Sunday 16th June 2002.
Last years winner local runner John MacKenzie broke clear early and was not headed to go on and win his second consecutive Traralgon Marathon in a fast time of 2:34:00. Perfect conditions were enjoyed by the 64 Marathon runners with 2000 winner Allambee runner Ian Cornwaite just holding of the fast finishing Peninsula Road Runner Dylan Dwyer from Northcote for second. In the ladies local triathlon champion Jodie Healey ran a well time race to win from last years winner Ashburton mother Rachel Stewart and Bells Beach runner Kerry Drever finished third.
In the Half Marathon 85 contestants saw Ringwood runner Alan Chilton run a fast 69:28 to win from Melton runner James Mundy and local Traralgon triathlete Jason Cheers. In the ladies local runner Rachel Gibney run 86:34 to hold out 14 year old promising Tyers athlete Peta Mullens and Brighton runner Julia Thorn.
In the Quarter Marathon 41 contestants saw local runner Rod Hansen run 38:40 to win from fellow local Daniel Rake and promising Junior Tyson Popplestone finished third.
In the ladies former top local junior Melissa Jones ran 44:05 to beat local top track athlete Delwyn Hewitt and Seville runner Kathryn Parker third.
Outright Results
Marathon Male: 1st John MacKenzie 2:34:00, 2nd Ian Cornthwaite 2:45:06, 3rd Dylan Dwyer 2:45:32.
Female: 1st Jodi Healey 3:29:08, 2nd Rachel Stewart 3:45:01, 3rd Kerry Drever 3:59:40.
Half Marathon Male: 1st Alan Chilton 69:28, 2nd James Mundy 74:09, 3rd Jason Cheers 76:42.
Female: 1st Rachel Gibney 86:34, 2nd Peta Mullens 89:22, 3rd Julia Thorn 100:29.
Quarter Marathon Male: 1st Rod Hanson 38:40, 2nd Daniel Rake 39:04, 3rd Tyson Popplestone 40:06.
Female: 1st Melissa Jones 44:05, 2nd Delwyn Hewitt 45:41, 3rd Kathryn Paker 47:43.
Half Marathon 21.1km
| Position | Name, Sex and Age Group. | Time. |
| 1 | Alan Chilton Open Male. | 1:09:28 |
| 2 | James Mundy Open Male. | 1:14:09 |
| 3 | Jason Cheers Open Male. | 1:16:42 |
| 4 | Darrel Cross Open Male. | 1:16:45 |
| 5 | Stephen Gilbert Open Male. | 1:17:45 |
| 6 | John Duck 40-49 Male. | 1:18:04 |
| 7 | Paul Meehan Open Male. | 1:19:03 |
| 8 | Mike Wheatley Open Male. | 1:19:28 |
| 9 | Murray Johnson Open Male. | 1:21:10 |
| 10 | Jacques Coetzee Open Male. | 1:22:08 |
| 11 | Ian Twite 40-49 Male. | 1:22:38 |
| 12 | Theo Tsichrintzis Open Male. | 1:22:48 |
| 13 | Terry Atkins 40-49 Male. | 1:23:54 |
| 14 | Daniel Robertson Open Male. | 1:24:47 |
| 15 | Richard Matison Open Male. | 1:25:33 |
| 16 | Jeff Van Den Brand Open Male. | 1:25:40 |
| 17 | Sam Defanis 50-59 Male. | 1:25:47 |
| 18 | Ian Dart Open Male. | 1:25:52 |
| 19 | Stephen Newport Open Male. | 1:26:27 |
| 20 | Rachel Gibney Open Female (1st Female) | 1:26:34 |
| 21 | Craig Cameron Open Male. | 1:27:01 |
| 22 | Dennis Stevens 50-59 Male. | 1:27:34 |
| 23 | Simon Metcalfe Open Male. | 1:27:36 |
| 24 | Ben Handicott Open Male. | 1:27:42 |
| 25 | David Leversha 40-49 Male. | 1:27:45 |
| 26 | Peta Mullens Under 18 Female. | 1:29:22 |
| 27 | Ron Aimer Open Male. | 1:32:46 |
| 28 | Deanna Blegg Open Female. | 1:33:13 |
| 29 | Tony Curry 40-49 Male. | 1:34:26 |
| 30 | Andrew Howes Open Male. | 1:34:48 |
| 31 | Doug Burns 40-49 Male. | 1:35:07 |
| 32 | Peter Chapple 40-49 Open Male. | 1:35:31 |
| 33 | Gordon Wotherspan Open Male. | 1:35:57 |
| 34 | Andrew Rodgers Open Male. | 1:37:12 |
| 35 | Adrian Masterman-Smith Under 18 Male. | 1:37:46 |
| 36 | Mark Boulton Open Male. | 1:37:49 |
| 37 | Andrew Greaves Open Male. | 1:37:59 |
| 38 | James Brown 40-49 Male. | 1:39:28 |
| 39 | Michael Engelbrecht Open Male. | 1:39:28 |
| 40 | Julia Thorn 40-49 Female. | 1:40:29 |
| 41 | Terry Stokes 40-49 Male. | 1:40:36 |
| 42 | Derek Evans Under 18 Male. | 1:40:40 |
| 43 | Sonia Brockington Open Female. | 1:40:36 |
| 44 | Rachel Eames Open Female. | 1:40:41 |
