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Merrett Blitzes Field
in 10 Miler
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| Jade Merrett |
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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 the start,
showing no signs of the arduous half marathon that
he completed the week before.
Giving the 23 strong
senior field up to 41 minutes start, he tackled
the often muddy and slippery conditions with confidence.
By the half way point, he
had made up 5 minutes on the next group of runners
in front of him, and then continued to mow down
the rest of the field until he hit the front
with about 1200m to go.
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| Nat
Watson |
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Merrettt went on to cross
the line with a clear winning margin of 3 minutes
from invitational runner Charlie Jones (officially
unplaced), and also post the fastest race time
of 60min 6sec.
The minor placings were fought out between Nathaniel
Warren, Owen Roper and Adrian Tyler, with Tyler
grabbing second place with about 900m to go. Warren
ran well for third with Roper fourth.
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| Liam
Scott |
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Susie Ellis was the first female home in a time
of 1:13:06
The juniors ran two laps
of a 2km circuit, with Nat Watson running strongly
to hold out back marker Daniel Faravoni for
first place.Emily Parnaby had a race long battle
with Emma Kelly, and just crossed the line 1sec
in front for third place.
Daniel Faravoni
ran the fastest junior time of 18min 55sec with
Emily Parnaby the fastest girl in 21min 35sec.
Sub-junior back marker
Liam Scott also streeted the field to win by 13sec
from Elly Barnett, with Liam Burns third. Scott was
the fastest sub-junior in 9min 56sec. Elly Barnett
was the fastest girl in 11min 49sec.
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