Caboolture 12 Hour Dusk to Dawn, Caboolture, QLD,
12-13 February 2011

Peter Bennett (C 24) started off his year in fine style in the Caboolture Dusk to Dawn event in Queensland, held on the weekend of 12-13 February. The event, which is over 12 hours, is held each year around this time, starting on the Saturday evening and finishing on the Sunday morning. The course is a 500m loop around the Caboolture Historical Village in Caboolture, about 1 hour's drive from Brisbane. Peter tells me that it was hot and humid overnight so he was very pleased with the end result which saw him come 7th against a field of runners, with a final distance of 102.575km. Peter's lapsheets indicate that he has shattered our M55 Australian Best On Records in four separate categories.

Coburg 6 Hour Track Championships
Harold Stevens Athletics Track, Coburg
Saturday 5 March 2011

The Coburg 6 Hour Track Championships were held on Sunday 7 March, 5 weeks before the 24 hour races. Of the field of 45 entrants, there were 16 walkers  ably led by centurion member Clarrie Jack (C 45) and our current top female walker Michelle Thompson.

Clarrie won the men's event with a new M65 Australian record distance of 52.290 km. First time walker Daniel Duke walked excellently to take second with 47.049 km. Steve Jordan 45.019 km and Doug McKay 44.117 km both walked PBs for third and fourth place. It was also good to welcome New Zealand Centurions secretary Philip Sharp over - he walked 42.729 km.

Michelle won the women's event with a superb 53.794 km, breaking her own Australian Residential record by some 200m and setting a new W40 Australian record as well. Karyn O'Neill (C 45) walked a PB distance of 46.433 km to take second and Dawn Parris was up to her best in third place with 44.693 km. First time walker Lara Fidler walked excellently to take fourth with 40.017 km.

The placings were as follows

Coburg 24 Hour Track Championships
Harold Stevens Athletics Track, Coburg
16-17 April 2011