Zgainski
Breaks Through for Win
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| Ted
Zgainski |
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After coming in a close second
the week before, Stawell Amateur Athletic Club runner
Ted Zgainski went one better in the 16km Charlie
Jones Handicap last Saturday.
Zgainski stormed to
victory by a more than a minute.
Held over a testing
course through the Iron Bark forest north of Stawell,
Zgainski set a solid pace from the start. Running
from the middle of the field, Zgainski pushed himself
hard on the hills, making up substantial ground on
the slower front markers.
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| Liam Scott |
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By the half way mark, Zgainski
had the front markers lined up, but Susie Ellis was
not far behind and looked to have a strong chance.
On
the long final climb to Centre Road, Zgainski still
had a good lead, but Gary Howden
was also setting a cracking pace.
However, Zgainski
timed his race to perfection finishing a clear winner
over second placed Ellis, with Gary Howden coming
home third.
Ray Scott ran the fastest
time of 67 minutes 47 seconds.
Junior runner Liam
Scott easily accounted for the rest of the field
in the junior 4km event, with Tobias Blair coming
in second. Scott clocked the fastest junior
time of 19 minutes and 4 seconds.
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