Stawell Amateur Athletic Club made the journey to Cameron Rd, Horsham last Saturday for the Horsham Telstra Shop 6500m Handicap, which also served as the first of the Grand Prix series of races. The Aggregate race winner also wins the Grand Prix event, and earns points towards the series total. An excellent turnout of 60 …
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 …
President’s Handicap Bob Freeland topped off a great running season by taking out the Stawell Amateur Athletic Club President’s Handicap last Saturday, held over a challenging Big Hill course. Being the last race of the year, and with the senior and junior aggregates as well as the teams trophy all still up for grabs, it …
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, …
Alexa Duke continued her impressive form this season to take out the Stawell Amateur Athletic Club Garry Rice Handicap held last Saturday at Dadwells Bridge. Run over a flat 5km course, 22 senior runners lined up for the third last race of the season. Finding the flat conditions to her liking, Duke forged to the …
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. …
Alexa and Greta Duke made it a family double when mother and daughter took out the senior and junior sections of the Stawell Amateur Athletic Club Barham’s Insurance Handicap last Saturday. In fine but cold conditions, nineteen senior runners set off on the 8km two lap course through the ironbarks, with Alexa Duke making her …
Stawell Amateur Athletic Club held the Stawell Curtain Centre 10km Championship last Saturday at the Rifle Range Reserve, in fine conditions. The race marked the three quarter point of the cross country season, with fourteen senior runners still in contention to win the 2004 club aggregate. It was also the last of the championship races …
Weights Mitre 10 Handicap Months of training for the upcoming Adelaide Marathon paid off for Gary Howden as he blitzed the field last Saturday in the Stawell Amateur Athletic Club Weights Mitre 10 Handicap. Fine conditions greeted the small field of 15 senior runners who set off for the 10km race along the banks of …