bogong to hotham ~64 km

 

Runners approaching the top of Bogong via the Staircase Track

Where: Bogong to Hotham, Victorian alps. Starts at the Mountain Creek campground at the base of Mt Bogong, up the Staircase track to the summit of Bogong, down the other side to Big River and thence to the summit of Mt Hotham, via Warby's corner, Langford Gap, Aquaduct Junction, Dibbin Hut, Derrick Hut and Mt Loch carpark.

Status: non-measured trail run of 64km with 42, 35 and 23km options.

When: normally the second Sunday of January. The next race is Sunday, 9 January 2011 (please check nearer the event)

No. of finishers: 2004 - 9; 2005 - 27; 2006 - 55; 2007 - cancelled; 2008 - 58; 2009 - 65 (max); 2010 - 140

How long in existence: since 1984

Winners last 5 years:

Year male time female time
2005 David Criniti 7:51 Vanessa Havero 9:30
2006 Magnus Michelsson 7:01 Tamsin Barnes 11:26
2007 cancelled because of bushfires  
2008 Tony Fattorini 7:39 Nadine Kahler 9:22
2009 Damon Goerke 7:35 Nadine Kahler 9:??
2010 John Winsbury 7:20:32 Beth Cardelli 9:00:15

Race records: Male - Andrew Kromar 6:41:02 1996; Female - Dawn Tiller 8:29:38 1995

Race Director: Paul Monks email or telephone 0402 852 566

Race info pack & entry form

Results 2008
Results 2009 (unofficial) (official with splits)
Results 2010

Event website

Pics 2009 - compliments of Brett Saxon and Rob Yates

Pics 2008 - compliments of Ian Cornelius

Mike Grayling, John Lindsay
& Paul Monks
Richard Mount-
stephens & Tim Harpur
Tony Fattorini
Nadine Kahler
Tim Harpur (3) Tony Fattorini (1)
Richard Mountstephens (2)
Richard Mountstephens
Tim Harpur
David Eadie