CWD : 26th January 2019

It was a very busy morning for Orange Runners Club last Sunday. We had our best ever turnout at a trail run with 34 members taking on the testing Kinross Forest. Well done to David & Alicia Ross and Leanne Corcoran and Iain McLean for their great work behind the scenes. Challenging and scenic!  Placegetters for the two courses were:

6km (160m elevation gain)

Female
1. Leanne Corcoran 40.30
2. Claire Blair 53.56
3. Kietta-Raye Shaw 54.45

Male:
1. Rikky Bangert 34.53
2. Scott Behrendorff 35.00
3. Lachlan Ross 40.30

15km (460m elevation gain)

Female:
1. Luisa Sims 2:03:00
2. Alison Spurway 2:08:00
3. Fiona Roberts 2:08:00

Male:
1. Iain McLean 1:30:35
2. Joel Broadfoot 1:38:47
3. Dave Ross 1:39:35

Then it was the 9am instalment at Endeavour Oval. Well done to Jenna Boucher (25 runs), Hughie Corcoran (200 runs) and Jack Daintith (600 runs) who were presented with their achievement medals.  Congratulations to Wayne Stewart who was the handicap winner for the day (5.2km in 28:28).

Placegetters were:

2.6km
Male:
1. Blake Gleeson 11:41
2. Jack Daintith 12:39
3. Dave Craig 13.16
Female:
1. Milla Jurd 12:44
2. Ursula Wilson 13.59
3. Lucy Jurd 15.55

5.2km
Female:
1. Liz Simpson 23.03
2. Leanne Corcoran 24.47
3. Kelly Gleeson 24.55
Male:
1. Jackson Boucher 23.14
2. Hugh Daintith 24.33
3. Jamie Corcoran 27.10

7.8km
Male:
1. Alistair Merrifield 38.32
2. Basil Baldwin 49.36
3. Jai Anlezark 54.55
Female:
1. Amber Rich 35.47
2. Mel Bolton 49.45
3. Rhonda Jones 55.17

10.4km
Female:
1. Alicia Anlezark 56.41
2. Anna Daintith 1:06:22
3. Kim/Jane 1:06:42
Male:
1. Anthony Daintith 49.55
2. Daryl Roweth 58.30
3. Stephen Blackwood 1.02.03

It was hot again on Wednesday afternoon – but we made it all in time before the storm arrived! Congratulations to the very determined Alicia Anlezark on clocking up 50 club runs today. Well done to Hadden Bennett and Jeremy Curtin who ran PB’s this week.  Mr Consistency Simon Lun was the handicap winner running the 3 laps in a time of 13:47.

Placegetters this week:

Male:
1. Ethan Buesnel 10.23
2. Anthony Daintith 11.21
3. Mitch Essex 11.49

Female:
1. Leanne Corcoran 12.03
2. Lee Ross 13.04
3. Milla Jurd 13.53

Tomorrow’s run is at Favell Road (starting at Byng Church) – 3k, 5.5k, 8.1k and 11.3k options.

The Orange Running Festival is coming up very quickly (2-3 March) – perfect time to enter and pay the early bird price (by 3 February).  Plenty of race options for the whole family – 2km, 5km, 10km, half marathon and marathon.  Register online at the festival website (www.orangerunningfestival.com.au).