black Diamond Sea to Summit Tailwind Nutrition Australia Surf Coast Events Escaping Your Comfort Zone

23/11/2024

Two weeks till Afterglow YO!

Saturday December 7 – a half marathon (21km) from Point Addis back to Torquay; ‘half glow’ 13km from Southside; or one of two 5km ‘mini-glow’ loop courses at Fisherman’s Beach.

Everyone should be able to run safe.

Afterglow – sign up, glow up, paint on, run fun, stand together, celebrate together.

https://www.afterglowtrailrun.com

The Sexual Assault & Family Violence Centre Brooks Running Black Diamond Tailwind Nutrition Australia Pro Feet Footwear Ocean Grove & Geelong The Happy Runner Torquay The Salty Dog Cafe Torquay Brewers and Distillers Your Comfort Zone Running Mums Australia RUNLY Surf Coast Events

20/11/2024

Hey you! You want to go running in the early evening? Looking for an event that you don't have to set your alarm for sparrow's fart in order to get involved?

Saturday 7 December sleep in late then rock down to Afterglow Night Trail Run, you get a very, very good running trail, supreme sunset vibes, a saxophonist serenading you out on course, the odd fire twirler to guide your way up the dark beach, a few DJs spinning party choon faves at the end, with dancing (if you're into that sort of thing 💃), unicorns guaranteed, and all the colours of the rainbow.

Afterglow, the most fun that you can have with your running shoes on.

Sign up, show up, glow up.

Distances of 21km - 13km - 5km
+ Body Positive Stomp 5km all-inclusive, untimed

https://www.afterglowtrailrun.com/

The Sexual Assault & Family Violence Centre Brooks Running Tailwind Nutrition Australia Pro Feet Podiatry The Happy Runner Torquay Melton City Runners The Salty Dog Cafe Torquay Flowstate Brewers and Distillers Escaping Your Comfort Zone Running Mums Australia RUNLY Surf Coast Events