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Where: Walhalla is a small, picturesque and historic mountain township in the Gippsland district's Baw Baw Ranges in Victoria, in the south-eastern corner of mainland Australia. At its peak, some 5,000 people lived in and around Walhalla, the centre of a pioneer goldfield. Only a handful of permanent residents live there today, but in the last decades of the 19th century, it was the heart of one of the most vibrant gold mining districts in the world, and a major influence in shaping the prosperity of the newly founded state of Victoria.
Status: ~ 50 km trail race.
When: was May now changed to September. Next race 12 September, 2010.
No. of finishers: 2004 - 13; 2005 - 14; 2006 - 13; 2007 - 18; 2008 - 24; 2009 - 11
How long in existence: since 2002
Winners last 5 years:
| Year |
male |
time |
female |
time |
| 2005** |
Mike Wheatley |
3:30:54 |
Sandra Timmer-Arends |
4:22:00 |
| 2006 |
Kelvin Marshall |
4:18:05 |
Sandra Timmer-Arends |
4:28:31 |
| 2007 |
Travis Wayth RR |
4:07:21 |
Siri Terjesen &
Sandra Timmer-Arends |
4:45:14 |
| 2008 |
Trout Wayth RR |
3:57:07 |
Maureen Wilson |
5:06:15 |
| 2010 |
Richard Comber |
4:43:49 |
Georgia Shaw |
5:28:21 |
** course shortened because of bridge washout the night before the race
Race records: Male - Travis "Trout" Wayth 3:57:07 - 2008; Female - Sandra Timmer-Arends 4:19:02 - 2004
When in Walhalla, stay at the Star hotel.
Race Director: Bruce Salisbury email or telephone 03 5174 9869
Full results 2008
Full results 2009
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