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.
General Peter Cosgrove to start Sydney Trailwalker at 7am on Friday 24 August 2007
Announcement that General Peter Cosgrove will be starting the 2007 Oxfam Trailwalker – Sydney on 24 August 2007.
The Dashing Divas (Team 591) blitzed their way into history with a stunning win in the biggest Oxfam TRAILWALKER held in the southern hemisphere and during an event that featured the most extreme weather conditions ever.
Oxfam TRAILWALKER is on! However, due to the Total Fire Ban called for Friday 23rd March and under instruction from Parks Victoria, Victoria Police, CFA and SES, the section between CP3, Ferntree Gully and CP4, Olinda Reserve, is closed.