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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 usually 2nd weekend in September.
No. of finishers last 6 years: 2006 - 13; 2007 - 18; 2008 - 24; 2009 - 11; 2010 - 20; 2011 - 16
How long in existence: since 2002
Winners last 6 years:
| Year |
male |
time |
female |
time |
| 2006 |
Kelvin Marshall |
4:18:05 |
Sandra Timmer-Arends |
4:28:31 |
| 2007 |
Travis Wayth |
4:07:21 |
Siri Terjesen &
Sandra Timmer-Arends |
4:45:14 |
| 2008 |
Trout Wayth |
3:57:07 |
Maureen Wilson |
5:06:15 |
| 2009 |
Richard Comber |
4:43:49 |
Georgia Shaw |
5:28:21 |
| 2010 |
Alan Hood |
4:10:36 |
Michelle Donnelly |
6:15:37 |
| 2011 |
David Staehr |
3:54:24 |
Katherine Macmillan |
4:58:54 |
Race records: Male - David Staehr 3:54:24 - 2011; 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
Website
Results 2008
Results 2009
Results 2010
Results 2011
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