Want to cut to the chase? You can click this link right here to book your spot on the start line for our 2022 O’Keefe Challenge, to be held on Friday 29 April and Sunday 1 May 2022.
What’s in store for 2022?
Run or Walk
Choose your challenge:
- Our epic 42.2km Marathon between Bendigo and Heathcote
- Our super-popular 21.1km Half Marathon between Knowsley and Heathcote
- Our 10km Fun Run that starts and finishes in Heathcote will have NEW course route announced soon!
- Plus 5km Run / walk against dementia will also have a NEW course route announced soon and will continue to raise funds for our charity partner, the Heathcote Dementia Alliance.
- Finally, there’s our 1km Kids Race and 500m Superhero Dash for the young and young at heart.
Relays
Fancy getting the gang together for a relay? We have two options for you and your crew:
FULL EKIDEN RELAY (Total Distance: 42.2km)
All you need is seven relay team members, and they can choose distances between 2.7km and 9.35 km from Bendigo to Heathcote.
MINI-EKI RELAY (Total Distance 21.1km)
Introduced in 2021, this shorter option is for six team members with legs between 2.7km and 4.5km from Knowsley to Heathcote.
Both relays follow the O’Keefe Challenge Marathon and Half Marathon courses from Bendigo to Heathcote.
Categories:
- Male Team
- Female Team
- Mixed (Minimum of 3 female runners) Team
- Secondary School Team
- All Abilities (Minimum of 1 person with a disability) Team
- Family (Minimum of 3 people from the same family) Team
Find out more about these relays here >
Register a relay team now >
O’Keefe Challenge night ride
Light The Trail Night Ride
Save the Date: Entries opening in December
Our next ‘Light The Trail Night Ride’ will be held on Friday 29 April 2022 – so save the date today! We had a huge turnout in April earlier this year, where we were thrilled to have almost 300 riders rolling out under lights along the O’Keefe Rail Trail.
We’re reviewing and finalising key details such as start times, start locations and what’s included to ensure the next edition is better than ever. Expect registrations to open with all the specifics in December.
