No visit to Melbourne is complete without a walk, jog or run around Melbourne's iconic 'Tan Track', a 3.8km track around King's Domain and the Botanic Gardens. Commonly and affectionately known locally as the TAN, it is officially termed the Tan Track. The TAN name (in dispute) comes from either.. a surface of TAN-coloured stone aggregate, because its around the boTANic gardens or it once was covered bv TAN bark. The Tan was originally a horse track for Melbourne's well-heeled but today is one of Melbourne's most frequented locations. Locals, visitors and famous alike now share the space as its international reputation has grown. Go the Tan February | - The annual GO THE TAN run provides the opportunity for participants to run, jog or walk around the Tan and receive an official time. All proceeds from Go The Tan will go to FARA – Friedreich Ataxia Research Association. The quickest lap of the Tan is 10 minutes and 12 seconds, run by Craig Mottram in 2004. Victorian Road Runners On the first Saturday of every month, the Victorian Road Runners offers 4 km and 8 km time-trials around the Tan Track. Tan Track Map

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• Victorian Road Runners

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  Victorian Road Runners

• Mother's Day Classic

  Every Mother’s Day for the past 16 years, a growing number of Australians have walked or run to honour those touched by breast cancer and raise money for research and this year will be no exception. Australia’s biggest breast cancer research fundr... View Full Advert..

  Mother's Day Classic - Sunday 11 May 2014

Web Links

Tan Track 

www.gothetan.com.au

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Botanic_Gardens,_Melbourne

Royal Botanic Gardens | Melbourne

www.melbourne.vic.gov.au

Victorian Road Runners

Go The Tan

Tan Team Challenge

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Royal Botanic Gardens | Melbourne

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Tony writes:
Posted on 9:11 AM May 28, 2012

You can walk, ride and run around the TAN provided you respect everyone else. Stay left (as per road rules) and enjoy the TAN.

John writes:
Posted on 4:22 PM May 11, 2012

AK is correct.. It was all tan bark once and also the horses' trough is at the Pillars of Wisdom.

RHyNO writes:
Posted on 7:02 PM February 19, 2012

I thought it was called the tan because it is around the boTANic gardens, but then again, I am an idiot!

AK writes:
Posted on 11:42 AM January 26, 2012

It's called the Tan because, despite the explanation offered, it was some decades ago covered in tan bark, and was used to exercise horses - particularly the police horses which used to be housed in South Melbourne.

Nick Kontis writes:
Posted on 8:37 AM September 30, 2011

Are you allowed to ride a push bike around the Tan.

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