Traralgon Marathon

The Traralgon Marathon is an annual marathon road running event held in Traralgon, Victoria, Australia. It has been held every year since 1968, and is the "oldest continuously run marathon in Australia" as of 2020.[3] The race is organised by the Traralgon Harriers Athletic Club.

Traralgon Marathon
Dateusually June
LocationTraralgon, Victoria, Australia
Event typeRoad
DistanceMarathon
Established1968 (1968)
Official sitehttp://www.traralgonmarathon.org.au
Participants13 finishers (2020)[1]
95 finishers (2019)[2]

History
External image
Runners at inaugural race in 1968[4]

The inaugural race was held on 24 August 1968 as the first marathon in the "Victorian Country Marathon" series to be held in Traralgon.[5][6] A total of 18 runners finished out of an initial field of 34.[6]

In 1978, Patricia Cooper became the first woman to run the Traralgon Marathon.[7][8] She had only taken up running the year before, and completed the race with a finish time of 3:41:29.[7]

The 2020 edition of the race was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic, but was eventually held on 29 November 2020.[9][3] Because of the pandemic, the course was changed, and contenders were limited to members of the Traralgon Harriers Athletic Club.[10] A total of 13 runners finished the marathon that year.[1]

Course

The course has changed a number of times but has been run in an out and back format starting from the Traralgon Recreation Reserve & Showgrounds out to Toongabbie for many years, moving away from the main road onto the rail trail in 2016 but still essentially following the same route.[11][12]

Winners
Ed.YearMen's WinnerTime[lower-alpha 1]Women's WinnerTime[lower-alpha 1] Rf.
11968Barry Sawyer2:26:53.6 uncontested[7] [6]
21969Ian Wheeler2:27:49
31970Derek Clayton2:13:39
41971John Bermingham2:32:08
51972Phil Lear2:28:38
61973Bob Guthrie2:28:05
71974Bob Guthrie2:28:34
81975Andrew Hill2:26:16
91976Phil Lear2:44:10
101977Robert Jamieson2:40:26
111978Matthew Ryan2:35:01Patricia Cooper3:41:29 [8]
121979Martin Thompson2:33:44Linda Thompson3:23:32
131980Carl Stevenson2:30:29Fay Tomholt3:48:28
141981Brian Whinnen2:26:28Anne Wilson3:51:25 [13]
151982Jim Seymon2:33:18Iris Cook3:02:40 [14]
161983Linda Thompson
171984
181985
191986Mary Edwards
201987Rob GilfillenMary Edwards
211988Rob GilfillenMary Edwards
221989Rob GilfillenMary Edwards
231990
241991Morgan Tucker
251992Morgan Tucker
261993Morgan Tucker
271994Morgan TuckerSydney Martin
281995Sydney Martin
291996
301997Sandra Timmer-Arends
311998
321999Sandra Timmer-Arends
332000
342001John MacKenzie
352002John MacKenzieJodie Healey
362003Jodie Healey
372004Sandra Timmer-Arends
382005David Meade2:27:49Jodie Healey3:12:23
392006Tim Cochrane2:46:37Sandra Timmer-Arends3:12:21
402007Tim Cochrane2:45:34Sandra Timmer-Arends3:25:19
412008John MacKenzie2:40:34Sandra Timmer-Arends3:22:32
422009John MacKenzie2:34:24Sandra Timmer-Arends3:22:01
432010John MacKenzie2:36:18Jennifer Northe3:27:39
442011John MacKenzie2:42:18Kylie Murray2:58:13
452012John MacKenzie2:41:54Athene Chariot3:04:48
462013Cameron Hall2:39:55Athene Chariot3:15:43
472014Dion Finocchiaro2:33:43Katherine Macmillan3:07:08
482015Dion Finocchiaro2:31:19Katherine Macmillan3:17:25
492016James Vince2:50:11Sarah Franks3:21:55
502017Ryan Wissmer2:33:46Kylie-Anne Richards3:17:18 [15]
512018James Vince2:42:37Charlotte Wildblood3:25:19 [16]
522019John Dutton2:34:42Rebecca Dale3:27:53 [17]
532020Zackary Beasley2:40:28Narelle Crozier3:14:17 [1]
Source: "Traralgon Marathon". ausrunning.

Notes
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References
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  2. https://archive.is/20201208090143/http://tomatotiming.racetecresults.com/myresults.aspx?uid=16-28970-1-30833#selection-319.3-319.5
  3. https://archive.is/20201208082807/https://www.latrobevalleyexpress.com.au/story/7033411/beasley-wins-traralgon-marathon/
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  6. https://archive.is/20201208094132/https://ausrunning.net/data/files/08/46/Traralgon68_AH.jpg
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  9. https://archive.is/20201208082045/https://www.latrobevalleyexpress.com.au/story/6717729/2020-traralgon-marathon-postponed/
  10. https://archive.is/20201208082809/https://www.latrobevalleyexpress.com.au/story/7029229/traralgon-marathon-to-be-run-and-won/
  11. "'Inclusive' 52nd Traralgon Marathon returns Sunday". Latrobe Valley Express. May 30, 2019.
  12. "Traralgon Marathon". World's Marathons.
  13. https://web.archive.org/web/20201208105016if_/https://ausrunning.net/data/files/05/25/Traralgon_1981.pdf
  14. https://archive.is/20201208104947/https://ausrunning.net/data/files/05/53/1982_traralgon.jpg
  15. https://archive.is/20201208105801/http://tomatotiming.racetecresults.com/results.aspx?CId=16&RId=28658
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  17. https://archive.is/20201208085952/http://tomatotiming.racetecresults.com/results.aspx?CId=16&RId=28970
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