Rhonda Clark held off some strong challenges over the closing stages of the the Stawell Sportspower 5km Handicap to take out her first win with the club for several seasons. After a break of some years from running with the Stawell Amateur Athletic Club, Clarke is back and in good form. A good field of […]
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Stawell Amateur Athletic Club runner Phil Burns scored a great win in the handicap section of last Saturdays Chris Blake 3km Championship, while last years club aggregate winner Nathaniel Warren took the mud and rain in his stride to take out the open championship section. In a mass start, twenty-five senior and junior runners set
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Stawell Amateur Athletics Club runner and triathlete Gary Howden stormed home to score a clear win in last Saturdays 5km Dooen Engineering Handicap, held in the Iron Bark forest north of Stawell. Mild temperatures and mainly overcast skies provided ideal running conditions for the 29 senior runners who lined up for the second race of
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On the come back trail after a forced break earlier this year, Stawell Amateur Athletic Club runner Sharon Howden took the field by surprise when she easily won the Oscar Furniture 8km handicap last Saturday. Running from a mid field handicap, Howden set a solid pace from the start, and had rounded up the front
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Horsham based Stawell Amateur Athletic Club runner Gary Howden stormed home over the closing stages of last Saturday’s 6.5km David O Jones Mitre 10 handicap, securing his first win with the club for several seasons. Chasing second placed runner Nathaniel Warren for most of the race, Howden’s liking for tough conditions was evident as he
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Barney’s Stragglers did anything but straggle in the final leg of the Stawell Amateur Athletic Club’s annual Meumann Relays, coming from behind to clinch an exciting last minute victory. Held last Saturday, six relay teams of five members each competed over nine laps of the hilly 1900m course. Led by Col Barnett, Barney’s Stragglers team
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After some good performances earlier in the year, Paul Atherton finally broke through for his first win of the season, taking out the Stawell Amateur Athletic Club’s Barham Insurance Handicap last Saturday. Running off a tight mark, Atherton overtook more than half of the 18 strong field on his way to victory, recording a good
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Being the oldest runner in the field didn’t hold back Gary Saunders when he charged home to take out the handicap section of the Stawell Amateur Athletic Club’s combined Time Keeper’s Handicap and 5km Championship, held last Saturday. Staged as a sealed handicap, all runners set off together, with first across the line taking the
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In an all female affair, Stawell Amateur Athletic Club runners Lindy Muller, Alexa Duke and Meg Parnaby produced one of the most exciting finishes in years, when Muller claimed victory within the final few metres to the line. Competing in the Howdens of Stawell 8 kilometre handicap, Muller made the most of the 4 minute
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Horsham based Stawell Amateur Athletic Club runner Jade Merrett blitzed the field to score a clear victory in last Saturday’s 16km Charlie Jones Handicap. Fitness and strength were the key factors in the clubs longest race of the year, and Merrett proved he had both. Running from the back mark, Merrett set out hard from
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