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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 […]

OVERVIEW  • The 17th annual McDonald’s Townsville Running Festival was held today (Sunday, 2 August, 2015). • For the first time in the Townsville Marathon’s 42-year history, a female competitor won the overall event. Sarah Crowley, from Canberra was first […]