Up: Major Events & Achievements
The Walhalla Wound-Up was conceived on a regular (at that time) run on Monday nights from Rob Embleton’s house in Morwell in early 2002. At that time a couple of us were dabbling in ultras and the general feeling was that we should stage one closer to home.
One of the crew took this on board and after a lot of weekends spent running and riding around the area found a course he liked at Walhalla. A 37k and 19k course were also on offer to those who thought 50k too far. Originally it was to be called the two bridges, but this was altered after Barry Higgins had a talk with Michael Leany of the Walhalla Star Hotel who said he was prepared to sponsor the events with some accommodation as prizes, but would like to call it the Walhalla Wound-Up. This duly happened and a run was born.
After a couple of years the 37k and 19k events were altered to a 21k and 10k to make it more compliant with traditional distances, plus they were less labour intensive for the organiser to set up, though this did take a few more weekends running around Walhalla. The organiser at the time wanted something that people would recognise as being from this event and was looking at worn out running shoes to start with, but eventually settled on little children’s shoes painted Gold for first, Silver for second and Brown for third and in an attempt to get people to return offered the privilege of being called a Wally if you did 5 x 50k events and a T-shirt to proudly wear for all to see you were a Wally. He settled on 5 years as he thought it would struggle to go that long. It has now been an annual event since 2002 with a few runners completing 10 years to become double Wallys.
Recollections from Bruce Salisbury
The various distances complement other club events such as the King and Queen of the Mountain (Mt Tassie) and the Traralgon Marathon, but are different in that they are all run on uneven surfaces which include gruelling uphill and downhill sections. It is a challenge to complete any one of these runs and crossing the finish line gives the runners a feeling of elation and great achievement.
The current Wound-Up has these three race distances, these being 50km, 21km and 10km all of which start in the valley floor outside the Star Hotel, Walhalla and proceed through the rustic beauty of the gold mining area. The two longest events then continued into the surrounding rugged, Spring-flowering bush land and mountainous terrain. On a day of glorious sunshine, the event attracts a large number of participants.
Despite the obvious difficulties of marking out the longer trails the organisers pride themselves on providing excellent runs in all aspects. Emphasis is concentrated on retaining a welcoming, informal atmosphere whilst offering the chance to test mind and body over some of the most challenging and beautiful terrain available.
The prima donna of the three races was the 50km trail run which covered historic features that included the old steel bridge at Poverty Point and the 1886 Victorian heritage-registered Brunton’s Bridge on the Thomson River southeast of Walhalla. The 50km event is an exhausting race that requires a large dose of stamina and sustained determination to complete. Entry fees are very minimal and the local eateries catered nicely throughout the day.
2002 Walhalla 50km Results
POSITION | NAME | TIME |
1 | John Mackenzie | 3:51:55 |
2 | Nigel Aylott | 4:28:29 |
3 | Robert Embleton | 4:42:34 |
4 | Kelvin Marshall | 4:44:36 |
5 | David Styles | 4:47:01 |
6 | Garry Wilson | 5:04:12 |
7 | Kevin Cassidy | 5:23:53 |
8 | Lee Graham [F] | 5:25:33 |
