The Australian Centurions

We now have 60 members of this exclusive club, the first in 1938 (Gordon Smith - C 1) and the most recent in 2012. Who will be next?

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2012 Centurion Qualifier event sees four centurion performances, one new centurion and 3 new Australian Records

Our 2012 Centurion qualifier was held on the weekend of 14-15 April 2012 at Coburg, a suburb of Melbourne. Of the 21 walkers who competed, we were excited to see 4 walkers walking in excess of 100 miles. The first to reach the elusive 100 mile mark was Eddy Goeman of Belgium who became Australian Centurion Number 60 with his time of 21:16:23. Congratulations to all 4 centurions on their performances.

C60 Eddy Goeman 21:16:23	C55 Rudy Schoors 22:10:05	C56 Caroline Mestdagh 22:48:25	C24 Peter Bennett 22:53:09

Full race reports and statistics are available below.

I am also excited to announce that Michelle Thompson (C58) set three new Australian Residential records as follows

Vale Dudley Pilkington (C 7) 1919 -2012

We sadly announce the passing of our oldest Centurion member Dudley Pilkington (C 7) on 4th February 2012. To his 2 daughters Julianne and Christine and to Dudley's large extended family, we extend our deepest sympathies on such a sad occasion. Dudley will long be remembered by us for his achievements on the track and for his ongoing contribution to our club as an active and enthusiastic member.

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