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Traralgon Marathon

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.

Traralgon Marathon
Dateusually June
LocationTraralgon, Victoria, Australia
Event typeRoad
DistanceMarathon
Established1968 (56 years ago) (1968)
Official sitehttp://www.traralgonharriers.org.au
Participants13 finishers (2020)[1]
95 finishers (2019)[2]

History

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External image
  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

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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

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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 [13]
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]
13 1980 Carl Stevenson 2:30:29 Fay Tomholt 3:48:28
14 1981 Brian Whinnen 2:26:28 Anne Wilson 3:51:25 [14]
15 1982 Jim Seymon 2:33:18 Iris Cook 3:02:40 [15]
16 1983 David Potts 2:30:28 Linda Thompson 3:09:36 [13]
17 1984 John Duck 2:27:06 Georgann Petersen 3:09:16
18 1985 Wayne Kelb 2:32:49
19 1986 John Brennan 2:34:00 Mary Edwards 2:56:06
20 1987 Rob Gilfillen 2:27:18 Mary Edwards 3:07:52
21 1988 Rob Gilfillen 2:25:47 Mary Edwards 2:52:59
22 1989 Rob Gilfillen 2:27:57 Mary Edwards 3:08:45
23 1990 Mark Sinclair 2:34:27 Jan Brimacombe 3:13:33
24 1991 Morgan Tucker 2:30:45 Shirley Kelly 3:06:46
25 1992 Morgan Tucker 2:23:56 Linda Meadows 2:53:38
26 1993 Morgan Tucker 2:32:45 Linda Christian 2:53:02
27 1994 Morgan Tucker 2:30:55 Sydney Martin 3:25:09
28 1995 Max Carson 2:54:26 Sydney Martin 3:30:59
29 1996 Darren Benson 2:33:19 Lee Graham 3:23:22
30 1997 Nenet Susa 2:35:17 Sandra Timmer-Arends 3:13:53
31 1998 Darrel Cross 2:45:43 Shirley Young 3:59:29
32 1999 Aaron Fuller 2:47:56 Sandra Timmer-Arends 2:55:16
33 2000 Ian Cornthwaite 2:35:09 June Petrie 3:04:20
34 2001 John MacKenzie 2:33:51 Rachael Stewart 3:42:11
35 2002 John MacKenzie 2:34:00 Jodie Healey 3:29:08
36 2003 Steve Quirk 2:52:08 Jodie Healey 3:27:48
37 2004 Mike Wheatley 2:42:59 Sandra Timmer-Arends 3:00:06
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 [16]
51 2018 James Vince 2:42:37 Charlotte Wildblood 3:25:19 [17]
52 2019 John Dutton 2:34:42 Rebecca Dale 3:27:53 [18]
53 2020 Zackary Beasley 2:40:28 Narelle Crozier 3:14:17 [1]
54 2021 Travis Boyle 2:29:49 Narelle Crozier 2:56:08 [19]
55 2022 Zackary Beasley 2:42:18 Narelle Crozier 2:58:33 [20]
56 2023 Hamish Cropper 2:42:19 Jody Daff 3:46:12 [21]

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Result". Archived from the original on 8 December 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Traralgon Marathon". Archived from the original on 8 December 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Beasley wins Traralgon Marathon | Latrobe Valley Express | Morwell, VIC". 8 December 2020. Archived from the original on 8 December 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Victorian Country Marathon 1968 - Ausrunning". Archived from the original on 8 December 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Search for Races - Ausrunning". 8 December 2020. Archived from the original on 8 December 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  6. ^ a b c "Traralgon68_AH.jpg (1592×2392)". 8 December 2020. Archived from the original on 8 December 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  7. ^ a b c "Traralgon78_VMCv10n2.jpg (2392×2992)". 8 December 2020. Archived from the original on 8 December 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Traralgon Marathon 1978 - Ausrunning". Archived from the original on 8 December 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  9. ^ "2020 Traralgon Marathon postponed | Latrobe Valley Express | Morwell, VIC". 8 December 2020. Archived from the original on 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". Archived from the original on 8 December 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  11. ^ "'Inclusive' 52nd Traralgon Marathon returns Sunday". Latrobe Valley Express. 30 May 2019.
  12. ^ "Traralgon Marathon". World's Marathons.
  13. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference traralgon.winners.list was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  14. ^ "Result" (PDF). 1981. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 December 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  15. ^ "1982_traralgon.jpg (1700×2338)". 8 December 2020. Archived from the original on 8 December 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  16. ^ "Traralgon Marathon". Archived from the original on 8 December 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  17. ^ "Traralgon Marathon". Archived from the original on 8 December 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  18. ^ "Traralgon Marathon". Archived from the original on 8 December 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  19. ^ "2021 Traralgon Marathon Festival, 11/07/2021 : : my.race|result". my.raceresult.com. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  20. ^ "2022 Traralgon Marathon Festival, 05/06/2022 : : my.race|result". my.raceresult.com. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  21. ^ "2023 Traralgon Marathon Festival, 04/06/2023 : : my.race|result". my.raceresult.com. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
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