Dugdale Dash (relays) Relay team Charlie’s Chumps set a cracking pace from the start to dominate the Stawell Amateur Athletic Club’s annual cross country relay challenge, the Dugdale Dash. A good field of 40 senior, junior and sub-junior runners made up the 8 teams of 5 runners each. The sub-juniors led off over the 1900m …
After struggling for form earlier this season, a determined Sharon Howden backed up her second placing from the previous week with a gutsy win last Saturday, taking out the Howdens of Stawell 8km Handicap. Perfect running conditions greeted the large field of 32 senior Stawell Amateur Athletic Club runners who set off on the first …
Stawell Sportspower Handicap & Grand Prix Long time club member and veteran runner Gary Saunders proved that being the eldest runner in the field was no barrier when he held off all challengers to take out the Stawell Amateur Athletic Club Sportspower Handicap last Saturday, held over a fast 5000m course in the Three Jacks …
Allison Dugdale, after a year off to have a baby, has come back stronger than ever to take out the Stawell Amateur Athletic Club Time Keeper’s Sealed Handicap 5km Championship (what a mouthfull!) last Saturday. The race was held over a challenging 5000m course through the Iron Bark Reserve north of Stawell. Being a combined …
Unseasonally warm conditions greeted the 22 senior runners who lined up for the Stawell Amateur Athletic Club McDonald Hairdressing Handicap, held in the Iron Bark Reserve north of Stawell. The 8km course was the longest so far this season and was a challenge to some, with course marker Charlie Jones finding plenty of variety to …
Stawell Amateur Athletic Club staged their first combined Aggregate and Championship race for the season with the Chris Blake Sealed Handicap 3km Championship, held in the Iron Bark Reserve north of Stawell. Dry but ideal conditions greeted the nineteen senior runners who lined up to battled for line honours over a very challenging, hilly course. …
Warm dry conditions greeted the 22 senior, 7 junior and 11 sub-junior cross country runners who lined up for the Stawell Amateur Athletic Club Stephen Baird Handicap. The course took in the Bonnie Dundee Dam at the north end of the Iron Bark Reserve, with a few long steady hill climbs, and the most challenging …
Parnaby Pace Sealed Handicap Stawell Amateur Athletic Club launched the 2005 cross country running season with the Parnaby Pace Sealed Handicap, held in perfect conditions in the Iron Barks reserve north of Stawell. Twenty-three senior runners lined up for the challenging 5000 metre course. Being a sealed handicap, with all runners starting together and handicaps …
Stan Watson triumphed in a closely fought battle with Jacinta Collier to take out the Stawell Amateur Athletic Club Handicap held last Saturday. Eighteen senior runners set off in fine conditions over the demanding 8km course, with Gary Saunders first runner away. At the half way mark Jacinta Collier and Stan Watson were well positioned, …
After his third placing last week Steve Baird found that little bit extra to finish strongly and take out the Stawell Amateur Athletics Club David O Jones Mitre 10 handicap on Saturday. Starting from the Three Jacks Reserve north-west of Stawell, seventeen senior runners lined up in perfect sunny conditions for the 6.5 km race. …