After some great performances in the junior ranks Nat Watson is starting to make his presence felt in the senior rankings, taking out the Gary Rice Handicap on Saturday. The race was held from Garry and Rhonda’s lovely property on the outskirts of Stawell, with the 5km race being held around the picturesque vineyard, now …
Wet and muddy conditions greeted the 21 senior and junior runners last Saturday for the Barhams Insurance 5km Handicap. Constant rain dampened the enthusiasm of the field, but you cannot stop a keen runner when he sees a starting line!!! Front marker Gary Saunders was the first to brave the downpour, but was quickly reeled …
After the long summer break, the Stawell Amateur Athletic Club staged its first race for the 2009 season with the 5km Dooen Engineering Handicap, held last Saturday. Staged as a Sealed Handicap, all runners set off together, with handicaps applied after the race. The mild but overcast conditions were ideal, as the senior runners set …
Stawell Amateur Athletic Club runner Steve Baird put his seal on the Club Aggregate last Saturday, when he took out the second last race for the season, the 5km Garry Rice Handicap. With many good performances over the season, including some minor placings, Baird went into the race 6 points ahead of his nearest rival, …
Twenty senior Stawell Amateur Athletic Club runners braved the chilly 8 degree temperatures last Saturday to contest the Time Keeper’s 5km Championship. Held as a sealed handicap, with all runners starting together, first runner home was awarded the championship points, then handicaps are applied to decide the race winner. After the mass start, the field …
Visiting Chinese University student Wen Zhai led from start to finish to score a gutsy win in last Saturday’s Stawell Amateur Athletic Club 5km Stephen Baird handicap. Running in only her fifth race with the club, Wen has shown considerable determination and great improvement, especially since she had not run further than 800 metres in …
Rhonda Clark held off some strong challenges over the closing stages of the the Stawell Sportspower 5km Handicap to take out her first win with the club for several seasons. After a break of some years from running with the Stawell Amateur Athletic Club, Clarke is back and in good form. A good field of …
Stawell Amateur Athletics Club runner and triathlete Gary Howden stormed home to score a clear win in last Saturdays 5km Dooen Engineering Handicap, held in the Iron Bark forest north of Stawell. Mild temperatures and mainly overcast skies provided ideal running conditions for the 29 senior runners who lined up for the second race of …
Having already cemented the Keith Haymes Senior Aggregate with a third placing last week, Nathaniel Warren topped off a very successful season by taking out the final race of the year, the Lois Trimble handicap. Held over Stawell’s Big Hill, the 20 senior runners tackled the testing 5km course in very warm conditions. By the …
Notching up his second win for the year, in form runner Paul Atherton took the warm conditions in his stride last Saturday in taking out the Stawell Amateur Athletic Club’s Garry Rice Handicap. Run over a 5000 metre course at Dadswells Bridge, Atherton beat home a field of 17 senior runners in a time of …