Balmoral Burn
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Created by former Wallaby captain Phil Kearns, the first Burn was run in 2001, and now an annual event run in May/June each year.[1] Kearns started the race after his son's treatment at Royal North Shore Hospital, it has become a fundraising event for children's health services in Australia and East Timor.[2]
Location
The race is run up Awaba Street, Mosman, Sydney, Australia. Awaba Street is one of Sydney’s steepest streets. The course stretches for 420 metres (1,378 ft)[2] from the Balmoral Beach up to Moruben Road in Mosman.
At its steepest the gradient is nearly 30%,[3] and over its length it rises about 70 metres (230 ft).[4]
According to the Sunday Telegraph, the street has a slope of 20º.[5]
Participation
The Balmoral Burn is fun family day out with races for elite runners, school children, corporate teams, disabled athletes, parents with prams, pets and their owners, and others.[1]
In excess of 1,000 people participate in the Burn each year.
Winners
| Year[6] | Male Winner | Country | Time | Female Winner | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Luke Boyes |  Australia | 1' 19" | Bethany Halmy | Australia | 1' 39" |
| 2023 | Luke Boyes | Australia | 1' 21" | Sarah Carli | Australia | 1' 40" |
| 2022 | Lachlan Raper | Australia | 1' 25" | Bethany Halmy | Australia | 1' 40" |
| 2021 | Event not held due to COVID-19 restrictions | |||||
| 2020 | ||||||
| 2019 | Mason Cohen | Australia | 1' 21" | Bethany Halmy | Australia | 1' 36" (=record) |
| 2018 | Mason Cohen | Australia | 1' 21" | Bethany Halmy | Australia | 1' 42" |
| 2017 | James Gurr | Australia | 1' 18" (record) | Anneliese Rubie | Australia | 1' 38" |
| 2016 | Mason Cohen | Australia | 1' 24" | Suzy Walsham | Australia | 1' 41" |
| 2015 | James Gurr | Australia | 1' 19" | Alicia Keir | Australia | 1' 42" |
| 2014 | Mason Cohen | Australia | 1' 19" | Anneliese Rubie | Australia | 1' 36" (record) |
| 2013 | Josh Ralph | Australia | 1' 26" | Suzy Walsham | Australia | 1' 45" |
| 2012 | James Gurr | Australia | 1' 23" | Frances Schmiede | Australia | 1' 45" |
| 2011 | James Gurr | Australia | 1' 21" | Frances Schmiede | Australia | 1' 50" |
| 2010 | Lachlan Renshaw | Australia | 1' 22" | Anneleise Rubie | Australia | 1' 44" |
| 2009 | Lachlan Renshaw | Australia | 1' 21" | Lara Nicod | Australia | 1' 46" |
| 2008 | Lachlan Renshaw | Australia | 1' 23" | Sianne Toemoe | Australia | 1' 46" |
| 2007 | Lachlan Renshaw | Australia | 1' 22" | Alicia Watkins | Australia | 1' 45" |
| 2006 | Lachlan Renshaw | Australia | 1' 20" | Suzy Walsham | Australia | 1' 39" |
In the 2012 edition Paralympic champion Kurt Fearnley[7] came first in the Para Burn with a time of five minutes and 26 seconds.[2]