Peter
Barham Wins Centre Road Dash
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| Peter Barham |
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Fourteen senior runners lined
up for the Chris Blake Sealed Handicap 3km Championship.
Held over a hilly course along Centre Road, in the
Iron Bark forest on the edge of Stawell, all runners
set off together, with the first runner across the
line in each section the taking out the Championship
points. After the race handicaps were applied
to determine the handicap winner.
Both
senior and junior runners set off together, with
some of the junior runners providing stiff competition
for many of the senior runners. Nathaniel Warren
led the field out at a very solid pace, with Gary
Howden and Ray Scott not far behind. In form junior
runner Liam Scott put in a great run to keep the
senior leaders in sight.
Over the final kilometre,
Warren was too strong for the rest of the field and
drew away to take line honours and the Open Championship
points with Howden second. Warren’s time was
10min 27sec.
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| Liam Scott |
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First woman home was the ever
consistant Susie Ellis, who claimed both the Open
and Vets Championship points with the fastest women's
time of 13min 8sec.
After handicaps were applied,
Peter Barham claimed his first win for the season,
with Gary Saunders second, and Patrick Ellis third.
Liam
Scott blitzed the junior field to finish 4th overall
in the senior field, and take the Junior Championship
points in a time of 11min 35sec. After handicaps
were applied, he also took out the handicap section,
with Tobias Blair second and Jed Prouse third.
Somer Darnell took out the
sub-junior 1.5km event in 8min 18sec.
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