This week
How it Happened - Bacchus Competition Race 3 - February 21
A total of 34 participants tackled the 5.8km long course this week, with Sharon Careri finishing ahead of the pack. Starting with a 10-minute handicap, she finished with a net time of 30m58s. The last time she took line honours was race 7 of the Winter competition in June 2019. Sharon joined the Ferals in December 2008 and has completed 2,787.6km of Hill running. Records from 2015 have credited her with two 1st, two 2nds and four 3rds. Sharon holds the distinction of being the fastest female on the Hill and focuses her expertise on endurance running.
The other podium positions went to Malcolm Blake commencing from a 14m15s handicap his net time was 27m40s, third was Steve Bourke from 8m45s and a net time of 33m14s. All three posted PBs for this competition. The only Feral to have his handicap increased this week was 4th placed Aidan Fattore. Aidan had 45s added to his handicap taking it to 19m15s, his net time was 22m50s. It is very rare for handicaps to be reduced but that was the pleasant surprise for John Farronato (5th), Aidrian Baird (17th) and Michael Colaciuri (25th) last weekend.
Taking 42 second off her previous run was 16th Emily Thomas 36m20s. Approaching her 4,000km milestone is Nicole Dehnert currently on 3,981.7km. She should reach that milestone on March the 7th.
There were 24 starters for the 3.1km short course. Harrison Palmer opted for the short course this week and took line honours with a net time of 13m41s. Next was Maggie Croce 19m37s then the fastest short course runner Callum Vecchio 13m35s. The fastest female was 6th placed Ashley Pianca 18m33s.
This year Griffith Feed and Grain have included in their club sponsorship six vouchers to their shop. At the end of each competition Ferals who have completed all or all minus one of the competition runs will be eligible for a draw for one of the vouchers. After three weeks of the Bacchus competition 19 Ferals have completed 3 runs, 3 from the short course and 16 from the long course.
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With daylight savings now on, the Feral’s meet at the water tower opposite pioneer park for a 5:30pm 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 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.