More than 3000 women descended upon Centennial Park for Australia’s first female night race. Among the women were well known personalities Ruby Rose, Erika Heynatz and DJ Anna Lunoe and Olympic 5000m Athlete – Sonia O’Sullivan.
In its first year, the 13km She Runs The Night event was designed by Nike to encourage women to run together – with girlfriends, training buddies and new friends in a unique and safe environment.
“Nike wanted to motivate women to lace-up and discover the excitement and enjoyment of night running with their friends,” Nike Pacific Marketing Director Juliana Nguyen said. “Many female runners told us that they were searching for a running event with a difference so Nike created She Runs The Night to challenge female runners to run in a new way.
Amongst the 3200 runners were celebrity personalities including Ruby Rose, Erika Heynatz, Anna Lunoe and celebrity Olympic long distance runner Sonia O’Sullivan . Event MC Darren McMullen, host of the Voice, hyped the crowd before surprising the girls and joining them for the first few kilometres.
The unique course through picturesque Centennial Park was littered with artistic light shows and DJ’s keeping runners entertained along the 13km course with a party feature DJ Anna Lunoe to celebrate the finish at the Royal Hall of Industries.
Race ambassador Veronica Amtelmi is a regular runner who enjoys night running as part of her training. “I had run around Centennial Park many times during the day but never at night. She Runs The Night allowed me to run this iconic circuit under lights with friends, and have a great time doing it,” she said.
