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 […]
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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
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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
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On the come back trail after a forced break earlier this year, Stawell Amateur Athletic Club runner Sharon Howden took the field by surprise when she easily won the Oscar Furniture 8km handicap last Saturday. Running from a mid field handicap, Howden set a solid pace from the start, and had rounded up the front
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A smaller field of 18 senior Stawell Amateur Athletic Club runners fronted up in cold gusty conditions to tackle the 8km Oscar Furniture Handicap. The race was held around the Centre Road area of the Iron Bark Reserve, north of the clubrooms at North Park. Carolyn Lehmann lead the field away, followed by Hanne Blair
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Oscar Furniture Handicap & Grand Prix After a delayed start to the season and struggling for early form, Stawell Amateur Athletic Club runner Ivan McDonald finally found his rhythm in last Saturday’s Oscar Furniture 8km Handicap, scoring an impressive win from the 22 strong senior field. Front markers Carolyn Lehmann and Marg Hyde led the
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