9 | Bruce Salisbury | 5:27:48 |
10 | Barry Higgins | 5:41:33 |
11 | Ian Fromholtz | 5:51:34 |
12 | Ernie Hartley | 5:57:18 |
13 | Peter Gray | 6:37:07 |
14 | Stan Miskin | 7:29:30 |
DNF | Ian Twite | [got lost] |
2003 Walhalla 50km Results
POSITION | NAME | TIME |
1 | Roger Maximiw | 4:12:12 |
2 | Kelvin Marshall | 4:18:53 |
3 | Matt Franke | 4:34:35 |
4 | Peter Gray | 7:08:13 |
5 | Sandra Timmer-Arends | 4:34:36 |
6 | Ian Twite | 4:54:27 |
7 | Dennis Stevens | 4:56:31 |
8 | Ian Fromholtz | 4:57:55 |
9 | David Styles | 4:59:11 |
10 | Rob Embleton | 5:04:41 |
11 | Kevin Cassidy | 5:13:56 |
12 | Sean Quinlan – Zimbabwe | 5:21:30 |
13 | Barry Higgins | 5:46:22 |
14 | Ernie Hartley | 6:04:02 |
Bruce Salisbury | Did Not Finish |
2004 Walhalla 50km Results
POSITION | NAME | TIME |
1 | Roger Maximiw (1st Vet and Overall) | 4.16.02 |
2 | Sandra Timmer-Arends (1st Female) | 4.19.02 CR |
3 | Kelvin Marshall (1st Open) | 4.21.40 |
4 | Ian Twite (2nd Vet) | 4.31.40 |
5 | Steve Hyde (3rd Vet) | 4.50.41 |
6 | Matt Franke (2nd Open) | 4.58.52 |
7 | David Styles | 5.00.40 |
8 | Kevin Cassidy | 5.01.08 |
9 | Rob Embelton | 5.27.37 |
10 | John Dobson | 5.30.39 |
11 | Barry Higgins | 5.46.44 |
12 | Bruce Salisbury | 5.40.04 |
13 | Ernie Hartley | 6.25.47 |
Note: CR – Course Record
2005 Walhalla 50km Results
POSITION | NAME | TIME |
1 | Mike Wheatley | 03:30:54 |
2 | Robert Gray | 03:50:59 |
3 | Kelvin Marshall | 04:06:06 |
4 | Nellis Dippenaar | 04:12:31 |
5 | Danny Schranz | 04:13:02 |
6 | David Bedford Lee | 04:19:22 |
7 | Sandra Timmer-Arends (1st Female) | 4:38:59 |
8 | Robert Embelton | 04:59:46 |
9 | Bruce Salisbury | 04:59:47 |
10 | Barry Higgins | 05:36:34 |
11 | Kevin Cassidy | 05:14:20 |
12 | Garry Wise | 05:17:46 |
13 | Brendan Mason | 05:55:33 |
14 | Brian Glover | 06:19:45 |
2006 Walhalla 50km Results
POSITION | NAME | TIME |
1 | Kelvin Marshall | 4:18:05 |
2 | Tim Cochrane | 4:27:57 |
3 | David Bradford | 4:28:03 |
4 | Sandra Timmer-Arends (1st Female) | 4:28:31 |
5 | Ian Twite | 4:47:06 |
6 | Rob Embelton | 5:02:10 |
7 | David Styles | 5:17:34 |
8 | Nick Thompson | 5:29:46 |
9 | Kevin Cassidy | 5:29:56 |
10 | Gary Wise | 5:37:20 |
11 | Bruce Salisbury | 6:32:33 |
12 | Brian Glover | 6:40:30 |
13 | Peter Gray | 9:41:37 |
2007 Walhalla 50km Results
POSITION | NAME | CATEGORY | TIME |
1 | Wayne Trout | 1st Open Male | 4.07.21 |
2 | Siri Terjesen | 1st Open Female | 4.45.14 |
3 | Sandra Timmer-Arends | 1st Vet Female | 3 4.45.14 |
4 | Chris Wight | 2nd Open Male | 4.59.04 |
5 | Paul Monks | 3rd Open Male | 5.00.19 |
6 | Kelvin Marshall | 1st Vet Male | 5.01.54 |
7 | Robert Boyce | 2nd Vet Male | 5.11.38 |
8 | Steve Hyde | 3rd Vet Male | 5.30.55 |
9 | Peter Mullins | 5.33:22 | |
10 | David Styles | 5.34.50 | |
11 | Matt Franke | 5.35.52 | |
12 | Rob Embelton | 5.46.57 | |
13 | Kevin Cassidy | 6.06.07 | |
14 | Sharen Callister | 2nd Vet Female | 6.09.46 |
15 | Brian Glover | 6.36.19 | |
16 | Barry Higgins | 6.40.45 | |
17 | Trevor Marsh | 7.08.00 | |
18 | Peter Gray | 10.38.12 | |
19 | Richard Comber and Bruce Salisbury | Did not finish |
2008 Walhalla 50km Results
POSITION | NAME | CATEGORY | TIME |
1 | Trout Wayth | 1st Open Male | 3:57:07 |
2 | Julian Callahan | 1st Vet Male | 4:07:27 |
3 | Stephen Callahan | Equal 2nd Vet Male | 4:09:28 |
4 | Greg Love | Equal 2nd Vet Male | 4:09:28 |
5 | John Duck | 3rd Vet Male | 4:17:47 |
6 | Rob Grey | 4:17:56 | |
7 | Paul Monks | 2nd Open Male | 4:22:40 |
8 | Sean Williams | 3rd Open Male | 4:25:20 |
9 | Lochlan Frazier | 4:44:02 | |
10 | Ian Twite | 4:46:02 | |
11 | Ian Clarke | 4:46:51 | |
12 | Richard Comber | 5:06:13 | |
