Bob Freeland, a “class of 1966” foundation member of the Stawell Amateur Athletic Club sacrificed a week of “beer and biscuits” to win his first ever 16 kilometre Charlie Jones Handicap in the Stawell Ironbarks last Saturday. Freeland, 63, likes a beer but he is otherwise a dedicated adherent to a healthy diet and a […]
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A barnstorming finish by club veteran Keith Lofthouse prevented the flying femmes from charging to an eighth win in the tenth race of the season through the Ironbarks Forest last Saturday. Only 16 seconds – one for each kilometre – thwarted Sharon Howden’s bid for a second victory this season after five thirds and an
Horsham runners issued an unspoken challenge to their comrades in Stawell when Glenn Ryan became the fifth athlete from further west to win a race with the club this season. Glenn’s win, the first of his short career, meant that the score is five-all in the ten races conducted by the cross-country club so far
Race sponsor Charlie Jones credited course experience and know how as critical factors in winning his own sixteen kilometre handicap. The race stretched all runners as they made their way through the Ironbarks Forest last Saturday. On the day he virtually wore four hats – sponsor, handicapper, runner, and course marker. “I knew every bump
After coming in a close second the week before, Stawell Amateur Athletic Club runner Ted Zgainski went one better in the 16km Charlie Jones Handicap last Saturday. Zgainski stormed to victory by a more than a minute. Held over a testing course through the Iron Bark forest north of Stawell, Zgainski set a solid pace
Stawell Amateur Athletic Club runner, Owen Roper, made the tough 16km Charlie Jones Handicap look easy last Saturday, storming to victory by a clear 45 seconds in the closing stages of the race. Held over a testing course through the Iron Bark forest north of Stawell, Roper set a solid pace from the start. Running
Horsham based Stawell Amateur Athletic Club runner Jade Merrett blitzed the field to score a clear victory in last Saturday’s 16km Charlie Jones Handicap. Fitness and strength were the key factors in the clubs longest race of the year, and Merrett proved he had both. Running from the back mark, Merrett set out hard from
Months of endurance training for a half ironman event later this year helped Stawell Amateur Athletic Club runner Susie Ellis surge to victory during the final stages of last Saturdays 16km Charlie Jones Handicap. The race was held through the Iron Bark Reserve north of Stawell. A keen but smaller group of 17 senior runners
Cold and cloudy conditions greeted the Stawell Amateur Athletic Club cross country runners who took up the 16km challenge provided by the Charlie Jones Handicap, held in the bushland off Commercial Road, near Stawell Airport. Damp conditions and large puddles made some sections of the course tricky for the 20 seniors runners who lined up
Stawell Amateur Athletic Club held the Charlie Jones sponsored 16km handicap last Saturday with an impressive field of 17 senior runners lining up for the longest cross country of the year. With many of the runners training for the Adelaide Marathon in August, it looked as if they would dominate the field and battle out