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.

All participants in the 45km marathon from Lorne to Apollo Bay are given two sets of times: the actual marathon distance and the full 45km.
A highly visible clock is posted at the 42.195km so runners and walkers can see their marathon time for themselves. The two sets of times are also listed in official results.

Brad Fuller, 34, who operates a Barbeques Galore franchise in Ballarat, was running the Great Ocean Road Real Estate Marathon for the sixth time when he posted this. His previous best marathon time was 2.50 in Melbourne in 2010.

“The Great Ocean Road Marathon is my favourite marathon,” Brad said.
“It is quite unique running along the Great Ocean Road. You’re not just running a flat 42kms. Your legs tend to get a bit of a break on the ups and downs and twists and turns. You are using different muscles for different sections.
Sometimes you are running completely alone, with just the sea and the ocean. It’s an incredible experience.”

Participants in the 23km Fagg’s Mitre 10 Half Marathon from Kennett River to Apollo Bay are also provided with two sets of times – the 21.097km of the actual half-marathon and the full distance into Apollo Bay.