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Merrett King of the
Mountain
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| Jade
Merrett |
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Horsham runner Jade Merrett
powered away from the rest of the field in the
first 200 metres of the race, when he claimed this
years Advance Bricks King of the Mountain title.
A good field of 33 senior
and junior runners lined up for the toughest race
of the year, a 3 kilometre out and back course
up the side of the mountain range near Boronia
Peak, at Halls Gap.
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| Shaun
Parnaby |
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Held as a sealed handicap,
the whole field started together, with Merrett
breaking clear almost straight away.
Heading the
rest of the field were Col Barnett and junior runner
Daniel Faravoni, chased by Adrian Tyler, Nathaniel
Warren, Gary Howden and Owen Roper.
Further back
Shaun Parnaby was running very strongly and was
very well placed in the field, looking a good chance
for a handicap section win.
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| Daniel
Faravoni |
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For the remainder of the race positions remained
mostly the same, with Merrett crossing the line
a clear winner in a time of 13 minutes 44 seconds.
Second home was Col Barnett, then Faravoni (junior),
Tyler and Warren. The first female home and Queen
of the Mountain was Susie Ellis in a time of 16
minutes 1 second.
After handicaps were applied, Shaun Parnaby won
the handicap section from Col Barnett, with Nathaniel
Warren third.
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| Liam
Burns |
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Daniel Faravoni not only
ran brilliantly to finish a close third overall,
but took out the junior handicap as well, in a
very good time of 14 minutes 33 seconds.
Emma Kelly
also handled the slopes well to place second, with
Nat Watson third. Kelly was the fastest junior
girl in a time of 17 minutes 10 seconds.
The sub-juniors ran an
out and back 1000 metre course, with Liam Burns
running strongly to come home first and post the
fastest sub-junior boys time of 4 minutes 11 seconds.
Kye Merrett also put in a solid run for second
place, ahead of Somer Darnell in third.
Invitational runner
Taylor Mentha was the fastest junior girl in a
time of 4 minutes flat.
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