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Ellis takes out
Chris Blake Championship
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| Patrick Ellis |
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Stawell Amateur
Athletic Club staged the first of four championship
races on Saturday with the Chris Blake 3km Championship.
The race was held along a straight stretch of
road in the Ironbark forest on the edge of Stawell,
which made for a fast hilly course.
Defending
Champion Colin Barnett had no trouble maintaining
his unbeaten record in championship
races from last year, and lead
the field of 24 runners across the line
to
win in a time of 10min 48sec.
Adrian Tyler,
well
suited to the shorter distances, finished
second with Charlie Jones third.
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| Karl
Scott |
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Jacinta Collier
was first female across the line and won the female
Championship from Fiona O'Brien
second, and Sharon Howden finished third.
After
handicaps were applied it was Patrick Ellis,
running exceptionally well this season after
a long summer of triathlon racing, who came
out the
winner. Adrian Tyler was second with Fiona
O'Brien third.
The Junior 3km
Championship produced a good field of 14 runners.
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| Abbey
Steggall |
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Starting at the same
time as the
seniors, a lot of the younger runners
finished in front of there more experience competitors.
At
the finish it was Karl Scott who crossed the
line first to win the Championship in a great
time of 11min 49sec from Aaron van den Hoek,
with Naomi
Jamieson third. Naomi also won the girls Championship.
After the handicaps were applied it was Karl
Scott again the winner from Shaun Parnaby second,
and Harry Steggall
third.
The Sub-Juniors ran an out and back 1km course
with Abbey Steggall, who was just pipped
on the line last week, finally getting her
win,
taking
out the
handicap from Richard Dugdale in second place,
and
with Liam Scott third. Liam also ran
the fastest time of 4min 30sec.
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