Guy's Hill Heartbreak Report 23/5/09
May 24, 2009
A windy Saturday afternoon saw runners converge out to Strathfieldsaye for the Guy’s Hill Heartbreak in Race 4 in Bendigo University’s cross country season. As usual, the course provided a great challenge to the competitors in the 6.6km event. It was not an easy start with several steep climbs within the first 2km of the race.
It was a day for the Meharry family with Leeza running a great race to take out the 6.6km event in a time of 32.56 while son Tom powered around the 1km circuit to win in 4.44. Mick McCarthy ran well around the tough 6.6km course to place 2nd for the second time this season while Ben McDermid continued his strong form in 2009 to record a 3rd placing in 28.34. Andy Buchanan gave the field a large head start and charged around the hills to place 7th and record fastest time for the day in 23.35. Madeline Theobald went around the 1km event in a quick 3.38 to finish ahead of Sam Rose who ran a nice race to finish in 3.39. Young Bailey Evans followed on from his win in the 2km at last week’s BU Invitation to finish fastest for the 1km course in 3.16.
Next Saturday will be the running of the Gary Crouch-marked Diamond Hill Dash. The day will include 1km, 3km and 6km events and will see runners complete a loop which takes in the Spring Gully and Deborah Triangle areas and finishes with a nice downhill through the Diamond Hill National Park. To get there: travel out Spring Gully Road and turn into Lawson Street, follow the Street until Faugh-A-Ballagh Road where the start and finish will be.
For more information on the club or joining, visit www.bendigouni.com.
Results:
6.6km: Leeza Meharry 32.56, Mick McCarthy 33.38, Ben McDermid 28.34,
Jeff Pethybridge 27.41, Josh Evely 28.43, Stewart Scoble 31.19, Andy
Buchanan 23.35 (fastest time), Jill Kane 44.36, Andrew Evely 30.21,
Jackie Tremayne 35.37, Jody Pickering 36.51, Harry Terry 39.54, Anne
Theobald 37.24, David Ottrey 30.12, David Tarrant 28.11, Ingrid Douglass
31.04, John Brewin 33.29, Janet Hodnett 33.32, Wolf Heiden 29.24, Tim
McCullagh 26.00, Tony Gellatly 32.22, Gaby Walsh 36.40, Russell Tremayne
30.08, Brad Russell 36.18, Gary Crouch 32.22, Jenny Buchanan 32.23,
Navec Lorkin 43.25, Gavin Fiedler 32.02, Wayne Forbes 35.45, Shayne
Rushan 41.54, Jodie Scoble 41.52, Steve Hams 33.40, Lee McCullagh 31.28,
Nick Walsh 34.37
1km: Tom Meharry 4.44, Madeline Theobald 3.38, Sam Rose 3.39, Imogen
Douglass 5.10, Blaze Houlden 4.22, Tilley Rose 4.31, Leo Hams 5.25,
Meg McCarthy 5.42, Zac Walsh 5.16, Lachlan Walsh 5.00, Xavier Walsh
3.21, Abbey McCarthy 4.13, Bailey Evans 3.16 (fastest time), Teddrah
Thorpe 5.18, Olivia Houlden 4.32, Bronte Walsh 4.32, Noah Wlahs 4.25,
Rielly Walsh 4.02, Ava Perez 4.23, Michaela Meharry 4.35, Matisse Perez
4.37, Nelly Rose 6.31.
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