On a wet, rainy dreary day SAAC traveled to Rupanyup for the Tylers’ Hardware 8km Handicap. Adrian and Kel Tyler both ran the course and Vicki Tyler provided morning tea and an amazing cake for the raffle prize. Adrian finished in just over 40 minutes with a very consistent effort and Kel crossed the line […]
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The SAAC combined with SACCC on a wet and wild Sunday for the third and last combined run of the 2022 season. Host and sponsor Gary & Rhonda Rice marked out a tough undulating 6.5km course around the vineyard. Elise Monaghan 34:04 was the fastest female and Andrew Sos was first across the line in
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On a special day honoring Keith Lofthouse the club gathered in the Ironbarks for a 6.5km challenging course. Fastest across the line was Bridget Spackman from Ballarat who joined her husband and sons in honour of Keith. On adjusted times Belinda Amess won ahead of the fastest male Colin Barnett and Simon Edge claimed third
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On Saturday 26th June the SAAC gathered in the Ironbarks for the Kieran Ryan 5km Handicap. We thank Kieran for his support over many years as a runner and sponsor. Starting off scratch and crossing the line first was winner Bob Freeland running sub-35-minute. An impressive run after a trip north which included a 10km
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On a chilly winter morning, SAAC joined sister club SACCC for the L.W. Kent Memorial Championship race. We would like to thank Mary Kent for her sponsorship and support. The club honored the passing of club stalwart Keith Lofthouse with a service and a minute of silence. Keith was president from 2013-to 2017 when David
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It’s been over 4 years since Matilda has experienced a win with the club. Her last was the 5km Rupanyup Garden Centre in April 2018. With two years of COVID and changes to her work schedule, Matilda hasn’t been able to attend as many SAAC events as she would have liked. The 42-year-old mum hasn’t
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On an overcast misty morning, the SAAC raced with SACCC for the first of three combined races this season. The club would like to thank Best’s Winery for their sponsorship and venue for the race. Peter Hilbig ran an excellent cross country race to storm home by 47 seconds ahead of Terry Jenkins and Leon
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The S & K Watson handicap marked the 7th SAAC race of the season with 14 races to go. Thanks so much to Stan and Karen for their sponsorship and for coming along to support the race. Drew Christain claimed victory by 7 seconds over Elise Monaghan and then 4 seconds back was Claire Davies.
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On a true Autumn day, the SAAC cross country runners met at the Bonnie Dundee track for the Stephen Baird Handicap, with the infamous uphill finish. Drew Christain claimed victory in a fast time of 23:31 ahead of Claire Davies and Peter Hilbig. It was Drew’s second SAAC win from 2 seasons of running. He
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Winning the Stawell Toyota 8km handicap, was the icing on the cake for 18-year-old Monaghan. A clear victory with a 90-second lead over second place getter Simon Edge and two minutes clear of third placer, Drew Christian. Elise has put a lot of time into her running recently and ran a sub 6 minutes in
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