Traralgon Marathon

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Traralgon Marathon
Dateusually June
LocationTraralgon, Victoria, Australia
Event typeRoad
DistanceMarathon
Established1968 (53 years ago) (1968)
Official sitehttp://www.traralgonmarathon.org.au
Participants13 finishers (2020)[1]​
95 finishers (2019)[2]

The Traralgon Marathon is an annual marathon road running event held in Traralgon, Victoria, Australia. It has been held every year since 1968, and is the "oldest continuously run marathon in Australia" as of 2020.[3]​ The race is organised by the Traralgon Harriers Athletic Club.

History[]

External image
image icon Runners at inaugural race in 1968[4]

The inaugural race was held on 24 August 1968 as the first marathon in the "Victorian Country Marathon" series to be held in Traralgon.[5][6] A total of 18 runners finished out of an initial field of 34.[6]​

In 1978, Patricia Cooper became the first woman to run the Traralgon Marathon.[7][8] She had only taken up running the year before, and completed the race with a finish time of 3:41:29.[7]​

The 2020 edition of the race was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic, but was eventually held on 29 November 2020.[9][3] Because of the pandemic, the course was changed, and contenders were limited to members of the Traralgon Harriers Athletic Club.[10] A total of 13 runners finished the marathon that year.[1]​

Course[]

The course has changed a number of times but has been run in an out and back format starting from the Traralgon Recreation Reserve & Showgrounds out to Toongabbie for many years, moving away from the main road onto the rail trail in 2016 but still essentially following the same route.[11][12]

Winners[]

Ed. Year Men's Winner Time[a] Women's Winner Time[a] Rf.
1 1968 Barry Sawyer 2:26:53.6 uncontested[7]​ [6]​
2 1969 Ian Wheeler 2:27:49
3 1970 Derek Clayton 2:13:39
4 1971 John Bermingham 2:32:08
5 1972 Phil Lear 2:28:38
6 1973 Bob Guthrie 2:28:05
7 1974 Bob Guthrie 2:28:34
8 1975 Andrew Hill 2:26:16
9 1976 Phil Lear 2:44:10
10 1977 Robert Jamieson 2:40:26
11 1978 Matthew Ryan 2:35:01 Patricia Cooper 3:41:29 [8]​
12 1979 Martin Thompson 2:33:44 Linda Thompson 3:23:32
13 1980 Carl Stevenson 2:30:29 Fay Tomholt 3:48:28
14 1981 Brian Whinnen 2:26:28 Anne Wilson 3:51:25 [13]
15 1982 Jim Seymon 2:33:18 Iris Cook 3:02:40 [14]
16 1983 Linda Thompson
17 1984
18 1985
19 1986 Mary Edwards
20 1987 Rob Gilfillen Mary Edwards
21 1988 Rob Gilfillen Mary Edwards
22 1989 Rob Gilfillen Mary Edwards
23 1990
24 1991 Morgan Tucker
25 1992 Morgan Tucker
26 1993 Morgan Tucker
27 1994 Morgan Tucker Sydney Martin
28 1995 Sydney Martin
29 1996
30 1997 Sandra Timmer-Arends
31 1998
32 1999 Sandra Timmer-Arends
33 2000
34 2001 John MacKenzie
35 2002 John MacKenzie Jodie Healey
36 2003 Jodie Healey
37 2004 Sandra Timmer-Arends
38 2005 David Meade 2:27:49 Jodie Healey 3:12:23
39 2006 Tim Cochrane 2:46:37 Sandra Timmer-Arends 3:12:21
40 2007 Tim Cochrane 2:45:34 Sandra Timmer-Arends 3:25:19
41 2008 John MacKenzie 2:40:34 Sandra Timmer-Arends 3:22:32
42 2009 John MacKenzie 2:34:24 Sandra Timmer-Arends 3:22:01
43 2010 John MacKenzie 2:36:18 Jennifer Northe 3:27:39
44 2011 John MacKenzie 2:42:18 Kylie Murray 2:58:13
45 2012 John MacKenzie 2:41:54 Athene Chariot 3:04:48
46 2013 Cameron Hall 2:39:55 Athene Chariot 3:15:43
47 2014 Dion Finocchiaro 2:33:43 Katherine Macmillan 3:07:08
48 2015 Dion Finocchiaro 2:31:19 Katherine Macmillan 3:17:25
49 2016 James Vince 2:50:11 Sarah Franks 3:21:55
50 2017 Ryan Wissmer 2:33:46 Kylie-Anne Richards 3:17:18 [15]
51 2018 James Vince 2:42:37 Charlotte Wildblood 3:25:19 [16]
52 2019 John Dutton 2:34:42 Rebecca Dale 3:27:53 [17]
53 2020 Zackary Beasley 2:40:28 Narelle Crozier 3:14:17 [1]
Source: "Traralgon Marathon". ausrunning.

Notes[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b h:m:s

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Result". archive.is. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Traralgon Marathon". Archive.is. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Beasley wins Traralgon Marathon | Latrobe Valley Express | Morwell, VIC". Archive.is. 8 December 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Victorian Country Marathon 1968 - Ausrunning". Archive.is. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Search for Races - Ausrunning". Archive.is. 8 December 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Traralgon68_AH.jpg (1592×2392)". Archive.is. 8 December 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Traralgon78_VMCv10n2.jpg (2392×2992)". Archive.is. 8 December 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b "Traralgon Marathon 1978 - Ausrunning". Archive.is. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  9. ^ "2020 Traralgon Marathon postponed | Latrobe Valley Express | Morwell, VIC". Archive.is. 8 December 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  10. ^ Community (8 December 2020). "Latest chapter of Traralgon Marathon history to be written on Sunday | Latrobe Valley Express | Morwell, VIC". Archive.is. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  11. ^ "'Inclusive' 52nd Traralgon Marathon returns Sunday". Latrobe Valley Express. 30 May 2019.
  12. ^ "Traralgon Marathon". World's Marathons.
  13. ^ "Result" (PDF). 1981. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  14. ^ "1982_traralgon.jpg (1700×2338)". Archive.is. 8 December 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  15. ^ "Traralgon Marathon". Archive.is. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  16. ^ "Traralgon Marathon". Archive.is. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  17. ^ "Traralgon Marathon". Archive.is. Retrieved 3 March 2021.

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