Heroes & Villains
Always double-check with the organizer's website! This page may contain affiliate links.
Heroes & Villains Trail Run
Heroes & Villains is an evening trail run held at You Yangs Regional Park in the Western Plantation carpark, Little River VIC. The event uses a 5km loop course and offers a range of race options to suit different distances and time goals.
Participants can enter these distances:
- 2 km
- 5 km
- 10 km
- 21 km
- 42 km
- 50 km
- 6 hour event
The event is presented as a themed evening where runners may wear costumes as heroes or villains. The shorter races are scheduled to finish before sunset, while the 21 km, 42 km and 50 km distances extend into night running under headtorches. The organisers describe the course as safe and supported and note that the event introduces people to night running on a loop course in the forest.
Trailsplus operates the event and manages entries through the Humanitix ticketing system. Tickets are available across several pricing periods and can also be bought on race day with an additional on-day fee. Trailsplus donates $1 per participant to Canteen, an Australian organisation for young people living with cancer, and reports cumulative donations exceeding $80,000. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
