Who said competitors couldn’t run their personal best times in the Great Ocean Road Marathon?
Just ask Lara’s Brad Fuller who clocked 2hours 44mins for the full marathon distance of 42.195kms in 2011, then covered the extra 3kms into Apollo Bay in 13minutes for an overall time of 2.57.
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Amiable Singapore stockbroker Mohanadas Kandiah has run 145 marathons. His favourite: The Great Ocean Road Marathon.
“Mohan,” as he is known to his army of marathon friends worldwide, reckons the 45km course from Lorne to Apollo Bay has mystical appeal.
“You start at sea-level and you finish at sea-level,” Mohan… Read the rest
KIDS’ GALLOP A TRIBUTE TO LES NOSEDA
The marathon festival’s Kids’ Gallop, one of two new events on the 2012 program, will honor the memory of Les Noseda who died in September 2011.
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Kenyan James Kipkelwon smashed the course record in winning the seventh Great Ocean Road
International Marathon from Lorne to Apollo Bay today.
Kipkelwon, 32, clocked 2hours 27mins 42secs on the 45.2km twisting, hilly trek to break Mark Tucker’s 2010 milestone by more than two minutes.
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Ten lucky entrants will each win a pair of fabulous Mizuno running shoes.
Announcing the Early Bird winners, CONGRATULATIONS!
Hazel Goh, Singapore
Bree Zanko, Victoria
Adrian Kidd, NSW
Susie Kymantas, Geelong
Christopher Walker, Geelong
Wayne Hourquebie, W.A
Isaac Clarey, Victoria
Gloria Macias, USA
Edith Hurt, NSW
Garry Sayers, Q’ld
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Two new fun-loaded events have been included in the exciting six-race program at the 2012 Great Ocean Road Marathon.
We’ve listened to what you want, and here it is:
… Read the restA 6km run/walk from Apollo Bay to the Marengo township and return will be the opening event on the reconstructed marathon
MEDIA RELEASE: Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Great Ocean Road Marathon course record holder Mark Tucker has retired from athletics
because of a persistent toe injury.
Tucker, 31, one of the finest distance runners to be produced in Geelong, suffered a stress fracture of the fourth toe on his right foot at… Read the rest
… Read the restThe U.S. book, “Great Races, Incredible Places” has rated the “Great Ocean Road Marathon” in the world’s top 100 races.
A wonderfully – entertaining book, released in the United States, the book, “Great Races, Incredible Places,” was written by Kimi Puntillo, the first woman to run a marathon on every
