{"id":18083,"date":"2025-05-01T08:00:41","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T22:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/?p=18083"},"modified":"2025-05-01T10:57:53","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T00:57:53","slug":"griffith-genesis-the-nathan-dash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/2025\/05\/01\/griffith-genesis-the-nathan-dash\/","title":{"rendered":"Griffith Archive: The Nathan Dash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Griffith Archive\u2019s newest online exhibition, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/griffitharchive.griffith.edu.au\/nodes\/view\/1308\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Griffith Genesis \u2013 The Nathan Dash,<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> provides a brief look at our history of corporate races. Beginning with the Great Griffith Ring Road Race held in 1980, through to 1989\u2019s Spine Sprint and Campus Canter (our first fun run), and finishing with today\u2019s Nathan Dash and corporate fun runs.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Our university\u2019s first competitive sprint race, the Spine Sprint, was held in 1989 at our Brisbane South (Nathan) campus. Competitors ran 500 metres along the spine (Johnson Path). Today\u2019s Nathan Dash, originating from this initial sprint, is also run along Johnson Path. However, this modern-day iteration of our blue riband sprint race is now run over 660 metres and cuts out the gruelling uphill component that was a feature of the Spine Sprint.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18092\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18092\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18092 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2025\/05\/picture-300x169.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2025\/05\/picture-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2025\/05\/picture-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2025\/05\/picture-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2025\/05\/picture-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2025\/05\/picture-2048x1152.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18092\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Inaugural Campus Canter winner, Nick Adams (1989)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW63430273 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-AU\" xml:lang=\"EN-AU\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW63430273 BCX0\">Read more about Griffith\u2019s history of corporate and competitive runs<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW63430273 BCX0\">,<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW63430273 BCX0\"> and other unique Griffith history <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW63430273 BCX0\">i<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW63430273 BCX0\">n the <\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW63430273 BCX0\" href=\"https:\/\/griffitharchive.griffith.edu.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW63430273 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-AU\" xml:lang=\"EN-AU\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW63430273 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Griffith Archive<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW63430273 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-AU\" xml:lang=\"EN-AU\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW63430273 BCX0\">.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW63430273 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-16222 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2023\/06\/Collection-tagline-300x73.png\" alt=\"Griffith University logo. 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