The 28th Pichi Richi Marathon was another big success with a record number of 394 entrants. The weather gods helped the event with a bit of wind and plenty of sun. This year Mark Bloomfield was crowned King of the Ranges after a great fight with local favourite Yilma Woldgabreal. The Queen of the Ranges title went to Mandy Towler for the second time in a row.

Mathew Kinsele , Yilma Woldgabreal, Mark Bloomfield, Mandy Towler, Nicole Butterfield and Mayuko Kurashima

For the first time in its history the Pichi Richi marathon included a race for the young active generation: the 1 Km Fun Run or IGA Quorn Junior Dash. Most participants only have seen the back of winner Bernhard Viljoen.

The full results can be viewed in the Results page. The age category winners are shown below:

AGE CATEGORY WINNERS

Full marathon	Female 19-29	Nicole Butterfield
	Female 30-39	Mayuko Kurashima
	Female 40-49	Mandy Towler
	Female 50-59	Julia Thorn
	Female 60+	Sue Worley
	Male 19-29	Mathew Kinsele
	Male 30-39	Stuart Elliott
	Male 40-49	Mark Bloomfield
	Male 50-59	David Glynn
	Male 60+	Doug Smart
Half marathon Run	Female 19-29	Claire McEvoy
	Female 30-39	Lisa Simpson
	Female 40-49	Susan Bray
	Female 50-59	Sonja Benn
	Female 60+	Ros Driscoll
	Male U/18	Dom Symes
	Male 19-29	Matt Stringer
	Male 30-39	Michael Slagter
	Male 40-49	Steve Donoghue
	Male 50-59	Russell Nelson
	Male 60+	John Hallifax
Half marathon Walk	Female 19-29	Brooke Heffernan
	Female 30-39	Deborah Thomas
	Female 40-49	Raelene Schild
	Female 50-59	Jane Tarran
	Female 60+	Heather Reynolds
	Male U/18	Dylan Kaulins
	Male 40-49	Kent Kite
	Male 50-59	Dannie Taylor
	Male 60+	James Hoare
10 km Run/Walk	Female U/18	Ellen Packard
	Female 19-29	Ebony Roberts
	Female 30-39	Annabel Cox
	Female 40-49	Elizabeth Slattery
	Female 50-59	Brenda Brooker
	Female 60+	Geraldine Cockshott
	Male U/18	Samuel Bruce
	Male 19-29	Michael Cormack
	Male 30-39	Danny Haydon
	Male 40-49	Greg Martin
	Male 50-59	Garry McLachlan
	Male 60+	Allan Cockshott
1 km Fun Run	Girls 7-9	Jumeka Saunders
	Girls 10-12	Tegan McClure
	Boys 7-9	Emil Viljoen
	Boys 10-12	Bernhard Viljoen

QUOTES FROM RUNNERS

"The Pichi Richi event has become my personal favourite marathon (having done Adelaide, Melbourne, Great Ocean Road and Paris, etc) because of the landscape, the intimate nature and solitude of the run and the gentle upward slope through the hills that is inspiring. This is why I have always organised a group of SA Road Runners to accompany me each year in this event."

"The Pichi Richi run has the challenge of a steep course, but not too slow as it's all on sealed roads. It's uphill all the way, so that 'second wind' never quite kicks in - but what an amazing sense of achievement when you cross the finish line. It's great running in the really fresh air of the Flinders Ranges, too."

Read the report of a first-time marathon runner in 2009: http://www.sarrc.asn.au/reports/prm09_reporttc.pdf

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