| 45 | Tom Davidson 60+ Male. | 1:40:50 |
| 46 | Barry Summersgill 50-59 Male. | 1:42:48 |
| 47 | Troy Avery Open Male. | 1:43:00 |
| 48 | Lou Durrand 40-49 Female. | 1:43:43 |
| 49 | Annette Pelgrim 40-49 Female. | 1:44:14 |
| 50 | Penelope Burgess 40-49 Female. | 1:44:49 |
| 51 | Helen Van Der Nagel 40-49 Female. | 1:45:35 |
| 52 | Nerissa Stafford Open Female. | 1:46:33 |
| 53 | James Russell Open Male. | 1:48:23 |
| 54 | Heidi Kallevsa Open Female. | 1:48:33 |
| 55 | Lynette Howse Open Female. | 1:49:42 |
| 56 | Donna Tomeski Open Female. | 1:49:47 |
| 57 | Ruby Luxford 40-49 Female. | 1:49:57 |
| 58 | David Spencer Open Male. | 1:50:02 |
| 59 | Leanne Lane Open Female. | 1:50:07 |
| 60 | Bill Burke 50-59 Male. | 1:51:10 |
| 61 | Liz Eedle Open Female. | 1:51:13 |
| 62 | Belinda Burke 40-49 Female. | 1:51:20 |
| 63 | Michael Scott Open Male. | 1:51:22 |
| 64 | Karen Ashton Open Female. | 1:51:31 |
| 65 | Jim Ried 50-59 Male. | 1:51:32 |
| 66 | Peter Grixti 50-59 Male. | 1:53:00 |
| 67 | Damien Cooper Open Male. | 1:54:59 |
| 68 | Chris Webber 50-59 Male. | 1:55:00 |
| 69 | Elaine Coetzee Open Female. | 1:56:13 |
| 70 | Debra Warne Open Female. | 1:57:47 |
| 71 | Lance Harris Open Male. | 1:57:47 |
| 72 | Rob Donaldson 40-49 Male. | 2:00:08 |
| 73 | Jenny Pruscino 40-49 Female. | 2:00:08 |
| 74 | John Jervis 60+ Male. | 2:01:06 |
| 75 | David Dickins 40-49 Male. | 2:01:51 |
| 76 | Kevin Browne 60+ Male. | 2:05:24 |
| 77 | David Jones 60+ Male. | 2:07:02 |
| 78 | Pam Longe 40-49 Female. | 2:08:37 |
| 79 | Belinda Hepcorft Open Female. | 2:08:37 |
| 80 | Ronald Leggett 60+ Male. | 2:09:37 |
| 81 | Trevor Pendrick Open Male. | 2:10:58 |
| 82 | Narelle Thatcher Open Female. | 2:10:58 |
| 83 | Helen Simmons 40-49 Female. | 2:16:50 |
| 84 | Kelly Mountford Under 18 Female. | 2:21:10 |
| 85 | Denise Mountford 50-59 Female. | 2:21:10 |
Quarter Marathon 10.548km
| Position | Name, Sex and Age Group. | Time. |
| 1 | Rod Hanson Open Male. | 38:40:00 |
| 2 | Daniel Rake Open Male. | 39:04:00 |
| 3 | Tyson Popplestone Under 18 Male. | 40:06:00 |
| 4 | Barry Boyd 50-59 Male. | 40:16:00 |
| 5 | Michael Norton Open Male. | 42:36:00 |
| 6 | Melissa Jones Open Female. (1st Female). | 44:05:00 |
| 7 | Ross Ashton 40-49 Male. | 45:06:00 |
| 8 | Stephen McLeod Open Male. | 45:26:00 |
| 9 | Delwyn Hewitt Open Female. | 45:41:00 |
| 10 | Matthew Jones Under 18 Male. | 45:57:00 |
| 11 | John Merlo Open Male. | 46:41:00 |
| 12 | Matthew Mullens Under 15 Male. | 47:03:00 |
| 13 | Ron Conway Open Male. | 47:32:00 |
| 14 | Kathryn Parker Open Female. | 47:37:00 |
| 15 | Nicholas Smith Under 18 Male. | 47:51:00 |
| 16 | Danielle McMillan Open Female. | 49:16:00 |
| 17 | Murray Longe 40-49 Male. | 50:04:00 |
| 18 | James Dowling Open Male. | 50:14:00 |
| 19 | Karyn Brewster 50-59 Male. | 52:14:00 |
| 20 | Danielle Fox Open Female. | 52:14:00 |
| 21 | Karen O'Keefe Open Female. | 52:28:00 |
| 22 | Chris Peek Under 18 Male. | 53:36:00 |
| 23 | Col Hardy 40-49 Male. | 54:23:00 |
| 24 | Kim Essex Open Female. | 56:22:00 |
| 25 | Adam Patterson Open Male. | 56:46:00 |
| 26 | Glenn Baberton Open Male. | 58:02:00 |
| 27 | David Whitling 40-49 Male. | 58:03:00 |
| 28 | Tina MacKenzie Open Female. | 58:22:00 |
| 29 | Sandra Timmer-Arends Open Female. | 58:23:00 |
| 30 | Fay Tomholt 50-59 Female. | 1:01:10 |
| 31 | Denise Strang Open Female. | 1:01:10 |
| 32 | Bill Rutherford 50-59 Male. | 1:01:52 |
| 33 | Judy Davidson 60+ Female. | 1:02:08 |
| 34 | Leanne Harris Open Female. | 1:05:17 |
| 35 | Danielle Engelbrecht Open Female. | 1:05:18 |
| 36 | Andrew Brown Open Male. | 1:08:00 |
| 37 | Natalie Thorne Open Female. | 1:08:52 |
| 38 | Mark Peek Open Male. | 1:09:13 |
| 39 | Jane Pace Open Female. | 1:15:07 |
| 40 | Rhonda Evans 50-59 Female. | 1:18:43 |
| 41 | Jocyln Apostol 40-49 Female. | 1:20:31 |