The Victorian Race Walking Club

VMA CHAMPIONSHIPS AND VRWC RACES, DOLOMORE OVAL, MENTONE, SUNDAY 10 APRIL 2011

It was cool, overcast and internittently windy at Mentone for the annual VMA 5000m track walk championships last Sunday morning but the rain held off and our walkers raced well. Kelly Ruddick 23:23 and Stuart Kollmorgen 22:13 won their respective races and there were a whole swag of walkers over the 80% Agre Graded Performance mark. The best were Heather Carr with 92.66% (26:59 for W60) and Bob Gardiner 90.31% (29:36 for M75). It was great to see Tony Johnson back in walking mode and doing it in fine style to win the M70 with 30:41. We also welcomed Croatian walker Sasha Radotic, currently in Australia for next weekend's Coburg 24 Hour Run – he took third in the M40 division with 27:15.
 
VMA 5000M CHAMPIONSHIPS – WOMEN                     
W35  1    Ruddick, Kelly            37    23:23    86.19%
W45  1    Shaw, Robyn               49    29:58    73.80%
W50  1    Elms, Donna               50    32:02    69.65%
W55  1    Thompson, Alison          58    29:25    82.14%
W60  1    Carr, Heather             61    26:59    92.66%
W60  2    Feldman, Liz              62    31:17    80.88%
W60  3    Johnson, Celia            63    33:59    75.37%
W65  1    Steed, Gwen               68    33:31    81.67%
W70  1    Beaumont, Margaret        73    42:05    68.76%
W75  1    Browning, Betty           79    45:06    67.67%
W75  2    Mews, Pam                 76    54:15    57.24%
                     
VMA 5000M CHAMPIONSHIP – MEN                     
M40  1    Kollmorgen, Stuart        41    22:13    85.78%
M40  2    Seid-Christmass, James    43    25:22    76.33%
M40  INV  Radotic, Sasha            40    27:15    69.39%
M50  DNF  Donahoo, Mark             52     
M55  1    Riddoch, Clyde            57    28:34    76.30%
M55  2    Skrucany, Rudolf          55    35:55    59.59%
M60  1    Lucas, Alan               63    29:13    79.16%
M60  2    Barrow, Geoff             62    33:07    69.12%
M65  1    Dickenson, Russ           65    27:16    86.66%
M70  1    Johnson, Tony             70    30:41    81.63%
M70  2    Wicks, Barrie             70    35:58    69.64%
M75  1    Gardiner, Bob             75    29:36    90.31%
M75  2    Summers, Harry            75    34:21    77.82%
M75  DQ   Beaumont, Ian             75     
 
VRWC club races were also contested and a number of the masters walkers backed up for a second hitout to top of the day. Kelly Ruddick and Stuart Kollmorgen gave a great exhibition out in front, walking the 3000m together.

VRWC 5000m Open             
1. Hockley-Samon, Jmara    27:36
2. Wallace, Anna           29:17
             
VRWC 3000m Open             
E1 Ruddick, Kelly          13:49
E1 Kollmorgen, Stuart      13:49
3. Simpson, Brad           14:43
4. Seid-Christmass, James  15:49
5. Tindal, Pam             15:55
6. McInnes, Simone         16:24
7. Ruddick, Kevin          19:00
8. McLaren, Stacey         19:54
   Campbell, Caitlin       DNF
   Wood, Robin             DNF
   Onley, Gordon           DQ
             
VRWC 1500m Open             
1. McLaren, Stacey         09:31
 
As usual, thanks to our officials who help us run our events every week.

Officials: Tim Erickson, Natalie Laurie, Damien Elms, Jason Elms, Marlaine Stanway, Alison Thompson
Judges:    Gordon Loughnan (Chief), Stuart Cooper, Ralph Bennett

VRWC ROAD RACES, MIDDLE PARK, SUNDAY 30 JANUARY 2011

Sunday saw 40oC forecast for Melbourne and it certainly got very hot very early. So I was very pleasantly surprised to see so many walkers in action (50 in total) at Middle Park for our scheduled morning races. The first event to kick off was the 20km at 8:30AM and we saw 4 brave souls set out on what turned out to be a very torrid affair. But I am pleased to advise that they all saw it out and finished, albeit in slower times than normal. They are certainly the 'walkers of the week' in my opinion for such a superb effort in dreadful conditions – blue skies and a scorching sun.
 
Open 20km                     
1.  O'Neill, Terry        1:01:33    2:08:33
2.  Thompson, Michelle    1:05:41    2:15:47 clark
3.  O'Neill, Karyn        1:12:58    2:30:30
4.  Jordan, Steve         1:19:25    2:42:03
 
The next races were scheduled to start at 9AM and most of the remaining walkers chose to start then rather than wait until their scheduled start times later in the morning (sensible!). We welcomed 3 of our South Australian compatriots and they all walked well – Kim Mottrom 25:22 and Justin Hill 29:57 in the 5km and Sandy Brunner 19:56 in the 3km. Special mentions to Pam Tindal 57:36 and Lewis Clark 57:17 in the 10km, Aaron McDonough 26:53 in the 5km and Pam Mews 36:13 in the 3km after having major ankle surgery and a hip replacement! Welcome back Pam!

