Two sessions of acupuncture helped propel Nathan Baker to a surprise win in the ten kilometre Run For Ray Handicap at Stawell last Saturday, his first ever in a race of that distance.
A dedicated trainer and competitor, Baker was crestfallen when a hamstring strain forced him to rest and to...
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An emotional Terry Jenkins paid tribute to his old mate Ray Scott after winning the race he dearly wanted to win – the ten kilometre Run for Ray Handicap at Stawell on Saturday.
The Stawell Amateur Athletic Club race is held in memory of Ray Scott, a club stalwart who died...
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Col Barnett, one of the Stawell Amateur Athletic Club’s most decorated runners, recorded one of the most satisfying wins of his long career in the ten kilometre Run for Ray at Stawell last Saturday.
“I’ve been for five years, I’m running a minute quicker than I did last year and I’m...
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Greybeard Gary Saunders defied age, ten kilometres of hills, water hazards, tree roots and stones and a determined former club champion to easily win the fifth Run For Ray Scott at Stawell last Saturday.
Saunders, who will turn seventy-five in October, received 22 minutes start from Colin Barnett in the Stawell...
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The relentless Rhonda Rice juggernaut rolled on when the revitalised runner won her third race in three weeks and her fourth since June at Stawell last Saturday.
Thriving on an hour’s training before work on most weekday mornings, the 46-year-old veteran continued to confound her club-mates by winning the Stawell Amateur...
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Horsham’s Gary Howden continued the unexpected dominance of male athletes over female in this Stawell Amateur Athletic Club season with a narrow win in the 10 kilometre Run for Ray Scott at Stawell last Saturday.
The club’s keen contingent of female runners have won more than half of the 40-odd races...
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Female runners with the Stawell Amateur Athletic Club are on the threshold of a record-breaking 13th win in a single season after Rachel Coverdale seized on her home track advantage to win the 10 kilometre Shane and Robyn Young Sportspower Handicap at Stawell last Saturday.
Third in the Charlie Jones 16...
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Veteran runner Axel Meumann notched up his first win for several years, with a solid perfomance last Saturday to take out the Stawell Curtains Sealed Handicap 10km Championship race.
Meumann credited his overdue win to his long-term training partner and race sponsor Ray Scott. Fittingly, the Stawell Amateur Athletic Club stalwarts...
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After consistent performances all season, Murtoa teenager Ilana Jorgensen finally broke through for her first win when she took out the Stawell Curtain Centre sealed handicap last Saturday.
Nineteen senior runners set off over the hilly 10 kilometre course, with Jorgensen being challenged most of the way by Ivan McDonald. It...
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Stawell Amateur Athletic Club runner Lindy Muller produced another strong performance last Saturday to outpace the rest of the field when she took out the Stawell Curtain Centre 10km handicap.
It brought up her third win for the season.
A smaller field of 20 senior runners set off in the warm conditions...
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