{"id":98063,"date":"2015-03-02T20:54:29","date_gmt":"2015-03-02T10:54:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=98063"},"modified":"2020-11-20T12:56:45","modified_gmt":"2020-11-20T02:56:45","slug":"marathon-weekend-at-easter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2015\/03\/02\/marathon-weekend-at-easter\/","title":{"rendered":"Marathon Weekend At Easter"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Checking out the details of the run … from left, Brian Smith, Maidenwell; Cr Ros Heit, Bruce Hargreaves, Bronwyn Spencer, Maidenwell; Ros Kidman, Maidenwell; and Darryl Otto, Upper Yarraman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

March 2, 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n

Maidenwell is about to go marathon crazy with the inaugural Maidenwell Marathon Weekend next month.<\/p>\n

A series of runs will be held over the Easter long weekend (April 4-5) as a fundraiser for the Tanduringie State School.<\/p>\n

And as an added bonus, a free rodeo will top off the fun on Sunday night.<\/p>\n

The marathon is being organised by marathon legend Bruce “Digger” Hargreaves who has completed more than 135 marathons and 45 ultra-marathons in his running career, including the famous London, New York and Boston marathons.<\/p>\n

Distances available for runners range from 2.2km to 56km.<\/p>\n

Bruce told southburnett.com.au<\/strong> that he was promoting the event amongst the running community.<\/p>\n

At the moment there are confirmed entries from Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Port Moresby, with inquiries from New Zealand.<\/p>\n

And the pupils at Tanduringie School haven’t been forgotten, either.<\/p>\n

All the children have already begun to complete a full 42.195km marathon – spread over short distances during term. They will run the last leg on the Maidenwell Marathon weekend.<\/p>\n

A meeting of the organising committee was held at the Maidenwell Hotel on Saturday evening.<\/p>\n

Bruce spent the day inspecting and measuring the proposed course (see below).<\/p>\n

Tanduringie State School principal Melanie Ludke said volunteers were also being sought to help out over the two days.\u00a0 She can be contacted on (07) 4164-6146.<\/p>\n