Frequently Asked Question's
1. What is the FOXTEL Lap?
The FOXTEL LAP is FOXTEL's single biggest charity event, an annual fundraising and awareness campaign aimed at the Australian corporate market.
The concept is simple. 1 day, 10 hours, 20 people tag team on a treadmill! Corporate teams of up to 20 work colleagues run on a treadmill to see how many 100 metre laps they can run in the one day challenge.
Entrants are asked to gain sponsorship and donations from co-workers, clients, friends and family for every 100 metre lap they complete during their 30 minute run to raise funds for the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute.
The event is run on a big stage in the CBD of Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth and Sydney. The FOXTEL Lap is a whole day of entertainment with plenty of things to do and see and people to meet. Celebrities, dancers, and musicians will be there to motivate and entertain as teams try to outrun each other on the treadmill!
2. Who can enter?
Anyone can enter The FOXTEL Lap. It's easy, just enter online, get a team of 5 to 20 workmates together, raise a minimum of $200 each to be eligible for prizes and pay your registration fee.
3. What is the entry fee?
Entry is $4,000 for each team. Additional to this we ask participants to raise a minimum of $200 to be eligible for prizes.
Entry includes:
- One team treadmill in the challenge
- Corporate logo on your teams treadmill signage at the event
- Corporate logo on your team page on the event website
- FOXTEL Lap gym bag for up to 20 participants
- Team singlets, caps and gym towels for up to 20 participants*
- Signage on your team table at the event
- Refreshments on the day
- Festival of entertainment with celebrities, musicians and lots to see and do both on and off the treadmills
* Singlet sizes need to be confirmed at least 4 weeks prior to the event
4. Where and when is it run?
Perth, Forrest Place, between GPO & Myer - Friday 25th September 8.00am-6.00pm
Melbourne, City Square, corner of Swanston and Collins Streets - Friday 2nd October 8.00am-6.00pm
Brisbane, Queens Park, behind Conrad Treasury corner of George and Elizabeth Streets - Friday 16th October 8.00am-6.00pm
Adelaide, Victoria Square, corner of King William and Grote Streets - Friday 6th November 8.00am-6.00pm
Sydney, Martin Place, corner of Martin Place and Pitt Street - Friday 13th November 8.00am-6.00pm
5. Do I have to raise money?
In the spirit of the event we would love to see every participant fundraising. To be eligible to win prizes participants must raise a minimum of $200. Raise more than this to reach the fundraising goals and you can earn yourself great rewards!
6. How do I register a team?
Simply register on the home page, see Register a Team .
Fill in your details as Team Captain and give your team a name. The next step is to register individual runners in your team. If you already have a team, simply complete each of your team-mates details. An email will then be sent out to each of the runners confirming their participation.
If you don't have a team of up to 20 friends or work colleagues, hit the recruit button and send out an email to everyone you know to ask them to run in your team.
7. Can runners register individually?
Yes, your friends or work colleagues can click on Register to Run to enter to run in your team. Runners simply enter the name of your team, their details and when they want to run.
8. How can I recruit runners if I don't have a team?
Once you have registered as a Team Captain, hit the recruit button and you will be provided with an email to send out to all of your friends, work colleagues and clients.
Here are some ideas to help you:
- Email the request to your work colleagues, company 'all staff' lists
- Recruit runners by telephone and register them online on their behalf
- Advertise the FOXTEL Lap on company intranets
- Promote participation at staff meetings and functions
- Forward FOXTEL Lap e-advertising material to potential runners
9. Do we have to fill the treadmill for 10 hours?
It's up to you, but if the treadmill is empty then you are letting your competition outrun you!
If you have 20 runners in your team, that is only 30 minutes each on the treadmill!
10. Do we attend the event for the whole day?
It's up to you. You can stay for the whole day and cheer each other on, or you can come down at your nominated time and tag your team mate to take over the treadmill. The event runs for 10 hours and team members can nominate when they want to run on the team calendar once they have registered. Alternatively, you can make a day of it and rotate as many times as you like over the ten hours. The FOXTEL Lap is a festival of entertainment with celebrities, dancers and musicians to entertain you. There will be lots to eat and drink, things to see and do - so make sure you allow time to enjoy the off-the-treadmill action!
11. What if it's raining?
No problems - the treadmills will keep running as they are all undercover!
12. Do we need to bring anything with us?
Yes, your signed 'indemnity form' to hand in at the registration desk and your running gear.
13. Do we need to get there early?
Yes, we ask that you arrive at least 10 minutes before your running time. This allows time to register, hand in your signed 'indemnity form' and enjoy some of the off-the-treadmill action!
14. Are there change rooms and toilets?
Runners have access to a number of toilets around the event locations. Public toilets are close by in all locations.
15. How do I collect sponsorship money?
We recommend that sponsorship is paid online. Your sponsors will then get an automatic tax deductible receipt . To sponsor online, your friends and family simply click on the 'Sponsor a Runner' button on the home page and enter your name and team name.
16. How do friends and family sponsor me?
There are three ways that co-workers, friends and family can sponsor you:
- Straight donation
Sponsors make a straight donation online or manually and receive a tax deductible receipt. - Per 100m Lap sponsorship
Sponsors nominate a per lap sponsorship. Once you have run as many 100m laps as you can, your total number of laps will be entered electronically on to the web site. An automatic email will then be sent (within 24 hours) to all of your per 100m lap sponsors confirming their donation with a link requesting payment. - Sponsor your team
Some sponsors may know more than one person running in your team, they may want to make a donation to sponsor your team as a whole. They can process the payment online and they will be issued a tax detuctible receipt.
17. How can I keep track of my fundraising?
Online fundraising is tracked for you at http://www.thelap.com.au/, simply login with your email address and password to view a list of your sponsors and fundraising total.
18. Does everyone receive the rewards?
Yes, everyone who reaches the fundraising goal is rewarded. It is not a competition or lucky draw.
19.How does my fundraising help?
The FOXTEL Lap beneficiary partner in 2009 continues to be the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute. Their team of 1000 passionate researchers is driven by the excitement if discovery and the ambition to make a real difference to the health and wellbeing of children. Because every discovery they make, will help children live healthier, happier lives. Click here to find out more about where your money goes.
20. Can I change my running time once I select my slot?
Yes, we all have things that pop up at the last minute and you may need to alter your time. Check with your team captain or one of the other people on your team calendar and see if you can swap with them. Make sure you login and swap times online to ensure all the time slots are covered.
21. Can I run more than once?
You sure can! But remember in the spirit of fair competition, the treadmills will be stopped every 30 min for change over, so if you are doing 2 slots back to back, you will be asked to stop the treadmill. Because we have prizes for the most laps run in 30 min, we need to record your laps every 30 min, this keeps everyone on a level playing field.
If you are running more than once over the day make sure you let the registration and treadmill volunteers know so we don't record your laps on the website prematurely and send an email to your per lap sponsors with the incorrect total of laps run!
