Marathon a win all round

DAVID Staehr was full of praise for the riverfront course after he won the inaugural Mildura Marathon on Sunday. The Kaniva runner clocked 2 hours 43 minutes for the 42.2km journey, where runners set off from opposite the Powerhouse Precinct before taking in the parkrun course, then covering a further 7.55km on the riverfront trail […]

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