Open 15km
    Donahoo, Mark             DNF

Open 10km
1.  Clark, Lewis            57:17        
2.  Tindal, Pam             57:36
3.  Jack, Clarrie         1:02:53
4.  Dickenson, Russ       1:03:03
5.  Shaw, Kirstin         1:04:54
6.  Shaw, Robyn           1:08:08
7.  Wallace, Anna         1:09:32
8.  Elms, Donna           1:11:39
9.  Skrucany, Rudolf      1:17:56
                 
Open 5km                 
1.  Mottrom, Kim (SA)       25:22
2.  McDonough, Aaron        26:53
3.  Tam, Aaron              28:24
4.  Carr, Heather           28:35
5.  Taylor, Lucas           28:51
6.  Hockley-Samon, Jmara    29:53
7.  Hill, Justin (SA)       29:57
8.  McShanag, Connor        30:29
9.  Felton, Matt            31:38
10. Gardiner, Bob           32:06
    Dillon, Josh               DQ
                 
Open 3km                 
1.  Campbell, Caitlin       17:55
2.  Kozica, Jason           18:35
3.  Brunner, Sandy (SA)     19:56
4.  Wood, Robin             24:48
5.  Onley, Gordon           25:44
6.  Mews, Pam               36:13
                 
U15 3km                 
1.  Attard, Bianca          17:46
2.  Garganis, Adam          17:56
3.  Stadus, Lauren          18:21
4.  McLaren, Stacey         20:32
5.  Tremigliozzi, Paul      20:59

Our U9 and U12 walkers were last to start, contesting 1km and 2km respectively. Kyle Swan, Harry Hockley-Samon and Shelby Kay were fastest in the 2km while Kathleen O'Mahony was the best in the 1km.
                 
U12 2km                 
1.  Swan, Kyle              11:06
2.  Hockley-Samon, Harry    11:37
3.  Kay, Shelby             11:46
4.  Crea, Gabriella         12:46
5.  Mathews, Jayah          12:47
6.  O'Mahony, Brendon       12:52
7.  Mathews, Kurtis         13:34
8.  Feain, Lachlan          13:39
9.  Taylor, Lee             14:00
10.  Tremigliozzi, Josh     16:38
                 
U9 1km                 
1.  O'Mahony, Kathleen      06:34
2.  Miller, Tegan           07:30
3.  Kay, Payton             07:39

Thanks to our many officials who make our racing days so successful. It was hard work for all with the super hot conditions.

Officials: Tim Erickson, Ian Laurie, Natalie Laurie, Harry Summers, Jason Elms, Damien Elms, Don McLaren,
    Justin McLaren, Tina Miller, Russ Dickenson
Course Setup: Harry Summers, Bob Gardiner, Jason Elms, Damien Elms, Tim Erickson
Judges: Peter Vysma (Chief), Gordon Loughnan, Michael Bodey, Lloyd Nichols
Canteeen: Barb Gardiner, Joyce Summers, Kate Suich

VRWC ROAD RACES, MIDDLE PARK, SUNDAY 9 JANUARY 2011     

The Sunday morning saw just about perfect conditions for our first VRWC races of the new year – overcast, still and a temperature in the high teens – and some 55 walkers availed themselves of the opportunity.

The first events to kick off were the 20km, 15km and 10km events at 9AM. Caitlin Brunton was the best over the 20km with a time of 2:02:55, nearly 9 minutes better then her best. Michelle Thompson also walked well with 2:09:43, just 1 minute outside her PB of last November. Stuart Kollmorgen was the star of the 15km, winning in fine style with 1:14:30 to break his own M40 Victorian record by 34 secs. Kelly Ruddick was the standout in the 10km with 47:45, not far outside her PB of 47:09 – and this after her record breaking 3000m walk in Shield competition the previous day.
 
