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Gordonvale, Far North Queensland, Australia
GENERAL INFORMATION
▲ RACE FACTS
MOUNTAIN: WALSH'S PYRAMID
HEIGHT: 922 METRES
VENUE:
NORMAN PARK, GORDONVALE
RACE TIME: 2.30 PM
COURSE: NEVER ENDING UPHILL SCRAMBLE & CONTROLLED
DOWNHILL FREEFALL
(Gloves maybe be required for downhill
run).
NUMBERS: COMPETITORS LIMITED TO 100 (For safety reasons
on the downhill run)
▲ RACE RECORDS
Great Pyramid Race
Junior Female, Jessica Pickering, 1:43:13, 2001
Junior Male, Matthew Dewar, 1:32:26, 2005
Open Female, Anita Crossley, 1:32:06, 1997
Open Male, Neil Labinsky, 1:15:34, 2007
Veteran Female, Lynn Gordon, 1:36:26, 1994
Veteran Male, Graham Barralet, 1:19:25, 1997
Masters Female, Mo McIntosh, 2:03:26, 1994
Masters Male, Graham Barralet, 1:28:02, 2003
Senior 60+ Male, Jaap De Jong, 2:29:43, 2002
Senior 50-60 Female, Judy Davis, 2:38:01, 2002
Senior 60+ Female, Jenny Hadleigh, 3:07:49, 2002
Senior 50-60 Male, Andrew Campbell, 1:43:46, 2004
5km Road Race
12-14 Female, Emma Rooke, 18:23, 2007
12-14 Male, Bini James, 17:49, 2008
15-16 Female, Adaline Storch, 21:01, 2008
15-16 Male, Rory Hunter, 17:26, 2008
Open Female, Anna Sterchi, 19:30, 2008
Open Male, Brian Walmsley, 17:19, 2007
▲ 2008 WINNERS
Great Pyramid Race
Junior Male, Brendan Fenwick, 1:38:38
Junior Female, Toni Trainer, 2:51:35
Open Male, Neil Labinsky, 1:17:18
Open Female, Deahne Turnbull, 1:46:02
Veteran Male, Ian Grant, 1:35:45
Veteran Female, Stevie Johnston, 2:00:31
Masters Male, Graham Barralet, 1:35:03
Senior Male, John Carlton, 2:05:11
5KM Road Race
12-14 Male Bini James 17:49 Race Record
12-14 Female Emma Rooke 19:34
15-16 Male Rory Hunter 17:26 Race Record
15-16 Female Adaline Storch 21:01 Race Record
Open Male Scott Brown 19:10
Open Female Anna Sterchi 19:30 Race Record
Criterium
Juniors
1st - Josh Pollock 2nd - Will Marnane 3rd - Matt Pollock 4th - Mariska Marnane
'D' Grade
1st - Kerry Hardy 2nd - Maree Roberts 3rd - David Savage 4th - Drew Burgess
'C' Grade
1st - Allan Paraha 2nd - Ricky Roberts 3rd - Allison Kirkwood 4th - Darren Finch
'B' Grade
1st - Mark Viney 2nd - Damien Newton 3rd - Gillian Burgess 4th - Michael McGoldrick
'A' Grade
1st - Ivan Cook 2nd - Andrie Tonello 3rd - Andrew Costello 4th - David Edwards
Dash for Cash
Under 10 Male George Carlyle
Under 10 Female Letitia Rogers
Under 12 Male Giuseppe Cavalieri
Under 15 Male Jarrad Ahern
Under 15 Female Jenna McDonald
Under 18 Male Ben Rhodes
Under 18 Female Hayley Romer
Open 1st Male Neal Teale
▲ HOW THE LEGEND BEGAN
It began 49 years ago, in a local Gordonvale pub, with two cane farmers having an ‘argument’ after the end of a hard days work! They decided to settle this ‘argument’, with a race to the peak of the nearby Walsh's Pyramid. This was (and still is) no ordinary race.
A wager
was made between the two cane farmers to see who could
run up in the quickest possible time. This race created
so much interest that the local bookie took bets on
which cane farmer was ‘right’.
From this humorous start, to a full day event with the
"Great Pyramid Mountain Race" now having up to 100 runners.
Since the race began, the training for the competition
has gone from "no training at all and chasing wild pigs
in the scrub", to "intense training programmes for
dedicated athletes".
The first official race took place in 1959 to coincide
with Queensland's Centenary Celebrations and now is an
annual event where some of the finest and strongest from
around the world gather and strive to conquer the
Mountain.
Now recognized on the National Race Endurance Calendar and part of the Australian Mountain Running Association Calendar and with Trans Tasman links and other international attention, it has made this Mountain Challenge a "Great Race".
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▲ 2005 PYRAMID RACE by Vivian Pott
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