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.

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38.5409° S, 143.9752° E © OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles Data from OpenStreetMap

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 Climbing is unpublished, so this pace is a ceiling on the effort, not a measure of it.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 999 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.

The Aid Station

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👟 gear

With road terrain, choose a shoe with moderate cushioning for optimal performance.

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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.

Salomon

Sense Ride 5

★★★★★ 4.5

Adidas

Adizero Evo SL

★★★★★ 4.7

Skratch Labs

Sport Hydration Mix

Clean electrolyte drink mix with real fruit flavor. Low sugar.

$20 ★★★★★ 4.5

Naked

Running Band

Minimalist waist-mounted running band. Ultra-light alternative to a vest for shorter races.

$60 ★★★★☆ 4.3

COROS

APEX 2 Pro

GPS running watch with 75-hour GPS battery, topo maps, and training metrics.

$500 ★★★★★ 4.7
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