2026 Great Ocean Road Running Festival, presented by Melrose

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• Great Ocean Road Running Festival [greatoceanroadrunfest.com.au]

  Sat, May 16, 2026

  34.7 km from Apollo Bay
  59 Mountjoy Parade, Lorne, Victoria, 3232, Australia
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  1.5k 5k 6k 6.5k 10k 12k 14k 23k 44k 60k Run

• Run Forrest Trail Run [runforest.com.au] [Register at raceroster.com]

  Fri, Jun 05, 2026 at 8:00 AM

  Description

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  Mystical winter trail running under the Otway canopy…..

  It is now time to gather your trail running friends and get training.

  Again, staged in the winter wonderland we now know as Forrest. Our 14th annual adventure will be a show stopper……..

  And your adventure starts here……

  25.3 km from Apollo Bay • Forrest VIC, Australia
  Victoria, 3236, Australia
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  5k 6k 10k 21k Run Trail

• Great Ocean Trail Ultra [greatoceanultra.com] [Register at raceroster.com]

  Fri, Oct 23, 2026 at 5:00 AM

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  Welcome to the 3rd running of theGreat Ocean Trail Ultra

  Australia’s most iconic oceanside ultra, weaving its singletrack magic alongside the most famous coastline our continent has to offer.

  Come...

  Welcome to the 3rd running of theGreat Ocean Trail Ultra

  Australia’s most iconic oceanside ultra, weaving its singletrack magic alongside the most famous coastline our continent has to offer.

  Come run the icon with us on 24th October 2026.

  Choose from:

  100km solo (capped entries 250)

  100km relay team of two (capped entries 50 / 25 teams)

  45km solo (capped entries 150)

  We give thanks to the founder of the event, Andy Hewat, for entrusting this event to us. We aim to honour his legacy of what is a foundation event in the annuls of Australia's trail running history, and honour the efforts of all runners and volunteers who have contributed to the event over the years.

  We hope to keep growing the event while maintaining its grassroots vibe, welcoming atmosphere and deliverance of many finish line hugs. We're famous for em.

  www.greatoceanultra.com

  1.4 km from Apollo Bay
  19 Pascoe Street, Apollo Bay, Victoria, 3233, Australia
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  45k 100k Run Trail Ultra

• Lake Colac parkrun [parkrun.com.au]

  Every Saturday at 8:00 AM

  Description

  parkrun is such a simple concept: turn up every Saturday and volunteer, walk, jog or run 5k.

  46.4 km from Apollo Bay
  1 Fyans Street, Colac, Victoria, 3250, Australia
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  5k parkrun Run Walk