13 | Kelly Duhig | 5:06:40 | |
14 | Maureen Wilson | 1st Overall and Vet Female | 5:06:15 |
15 | Kevin Smart | 5:07:37 | |
16 | Sharon Scholtz | 1st Open Female | 5:21:22 |
17 | Bruce Salisbury | 5:22:35 | |
18 | David Styles | 5:31:49 | |
19 | Mark Peek | 5:51:12 | |
20 | Barry Higgins | 6:04:34 | |
21 | Ken Lancaster | 6:06:40 | |
22 | Sue Smart | 2nd Vet Female | 6:22:56 |
23 | Brian Glover | 6:41:24 24 | |
Peter Gray | 9:54:26 |
2009 Walhalla 50km Results
POSITION | NAME | CATEGORY | TIME |
1 | Richard Comber | 1st Vet Male | 4:43:49 |
2 | Ian Twite | 2nd Vet Male | 4:49:50 |
3 | Matthew Franke | 1st Open Male | 5:05:13 |
4 | Georgia Shaw | 1st Open Female | 5:28:21 |
5 | David Styles | 3rd Vet Male | 5:28:49 |
6 | Robert Sutton | 5:39:55 | |
7 | Barry Higgins | 5:57:41 | |
8 | Ken Lancaster | 6:00:38 | |
9 | Brian Glover | 6:46:01 | |
10 | Peter Gray | 12:14:49 | |
11 | Bruce Salisbury | D.N.F |
2010 Walhalla 50km Results
Walhalla-Poverty Point Bridge-Coopers Creek-Bruntons Bridge | |||
POSITION | NAME | CATEGORY | TIME |
1 | Allan Hood | 1st Outright 1st VM | 4.10.36 |
2 | Toby Wiadrowski | 1st OM | 4.26.51 |
3 | Josh Street | 2nd OM | 4.28.04 |
4 | Ian Twite | 2nd VM | 4.33.21 |
5 | Peter Bignell | 3rd VM | 4.42.13 |
6 | Shane Pettingill | 4.44.21 | |
7 | Myles Bouvier-Baird | 3rd OM | 4.54.22 |
8 | Peter Mullins | 4.55.18 | |
9 | Katherine MacMillan | 1st OF | 5.02.01 |
10 | Rob Sutton | 5.02.11 | |
11 | Scott Mitchell | 5.13.01 | |
12 | Toby McKinnon | 5.31.23 | |
13 | Kevin Cassidy | 5.39.53 | |
14 | Robert Boyce | 5.43.34 | |
15 | Dave Styles | 5.44.24 | |
16 | David Hughes | 5.55.02 | |
17 | Michelle Donnelly | 1st VF | 6.15.37 |
18 | Mark Falls | 6.15.38 | |
19 | Barry Higgins | 6.17.01 | |
20 | Brian Glover | 6.51.33 | |
21 | Ken Lancaster | 6.52.50 | |
22 | Rob Embleton | Retired injured | |
2011 – 2016 Walhalla 50km Results
POSITION | NAME | CATEGORY | TIME |
2011 | |||
1 | David Staehr | 1st OM | 3.54.24 |
2 | Robbie Preston | 2nd OM | 4.08.59 |
3 | Tristan Melchiori | 3rd OM | 4.51.58 |
4 | Luke Perraton | 4.56.39 | |
5 | Daniel Horstey | 4.56.41 | |
6 | Kathrine MacMillan | 1st OF | 4.58.54 |
7 | Scott Tuddenham | 5.07.34 | |
8 | Duncan Allen | 1st VM | 5.09.25 |
9 | Jamie Smith | 5.11.49 | |
10 | Hugh Hunter | 2nd VM | 5.12.08 |
11 | Barry Higgins | 3rd VM | 6.39.40 |
12 | Ken Lancaster | 6.40.28 | |
13 | Nick Thompson | 5.46.30 | |
14 | Brian Glover | 7.21.11 | |
2012 | |||
1 | Andrew Selby-Smith | Male | 4:20:13 |
1 | Chantelle Melchiori | Female | 4:48:27 |
2013 | |||
1 | Rob Preston | Male Course Record | 3:52:18 |
1 | Katherine MacMillian | Female | 4:27:09 |
2014 | |||
1 | David Staehr | Male | 3:53:27 |
1 | Pauline Allan | Female | 5:16:53.7 |
2015 | |||
1 | Dan Langelaan | Male | 3:57:28 |
1 | Katherine MacMillian | Female | 4:48:09 19 |
2016 | |||
1 | Joel Claxton | Male | 4:13:37 |
1 | Katherine MacMillian | Female | 4:40:31 |
2016 50km trail run overall results
Joel Claxton was outright winner in 4:13:37 with Macus Volz second in 4:36:47. Third overall and first female was 5 times winner Katherine MacMillian in 4:40:31. In 4th place was first vet Glenn Taylor who ran 4:48:19 his wife Karina Taylor was first vet female in 5:13:38 from Marathon legend and runners world writer Julia Thorn who was 12th overall in 5:46:48. Ian Twite was the only Traralgon Harrier in the 50km event and finished 5th overall in 4:53:35. Traralgon Harrier event legends David Styles completed a record 13 Walhalla 50km finishing in 13th place in 5;48:02. Brian Glover completed his 11th Walhalla 50km in 7:10:33 and his 12th Walhalla event having completed a 37km event also.
