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Organisers of the 2017 McDonald’s Townsville Running Festival have launched  the ‘Celebrate You’ retreat –  a three day health and fitness program on Magnetic Island, coinciding with the event. McDonald’s Townsville Running Festival president, Mr Tony Gordon, said the concept […]

The Chosen Ones are ready to take the McDonald’s® Townsville Running Festival by storm as they prepare themselves for the runs of their lives to be held on the 7th August, 2016.  These official ambassadors are locals from gyms around […]

Win an exclusive trip for you and a mate to the McDonald’s Townsville Running Festival! Package includes a return trip for two from your nearest capital city, 3 Nights Accommodation in Townsville, 2 VIP Packages that include entry into the […]

When it comes to running, sharing really is caring with the introduction of a new marathon format dedicated to assisting Australian Defence Force (ADF) members at this August’s McDonald’s® Townsville Running Festival (MTRF).  The new Mates4Mates Marathon Team Relay, run […]

Would-be runners are encouraged to set their sights on the North’s biggest running event when declaring their new year’s resolutions today (1 January 2016). Organisers of the McDonald’s® Townsville Running Festival have launched a new campaign designed to help people […]

Auchenflower triathlete Sarah Crowley made history at the weekend’s McDonald’s Townsville Running Festival when she became the first woman ever to win the Tony Ireland Townsville Marathon. Crowley managed to hold off race favourite, Japan’s Shigenobu Sato, in a grueling […]

A former Newcastle man now serving in the Australian Army became the first to win the Paul McKay Memorial Shield in Townsville last weekend (2 August 2015).   Private Alex Rutledge, 19, was one of four men who completed the […]

Four-time Olympian Craig Mottram has confirmed he’ll take part in next month’s McDonald’s® Townsville Running Festival. The short- to mid-distance runner – affectionately dubbed by Kenyan runners “The Big Mzungu” (The Big White Man) – has confirmed he’ll participate in […]

Townsville’s brand new marathon course was marked with the event’s iconic blue line in the early hours of this morning, which signals the beginning of the end of preparation for the 2015 McDonald’s® Townsville Running Festival. Race Director Brian Armit […]

Girl Power was in full force at today’s 17th Annual McDonald’s Townsville Running Festival when Brisbane’s Sarah Crowley became the first woman to be the overall winner at the Tony Ireland Townsville Marathon in the race’s 43-year history. Crowley beat […]