This week
How it Happened - Hotfoot Cop race 2, November 16
Whew! Saturday was hot, times were a tad to a lot slower than the week before in most cases with many long course runners opting to include a walk in the weekly run. Of the twenty-five who ran last week and this week only three managed a quicker time. Aidan Fattore was again first back 2 seconds faster than last week posting a net time of 23m51s. John Johns finished in 14th place running approximately 90 seconds quicker than last week and Tom Mackerras in 16th place was a surprisingly 2 1/2 minutes fasters than last week. Aidan and John are outdoor people and better acclimatised to temperature fluctuations, not sure about Tom. The rest of us have an airconditioned retirement / working environment and have not yet become accustomed to Griffith’s harsh summer temperatures. That’s my theory anyway. John Keenan is a hotfoot runner with rungs on the board, in 2023 three hotfoot runs gained him 18th, 3rd and 5th. The combination of a morning ride, a bit of work in the office then two hours of gardening before the run on a hot day is not a recipe for maintaining top form, hence he was 23rd.
From a long course field of thirty-two, the top ten were Aidan Fattore who has a 20m handicap followed by Jaidyn Roach with a 20m15s handicap. Based on net time Aidan was only 12 seconds ahead of Jaidyn and last week Jaidyn was 10 seconds faster than Aidan. The outcome of this competition depends on how handicaps may change from week to week. Keith Riley took a podium position then Adrian Baird starting from a ten-minute handicap managed to overtake 17 runners for 4th place. Next was Peter Stockwell, Moreno Chiappin, Brendon Sinclair, Simon Fattore then the women Bronwyn Jones and Karen Edgcome- Lucus to finish the top ten.
The short course attracted 20 starters, eight of which were walkers. The heat took the wind out of the sails of 18, but not so for Elio Minato and Julianna Provera, both more than a tad quicker than last week. The first five back were Connor Moore who was nearly a 1 1/2m ahead of Eva Edgcome-Lucus, three second later Maggie Croce was back then there was some waiting until David Heffer and Issac Fattore made an appearance.
As the weather warms up Feral’s are reminded to keep hydrated by drinking water prior to the run and taking advantage of the two water stops provided during the run.
The Feral’s meet at the water tower mural opposite pioneer park for a 5:30pm start. We would love to welcome newcomers whether they be sprinters, joggers or walkers. We are not a club where you race against others, the challenge is with yourself.
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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.