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To Contact O'Keefe Rail Trail Marathon Inc. please call 0412692468
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O'Keefe Challenge 2020

Organiser

O'Keefe Rail Trail Marathon Inc.

Date:

Friday, 17 April 2020 - Sunday, 19 April 2020

Location:

Bendigo to Heathcote

Registration closes on:

Friday, 17 April 2020 at 12:00 PM - (GMT+10:00) Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney

O'Keefe Challenge

The O'Keefe Challenge is more than just a race or fun run - it celebrates fitness, nature and the community spirit of the Heathcote region.

We invite you to follow the spectacular old rail trail from Bendigo to the heart of Heathcote, as it weaves its way through bushland, open fields, farms, and past Lake Eppalock.

Wait! Want to enter an Ekiden Relay team? Click here to register a relay team >

Run / Walk:

No matter what your age or ability, running or walking, there's a challenge waiting for you:

  • 42.2km Marathon (Bendigo to Heathcote)
  • 21.1km Half Marathon (Knowsley to Heathcote)
  • 10km (Starts and finishes in Heathcote)
  • 5km (Starts and finishes in Heathcote)
  • Kids' Race (approx 1km) (Starts and finishes in Heathcote)
  • Kids' 500m Dash (Starts and finishes in Heathcote) - Enter on the day

Ekiden Relay

Get a team of seven people together to tackle the O'Keefe Challenge Marathon course from Bendigo to Heathcote. The legs vary in distance between 2.7km and 9.35 km.

Cycle: 

Light The Trail - Friday Night Social Ride 

  • 26km - Axedale to Heathcote
  • 41km - Bendigo to Heathcote

Visit the O'Keefe Challenge website >