A terrific turnout marked the first run of the Stawell Amateur Athletics Club 2024 season. Over 50 runners tackled the 5km, 3km and 1km distances across the Senior, Junior and Sub-Junior categories. The Ironbark Forest provided perfect conditions for the races. Jakob Davis, a long-time member and all-round sportsman who enjoys running, claimed victory in […]
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Dust off your running shoes and crank up the excitement, because the Iron Barks hosted another epic cross-country adventure at the Pyke’s Cycles Handicap! New member Alex Prockter, fueled by dreams of a sub-3:30 marathon in October, absolutely crushed the 16km figure-eight course, proving his 100km+ weekly training is paying off! Tom Walker may have
A large field of runners gathered for the first of three combined races with the Stawell and Ararat Cross Country Club at Three Jacks Track in the Ironbark State Forest with 31 SAAC runners joining SACCC. The two clubs enjoy coming together to run and Ararat locals were happy to leave the drizzle of rain
On a beautiful Saturday morning, Kathleen Rickard started the Team Relay event. Kathleen has sponsored the Team trophy since its inclusion many years ago. Points are awarded at each race and the trophy is presented at the conclusion of the running season. The Santuccione family runners; Nash, Kade, Sienna and Paul finished first (winning time
It was a chilly but sunny morning that greeted runners for the Keith Haymes Championship. Hodges Track in the Ironbark’s proved once again to be a fitting challenge for the championship with 11 runners takingon the 5km course. Less than a minute separated first and third in the fiercely contested championship race. Sienna Santuccione claimed
A perfect Autumn morning greeted Stawell Amateur Athletic Club for the S & K Watson Handicap. Fourteen runners completed the roller coaster of hills in the challenging 5km course in the Ironbark Forest. This was the first staggered handicap start for the season. A close finish with a minute separating between first and third. Gary
The third round of the Stawell Amateur Athletic Club season saw the club host our first Friday night run. 49 runners competed across the seniors 5k, juniors 3k and sub-juniors 1k distances for the Edge’s Ironbark Dash. The run was followed by a social BBQ tea at the clubhouse. Senior and junior runners enjoyed an
The second round of the Stawell Amateur Athletic Club season saw three or four of the Davies family runners place with Claire coming third in the seniors, and Hunter coming second just in front of his brother Flynn in the sub-juniors. Leon Monaghan won the senior’s 5k loop, culminating with the much dreaded ‘Bonnie Dundee’
The first run on the Stawell Amateur Athletic Club syllabus saw 48 runners tackle the 5km, 3km and 1km distances across the senior, junior and sub-junior categories. The Iron Bark Forest provided some shade to runners on an unseasonably warm March day. Leon Monaghan attributed training on Big Hill to his win by nearly 3
