This week
How it Happened - Winter Competition Race 10 - June 13
The winter competition is now done and dusted with no surprises, Sheila Marcus won the long course by 72 points from Harrison Palmer and Alex Melville and in the short course Ruben Fattore won by 111 points from Peggy Carpenter and Isla Palmer.
Saturday drew 49 Ferals to the long course and 25 to the short course. Erin Bonetti impressed with back-to-back wins in the long course despite two and a half minutes added to her handicap. Keith Riley came in second followed by the fastest runner for the day Harrison Palmer. Chris Palmer finished 6th and recorded the second fastest time, the combination of Chris and Harrison in the Half on the Hill half marathon in two weeks makes them look favourites for the men’s pair.
With the competition already secured, Sheila eased off and finished 11th. And what happened to Alex Melville? After three straight wins then a second-place finish, he came in 43rd. After a six-year break, Campbell Jeremy returned joining the walkers. Roy Binks was the quickest walker, he also won the $50 Griffith Feed and Grain vouchor.
As if a 95-point lead in the competition was not enough, Reuban Fattore proved he is a champion, registering a PB and finishing 1st. Anthony Salmon came in 2nd, then the fastest female Coco McIntosh followed by the fastest male Nate Mingay.
Across the 10-week competition, Nate recorded the fastest times in race 8 of the long course and race 10 of the short course. Likewise, Coco set the fastest female times in race 1 of the long course and race 10 of the short course.
The Solstice Cup with a mass start is next weeks run then the Ferals commence 8 weeks of the surfer competition. Following the Solstice Cup there will be a sausage sizzle.
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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.