Stawell Amateur Athletic Club runner, Owen Roper, made the tough 16km Charlie Jones Handicap look easy last Saturday, storming to victory by a clear 45 seconds in the closing stages of the race. Held over a testing course through the Iron Bark forest north of Stawell, Roper set a solid pace from the start. Running […]
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Visiting Chinese University student Wen Zhai led from start to finish to score a gutsy win in last Saturday’s Stawell Amateur Athletic Club 5km Stephen Baird handicap. Running in only her fifth race with the club, Wen has shown considerable determination and great improvement, especially since she had not run further than 800 metres in
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Stawell Amateur Athletic club runner Sarah Ellis took the mud and hills in her stride last Saturday, taking out the McDonald’s Hairdressing Handicap with a strong and determined effort. The steadily improving Ellis notched up her first senior win after stepping up from the junior ranks at the beginning of the season. Held over a
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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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Having already cemented the Keith Haymes Senior Aggregate with a third placing last week, Nathaniel Warren topped off a very successful season by taking out the final race of the year, the Lois Trimble handicap. Held over Stawell’s Big Hill, the 20 senior runners tackled the testing 5km course in very warm conditions. By the
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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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After consistent performances all season, Murtoa teenager Ilana Jorgensen finally broke through for her first win when she took out the Stawell Curtain Centre sealed handicap last Saturday. Nineteen senior runners set off over the hilly 10 kilometre course, with Jorgensen being challenged most of the way by Ivan McDonald. It was not until a
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