From gum trees and pine forests, to farmlands, mountains and a water shore, a chilly minus 1 degree start did not stop Border marathon runners from taking in the sights. / (min cost $ 0 ) or signup to continue reading The was held on Sunday, June 2, with the 42.2 kilometre run beginning at 8am at Koetong Pub and finishing at Pelican Park in Tallangatta.
said he was forced to close registrations earlier than anticipated for logistical purposes, as 350 runners signed up for the event, when he was only expecting 300. "I think we would have got another 50 if we would have allowed regos to close a little bit later, but we just couldn't," he said. "So that was a big tick for us and very humbling to have that many people come to Tallangatta for that.
" The event also had a half marathon beginning at Bullioh, a 10 kilometre run at Old Tallangatta Lookout and a three-kilometre fun run at Pelican Park that attracted 40 children. Sam Millington was the male marathon winner with a time of two hours, 58 minutes and six seconds, with Skye Hone the female marathon winner with a time of 3:06.39.
Joshua Hudson took first place with a time of 1:16.09 for the half marathon for the men and Jolie Cullen was the female half marathon winner finishing the race with a time of 1:25.57.
Mr Dore said it was a great way to bring people to the area and organisers received many compliments about the track. "Some people from Albury-Wodonga, they never ran on that side of Tallangatta," he said. "They've run o.