(43 runners with successful finishes so far)
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The top 3;
1. Craig Dufty 3.36 (08)***
2. Dave Kennedy&& 3.39 (08)%% AND 3.42(06)#, 3.52 (09) 3.56 (07), 4.02 (05)#
3. Colin Francis&& 3.46 (07)
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The next 2;
4. Craig Berg 3.57(08) AND 4.02 (09), 4.33 (07)
5. Nathan Fawkes 4.00.34 (08) AND 4.11 (09), 4.36 (06), 5.25 (05), 5.36 (07)
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The rest of the top 10;
6. Bruce Hogg 4.00.43 (09)
7. Victor Lendzionowski&& 4.11 (07) AND 4.19 (06)
8. Stephen Coates 4.22 (05)
9. Warren Thorne 4.27 (05)
10. Jeff Gray 4.29 (09)
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Equal 11th. Brett Coombes 4.37.03
and. Kevin Matthews 4.37.03
13. Bernadette Benson 4.41.48 (08)***
14. Sean Cooper 4:43.57 (08)
15. Andrew C. 4.45 (05)
16. Jason Greer 4.51 (09)
17. Mark O'Keefe 5.01 (09)
18. Steve McGrath 5:06.22 (08)
Equal 19th. Rob Donkersloot 5:09.50 (08), AND 5.13 (09)
and Roy Hart 5:09.50 (08)
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21. Bruce Haustead 5.16 (09)
22. Grant Wholey 5.17 (09)
23. Peter Yeates 5.20.26 (09)
24. John Nuttall 5:20.30 (08)
25. Rob Adams 5.30.46 (09)
26. Nigel Furse 5.30.59 (09)
27. Suzy Thomas 5:32.10 (08)%%
28. Mark Bullard 5.32.40 (08) 5.36 (07)
29. Aaron Pederson 5.37.23 (09)
30. Phil Dufty 5:41.35 (08)
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Equal 31st Rebecca Doedens# (07) & Tom M. 5.53 (07)
33. Dave Croghan 5:56.21 (08)
34. Jason OHanlan 5:56.21 (08)
35. Lyndie Beil 6:08.27 (08)
Equal 36th Kaye Turner(06)# & Cherie Clements 6.10.11 (06)#
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38. Ursula Marti 6:10.28 (08)
39. Christian Marti 6:10.28 (08)
40. Kristin Doust 6:10.59 (08)
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41. Jonathon Phillips 6.16.25 (09), AND 6.25 (05), 7.00 (08), 7.04 (06)
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Equal 42nd. Talia Raphaely 8.08.49* (09) & Mike Murtha 8.08.49* ------------------------------------------
--* indicates outside race organisers cutoff time of 7.5 hours.
--%% Indicates under previous years course record.
--# Indicates course record at the time.
--*** Indicates current Course Records
--&& Indicates has also completed 6 foot.
Many first-time 6 inch runners struggle with the navigational aspects of this race, and even some who have run it more than once make navigational errors, its tricky finding those yellow triangles sometimes, and with all the fork tracks can be a bit like a choose-your-own-adventure book at times...As a result sometimes people who would have run quicker, don't purely due to navigational errors. GPS can help a lot if you know how to use it well. The recommended Munda Biddi map can also prove to be very handy for runners and support people.
Its a tough race, and if you are injured, or sick, get your hydration glycogen intake wrong, or get very lost this can force you into a DNF easily. Sometyimes the course proves to be just too much of a challenge. Even though it is only a few km more than a marathon, the elevation changes and navigational challenges, and also terrain challenges, make it similiar to running a 50km on flat or longer!
So 43 runners have successfully completed the 6-inch challenge so far.
Multiple successful completions;
5 times; David Kennedy, Nathan Fawkes
4 times; Jonathon Phillips
3 times; Craig Berg
2 times; Mark Bullard, Victor Lendzionowski, Robert Donkersloot.
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Back to Back winners
David Kennedy 2005,2006.
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Sub 4 hours club;
Craig Dufty 3.36,
David Kennedy 3.39,3.42,3.52,3.56
Colin Francis 3.46
Craig Berg 3.57
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