Runner makes phone call ahead of Big Red Run
A runner makes one last phone call from the Birdsville Hotel before heading into the desert for six days.
View ArticleDarkness at the Birdsville Hotel before the Big Red Run
Runners begin arriving at the Birdsville Hotel before the sun comes up on day 1 of the ultra marathon.
View ArticleCrowd at Birdsville Hotel for the start of the Big Red Run
The crowd gathers at the Birdsville Hotel to watch the start of the Big Red Run.
View ArticleRunners at the start of the Big Red Run
Runners take their places on the starting line in front of the iconic Birdsville Hotel.
View ArticleJohn Williamson performing on Big Red
Country music singer John Williamson performs in front of more than 600 people on top of Big Red, at the end of the first day of the ultra marathon.
View ArticleSpectators on Big Red
Spectators on Big Red watch as runners complete the first 42 kilometre stretch.
View ArticleCheckpoint on the Big Red Run
One of the checkpoints where runners fill up on water, energy drinks, and get checked out by an event doctor.
View ArticleTwo runners on the Big Red Run
Some runners decide to pair up for the journey rather than go it alone.
View ArticleShoe full of sand on day 3 of the Big Red Run
The perils of doing an ultra marathon in the desert.
View ArticleRunner Roger Hanney on Day 3 of the Big Red Run
Runner Roger Hanney looking determined on Day 3 of the ultra marathon. Mr Hanney has been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes.
View ArticleRunners on the Big Red Run
Runners battling the soft red sand on day 3 of the Big Red Run.
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