Open 20km
1. Brunton, Caitlin        0:58:47    2:02:55
2. O'Neill, Terry          1:01:07    2:05:14
3. Thompson, Michelle      1:03:17    2:09:43
4. O'Neill, Karyn          1:11:37    2:25:32
 
Open 15km
1. Kollmorgen, Stuart      0:47:35    1:14:30
2. Donahoo, Mark           0:56:35    1:24:38
3. Tindal, Pam             0:56:36    1:24:51
   Evans, Simon            0:55:19    DNF
   Irshad, Kylie                      DNF
 
Open 10km
1. Kaiser, Josh            0:57:11
2. Taylor, Lucas           0:59:18
3. Jack, Clarrie           1:00:41
4. Gardiner, Bob           1:04:00
5. Skrucany, Rudolf        1:13:40
6. Cooper, Stuart          1:13:48
   Dickenson, Russ         DNF
   Clark, Lewis            DNF
   Nunn, Paul              DQ
 
1. Ruddick, Kelly          0:47:45
2. Elms, Donna             1:08:10
   Brazel, Hilary          DNF
   Hockley-Samon, Jmara    DNF
 
The 5km and 3km walks got underway at 9:30AM and Nathan Brill and Queensland visitor Jesse Osborne were in a class of their own, fighting out the early stages before Nathan finally cleared away to win with a 37 sec PB time of 21:52 with Jesse not far behind with 22:23 – and that is after both boys broke 6 mins for the 1500m in Victorian Shield competition the day before. Brad Simpson also walked well for 25:10.

Open 5km
1. Brill, Nathan           21:52
2. Osborne, Jesse          22:23
3. Simpson, Brad           25:10
4. McDonough, Aaron        26:40
5. Seid-Christmass, James  26:49
6. McShanag, Connor        28:21
7. Bennett, Ralph          29:18
8. Wicks, Barrie           36:52
   Sawall, Willi           DQ
 
1. George, Stephanie       30:03
2. Montag, Jemima          30:03
3. Feldman, Liz            36:21
   Johnson, Celia          DNF
 
Open 3km
1. Onley, Gordon           26:30
 
U15 3km
1. Attard, Bianca          17:53
2. Hamilton, Emily         19:06
3. McLaren, Stacey         21:43
 
The U12 2km and U9 1km were our final events to start at 10AM and our youngest walkers also enjoyed their races. In the 2km, Harry Hockley-Samon 11:12 and Hayley George 12:22 were out fastest while PBs went to Hayley Brown (8 sec PB of 12:44) and Rebecca Henderson (17 sec PB of 13:32). Leah Wright, Callum Evans and Liam Evans had their first walks with us while Brendon O'Mahony walked his first ever 2km. In the 1km event, Nathan's younger brothers Justin Brill (5:49) and Caine Brill (6:25) both walked good PBs in the boys while Brianna Lillie 6:12 and Kathleen O'Mahony 12:16 had a good battle in the girls' event. 

U12 2km
1. George, Hayley          12:22
2. Brown, Hayley           12:44
3. Lillie, Jessica         13:08
4. Henderson, Rebecca      13:32
5. Taylor, Lee             13:45
6. Wright, Leah            16:50
 
1. Hockley-Samon, Harry    11:12
2. Wright, Ethan           13:32
3. Evans, Callum           13:35
4. O'Mahony, Brendon       14:17
5. Evans, Liam             16:26
 
U9 1km
1. Brill, Justin           05:49
2. Brill, Caine            06:25
 
1. Lillie, Brianna         06:12
2. O'Mahony, Kathleen      06:16
3. Miller, Tegan           07:04

As usual, thanks to all our officials and sorry if I missed anyone!

Course Setup: Bob Gardiner, Harry Summers, Peter Vysma, Craig Brill
Officials: Tim Erickson, Ian Laurie, Natalie Laurie, Don McLaren, Harry Summers, Russ Dickenson, Damien Elms
Bike: Justin McLaren
Photos: Debra Brill
Canteen: Joyce Summers, Kate Suich

VRWC TRACK RACES, GEORGE KNOTT  TRACK, CLIFTON HILL, WEDNESDAY 15 DECEMBER 2010

Last Wednesday evening, we had our last VRWC summer races before Christmas and a small number of keen walkers availed themselves of the chance for a hitout in perfect conditions – overcast and cool. The 5000m and 3000m races kicked off at 6:30PM and the star had to be 11 year old Kyle Swan whose 25:57 was amazing for one so young. At the other end of the age spectrum, 74 year old Bob Gardiner recorded his best 5000m for some time with 29:30. In the 3000m Donna Elms recorded a track PB with 17:43 to round out the good performances. The 1500m followed at 7:15PM and it did not take long for Rhydian Cowley to amaze us all with his 5:41 – wow! Lucas Taylor was next in with a 3 sec PB of 7:20 while Jason Kozica completed a good second race with 7:20. Behind them, the young walkers also recorded a number of Pbs – Liam Burgess 8:14, Kurtis Mathews 9:02 and Lee Taylor 9:40. All in all, a great night's walking.

