2018 Fitzy’s 5 Fun Run – www.fitzys5.com.au
Sunday 5th August
5k Run/Walk + Kids 1k

Join in on one of Adelaide’s favourite 5K fun runs & walks which is perfectly placed as a key lead up event to Adelaide’s iconic Sunday Mail City-Bay Fun Run – giving you an extra opportunity to promote your charity fundraising.

The event is named in honour of Australian running legend David “Fitzy” Fitzsimons and assists in raising funds to support the work of the Leukemia Foundation. We encourage participants to make a donation during the entry process.

The picturesque 5km flat road loop course in inner city Adelaide takes in many of Adelaide’s most iconic locations including the River Torrens, Adelaide Oval, and the North Adelaide parklands. Grab your friends and give this one a try.

Honour a Legend – Seek a Cure

ENTRY & INFO: www.fitzys5.com.au

Who was Fitzy?
David “Fitzy” Fitzsimons was one of Australia’s leading distance runners in the 1970’s. Renowned for being able to push himself to the point of absolute exhaustion, the stories about Fitzy are as legendary as his racing feats. Fitzy won 8 Australian Championships over 5000m and 10000m, including the double on 3 occasions. A dual Olympian, an Olympic finalist over 10000m, a 6th placing in the 1974 Commonwealth Games and a bronze medal over 5000m at the 1977 World Cup made Dave Fitzsimons one of the greats. A proud South Australian, Fitzy had a lively sense of humour and was a devoted husband and proud father. Forever a picture of fitness, sadly, Fitzy was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma. As tenacious and determined as Fitzy was, even he couldn’t beat this opponent and tragically, he passed away on September 7, 2008 at the age of 58.