This page will tell the story of the 1983 to 1991, Westfield Sydney to Melbourne Ultra Marathon that was held from 1983 to 1991.  At the time it was regarded as the toughest footrace in the world and runners from all over the world took part.  Over the coming months, I will add photos, newspaper cuttings and other items of interest from the race.

westfieldbook1

Some 1984 photos

Training and crewing notes from Cliffy

Article by Kevin Cassidy

Gambling on the Westfield Run

1984 Westfield -- Geoff Molloy

Geoff Molloy

1985 Westfield -- Yiannis Kouros

Westfield Run -- 1986

Westfield Run -- 1987

Westfield Run -- 1988

REPORTS FROM 1989 Westfield Run

Bob Fickel

1990 Westfield Run

1991 Westfield Run

Complete Westfield Run results

Westfield Run -- Photo Album

Andrew Law

Westfield Runner Profiles

A day in the life of Fred Public

Westfield Brochure

Westfield Run finished

Bryan Smith in 1990

Proposed route for the 91 Westfield

New England Ultras Results

Lets try this again… in full.
200 Miles
4 Starters
1. John Bridges          69:59

100 Miles
9 Starters
1. Courtenay Guertin           26:58
2. Al Laporte                       30:57
3. Randy Dietz                    31:57
4. Ri Fahnestock                 34:19

50 Milers
8 Starters
1. Ben Nephew                    8:56
2. John Fegyveresi              11:55
3. Austin Stonebraker          13:26
4. Charlotte Vasarhelyi         14:12
5. Sharon Zelinski                14:25
5. John Turner                      14:25
7. Jennifer-Anne Mineri         15:50

Notes:
John Bridges finishes in first place for the 200 Miler, becoming the first
winner of the longest single stage race in the Western Hemisphere!
Carl Asker is STILL on the course, though now unofficially. At 72 hours he
had logged 150 miles. He’ll finish some time on Monday, still pushing
forward
Ri Fahnestock won $10,000 upon completion of the 100 miler due to his being
the only person to finish all 6 Peak.com races this year.
Ben Nephew ran a stallar 8:56 fifty mile time after pacing John Bridges 20
miles just hours before the run. His total was 70 miles on the day. Thanks
Ben!

And thanks to everyone who showed up to run on the frigid and frosty course.
Can’t wait to see you all next year!
Sherpa John
RD – www.peakraces.com

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newenglandultras.com November 2008!
My Blog: www.sherpajohn.blogspot.com