"The toughest mental
challenge I have ever
endured!" 

Mal Meninga

Former Australian Rugby League Captain 

 

 

"It makes me proud that we can participate in the legend of this truly amazing Australian story while helping Aussie youth in the process" 

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Duncan Armstrong - Olympic Gold Medallist and Ambassador of the Kokoda Challenge Youth Program
 

 
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Record Breaking Kokoda Challenge

The grueling 2008 Kokoda Challenge has been won in record breaking time – 11 hours and 54minutes – by Team Nike Hammer, shaving nearly 5 minutes off their winning time last year.

“It’s been a record breaking Kokoda Challenge all round – we had a record number of competitors, with close to 1200.  We had a record number of volunteers working across the weekend – manning the 14 checkpoints, helping support crews, marshaling and ensuring things went smoothly,” Kokoda Challenge Chairman Doug Henderson said. 

"The Kokoda Challenge just keeps getting bigger and better every year.  Congratulates to this year’s winners and competitors.  Everyone who crosses the finish line has made an incredible achievement – it is truly the ultimate endurance challenge."

This year’s winning teams were:
Overall Winner & First Mixed Team:  Nike Hammer, 11 hours 54 minutes
First Mens Team:  Team Ironmen, 14 hours, 29 minutes
First Ladies Team: Speedy Quattro, 14 hours 53 minutes
Stan Bisset Cup Winner (for first High School team): St Andrews Lutheran College 1, 19 hours, 36 minutes 

A big congratulations goes to the Kokoda Kids who set off as a team of 35 and finished the Challenge at 5.24pm on Sunday afternoon, with 32 teams member - an amazing achievment.

A preliminary results list is now available here and photos of the 2008 Kokoda Challenge are available on this website under the Picture Gallery.  If you would like a full list of the results (even time splits for teams) visit the KML website.

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Kokoda Kids Complete Challenge

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The 2008 Kokoda Kids completed the Kokoda Challenge in a record time of 34 hours 24 minutes. The enthusiastic youngsters arrived to the finish line at Nerang Velodrome at 5.24pm on Sunday to an overwhelming crowd, supporting the endurance, sacrifice, courage and mateship displayed by the 27 kids.  

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Good weather for trekkers!

Just one more week till anxious trekkers take on the 2008 Kokoda Challenge and the forecast is for mostly fine weather all weekend!

This is welcomed news to many first time trekkers who are nervous enough about taking up the 96km Challenge and didn't need or want the added discomfort of cold damp clothes and mud that comes with wet weather.

However, showers are predicted on Tuesday and Wednesday which will ensure some sections of the route will be slippery and creeks will be flowing. 

 
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