This week
How it Happened - Arsova Comp race 4, September 20
This week there were 42 starters in the long course and 23 in the short course. In the long coursed seven Feral’s had an increased handicap from their previous run and a further seven have had their handicap reduced during the Arsova competition. There were no changes in the short course. Last week’s winner had 45 seconds added to his handicap, he ran a minute slower, and this week John Keenan finished 29th.
The handicap system is designed to have everyone finishing roughly together. Di Keenan was 90 seconds quicker this week and claimed line honours. Let’s see how the long course pack faired. Within a minute of Di’s return 3 had finished, after two minutes 25 were back, after 3 minutes 31 had finished and the four-minute mark had 39 home. The other three were walkers and they took their time. For this group the system works.
The short course is a very different story. Ivy Pasqualotto led the field back, within a minute 5 were back, after 2 minutes 6 were back and by the 3-minute mark 10 were back after 7 minutes 15 had finished with a further 18 still out on the track. Lots of casual walkers in this group.
Joining Di Keenan (32m44s) on the podium were Gary Workman (33m04s) and Mark Hancock (31m09s). Gary has been on the podium for 3 out of the 4 Arsova races. With a 13-minute handicap Harrison Palmer performed well to take 4th place, two seconds later came Steven Bourke then the first female Maggie Croce. There were four starters from a 13m30s handicap, three were in the top ten. Allan Jones (24m24s) was 7th then Malcolm Blake (24m26s). Keith Riley (32m59s) starting from a 5-minute handicap stole 9th place from Chris Barbagallo (24m32s). What happened to the other 13m30s handicap runner? Michael Johns was 26th.
In the short course Ivy Pasqualotto from a 3-minute handicap took line honours with a net time of 23m29s. Renee Milani 19m33 was 2nd and fastest female then came Matthew Pasqualotto 23m24s. Joining the top five were Laura Bawden 24m05s and Angela Lewis 25m15s. The fastest male was Edward Palmer (18m22s) in 6th place.
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With the end of daylight saving 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.