This week
How it Happened - Arsova Comp race 9, October 25There is one more race to go in the nine-week Arsova competition and Isaac Fattore with 222 points has the short course competition trophy in the bag. The maximum number of points of Ferral can score in a ran is 40 for 1st place. Isaac is 42 points ahead of second placed Ivy Pasqualotto, so there is no need for him to turn up next week.
The final long course race of the 9-week Arsova competition went down to the wire. Gary Workman starting with a handicap of 4m45s went into the run 15 points ahead of Keith Riley who started from a 5m0s handicap. Line honours and 40 points went to Keith however Gary crossed the line in second place gaining 35 points, enough to clinch the competition by the narrow margin of 10 points. Gary and Keith along with nine others registered a PB for the competition. The competition top three-point scores were Gary 229, Keith 219 and Steven Bourke 176. Ashley Pianca achieved the highest point score among female participants, with a total of 131 points.
The Ferals were pleased to welcome back after a long break Myles Bunn and his son Flynn. Flynn made an impressive debut finishing in 3rd place and registering the fastest time of all 33 long course runners. Jessica Alpen was in Griffith for the weekend, she finished 4th and recorded the fastest female time. Runners 5-9 all recorded a competition PB. Stewart Wood was 5th followed by Gary Signor, John Johns, John Farronato, Adrian Baird with number 10 Mark Hancock missing a PB by 2 seconds.
The short course competition was won by Isaac Fattore with 247 points, Ivy Pasqualotto 215 and Matthew Pasqualotto 189. Isaac entered race 9 with a 42-point lead over Ivy, meaning he could have skipped the event and still won the trophy. However, he chose to compete, and in his own words “to increase the margin”. To do that he needed to finish ahead of Ivy and the sad fact is that Callum Vecchio was 1st and fastest male, Ivy Pasqualotto was 2nd gaining 35 points, then Maggie Croce 3rd and fastest female, Matthew Pasqualotto, then Wendy Minato and Isaac 6th gaining 25 points. The competition end point results were Isaac 247, Ivy 215 and Matthew 189. The margin shrank from 42 to 32, but still a very commendable win.
The run finished with a round of refreshments courtesy of the club and much speculation as to what Anthony Salmon has planned for next weeks Shanks Pony Cup run. His lips were sealed so we know nothing of what’s instore.
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With daylight savings now on, the Feral’s meet at the water tower opposite pioneer park for a 5:30pm start. Please be there 10 minutes earlier to register. Whether it’s your own wellbeing or wanting the kids to get some outdoor exercise you are welcome as a sprinter, jogger or walker. Tracks are well marked; safety is of prime concern and there is lots of social fun after. The best part of being a Feral is enjoying the company of like-minded people.
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PLEASE BE ON TIME ENTER BEFORE 5:20 RACE STARTS 5:30
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Things to Remember each week
Runners must wear tags when participating in Feral events. Apart from the timing, it is a saftey measure. The tags serve to monitor those runners who have commenced their run and are still out on the track. It is not appropriate to turn up on the Hill on a regular basis without wearing a tag.
Zero start times
Zero handicaps are only for the slowest runners and for the walkers, so if you do not fit this description and you are given zero, please enquire with the race director. It is not usually our mistake, just that prior circumstances have dictated a zero which may need to be changed back (see below).
Also, if you have a Short course handicap (say 8min) and you want to walk, we prefer if you walk off that handicap (8min) ... you won't finish far behind, and it saves us a lot of time and possible mistakes in adjustments to and fro (see above).
We do allow Long course walkers to start off zero ... just let the race director know ... otherwise it is disq
Did Not Finish? We need to know. All non-finishers / short cutters / other issues - report to the race director
Instant Results ... we are putting the results online, at the finish line, so your loved one can know what mood you're in before you get home. (Will it be a hot bath or a cold shower? Champagne, or a beer in the dog house?) However ... be aware that these are preliminary results and will almost always change when joggers are added, deleted and edited. You may drop a few places, rise a few places, or even, heaven forbid, get disq'd. So if the fine details matter to you, drop back again later.