Ultra Running Hub Lorne, VIC, Australia · Sunday, May 17, 2026
Fixed Distance 50K
The Great Ocean Road Int. Marathon
Race completed
60 km Distance
not publishedn/a Climbing
3.0 est Grit · Challenging
Calculated from 60 km alone — the organiser has not published an elevation profile. Read 3.0 as a floor, not a verdict.
What the course asks
Time limit 6 hours
6:00 min/km average. Tight. You are racing the clock from the start. Climbing is unpublished, so this pace is a ceiling on the effort, not a measure of it. Among the tightest 50K cut-offs we track. Measured against 1066 races of the same distance. Cut-off calculator →
Field size ~135 Mid-sized. Company early, well spread out by halfway.
DUV results for the 2026 edition (60km) — finishers only. Starters are not published, so the field was at least this big and no finish rate can be given.
Typical conditions, May
Daytime high 15°C
Night low 10°C
Rainfall Mostly dry
Daylight 10 h 01 m of light
Regional 2001-2020 average for May — NASA POWER, grid elevation 121 m. Not a forecast.
Results history
| Year | Race | Finishers | Men's winner | Women's winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 60km | 135 | Corey Milner · 04:02:25 | Katharina Hoess · 05:06:36 |
| 2025 | 60km | 172 | Elliott Preater · 04:20:03 | Lauren Mellett · 04:27:19 |
| 2024 | 60km | 136 | James Riggs · 03:56:42 | Grace Tame · 04:43:44 |
| 2023 | 60km | 160 | Dion Finocchiaro · 03:50:16 | Alice Hall · 04:58:55 |
| 2022 | 60km | 88 | Zackary Beasley · 04:05:22 | Sarah Jayamaha · 04:41:58 |
| 2021 | 60km | 95 | Matthew Whitaker · 03:49:01 | Natasha Fraser · 04:24:14 |
| 2019 | 60km | 84 | Ash Watson · 03:55:10 | Natasha Fraser · 04:32:44 |
| 2018 | 60km | 84 | Mohd Syahidan Alias · 04:29:03 | Natasha Fraser · 04:18:54 |
| 2017 | 60km | 61 | Francesco Ciancio · 04:06:22 | Natasha Fraser · 04:29:44 |
| 2016 | 60km | 65 | Francesco Ciancio · 04:05:00 | Natasha Fraser · 04:32:59 |
The field shrank 22% between 2025 (172) and 2026 (135). 11% of the 2026 field were women.
DUV results for the 2026 edition (60km) — finishers only. Starters are not published, so the field was at least this big and no finish rate can be given.
Course notes
- gear With road terrain, choose a shoe with moderate cushioning for optimal performance.
Gear for this race
Chosen for 60 km of road.
- Trail Running Shoes 60 km of road — cushioning that is still there in the last quarter.
- Race Nutrition 60 km of self-supported fuelling between aid stations.
- Hydration Vests Flask capacity for 60 km, without the bounce.
- GPS Watches Battery life first — a 60 km day outlasts most full-GPS modes.
Similar races
Other 50K road ultras, closest in distance first.