Where: The Great North Walk is a 250 km walking track that runs along the coastal strip between Sydney and Newcastle in New South Wales.  It was opened in the Australian Bicentennial year of 1988 and passes through some of Australia's most outstanding scenery. Both races start at Teralba on Lake Macquarie and head south. The 100km race finishes at Yarramalong in the scenic Yarramalong Valley and the 100 Mile at Patonga on spectacular Broken Bay.  Although the route is primarily on foot tracks and fire-trails, it does include some minor back roads.  There is more than 6,200 metres (20,000ft) of ascent (and descent) in the 100 Mile and 3,800 metres (12,500ft) of ascent in the 100 Kilometre.

Status: Trail run of 107.5 miles (174 km) with a 103.7 km option.

When: second Saturday in November. Last race was Saturday 12 November 2011.

No. of finishers:

100 mile: 2005 - 4; 2006 - 10; 2007 - 20 ; 2008 - 28; 2009 - 26; 2010 - 33; 2011 - 41

100 km: 2005 - 8; 2006 - 9; 2007 - 17 ; 2008 - 26; 2009 - 24; 2010 - 14; 2011 - 30 (+21 who dropped down from 100M event)

How long in existence: since 2005

Winners last 6 years:

100 mile

100 km

Race records:
100 mile: Male Andrew Vize - 22:02 2011; Female - Meredith Quinlan 25:03, 2011
100 km: Brendan Davies 11:36, 2011; Female - Shona Stephenson 12:48, 2011.

Race Director: Dave Byrnes email or telephone 0428 880 784

Full results: 2009 2010 2011

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