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Line honours went to the South Burnett “Pinnacle Mixed” team … at back, from left, Matthew McCauley, Nathan Boburka, Daniel Etherington, Darren Farmilo,\u00a0 Jimmy Maxwell and Britt Watson; front row, Aidan Etherington and Kimi Saito<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

August 1, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Teams started at three staggered times from about 6:00am on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Runners in teams of between five and eight participants had to conquer a section of the 60km course from Kingaroy to Wondai and return.<\/p>\n

The race is run as a relay, with each team having one runner on the course at the same time.<\/p>\n

This year five South Burnett teams took part, including a team of police officers.<\/p>\n

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.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Race director John Purcell said the weather had been perfect for running, with a bit of cloud cover.<\/p>\n

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

The relay is an official Queensland Athletics event and is organised by the Ashgrove Rangers Athletics Club from Brisbane.<\/p>\n

* * *<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Results<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Men<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \n
  1. The Declan Kelly Track Club 3:26:37.4<\/li>\n
  2. TEES 3:40:42.1<\/li>\n
  3. Toowong Harriers 3:47:32.2<\/li>\n
  4. Pinnacle Running 3:51:26.8<\/li>\n
  5. Paceshavers 2 3:51:39.0<\/li>\n
  6. Ashgrove Rangers Men A\u00a0 4:47:19.2<\/li>\n
  7. Ashgrove Rangers Men B\u00a0 5:13:03.3<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Women<\/strong><\/p>\n

      \n
    1. Pinnacle Girls 4:44:22.4<\/li>\n
    2. Toowong Harriers OG 4:45:43.1<\/li>\n
    3. Ashgrove Rangers Women 4:58:26.6<\/li>\n
    4. RunCo Gals\u00a0 5:30:07.5<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Mixed<\/strong><\/p>\n

        \n
      1. Pace Shavers 3:44:55.8<\/li>\n
      2. Track Attack UniSc Mixed 4:02:27.4<\/li>\n
      3. Pinnacle Mixed 4:30:51.5<\/li>\n
      4. Myall Mudskippers 4:46:33.4<\/li>\n
      5. Sweeney Runners 5:14:02.6<\/li>\n
      6. Thompson Estate Mixed Bag of Goods 5:36:33.9<\/li>\n
      7. Walloper 1 5:38:00.7<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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        Race director John Purcell and volunteer Steve Mentiplay with the South Burnett Express Rail Trail Relay perpetual trophy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
        \"\"<\/a>
        Eliyah Farmilo powers towards the finishing line to bring the Pinnacle Women home in 1st place<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
        \"\"<\/a>
        Brisbane team Pace Shavers came 1st in the Mixed category<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
        \"\"<\/a>
        South Burnett team Pinnacle Mixed came in 3rd place in the Mixed category<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
        \"\"<\/a>
        South Burnett team Pinnacle Women won the Women’s category in a very close race<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
        \"\"<\/a>
        The Declan Kelly Track Club team, from Brisbane, won the Men’s category<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
        \"\"<\/a>
        A new event this year was the 1km children’s race … up and down the stretch of track behind the railway station building<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
        \"\"<\/a>
        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!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
        \"\"<\/a>
        Volunteers from the South Burnett Mountain Bike Club were kept busy manning the sausage sizzle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
        \"\"<\/a>
        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<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
        \"\"<\/a>
        Special guests at the Relay were long-time members of the Ashgrove Rangers, Graham and Heather Barralet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
        \"\"<\/a>
        Running team members and their families filled O’Neill Square for the trophy presentations<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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