Walhalla Support Events
37km Event Male and Female Winners
Year | Male Name | Time | Female Name | Time |
2002 | Darrel Cross | 2:44:30 | ||
2003 | Darrel Cross | 2:40:45 | Penny Burgess | 3:47:07 |
2004 | Darrel Cross | 2:50:12 | Robyn Fletcher | 3:28:57 |
2005 | Darrel Cross | 2:31:59 | Robyn Fletcher | 3:28:38 |
2006 | Roger Maximiw | 3:05:03 | Robyn Fletcher | 3:39:17 |
2007 | Darrel Cross | 2:43:39 | Robyn Fletcher | 3:26:39 |
2008 | Darrel Cross | 2:43:15 | Sandra Timmer-Arends | 3:22:43 |
2009 | John Mackenzie | 2:29:37 CR | Sandra Timmer-Arends | 3:20:30 CR |
2010 | Nick Schilling | 2:56:15 | Robyn Fletcher | 3:35:53 |
19km Event Male and Female Winners
Year | Male Name | Time | Female Name | Time |
2002 | Graham Challice | 1:42:07 | Bridget Rutherford | 1:58:27 |
2003 | Bert Pelgrim | 1:20:42 | Peta Mullens | 1:29:12 |
2004 | Dan Kirby | 1:24:22 | Winni Fifield | 1:37:01 |
2005 | Bert Pelgrim | 1:17:25 | June Petrie | 1:29:24 |
2006 | Luke Yeatman | 1:23:02 | Cindy Neilsen | 1:28:56 |
2007 | Bert Pelgrim | 1:17:10 CR | June Petrie | 1:24:45 CR |
2008 | John Mackenzie | 1:18:21 | June Petrie | 1:29:24 |
2009 | Peter Evans | 1:18:13 | Kylie Murray | 1:34:38 |
2010 | Peter Evans | 1:20:51 | Kyle Murray | 1:27:40 |
21km Event Male and Female Winners
Year | Male Name | Time | Female Name | Time |
2011 | Peter Cutler | 1:28:10 CR | Kathryn Ewels | 1:43:08 |
2012 | Matt Irons | 1:41:33 | Kate Scarlett | 1:53:36 |
2013 | Ian Cornthwaite | 1:31:30 | Kathryn Preston | 1:42:15 |
2014 | Ian Cornthwaite | 1:29:35 | Kylie Murray | 1:36:23 CR |
2015 | Ian Cornthwaite | 1:29:20 | Katie Stringer | 1:43:35 |
2016 | Ian Cornthwaite | 1:32:31 | Katie Stringer | 1:45:30 |
10km Event Male and Female Winners
Year | Male Name | Time | Female Name | Time |
2011 | Shane Pettingill | 45:36 | Dianna Van Rhine | 1:02:45 |
2012 | Des Paynter | 44:09 | Ika Barr | 52:30 |
2013 | Tom Werner | 47:56 | Carly Hanson | 1:02:33 |
2014 | Riley Evans | 46:24 | Hilary Meyer | 55:15 |
2015 | Riley Evans | 43:40 | Lynda McRae | 52:00 |
2016 | Riley Evans | 41:34 CR | Lorraine Aitken | 51:24 CR |
