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Wondai Country Festival committee members Elaine Madill and Ros Heit with the bags which will be given to competitors<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

June 21, 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n

One of Wondai’s biggest events of the year is on again this weekend … and there’s still time to take part!<\/p>\n

The fourth annual Wondai Country Running Festival (or the fifth, if you count a “trial run” in 2017) already has almost 500 participants booked in, but people can still register online until 5:00pm on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

There’s timed events scheduled that should suit almost anyone, from the youngest to the oldest competition.<\/p>\n

All the favourites are back – ranging from the All Abilities Run and Dash For Cash on Saturday morning to the Full Marathon on Sunday.<\/p>\n

A new event has been slotted in on Saturday: A 21.1km\u00a0McEuen Forest Trail run.<\/strong><\/p>\n

All running events must be pre-booked online (see links, below) except the Family Fun Run on Saturday where participants must register on the morning.<\/p>\n

All runners (except in the Family Fun Run) will receive wooden medals as souvenirs of the event as well as a\u00a0Wondai Country Running Festival bag.<\/p>\n

There’s also bonus gifts – including bottles of wine – for runners who take part in a Saturday afternoon Forest Trail run and then back up on Sunday morning for one of three scheduled events on the South Burnett Rail Trail.<\/p>\n

Also new this year is the Country Roast Dinner which will be held at Wondai Showgrounds on Saturday night.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wondai Country Running Festival organising committee member Ros Heit said the dinner, catered by Judy Crawford, had been organised so runners travelling to Wondai for the two-day festival could enjoy a meal together on Saturday night. However, the dinner is also open to South Burnett residents but bookings (see links, below) must be made by Tuesday evening at the latest.<\/p>\n

The dinner will also feature live music and a licensed bar; organisers have promised an early night so runners can be bright-eyed for Sunday’s events!<\/p>\n

The monthly Wondai Markets always coincide with the\u00a0Wondai Country Running Festival and organiser Elaine Madill says it will be a bumper event this Saturday.<\/strong><\/p>\n

There has been a big increase in stallholder bookings over the regular monthly event, and there will be a host of live entertainment (see below) kicking off from 7:00am in Coronation Park.<\/p>\n

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How To Register For Festival<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n