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Where: Gold Coast, Qld. Along the beachfront from Kurrawa to Duranbah (25km) and return.
Status: officially measured 50km course, carries IAU label.
When: Second Sunday in December. The next race date is 9 December, 2012.
Race options: 50km solo; 2 x 25km relay (both Kurrawa to Duranbah & back); 30km solo (Kurrawa to Currumbin & back)
Course map, see below
Prizegiving: 1045 am by Mayor Ron Clarke (subject to availability)
Sausage sizzle: free of charge to competitors, available from 0830
No. of finishers last 5 years:
50k solo: 2006 - 37; 2007 - 38; 2008 - 41; 2009 - 49; 2010 - 70; 2011 - 93
25k solo: 2007 (inaugural year) - 30; 2008 - 43; 2009 - 65; 2010 - 84
30k solo: 2011 (inaugural year) - 96
2 person relays: 2006 - 60 (teams); 2007 - 44; 2008 - 28; 2009 - 20; 2010 - 21; 2011 - 24
How long in existence: since 1997
Winners last 6 years:
50km solo
30km solo (first introducted in 2011)
25km (first introduced in 2007)
| Year |
male |
time |
female |
time |
| 2007 |
Jason Geraghty |
1:32:45 |
Lyn Fulton |
2:10:51 |
| 2008 |
Satoshi Ashida |
1:44:15 |
Leisa Smith |
1:39:03 |
| 2009 |
Andrew Arkinstall |
1:33:50 |
Amy Spragg |
1:47:58 |
| 2010 |
Andrew Arkinstall |
1:33:38 |
Melinda Boyd |
1:59:10 |
2 person relays
| Year |
male |
time |
female |
time |
mixed |
time |
| 2006 |
Christian Cubbold / Shane George |
3:06:50 |
Kellie Epis / Rachel Stewart |
3:56:22 |
Natasha Keim / Jesse Kirley
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3:28:55 |
| 2007 |
Matt Phillips / Mark Kenney |
3:40:36 |
Alisha McKeown / Juliet Temperton-Solomon |
4:12:11 |
Natasha Keim / Jesse Kirley |
3:29:10 |
| 2008 |
Jason Geraghty / Nathan Flint |
3:12:53 |
Melinda Boyd / Bethany van Loenen |
3:35:40 |
Lucy Blaber / James Bayliss |
3:33:05 |
| 2009 |
Peter James / Phil Klein |
3:41:29 |
no female team |
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Lucy Blaber / Paul Young |
3:46:47 |
| 2010 |
Craig Pascoe / Danny Carson |
3:13:25 |
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3:24:04 |
Lucy Blaber / James Bayliss |
3:23:13 |
| 2011 |
James Webster / Joshua-Kaleb Faulkner |
3:25:18 |
Fatima Castillo / Katie Thompson |
4:51:48 |
Clare Williams / Rod Cedaro |
3:35:35 |
Statistics (note; course not officially measured until 2006)
50k solo - male - David Eadie 3:25:40, 2007; female - Adi Ngawati 3:49:46, 2006
30k solo -
male - Andrew Arkinstall 1:56:46, 2011; female - Nicole Carkasis 2:27:42, 2011
25k out - male - Danny Carson (relay) 1:31:18, 2008; female - Claire Geraghty (relay) 1:37:41, 2010
25k back - male - Jackson Elliott 1:32:58, 2010; female - Bethany van Loenen (Schofield)- 1:43:55, 2008
Most races completed (possible 15 to 2011) - Geoff Williams 15, Geoff Last 14, Peter McKenzie 12, Kelvin Marshall 10
Permanent race numbers (10 or more) - 1 Geoff Williams, 2 Geoff Last, 3 Peter McKenzie, 4 Kelvin Marshall.
More ultramarathon stats
Aid stations: There are aid stations every 5km. They carry water, Endura Rehydration formula, Coca-Cola, banana pieces and glucose type sweets.
Warning: At this time of the year the weather can be quite hot and humid. Please ensure that you take adequate water and Endura at every aid station. Water alone is not enough. If you run low on electrolytes you run the risk of cramping, muscle spasm and meltdown. Proper rehydration is your responsibility. We provide the facilities....please use them.
Detailed Race Information
Online entry 2012 (not available yet)
Results:
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010solo 2010relay 2011solo 2011relay
Pics:
RunCourseRandom 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Race Director
Ian Cornelius
Tel 0408 527 391
email Ian Cornelius
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