Handicapper's Report - 3.5k Handicap 8 September 2018
First run of the 2018-19 series
68 starters – a great turn-out
9 juniors
4 newbies
10 pbs
6 having their 1st run, 5 re-qualifying
youngest 6 years, oldest 84 years.
In an amazing scene at the finish line, 51 finished within a minute of handicap, including our winner Pauline Kelly, bettering runner-up Pam Kennedy, by 42 hundredths of a second.. Both crossed the mats with gun time of 35:34 and we needed to go to the fine print to confirm our winner.
Handicap results:
1st: Pauline Kelly – 20:22 – a 38 sec pb
2nd: Pam Kennedy – 26:04 – a 26 sec pb
3rd: Sandra Riches – 23:21
A special thank you as always to Chris for setting up the water table.
Thank you to our members who helped set-up and take down, and again with the wet-weather canopy.
And we wouldn’t have an event without the handicapper, so well done Rob Ellison – that crowded finish line this go was a real sight to see.
Fastest on course:
Males:
David Riches – 12:15
Vateesh Chandra – 12:50
Jack Wedgwood – 13:12
Juniors: Males:
Jack Wedgwood – 13:12
Kevin Tran – 15:18 – a 1m16s pb
Nathan Trinh – 17:05
Female:
Emma Trinh – 16:57
Sophie Trinh – 17:49
Taylah Sommer – 18:21
Random draw prizes – won by: #43 Mary Sheehan, #28 Danny Trinh and #64 Ron Stitzinger. There were two lucky tickets prizes as well, won by Sue Reynolds and Greg White.
Thank you and congratulations to everyone that participated. Great efforts all.
