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

Females:
Mary Sheehan – 16:12
Danni Moro – 16:14
Jacqui Viterale – 16:36

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.

Vic.