Multidays.com

The ULTRA is an ultra-marathon race in which 15 athletes will run approximately 70 kilometers per day, for 44 consecutive days, covering nearly 3,000 kilometers in aid of charity.

The ULTRA will take place between October – November 2009

The ULTRA will start in Melbourne, pass through Sydney, and finish in Brisbane.

Checkout the details at The Ultra.au

The new Colac 6 day race website is up and has entry forms available.

Checkout www.sixdayrace.com.au/

Planet Ultramarathon reports an imminent new website for the Colac 6 Day race 2008, plus has an downloadable entry form.

Posted on the Ultralist:

Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2008 20:26:47 -0500
From: Phil Rosenstein
Subject: Coast to Kosciuszko report

My long overdue race report on Coast to Kosciuszko. Think of it as the Australian Badwater. 150+ miles, all on roads, lowest point to highest p point, heat, and you must supply your own crew. The race was about a month ago. (more…)

The scheduled date for the 2008 Colac 6 day Ultra marathon race is Monday November 3rd to Sunday November 9th.

Read more on Planet Ultramarathon

Multidays.com wishes the new management every success in its venture to stage the only multiday race of its type in Australia.

This year’s Goldcoast 48 hour race in Australia was won by Tony Collins with 272 km and the 24 hour was won by Danny Hooley with 189 km.

Checkout the full results at:Goldcoast100.com

The Colac 6 Day Race 2007 applications are available on the AURA site. Race starts Sunday 18 and runs until Saturday 24 November. After resting for a year the race is sure to attract a quality field.

Posted on Planet Ultramarathon:

THE RACE IS ON!
Sunday 4th March 2007

Cliff Young Six Day Race President Bill Sutcliffe announced today that the Colac Six Day Race which had been cancelled again this year because of insufficient volunteers to run the Race, is now definitely on. Bill stated that “there has been a real answer to prayer following recent publicity about the Race.” (more…)

Posted on the Ultralist:

Colac Online Petition
This Guestbook is an online petition. If you feel that the Cliff Young Australian Six-day race should continue to be run at Memorial Square, Colac, please sign this petition and help send a clear message to the people of Colac that the Ultrarunning/ Ultrawalking community want this GREAT event to continue.

Please consider signing.

http://www.planetultramarathon.com/guestbook.htm

thanks

Phil

Below is a copy of an email letter that I have sent to the Colac newspapers. The main thrust is to try and get more people involved in the running of the race from 2007 and help ensure the future of the race.

To the Editor,

It was about nine years ago when I was researching material for my book “The World’s Greatest Race” (Story of the Westfield race) that I began to appreciate the tradition and importance that the Colac Six-day race is held and respected by the Australian Ultrarunning community and the Ultrarunning community around the world. I do not wish to give a history lesson here, but Memorial Square is where one of the Otway’s Greatest in Cliff Young found his feet as an Ultrarunning champion, it has seen some of the Greatest athletic achievements in history over the last twenty years and it is one of the best venues in the sport. I was gobsmacked the first time I saw Memorial Square in 2000 and appreciated what a great venue it is. All other ultra track races in Australia are held on a 400 metre track in an athletic stadium!

Read the whole letter on PlanetUltramarathon