# 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. The race is organised by the Traralgon Harriers Athletic Club.

## History

The inaugural race was held on 24 August 1968 as the first marathon in the "Victorian Country Marathon" series to be held in Traralgon. A total of 18 runners finished out of an initial field of 34.
In 1978, Patricia Cooper became the first woman to run the Traralgon Marathon. She had only taken up running the year before, and completed the race with a finish time of 3:41:29.
The 2020 edition of the race was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic, but was eventually held on 29 November 2020. Because of the pandemic, the course was changed, and contenders were limited to members of the Traralgon Harriers Athletic Club. A total of 13 runners finished the marathon that year.

## 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.

## Winners

| Ed. | Year | Men's Winner | Time | Women's Winner | Time |
| 1 | 1968 | Barry Sawyer | 2:26:53.6 | uncontested | uncontested |
| 2 | 1969 | Ian Wheeler | 2:27:49 | uncontested | uncontested |
| 3 | 1970 | Derek Clayton | 2:13:39 | uncontested | uncontested |
| 4 | 1971 | John Bermingham | 2:32:08 | uncontested | uncontested |
| 5 | 1972 | Phil Lear | 2:28:38 | uncontested | uncontested |
| 6 | 1973 | Bob Guthrie | 2:28:05 | uncontested | uncontested |
| 7 | 1974 | Bob Guthrie | 2:28:34 | uncontested | uncontested |
| 8 | 1975 | Andrew Hill | 2:26:16 | uncontested | uncontested |
| 9 | 1976 | Phil Lear | 2:44:10 | uncontested | uncontested |
| 10 | 1977 | Robert Jamieson | 2:40:26 | uncontested | uncontested |
| 11 | 1978 | Matthew Ryan | 2:35:01 | Patricia Cooper | 3:41:29 |
| 12 | 1979 | Martin Thompson | 2:33:44 | Linda Thompson | 3:23:32 |
| 13 | 1980 | Carl Stevenson | 2:30:29 | Fay Tomholt | 3:48:28 |
| 14 | 1981 | Brian Whinnen | 2:26:28 | Anne Wilson | 3:51:25 |
| 15 | 1982 | Jim Seymon | 2:33:18 | Iris Cook | 3:02:40 |
| 16 | 1983 | David Potts | 2:30:28 | Linda Thompson | 3:09:36 |
| 17 | 1984 | John Duck | 2:27:06 | Georgann Petersen | 3:09:16 |
| 18 | 1985 | Wayne Kelb | 2:32:49 | | |
| 19 | 1986 | John Brennan | 2:34:00 | Mary Edwards | 2:56:06 |
| 20 | 1987 | Rob Gilfillen | 2:27:18 | Mary Edwards | 3:07:52 |
| 21 | 1988 | Rob Gilfillen | 2:25:47 | Mary Edwards | 2:52:59 |
| 22 | 1989 | Rob Gilfillen | 2:27:57 | Mary Edwards | 3:08:45 |
| 23 | 1990 | Mark Sinclair | 2:34:27 | Jan Brimacombe | 3:13:33 |
| 24 | 1991 | Morgan Tucker | 2:30:45 | Shirley Kelly | 3:06:46 |
| 25 | 1992 | Morgan Tucker | 2:23:56 | Linda Meadows | 2:53:38 |
| 26 | 1993 | Morgan Tucker | 2:32:45 | Linda Christian | 2:53:02 |
| 27 | 1994 | Morgan Tucker | 2:30:55 | Sydney Martin | 3:25:09 |
| 28 | 1995 | Max Carson | 2:54:26 | Sydney Martin | 3:30:59 |
| 29 | 1996 | Darren Benson | 2:33:19 | Lee Graham | 3:23:22 |
| 30 | 1997 | Nenet Susa | 2:35:17 | Sandra Timmer-Arends | 3:13:53 |
| 31 | 1998 | Darrel Cross | 2:45:43 | Shirley Young | 3:59:29 |
| 32 | 1999 | Aaron Fuller | 2:47:56 | Sandra Timmer-Arends | 2:55:16 |
| 33 | 2000 | Ian Cornthwaite | 2:35:09 | June Petrie | 3:04:20 |
| 34 | 2001 | John MacKenzie | 2:33:51 | Rachael Stewart | 3:42:11 |
| 35 | 2002 | John MacKenzie | 2:34:00 | Jodie Healey | 3:29:08 |
| 36 | 2003 | Steve Quirk | 2:52:08 | Jodie Healey | 3:27:48 |
| 37 | 2004 | Mike Wheatley | 2:42:59 | Sandra Timmer-Arends | 3:00:06 |
| 38 | 2005 | David Meade | 2:27:49 | Jodie Healey | 3:12:23 |
| 39 | 2006 | Tim Cochrane | 2:46:37 | Sandra Timmer-Arends | 3:12:21 |
| 40 | 2007 | Tim Cochrane | 2:45:34 | Sandra Timmer-Arends | 3:25:19 |
| 41 | 2008 | John MacKenzie | 2:40:34 | Sandra Timmer-Arends | 3:22:32 |
| 42 | 2009 | John MacKenzie | 2:34:24 | Sandra Timmer-Arends | 3:22:01 |
| 43 | 2010 | John MacKenzie | 2:36:18 | Jennifer Northe | 3:27:39 |
| 44 | 2011 | John MacKenzie | 2:42:18 | Kylie Murray | 2:58:13 |
| 45 | 2012 | John MacKenzie | 2:41:54 | Athene Chariot | 3:04:48 |
| 46 | 2013 | Cameron Hall | 2:39:55 | Athene Chariot | 3:15:43 |
| 47 | 2014 | Dion Finocchiaro | 2:33:43 | Katherine Macmillan | 3:07:08 |
| 48 | 2015 | Dion Finocchiaro | 2:31:19 | Katherine Macmillan | 3:17:25 |
| 49 | 2016 | James Vince | 2:50:11 | Sarah Franks | 3:21:55 |
| 50 | 2017 | Ryan Wissmer | 2:33:46 | Kylie-Anne Richards | 3:17:18 |
| 51 | 2018 | James Vince | 2:42:37 | Charlotte Wildblood | 3:25:19 |
| 52 | 2019 | John Dutton | 2:34:42 | Rebecca Dale | 3:27:53 |
| 53 | 2020 | Zackary Beasley | 2:40:28 | Narelle Crozier | 3:14:17 |
| 54 | 2021 | Travis Boyle | 2:29:49 | Narelle Crozier | 2:56:08 |
| 55 | 2022 | Zackary Beasley | 2:42:18 | Narelle Crozier | 2:58:33 |
| 56 | 2023 | Hamish Cropper | 2:42:19 | Jody Daff | 3:46:12 |