Medibank Melbourne Marathon 2013

Medibank Melbourne Marathon 2013

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Posted 2013-06-13 by Lorraine Afollow

Sun 13 Oct 2013



Here is your chance to challenge your fitness, stay motivated, improve stamina, conquer your fears, push yourself to the limit, celebrate crossing the finish line at the MCG and maybe even ticking of the long awaited marathon from your bucket list.

This is of course the Medibank Melbourne Marathon Festival held on Sunday 13th October where you can choose from one of 5 events that include:
*Medibank Melbourne Marathon** (42.195 km) entry cost is $130/$150
*Flight Centre Half Marathon (21.1 km) entry cost $95/$110
*Coffee club (10 km) entry cost $60/$80
*Asics (5.7 km) entry cost $40/$55
*Asics (3 km walk) entry cost $35/$45
**

NOTE: The cheaper entry fee is for the early bird registration which closes on the 24th of June.



If you manage to be the first to past the post, not only will you have the bragging rights of winning the event but you will also come away with a nice $15,000 cheque, second place is $5,500, third place is $2,500 for both the men's and women's marathon event. For the half marathon you're looking at $2,500 for first, $1,700 for second and $1,200 for third. Remember if the marathon record is broken you will also pocket an extra $5,000.



You will need to be quick though, with the fastest times having been recorded in 2010 on a calm day with the time of 2:11:04 set by Japhet Kipkorir from Kenya, for the men's marathon. The women's title belongs to Mulu Seboka from Ethiopia in a time of 2:32.20, and the fastest wheelchair time was set in 1995 by Bredon Milgate in a time of 1:41:07.

Tough times to beat.

History of the Melbourne Marathon:
Melbourne staged its first marathon in 1978 on a course that began at Frankston and ended at the Town Hall. With over 2,000 runners taking part in its inaugural race, the numbers grew significantly to 6,000 runners in 1983 but started to decline when the Internet started to take the world by storm (which is very sad). Last year however the Melbourne marathon had the most amount of participants competing in a single Australian marathon with over 7,000 runners and a total of 30,000 runners for all five events.



Everyone gets to run/walk through the finish banner on the sacred turf of the MCG, this alone will be enough for die hard football and cricket fans to enter.



One amazing father to watch out for in the marathon is Travis, he will be on his 10th marathon out of 12 this year to raise money and awareness for autism, so if you see him wearing his blue Run 4 Autism top, give him a high five and if you can, a bit of cash for the cause.

Whatever the reason you choose to run, have a great time, fight to the end and never give up, you can cross this off your list.



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