2008 Race
19 teams
4 solo competitors
154 participants
| TEAM NAME | TIME |
| Junction Jokers | 8 hrs 02 min 30 sec |
| Emerald Springs Sprinters | 8 hrs 22 min 41 sec |
| The Roadrunners | 8 hrs 51 min 38 sec |
| Vital Signs | 8 hrs 54 min |
| Speed of Light | 8 hrs 58 min 36 sec |
| SunWater | 9 hrs 38 min 51 sec |
| Tablelands Regional Council | 9 hrs 38 min 28 sec |
| Team Chillagoe | 10 hrs 14 min 02 sec |
| Gladiator Girls | 10 hrs 35 min 59 sec |
| Sombreros | 11 hrs 02 min 31 sec |
| Team Telstra | 11 hrs 27 min 08 sec |
| Don’t Panic | 11 hrs 45 min 53 sec |
| David Wood
Solo competitor Solo Race Record |
15 hrs 58 min 44 sec |
| Mad Runners | 16 hrs 38 min 24 sec |
| Sandoro Soncin
Solo competitor |
20 hrs 55 min 28 sec |
| Thunder Birds | 22 hrs 00 min 28 sec |
| Chillagoe Fossil (Jon Booth)
Solo competitor |
23 hrs 13 min 56 sec |
| Terry McClelland
Solo competitor |
17 hrs 00 min 26 sec |
| Mareeba State High
One day only |
2 hrs 36 min 30 sec |
Great Wheelbarrow Race 2026
Fundraising Amounts
Year Amount
2007 $13,480
2008 $14,200
2009 $44,398
2010 $87,315
2011 $123,000
2012 $153,000
2013 $461,000
2014 $437,000
2015 $243,300
2016 $200,000
2017 $195,289
2018 $110,000
2019 $140,000
2020 COVID-19
2021 COVID-19
2022 $132,230
2023 $189,389
2024 $93,342
2025 $261,787
Total $2,898,730 which is outstanding for any sporting event.