Col Barnett continued his dominance of the Stawell Amateur Athletic Club Championship races by winning the Timekeepers Sealed Handicap Championship race on Saturday, held in the Ironbarks at the Three Jacks Reserve, near Stawell. A good field of twenty-four senior runners lined up for the 5km event. As per his usual form, Col Barnett went …
Jacinta Collier, after finishing 4th in the National Triathlon Championships in Perth last month, was too good for the rest of the field, taking out the Sportspower 5km Handicap on Saturday in cold but sunny conditions. Club founder Keith Haymes set off first over the tough, hilly course, followed by Gary Saunders, who is showing …
After a long summer break, Stawell Amateur Athletic Club runners were keen to get back into cross country running again, although the many Horsham triathletes now lining up for the winter cross country season, after a summer of training and racing, will most likely prove hard to beat in the early races. A good field …
Wet slippery conditions greeted the Stawell Amateur Athletic Club runners on Saturday for the Gary Rice Handicap held at Dadswells Bridge. Twenty-four senior runners lined up to contest the 5km race. Despite the vast sheets of water covering parts of the course after the recent rains, Peter Hilbig started quickly, taking the conditions in his …
Stawell Amateur Athletic Club held the Stephen Baird 5000m on Saturday over the demanding Bonnie Dundee Dam course. Warm conditions greeted 30 runners at the start of the Sealed Handicap with several in form runners having a chance to win. After many years of driving his daughters from Horsham to Stawell to run each week, …
Stawell Amateur Athletic Club held the Time Keeper’s Sealed Handicap on Saturday with a good field of 26 Seniors and 12 Juniors lining up for the challenging 5 km Ironbarks bushland course. After handicaps were applied it was John Collins who won by 5 seconds from Gaynor Radovic, with Peter Hilbig coming in third. Colin …
Stawell Amateur Athletic Club held the Young’s Sports Power Handicap on Saturday with a record field of sixty-two runners. Thirty-one Seniors lined up for the start in mild overcast conditions. Di Collins was the first runner away setting a steady pace in the 5 km race, soon to be chased hard by Alexia Duke. 2.5 …
Stawell Amateur Athletic Club held the Charlie Jones Handicap over a 5 km course through the Ironbark forest near Stawell on Saturday. The race was contested by twenty-seven senior runners in perfect conditions. The course was undulating with the last kilometre being all uphill. The conditions seemed to suit the in form back marker, Horsham …