This week
How it Happened - Winter Competition Race 7 - May 23
The weather was perfect and the track was good, resulting in several PB’s this week. Alex Melville made it back-to-back wins in the 6.1km long course despite having 90 seconds added to his handicap, he responded by upping his pace from 5.05m/km to 4.52 m/km and recording a PB of 29m45s. He was not the only one to move into turbo mode when the pressure was on. Isaac Fattore in 3rd place had 15s added to his handicap and he also registered a PB of 31m20s. Stewart Wood was 2nd with the same time in race 7 as in race 1. In 4th place was Jessica Kanaley, she has been doing some midweek training and this result reflects that. The competition leader Sheila Marcus finished 6th, she has a 58-point lead over Harrison Palmer, and it is unlikely than anyone will overtake her in the remaining three runs. The fastest female was Coco McIntosh 13th with a net time of 30m45s. The fastest male was Aiden Fattore in14th place, his net time of 24m32s was a PB. Aidan’s pace for this run was 4.01m/km, the same as Nate Mingay’s pace last week.
Mark Andreazza and Lachlan Date tied for 25th place. Both took an unusual approach to the run. Mark carried his son Julian on his back until the long and short courses split, where Julian was handed over to Isabel and Mark continued the long run. Lachlan had already had a long run when he arrived having run in from Yoogali, he did a few more kilometres before officially starting. Meanwhile Vince Restagno had yet another breakdown. What happens to Thorough Breds when they break down?
It was another 1st place for Myles Zandona in the short course. Coming in behind him was Nate Mingay easing off and choosing a short run after having competed in the school cross country on Friday although he didn’t ease the pace recording 3.42m/km. Back from after a break was Elisha Binks in 3rd place then came the competition leader Reuban Fattore. With 221 points he is in a commanding position to keep the trophy for another year. The fastest female went to Peggy Carpenter. Congratulations to preschooler Emily Fattore who ran just about the whole way to finish in 21st place.
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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.