Line honours went to the South Burnett “Pinnacle Mixed” team … at back, from left, Matthew McCauley, Nathan Boburka, Daniel Etherington, Darren Farmilo,  Jimmy Maxwell and Britt Watson; front row, Aidan Etherington and Kimi Saito

August 1, 2025

Eighteen teams turned out on a crisp Kingaroy morning last weekend to take part in the fifth running of the South Burnett Express Rail Trail Relay.

Teams started at three staggered times from about 6:00am on Sunday.

Runners in teams of between five and eight participants had to conquer a section of the 60km course from Kingaroy to Wondai and return.

The race is run as a relay, with each team having one runner on the course at the same time.

This year five South Burnett teams took part, including a team of police officers.

Two South Burnett teams took home medals: Pinnacle Women came in first in their category, while Pinnacle Mixed came third and took line honours as the first team home.

After the race, the runners enjoyed a sausage sizzle in O’Neill Square organised by volunteers from the South Burnett Mountain Bike Club.

Race director John Purcell said the weather had been perfect for running, with a bit of cloud cover.

And he also praised the South Burnett Rail Trail, saying it was almost “purpose-built” for events such as the Relay.

The relay is an official Queensland Athletics event and is organised by the Ashgrove Rangers Athletics Club from Brisbane.

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Results

Men

  1. The Declan Kelly Track Club 3:26:37.4
  2. TEES 3:40:42.1
  3. Toowong Harriers 3:47:32.2
  4. Pinnacle Running 3:51:26.8
  5. Paceshavers 2 3:51:39.0
  6. Ashgrove Rangers Men A  4:47:19.2
  7. Ashgrove Rangers Men B  5:13:03.3

Women

  1. Pinnacle Girls 4:44:22.4
  2. Toowong Harriers OG 4:45:43.1
  3. Ashgrove Rangers Women 4:58:26.6
  4. RunCo Gals  5:30:07.5

Mixed

  1. Pace Shavers 3:44:55.8
  2. Track Attack UniSc Mixed 4:02:27.4
  3. Pinnacle Mixed 4:30:51.5
  4. Myall Mudskippers 4:46:33.4
  5. Sweeney Runners 5:14:02.6
  6. Thompson Estate Mixed Bag of Goods 5:36:33.9
  7. Walloper 1 5:38:00.7
Race director John Purcell and volunteer Steve Mentiplay with the South Burnett Express Rail Trail Relay perpetual trophy
Eliyah Farmilo powers towards the finishing line to bring the Pinnacle Women home in 1st place
Brisbane team Pace Shavers came 1st in the Mixed category
South Burnett team Pinnacle Mixed came in 3rd place in the Mixed category
South Burnett team Pinnacle Women won the Women’s category in a very close race
The Declan Kelly Track Club team, from Brisbane, won the Men’s category
A new event this year was the 1km children’s race … up and down the stretch of track behind the railway station building
Lilly Boburka, from Wondai, was first home in the Children’s Race in a time of 3:28 … not bad as she had competed earlier in the Relay!
Volunteers from the South Burnett Mountain Bike Club were kept busy manning the sausage sizzle
Gloria Kirkness, from Visit South Burnett (and a former secretary of Ashgrove Rangers)… VSB provided sample bags for runners who took part in the Relay
Special guests at the Relay were long-time members of the Ashgrove Rangers, Graham and Heather Barralet
Running team members and their families filled O’Neill Square for the trophy presentations

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