It was a day of doubles, dominated by the girls, when the region’s running clubs got together for the inaugural Best’s Winery Cross Country Classic at Great Western last Saturday. Kayleen Urquhart and Sharon Howen, who fought out the finish of the Stawell Amateur Athletic Club’s five kilometre Stephen Baird Handicap the previous weekend, stunned […]
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Kayleen Urquhart warmed up for a tilt at the Sydney Marathon in September by breaking through for her first-ever cross country win in the Stephen Baird five kilometre handicap at Stawell last Saturday. Urquhart, whose running goal is to finish a marathon in every state and territory in Australia, had won triathlons with Melbourne’s
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Inspired by husband Gary’s post-holiday win just three days after stepping off a plane from Los Angeles, wife Sharon Howden emulated his feat by winning the David O Jones Mitre 10 Handicap at Stawell exactly one week later. Sharon finished eighth, more than three minutes behind Gary in the Stawell Amateur Athletic Club’s eight kilometre
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From the rolling hills of San Francisco, to the High Line of New York, to Mission Beach at San Diego Gary Howden ran everywhere he could while on a three week holiday and was rewarded with a win in the eight kilometre Stawell Toyota Handicap at Stawell last Saturday just two days after his return.
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