Melbourne Marathon
Whilst the Mackay Road Runners had a rest weekend from racing, over twenty Mackay Road Runners registered a strong contingent of talented runners at Australia’s largest marathon event, the 41st Medibank Melbourne Marathon at the weekend. Among nearly thirty-five thousand competitors across all events, excellent results in the Marathon saw Carl Pinkstone clock an impressive […]
Eungella Trail Run 6 & 21k
Mackay Road runners were ecstatic with the awesome attendance of the last running event on their formal 2018 program – the social Eungella Trail 6km & 12km run. Race Director, Matt Stevens briefed approximately seventy runners across both events on the course description and safety guidelines to assist their trail running experience. Under perfect Eungella […]
Jungle Run 5km Social
As Mackay Road Runners’ official season draws to a close, over twenty runners enjoyed the second last social run last Sunday morning from the spectacular Botanic Gardens precincts. Club President, Tim Magoffin welcomed the very social crowd to partake in a 5km or 10km loop course through the meandering trails including scenic vistas of the […]
Construct Health Physio 3km Club Championship
Mackay Road Runners had the awesome support of Construct Health Physiotherapy as sponsor for the annual 3km Club Championship race. The last Club Championship event on the 2018 program was held from Queens Park at 4pm last Sunday in perfect running conditions. Construct Health Physiotherapy have been of great support to the Mackay road running […]
Tilse Toddle 5 & 10km
Feb 28 2016 The Mackay Road Runners annual Tilse Toddle 5km & 10km event was a huge success despite the oppressively warm conditions where blazing sunshine beat down unrelentingly upon approximately 100 runners. The 5km two loop course lead runners from the normally quiet streets of West Mackay south towards the Archibald Street roundabout and return. […]
Martel Marina Sprint 5 & 10km
Feb 21 2016 Mackay Road Runners staged its annual Martel Marina Sprint from the Harbour Lighthouse boat ramp precincts. The Martel race is named after one of the Club’s Life Members and legends of local racing, Charlie Martel, who now lives in Brisbane. Charlie was one of Mackay’s top runners, winning events over several years in […]
Shields Stampede 5 & 12km
Feb 14 2016 Mackay Road Runners had a very successful Sunday for their Club, starting out in the morning at the Mackay Regional Council’s Sporting Expo and ending at the Shields Stampede in the afternoon. The Expo was a huge day for the club with their blow-up start/finish shute the main entrance feature for the […]
Harbour Lighthouse 5km
Feb 7 2016 Mackay Road Runners, who will be celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, had a very successful 5km social event for their first official run on the Club’s 2016 Calendar despite the consistently rainy conditions. Over one hundred runners thoroughly enjoyed the light showers which was a welcome relief to the recent stifling humidity runners […]
Magpies 4.5 & 9km
Jan 24 2016 Approximately forty Mackay Road Runners enjoyed the 4.5km & 9km events last Sunday from Magpies Sporting Complex. The very humid conditions prevailed throughout the entire afternoon, with several runners opting for the shorter course in the extreme heat. Whilst our usual Sunday Race Director, Jim Ford was away, Simon Henderson, ably stepped into […]
Planet Paget 6, 8 and 11km
Jan 17 2016 A small, but dedicated group of approximately twenty Mackay Road Runners relished the low humidity and glorious rain last Sunday afternoon for the 6/8/11km Plant Paget event from the Railway Station carpark, Paget. Race Director/Club Captain, Jim Ford’s original course concept was amended due to the day’s continual rainfall which was a welcome […]