Whoosh! a RECORD 3,500 registrations for Bendigo ford fun run
THANK YOU so much for making the 2026 Bendigo Ford Fun Run such a great success!
We received a RECORD 3,500 registrations for a day filled with smiles, with lots of running, walking, cheering and volunteering all for a great cause … AND we dodged the wet weather with the rain starting to pour in just after we finished pack up! Phew!!
Here's some key links to extend your post-Fun-Run buzz:
Your Results
Check out how you, your friends and work friends went on course.
View the results >
Participant Photos
Did the legends are NorthSouth photography capture you on course?
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Expires midnight Monday 2 March 2026.
Check out all the photos on their website here >
Fundraising Tally
Our Total Fundraising Tally will be announced at a special 'Thank You' function at Bendigo Ford at the end of March. Which means there's still time to give or ask your friends to support you. Stay tuned.
To help add to the tally, head to the website and click 'Donate Now'
Thank you to our community groups
A BIG thank you to all of the following community groups that helped out:
Woodvale CFA (Course marking),
South Bendigo Football Netball Club (fencing and signage),
Chocky Milk Run Club (tent set-up / pack-down),
Friends of the Bendigo-Kilmore Rail Trail (on-course drink stations),
Bendigo Health (finish line medals and water),
Athletics Bendigo clubs (course marshalling, start line, and finish line coordination),
Eaglehawk Festivals (event village marquees),
Girton Grammar (course marshal volunteers), and
The O'Sullivan family (bib collection).
Thank you to our sponsors
We have awesome sponsors - and we extend our thanks to Bendigo Ford, Jenny’s Early Learning Centre, Fosterville Gold Mine, G.J Gardner, KIESER Bendigo, TSFN Real Estate, Triple M, Powers Country Express, Bill Wilkinson Optical, Red Energy Arena, AFS & Associates, Eco Sun and Breach Apparel. Please support these businesses where you can.
Save The Date - 28 Feb 2027!
The next Bendigo Ford Fun Run will be held on Sunday 28th February 2027!
keep on running,
Nigel Preston & Geoff O'Sullivan
Event Directors - Bendigo Ford Fun Run
