Peter Barham had heard tall tales but true about the “hill of horrors” at Troopers Camp but tackled it for the first time in atrocious conditions last Saturday and scored an emotional second win this season with the Club. The torturous ten kilometre Run for Ray over treacherous rocks, boulders and exposed tree roots seemed …
The amazing transformation of former Horsham couch potato Tim Harris into a formidable athlete rolled on at Roses Gap last Saturday when he tamed the infamous “hill of horrors” at Roses Gap to win the toughest race on the club’s calendar. The reborn Tim, who once found it difficult to roll his 100 kilogram bulk …
Mountain goat Anthony Morey made a mockery of the claim that the Oscar’s Furniture race at Rose’s Gap is one of the toughest eleven kilometres on the masochist’s calendar when he used the event as a warm-up for the Adelaide Half-Marathon on Sunday – and won! Anthony, 33, who only commenced competitive cross country last …
A grimly determined Paul Atherton broke a four year drought with the club when he mastered the “hill of horrors”, to win the Oscar Furniture Troopers Camp Handicap. The race was held over eleven gruelling kilometres at Roses Gap last Saturday. Paul had not won since the much less demanding race at Dadswells Bridge in …
Stawell Amateur Athletic Club rookie David McAllister stunned more seasoned runners with a pugnacious “first-up” win in the Oscar Furniture Troopers Camp Handicap at Roses Gap last Saturday. Until recently McAllister, who had previously focused on organised fun runs, marathons and charity runs, was content to spend his Saturday afternoons pumping iron or pounding out …
A fine clear day greeted the 22 senior runners who fronted for the Troopers Camp Handicap, held from Troopers Camp on the Roses Gap to Wartook Road, in the Grampians. Run as a sealed handicap, all runners set off together to tackle the challenging 11km course, which took in a very steep climb over one …
Making up for his poor season last year, Stawell Amateur Athletic Club runner John Collins produced another strong performance last Saturday to score his second win for the season, taking out the 11 kilometer Trooper’s Camp Handicap. Set over a hilly circular course from Troopers Camp in the Grampians, Collins pushed hard all the way, …
