Moe’s Half Marathon Horham tri-athlete and marathon runner Susie Ellis withstood the relentless charge of Ray Scott by the narrowest of margins to score her second Stawell Amateur Athletic Club win for the season, when she took out the inaugural Moe’s Half Marathon, held last Saturday along the banks of Horsham’s Wimmera River. Cold showery …
A steadily improving Paul Atherton finally bettered his 2 previous second placings this season, when he came home strongly to take out the Lindsay Kent Memorial 8km Championship by almost a minute. Run as a combined sealed handicap and championship race, all runners started together. First across the line takes the championship points, then handicaps …
Col Barnett made the Stawell Amateur Athletic Clubs toughest race of the season look easy, taking 25 seconds off his last years time, when he took out the 3000m Advance Bricks King of the Mountain, held last Saturday up the slopes of Mt Rosea. Run as a sealed handicap, with all runners starting together, the …
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 …
Cold and cloudy conditions greeted the Stawell Amateur Athletic Club cross country runners who took up the 16km challenge provided by the Charlie Jones Handicap, held in the bushland off Commercial Road, near Stawell Airport. Damp conditions and large puddles made some sections of the course tricky for the 20 seniors runners who lined up …
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 …
Steggall Family Handicap & Grand Prix Stawell Amateur Athletic Club held the Steggall Family Handicap at the picturesque Halls Gap recreation reserve in conditions ideal for running. The 6500m handicap incorporated a scenic route up and around the Grampians foothills. The track was definitely the most challenging this season and sorted out the 28 senior …
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. …