2007 Telstra Australian Mountain Running Champs, Mt Majura, Saturday 16 June 2007 - Queensland veteran Hubertien Wichers of Ashgrove Rangers took out the Australian women’s title. Also below, a range of stories from the wide world of mountain running (the shorter/steeper cousin of trail running)    Read more

TRAQ has been talking to the Fraser Coast Runners and Kingfisher Lodge about reviving a run on the trails of Fraser Island. We have a course lined up for a full marathon in August 2008 - if you’d like to be one of the first to check it out, email us at Info@runtrails.org. This will require a weekend running 42km of forested trails, swimming in freshwater lakes, lift provided back to Kingfisher Lodge at night - its a tough job but someone’s got to do it! Read more

Forty years ago, a determined college kid took on the all-male Boston marathon - and pioneered a running movement. The following is an excerpt from her new book, “Marathon Woman”. Kathrine Switzer looks back on the day that changed a sport.  Read more

Run The Whitsunday Great Walk - Entries are now open, don’t leave it to the last minute - this run sold out its first running in 2006, with good reason. The Whitsunday Great Walk is normally open only as a multi-day walk, but on September 23 you can run this unique 28km trail carved into the lush rainforest of Conway State Forest. Read more

8/3km 100% trail – a great example of a regional run which involves the whole community – follow the old railway trail from Lowood to Ferndale; buses provided from Ferndale to Lowood start, large country market for non-running partners. Enter at http://www.railtrailfunrun.com.au/ Read more

Haven’t tried a Rogaine? Don’t even know what a Rogaine is?? Here’s your chance to find out. Rogaines are in open country or forest, there are lots of checkpoints and a time limit - you choose what you think you can cover in the given time. Read more

We were blessed with a fine warm winters day and 136 runners entered across the 7, 21 and 33km courses. The middle 21km course was the most popular choice, and may also have surprised a few. Described on the poster as scenic, it was indeed a great view from the hills at the far end of the lake - showing just how far back it was to the dam and the race start!

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The Western States Endurance Run is one of the oldest ultra trail events in the world and certainly one of the most challenging. A big team from Australia has been planning since 2005 to tackle this year’s race - provisional results now in, read the race reports on CoolRunning here (when they’ve recovered…) Read more

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8/3km 100% trail – a great example of a regional run which involves the whole community – follow the old railway trail from Lowood to Ferndale; buses provided from Ferndale to Lowood start, large country market for non-running partners. Enter at http://www.railtrailfunrun.com.au/ 

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