He finished in 2 hours, 51 minutes and 30 seconds, almost four minutes ahead of second-placed Sam Burridge.

Donges’ wife, Sara-Jane, was the first female to cross the line and finished fifth overall, having changed from the half-marathon to the marathon just seven minutes before the event started.

Donges said when she saw competitors Scott Donaldson and Adrian Hamilton getting ready for the main event - friends with whom she had trained for the Gold Coast Marathon - she couldn’t help but throw caution to the mind, and her hat in the ring.

“The three of us ran together until about the 30 kilometre mark and then I took off on them,” she said with a smile.

Alan Craigie prevailed in the half marathon, beating out Jared Kahlefeldt by three minutes. Dan Beresford took out the MTB marathon.

Marathon

1. Mick Donges - 02:51:39

2. Sam Burridge - 02:55:14

3. Rob Sharpe - 03:06:40

4. Richard Paul Storrier - 03:14:11

5. Sara-Jane Donges - 03:14:34

6. Richie Robinson - 03:16:57

Half marathon

1. Alan Craigie - 01:19:04

2. Jared Kahlefeldt - 01:22:04

3. Jasen Higuchi - 01:23:35

4. Damian Gillard - 01:25:00

5. John Baker - 01:26:57

6. Lachlan Brown - 01:30:26

Marathon MTB

1. Daniel Beresford - 01:34:23

2. Billy Hindmarsh - 01:41:46

3. Daniel Russell - 01:44:13

4. Zac Barnhill - 01:45:09

5. Calvin Combs - 01:45:10

6. Charles Mitchell - 01:45:23

Marathon relay

1. Trail Dogs - 03:19:43

2. Achin and Scrambled Legs - 03:29:02

3. Viewco Shufflers - 03:33:43

4. G-Stars Mobile Car Detailing - 03:36:21

5. UND has the runs (again) - 03:37:31

6. Tactically Jaded - 03:39:30

10km Fun Run

1. Billy De Bruyn - 00:35:59

2. Scott Gill - 00:38:31

3. Clare Rickards - 00:39:32

4. Charlie Wykes - 00:40:03

5. Peter Collier - 00:41:14

6. Peter Russell - 00:41:21

5km Fun Run

1. Hamish Hart - 00:17:17

2. Peter Collier - 00:19:25

3. Henry Sides - 00:19:42

4. Stephen Trevaskis - 00:19:58

5. Matthew Hope - 00:20:08

6. Titus Madeley - 00:21:31