OVERVIEW:

The event consists of 100km and 50km courses. The 100km incorporates the National 100km road Championships of Athletics Australia and the Australian Ultra Runners Association Inc. (AURA).

Trophies will be awarded to the first three mail and first three female runners in each of the two events.

Relays events will be held over the 50km and 100km distances.

Event status (updated!):
This race will now incorporate the Australian 50km and AURA 50km championships, in the wake of the cancellation of the Canberra Marathon. First male and first female will automatically qualify for the IAU 50km trophy final to be held in Galway Ireland on 29 August 2010. Airfares and accommodation will be provided if not in full then in large part. The event is also the qualifying race the IAU 100km World Cup.

Date and time:
Sunday 13 June 2010 (this is the Queen's Birthday weekend).

Start times:

Both the 100km and 50km races will start together, giving 100km runners the chance to win both events.

Venue:
Kurrawa Park, Broadbeach, Qld.

Distance:
100km and 50km

Race packs:
Available at the start from 0500 EST on race day or from Victory Sports, Robina Town Shopping Centre or Nike Store at Pacific Fair, Broadbeach from 2pm Thursday, 3rd June.

 

Late Entries:
Entries will reluctantly be taken on the day but the organisers would prefer runners enter online (see link below) and request a refund if they are unable to race.

Large numbers of on-the-day entries will not be able to be processed in time for runners to make the start line.

 

Course:
The course is out 12.5km and back 12.5km twice for the 50km and four times for the 100km. It is along the beachfront and is flat and scenic. For more details, see the course map.

 

Time limit:
There will be a 12-hour cut-off for the 100km events. Time limits do not apply to the 50km events. Runners taking longer than 14 hours will be awarded a time but will be required to be self-sufficient; that is, there will be no aid stations open beyond the 12-hour mark. There are plenty of water taps and toilets along the course.

 

Aid stations:
There will be aid stations spaced no greater than 5km apart. The stations will carry water, cola, glucose-type sweets and bananas. Toilets are available at every 1km or so, normally near the numerous surf lifesaving clubs along the beach. Runners will be permitted to have seconders or crew. Athletes with their own special drinks, food etc can arrange to have their supplied dropped at any aid station they nominate. The drop boxes will be located near the race pack pick-up area at the start zone.

 

Results:
The 2010 100km results are here.

The 2010 50km results are here.

Training:
For tips on training for 100km by four-time sub-seven hour runner Done Wallace, click here.

 

Commemorative shirts:
Finishers in all three events will be awarded commemorative t-shirts.

 

Commemorative medallions:
Finishers in the 100km event will be awarded a commemorative medallion.

 

Awards:
An awards ceremony will be held over breakfast at the Kurrawa Surf Lifesaving Club at 0800 EST on Monday 14th June for the 100km event. This is the Queen's Birthday holiday. The entry fee does not include this breakfast. Breakfast may be purchased direct at the venue. Prize-giving itself will commence at 0845 EST. Prize-giving for the 50km events and relays will be held as soon as practicable after the conclusion of each race.

 

Cost:
The entry fees are $90 for the 100km event, $60 for the 50km and $30 for each relay runner. Discounts apply for AURA members. The entry fee includes t-shirt for finishers in each event and, in the case of the 100km event, the commemorative medallion.

 

Showers and toilets:
Showers are available at the beachfront near the race finish. Toilets may be found near the various surf lifesaving clubs along the beachfront. 

 

Accommodation:
Is readily available in the Broadbeach area. Click here for current deals on Wotif.

 

Travel:
If traveling from overseas or interstate, you may fly into either the Brisbane or the Gold Coast airports. Shuttle buses run regularly from both airports to Broadbeach. The cost is approximately $20 from the Gold Coast airport and $40 from Brisbane. Traveling time from Brisbane is approximately one hour and 15 minutes and from the Gold Coast approximately 30 minutes. Operators are Coachtrans from Brisbane or Gold Coast Con-x-ion from both airports.

 

Parking:
Parking is readily available in the street adjacent to the start or in the carpark adjacent to the Kurrawa Surf Lifesaving Club. For those who know the Kurrawa to Duranbah 50km course, conducted in December, this is the exact same course except that the turn-around is at the 12.5km mark at the corner of Jefferson Lane and 3rd Avenue, Miami.

Is readily available in the Broadbeach area.

 

Records:
Male - Jonathan Blake (2004) 7:31:36
Female - Jackie Fairweather (2009) 7:48:51

Past winners:

Year	male	time	female	time	Venue
2003	Mark Hutchinson	7:41:45	Monika Mohr	10:53:13	Runaway Bay
2004	Jonathan Blake	7:31:13	Mignon Auguszczak	10:00:15	Runaway Bay
2005	Darren Benson	7:47:17	Mignon Auguszczak	11:39:09	Runaway Bay
2006	Robert Ware	7:51:43	Zoe Lawrie	9:06:42	Runaway Bay
2007	Tim Cochrane	8:25:58	Deanne Nobbs	9:55:39	Kurrawa
2008	David Eadie	7:40:18	Kerrie Bremner	9:14:50	Kurrawa
2009	Terry Bell	7:42:08	Jackie Fairweather	7:48:51	Kurrawa