The addition of Beth Cardelli to the team of Dave Gallagher, Shaun Atchison and Noel Annett has proved a winning combination for the Berowra Bushrunners who are the first of the 500 teams to finish the 100km Oxfam Trailwalker Sydney.
Tomorrow 2000 people will attempt to walk the combined equivalent of five times around the world to raise around $3 million for international aid agency Oxfam Australia.
MEDIA ALERT: Oxfam TRAILWALKER Sydney, August 28 - 30
Anthony Lee, David Venour, Richard Does and Stephen Paine ran 100km in just 10 hours and 34 minutes, breaking the record for the Oxfam TRAILWALKER Melbourne endurance challenge.
As the sun rises over Melbourne today, 2800 people will set off on a 100km trek in
teams of four sacrificing toenails and struggling with blisters in an effort to raise money for international aid agency Oxfam.
Adam Carter, Ian Stewart, Paul O’Connor and Toby Cogley have won the Oxfam TRAILWALKER Sydney 2008, completing the 100km trail from Brooklyn to Mosman in just 14 hours and 24 minutes.
This Friday 2000 Sydneysiders will set off on the 10th Oxfam TRAILWALKER, a 100km endurance challenge that has raised over $20 million in Australia to help people living in poverty around the world.
A team of four local participants have broken the Australian record for the Oxfam TRAILWALKER team challenge, completing 100km on foot in just 11 hours and 26 minutes.
Oxfam TRAIL.WALKER Melbourne supprted by celebrities from sport, television and politics.
Oxfam TRAILWALKER Melbourne 2008 will be the largest ever in Australia with more than 2,600 participants and a fundraising target or $3 million.