{"id":161753,"date":"2025-05-22T04:00:51","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T18:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/?p=161753"},"modified":"2025-05-21T15:22:05","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T05:22:05","slug":"running-festival-draws-a-record-number","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/news\/running-festival-draws-a-record-number\/","title":{"rendered":"Running festival draws a record number"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>RUNNERS smashed records over the weekend when the Great Ocean Road Running Festival marked its 20th anniversary.<\/p>\n<p>The two-day running festival attracted 11,198 runners across Saturday and Sunday, its highest number of participants in a two-decade history.<\/p>\n<p>Event director Brad King said the event was a perfect balance between elite competition and family fun.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There&#8217;s plenty of serious runners, and of course part-time and beginner level entrants looking to test themselves.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We also have instances of athletes nominating across multiple categories so they could run with family and friends which makes it a really social weekend.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_161756\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-161756\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-161756 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/17-4-2025_GreatOcean_00997-1024x683.jpg?_t=1747804806\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/17-4-2025_GreatOcean_00997-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/17-4-2025_GreatOcean_00997-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/17-4-2025_GreatOcean_00997-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/17-4-2025_GreatOcean_00997-272x182.jpg 272w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/17-4-2025_GreatOcean_00997.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-161756\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">More than 11,000 runners took part in this year&#8217;s Great Ocean Road Running Festival. Photo: POLIZZISTUDIO\/ALEXANDER POLIZZI<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Participants had the choice of eight different distances, ranging from 60km to 1.5km.<\/p>\n<p>Elliott Preater was the first to cross the line for the Ultra Marathon in 4.20:03, while Lauren Mellett finished first for the females in 4.27:19.<\/p>\n<p>The Melrose Great Ocean Road Marathon was won by Dion Finocchiaro in a time of 2.34:42 and Danielle Rogan took first place for the females, finishing in a time of 3.08:55.<\/p>\n<p>First place in the Brooks Half Marathon was Sebastian Asher in 1:10:12 with Amanda Wilson the first female finisher completing the course in 1.27:24.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_161754\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-161754\" style=\"width: 606px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-161754 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/BrooksHalfMarathonWo_00865-1024x683.jpeg?_t=1747804806\" alt=\"\" width=\"606\" height=\"404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/BrooksHalfMarathonWo_00865-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/BrooksHalfMarathonWo_00865-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/BrooksHalfMarathonWo_00865-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/BrooksHalfMarathonWo_00865-272x182.jpeg 272w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/BrooksHalfMarathonWo_00865.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 606px) 100vw, 606px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-161754\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Amanda Wilson was the first woman to finish the Brooks Half Marathon. Photo: SUPPLIED<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Apollo Bay &amp; District Health Foundation is the official charity partner of the event and also provided all volunteers across the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>In the event&#8217;s 20-year history more than $313,000 in donations has gone to the organisation which then distributes the funds to groups in the area.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The beauty of the weekend is it&#8217;s genuinely driven by locals, the Apollo Bay &amp; District Health Foundation do an amazing job of providing us with volunteers from the Wye River to Apollo Bay,&#8221; Mr King said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That gives the entire weekend a really welcoming and inviting experience which our participants really enjoy.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;And we&#8217;re really proud to be able to give back to the region through funds raised which are distributed straight back to community groups.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_161756\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-161756\" style=\"width: 603px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-161756 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/17-4-2025_GreatOcean_00997-1024x683.jpg?_t=1747804806\" alt=\"\" width=\"603\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/17-4-2025_GreatOcean_00997-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/17-4-2025_GreatOcean_00997-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/17-4-2025_GreatOcean_00997-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/17-4-2025_GreatOcean_00997-272x182.jpg 272w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/17-4-2025_GreatOcean_00997.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 603px) 100vw, 603px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-161756\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">More than 11,000 runners took part in this year&#8217;s Great Ocean Road Running Festival. Photo: POLIZZISTUDIO\/ALEXANDER POLIZZI<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Since the race&#8217;s beginning in 2005, it has grown from a single 44km marathon to a two-day celebration of running, wellness and community.<\/p>\n<p>Away from the running course, there were a range of free activities and events including live music, Pilates, yoga wellness programs, activations and more.<\/p>\n<p>For people less keen on running, the Pub-to-Pub Waiters Race was their chance to shine, carrying a tray of beer from the Apollo Bay Hotel to the Great Ocean Road Brewhouse and back.<\/p>\n<p>For more information and the full list of results, head to <a href=\"http:\/\/greatoceanroadrunfest.com.au\">greatoceanroadrunfest.com.au<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RUNNERS smashed records over the weekend when the Great Ocean Road Running Festival marked its 20th anniversary. 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