CWD : 4th February 2017

Last weekend the club run was held at the challenging Bulgas Road track. Adding to the course difficulties was the early morning warm temperature. This did not deter the runners club members with 87 starters taking on the task of one of the three distances. Oliver Chandler-Sullivan was the overall handicap winner after completing the 3km distance in 16:51 as he finished just behind the top three finishers.

The placings across each distance and their times were:

Female

3km – Sophie Martin 15:17, Molly Dean 16:03 and Alicia Ross 17:29.

5km – Amber Rich 22:54, Jessie Dean 26:22 and Ella Lamrock 26:23.

10km – Ursula Wilson 52:17, Estelle Dean 53:17 and Penny Chandler 64:36.

Male

3km – Lachlan Ross 13:39, Noah Lamrock 13:41 and Peter Mueller 16:39.

5km – Jared Sullivan 20:00, Joel Kitto 25:28 and David Ross 25:41.

10km – Nathan Sutherland 46:53, Noel Annett 50:25 and Matthew Dean 51:56.

On Wednesday at Elephant Park 56 starters crossed the mats on another hot afternoon. Leading the way as he has done recently was Rikky Bangert who set the fastest overall time of 11:57. Hot on his heels though, was little brother Elliot, who set the second fastest time of 11:59, which was a 23s personal best as he continues his recent improvement. Ursula Wilson was the fastest female as she ran 13:18 for the three laps.

Michelle Hayes was the handicap winner after running a consistent time of 16:14.

This Sunday the Club Run is at Bargwanna Road, starting at the regular time of 9am.

Information provided by Daryl Roweth