Race 20 of the 2024 season, took place in wet conditions again, the End of Season Run and Juniors Day. A big thank you to all the participants, supporters, and volunteers who made this event a memorable one!
Today with the focus being on the Juniors was run in reverse order to allow all the parents and friends to gather and support the Juniors and enjoy lunch and presentations afterwards.
Long Course Overview (5km):
Today saw Angela Spicer claim victory, with Callum Spicer 2nd, Phil Spicer 3rd and Sarah Menzie 4th, all sprinting towards the line behind her with only ~2 seconds between them. The fastest male was Patrick Moroney posting the fastest time of 19:35 and Sarah Menzie leading the females in 21:27, both incredible times for a not quite flat course with Sarah claiming a couple of Strava Crowns.
Short Course Action (3km):
Was wonderful to see Melinda Bramich get up for a victory today ahead of Morgan Howell in second, both running very well. Adam Tibballs was finishing fast in Third and with a very late Matthew Zegveld in Fourth after missing the start of the 5k. Charlie Reese clocked the fastest junior male time at 11:39, chasing Matthew Zegveld, showing his impressive speed and experience with pacing to finish in 11:01. Talia Bramich took the top honors in the junior females in 17:44.
Junior Course Highlights (1.5km):
Darcy Staak took the top honors in the juniors ahead of Chloe Marsh. Edith Tibballs holding off Harvey Tibballs in third and fourth. Chloe Marsh recorded the fastest time at 6:38 and Harvey Tibballs the males in 7:35.
IMPORTANT END SEASON INFORMATION:
Next weekend – That’s the Season Completed, time for a bit of a break, with some of the committee still enjoying the tropics in the Kimberleys, some even further afield overseas and Caine and Sarah off to Flinders Island Running Festival. The next event will be the Rail Trail Run & Ride please message our Facebook page for a code if interested or if happy to assist. We will have a few people timing the events over the weekend and will do the pre-event course marking and sweep.
End of season dinner is Friday 27th September at Iron Horse. This will include the short course presentations, and all are welcome. More information to follow and tickets should be available on the website shortly.
AGM is the end of November date to be confirmed. If you want to have an input into the future of the club or perhaps to join the committee all positions will be available as per the constitution.
If you have a shield from recent years, can you please hand them back so to that we can work on getting all the names onto the website and some images generated.
Looking Ahead:
Next week, maybe a parkrun or a walk or if you enjoyed the track, Northern Tas Masters will be running over summer on Saturdays and usually commences in October.
Rail Trail Run & Ride and many other events,
For any questions or additional information, feel free to reach out. We look forward to seeing you at the next race!
