Anthony Morey, who works in the field of exploration with the Stawell Gold Mine, struck gold himself in the Ironbarks Forest last Saturday by winning the Barham Insurance Handicap at only his third start with the club. Anthony, 32, hadn’t lined up for the club since finishing in the middle of the field in the […]
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In a remarkable warm-up for the opening event of the Stawell Amateur Athletic Club season, club president Gary Howden trained in China, Vietnam, Thailand and finally in Horsham before winning the five kilometer Dooen Engineering Handicap, held in the Ironbarks Forest last Saturday. Seeming refreshed and invigorated after his extended business and pleasure trip to
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Veteran campaigner Keith Lofthouse turned the sense of old failures into back to back victories in the five kilometre Ivan McDonald Hairdressing Handicap last Saturday. Keith recalled running second in the prestigious Eaglehawk to Bendigo road race in 2002, thinking it would be “the closest I’ll ever get to glory”, when he made plans to
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A ten second lapse in concentration may have cost 2009 club champion Nathaniel Warren outright back to back honours in the championship titles, which were finalized in the Ironbarks last Saturday. Nathan had a handy points margin over his only challenger, David McAllister, as they lined up for the last race that counted, the five
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One of the club’s most decorated runners, Col Barnett, completed a satisfying comeback with a last gasp win in the five kilometre Steve Baird Handicap in the Ironbarks Forest last Saturday. In the final nail-biting 100 metres, supporters on all sides roared encouragement as the 2003-2006 club champion closed quickly on the front-running tearaways Rhonda
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2009 Club Champion Nathaniel Warren is hopeful that the successful game plan he carried into last Saturday’s three kilometres dash will secure him back to back championships for 2010. The race was held through the Ironbark forest near Stawell. The talented cross country runner surprised the flying David McAllister when he took charge at the
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Race sponsor Charlie Jones credited course experience and know how as critical factors in winning his own sixteen kilometre handicap. The race stretched all runners as they made their way through the Ironbarks Forest last Saturday. On the day he virtually wore four hats – sponsor, handicapper, runner, and course marker. “I knew every bump
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Super-girl Susie Ellis knocked off a 40 kilometre bike ride at Horsham, and met up with a group of riders from Natimuk for a 50km spin out to, the up, down Mount Arapiles, all on the morning of her winning the Stawell Curtain Centre sponsored 10km Championship last Saturday. Grinding out a solid pace on
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Horsham’s Patrick Ellis overcame a bout of self doubt brought on by a severe dose of the flu when he charged to a pugnacious win in the eight kilometres Howdens of Stawell Handicap, raced in the Ironbarks near Stawell last Saturday. “I shouldn’t have run,” Patrick wheezed after the event. “I felt really crook jogging
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Most Stawell Amateur Athletic Club race winners are thrilled with the joy of success, but Peter Barham was somewhat sheepish after winning the race he sponsors, the five kilometre Barham Insurance Handicap at Stawell last Saturday. It’s an unwritten “rule” that club sponsors are not supposed to win their own races, hence Barham’s subdued response
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