Great Ocean Road Running Festival

  • Saints duo tackles 23-kilometre run after win

    Birregurra footballers Josh Weatherhead and Ollie Butler picked a different kind of recovery after Saturday’s win over Apollo Bay; a gruelling half-marathon.

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  • Running festival attracts its biggest ever field

    The Great Ocean Road Running Festival has attracted the biggest field the festival has seen in its 19-year history.

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  • Road closure for marathon

    Motorists will face major detours and road closures this weekend for a Great Ocean Road marathon event.

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  • Festival boosts coast tourism

    Apollo Bay businesses and accommodation providers have experienced a “bumper weekend” thanks to the Great Ocean Road Running Festival, which had a record-breaking number of participants.

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  • Runners sad to lose major marathon festival

    The president of Colac’s running group says it’s devastating for the region to lose the Great Ocean Road Running Festival.

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  • Bay suffers tourism blow from virtual festival

    Apollo Bay’s tourism industry has suffered another blow and will miss out on thousands of visitors this month, with a major running festival shifting online.

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  • Team runs in friend’s memory

    A group of Colac friends will tackle the Great Ocean Road Running Festival each year in the memory of their “beautiful friend” Jess McGuane, who lost a battle with depression last year.

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