On Saturday 27th August, the SAAC gathered in Halls Gap for the Lois Trimble King of the Mountain event. Lois has been a valued sponsor for many years and presented the winning sashes to Jess Maffescioni and Nathan Baker. Leon Monaghan won the event after handicaps were applied. “I try to run 5km three times […]
Trail Running
Champion schoolboy athlete Tom Walker added yet another feather to his colourfully plumed cap when he brilliantly won the Stawell Amateur Athletic Club’s King of the Mountain at Halls Gap last Saturday. During the week, the sixteen-year-old speedster had smashed peer-group runners to win the 800, 1500, and 3000 metres events at the Great Western
The cream rose to the top on the foothills of Halls Gap when the Stawell Amateur Athletic Club’s elite fought out the finish of the five kilometre King of the Mountain last Saturday. In a breathtakingly tight contest, rookie Rob Blythman broke through for his maiden win in the prestigious handicap event finishing the downhill