The Australian Centurions was formed in 1971 to honour the feat of those
athletes
who walk 100 Miles within 24 hours on Australian shores. Yep...that's
right...WALK 100 MILES WITHIN 24 HOURS..
So far, we have 54 members of this exclusive club, the first in 1938
(Gordon Smith - C 1) and the last in 2008 (Catherine Cox - C54).
Who will be next?
Select any of the pages listed on the left to find out more about our club and the exclusive world of long
distance
walking.
Stop Press - announcing
Australian Centurion Number 54
The annual Australian Centurions 24 Hour event, held on 19-20 April
2008, saw two centurion performances.
In the Men's 24 Hour walk, Australian Centurion Andrew Ludwig (C 25) led from the gun and walked
without any significant breaks until he reached the 100 mile mark in 22:34:20. This was Andrew's second
centurion qualifier, following on from his initial one in 1994. Behind
him, ultra runner Colin Brooks added another string to his bow with a
strong second place walk of 148.226 km, ahead of Centurion Pat Fisher
with 145.240 km.
The Women's 24 Hour walk was an exciting affair with South Australian
walker Catherine Cox having to
dig deep in the final 6 Hours of the event, eventually reaching the 100
mile mark in 23:54:28. Her 100
mile time was reminiscent of the 2004 walk of Graham Watt who reached
the target in 23:59:23 on this same track. Graham was on hand to
acknowledge the gutsy performance and welcome Cathy to the Centurion
Club as Australian Centurion Number 54.
Behind her, Karyn O'Neill and Sandra Howorth took the minor medals with
129.044 and 64.000 km respectively
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| Catherine Cox - C54 -
23:54:28 |
Andrew Ludwig - C25 -
22:34:20 |
To contact me,
send a mail item to Tim Erickson
Tim Erickson (terick@melbpc.org.au)
Secretary
Australian Centurion Walkers Inc.
Founded 1971, Incorporated 2000, No. A0040301S
Melbourne, Australia
Read about my racewalking history book -> Once
Were Walkers
