This week
How it Happened - Winter Competition Race 1 - April 11
On his first Hill run Luke Webb was disqualified but he made up for it on his second run leading the pack home with a net time of 28m18s. The Pharmacist was next clocking in at 40m32s better than any of his Winter competition times from last year which averaged 43m21s. Finishing 3rd with the second fastest time at 27m34s Harrison Palmer was quicker than any of his last year times which averaged 29m41s.
Steven Bourke was 4th matching his best time from 2025 with 32m43s. Some weeks are good and others are not so good for Stewart Wood, this week was very good for Stewart, 2m33s better than his best from 2025. The first female back was Maggie Croce 41m58s, then came Sheila Marcus a tad slower this year but still in the top ten. Last year Malcolm Blake missed the whole of the Winter competition, this week he finished 8th with 27m44s, the 3rd fastest time, a man to watch. Hayley McLeod was 9th and joining the top ten was Coco McIntosh with the fastest female time of 29m56s. The fastest male was Aidan Fattore 25m45s.
After a two-year gap Ruby Kenny returned to Hill for race one of the Winter competition finishing fastest female and 1st overall with a net time of 15m30s. Interestingly her only run in 2024 was race one of the Winter competition where she finished 3rd. Ruby is committed to many sports so who knows when we will see her again. Reuben Fattore was very pleased with himself, he finished 2nd and is aiming to keep the keep the trophy he won last year. While her Mum and sister Victoria chose to walk Audrey Callipari ran and gained a podium position. Just missing out on the podium, Connor Moore recorded the fastest time of 13m41s. 5th place went to Daniel Restagno and Mayah Bunn. Mayah recorded the second fastest female time of 19m50s. Isaac Fattore and Alex Melville followed then the seniors began to trickle back with Lynnette Kenny 9th and veteran Elio Minato 10th.
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The Feral’s meet at the water tower opposite pioneer park for a 4:30pm 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 4:20 RACE STARTS 4:30
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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.