This week
How it Happened - Bacchus Comp Race 4, March 29
At last, the drought has broken, and I am not writing about the welcomed 10mls of rain that greeted us Saturday morning, no I am writing about Anthony Salmon’s centre of the podium drought. The last time he was awarded 40 points for his run was back in June 2019. Running conditions could not have been better, some gentle morning rain and 22 degrees, it doesn’t get better than that.
From an 8-minute handicap Anthony posted an impressive net time of 52m28s for the 8.6km long course. The others on the podium were Wendy Minato 57m38s from a 3-minute handicap and Sheila Marcus 55m01s from a 6-minute handicap. Michael John’s was 4th (40m02s) gaining 27 points and extending his lead in the competition. Rumour has it that he will be absent next week so there may be a new competition leader. Those making the top ten in order were Keith Riley, Rodney Savage, Stewart Wood, Derek Goullet, John Johns and Moreno Chiappin.
The Feral with the highest handicap was Jaidyn Roach starting on 30-minutes, 23 of the short course runners were back before he started. He finished 11th from a field of 24 and set the fastest net time of 34m21s.
The short course attracted 34 starters with three new registrations two of which claimed 1st and 2nd place. Spencer Zandona and Myles Zandona will soon learn about the handicap system as did regular first placer Isla Palmer whose handicap this week jumped from zero to 3m45s dropping her down to 9th. Other top ten placings were Tracey Vecchio, Anthony Trefilo, Harrison Palmer and Tony Gullo. In the short course Nate Mingay is the most heavily handicapped at 13m45s and it was no surprize that he finished 8th posting the fastest net time of 12m32s. Next was Isla Palmer then joining the top 10 was Callum Vecchio.
Jim Wythes was in Bright running 100km in the Buffalo Stampede posting a time of 15h17m31s. Well done Jim!
The Feral’s meet at the water tower mural opposite pioneer park for a 5:30pm start. Whether it’s your own wellbeing or wanting the kids to prepare for the school cross country 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 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.