5000m Walk                 
1. Swan, Kyle            25:57
2. Kozica, Jason         27:24
3. McShanag, Connor      28:47
4. Gardiner, Bob         29:30
   Dickinson, Murray     DNF
   Campbell, Caitlin     DNF
                 
3000m Walk                 
1. Bennett, Ralph        16:32
2. Elms, Donna           17:43
3. Bertrand, Carly       18:40
   Onley, Gordon         DQ
                 
1500m Walk                 
1. Cowley, Rhydian       05:41
2. Taylor, Lucas         07:03
3. Kozica, Jason         07:20
4. Erickson, Tim         07:55
5. Burgess, Liam         08:14
6. Mathews, Kurtis       09:02
7. Bertrand, Georgia     09:15
8. Mathews, Jayah        09:29
9. Taylor, Lee           09:40

Thanks to the officials and judges – sorry if I miss anyone

Officials:    Tim Erickson, Ian Laurie, Damien Elms, Nelson Petrovski
Judges:       Peter Vysma (chief), Mark Donahoo, Terry Swan
Photos:       Rebecca Campbell
Drinks Table: David and Cherylanne Campbell

VRWC TRACK WALKS, GEORGE KNOTT RESERVE, CLIFTON HILL, WEDNESDAY 24 NOVEMBER  2010

After a hot Melbourne day, a much needed cooler change came upon us in the late afternoon, just in time for our VRWC walkers at the George Knott Athletics Track in Clifton Hill last Wednesday evening.

The 3000m and 5000m walks kicked off at 6:30PM and there were some good performances – Josh Dillon did a big track PB with 23:38 as did Michelle Thompson with 29:32 (broke 30 minutes for the first time). Others in top racing form included Pam Tindal 26:41, Stuart Kollmorgen 23:49, Jemima Montag 15:28, Heather Carr 15:34, Nathan Brill 13:44 and Kyle Swan 15:54.

5000m Walk
1. Tindal, Pam           26:41
2. Thompson, Michelle    29:32
3. Elms, Donna           32:37
   Campbell, Caitlin     DNF
 
1. Dillon, Josh          23:38
2. Kollmorgen, Stuart    23:49
3. Dickenson, Russ       29:09
4. Gardiner, Bob         30:16
5. Donahoo, Mark         32:16
   Dickinson, Murray     DQ
 
3000m Walk
1. Montag, Jemima        15:28
2. Carr, Heather         15:34
 
1. Brill, Nathan         13:44
2. Swan, Kyle            15:54
3. Garganis, Adam        18:07
   Onley, Gordon         DQ
 
The 1500m comprised mainly our younger walkers and was considerably bolstered by Matt Owen's Diamond Valley squad. Emmett Brasier was our fastest boy with 7:58 while Lauren Collis was our fastest girl with 8:34.

1500m Walk
1. Collis, Lauren        08:34
2. Owen-Smith, Chelsea   09:07
3. Collis, Frances       11:56
 
1. Brasier, Emmet        07:58
2. Erickson, Tim         07:59
3. Owen, Cooper          08:08
4. Burgess, Liam         08:39
5. Taylor, Michael       09:10
6. Collis, Hugh          09:10

Thanks as usual to our officials and helpers. Sorry if I missed anyone.

Officials: Tim Erickson, Stuart Cooper, Ian Laurie, Natalie Laurie, Damien Elms, Nelson, Bob Gardiner
Judges: Peter Vysma (chief), Judy Mason, Shane Bertrand, Michael Bodey, Stuart Cooper
Photographer: Terry Swan
Drinks Table: Craig Brill 

VRWC SUMMER CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS, MIDDLE PARK, SUNDAY 14 NOV 2010

After the torrential rains of Saturday, conditions were still and dry for Sunday (apart from plenty of large pools of water trackside!) and conditions were good for racing. But it was a busy athletics day in Melbourne with Little Aths relays, a JDS camp day and the Team Vic presentations so our overall numbers were down – only 44 walkers in total. Thanks as usual to all our officials. Sorry if I missed anyone.

Officials: Tim Erickson, Ron Miller, Bob Gardiner, Harry Summers. Ian Laurie, Natalie Laurie, Stuart Cooper, Mark Donahoo, Damien Elms
Judges: Peter Vysma (chief), Gordon Loughnan, Lloyd Nicholls, Stuart Cooper
Canteen: Joyce Summers. Barb Gardiner, Kate Suitch, Wendy Cooper
Photos: Terry Swan
Conditions: Cloudy, still, humid
 
Our first races to kick off were the 20km events and Rhydian Cowley walked excellently to win the Gus Theobold Club Championship wirh 1:36:23. Behind him, Michelle Thompson 2:08:39 and Sandra Howorth 2:28:56 walked great races to beat their personal targets for the day. It was a PB for Michelle and was the best time for some years for Sandra.

20KM GUS THEOBOLD CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP – OPEN MEN
1. Cowley, Rhydian         47:33    1:36:23
 
OPEN 20KM
1. Thompson, Michelle      63:11    2:08:39
2. Howorth, Sandra         73:27    2:28:56
 
Heather Carr 56:32 and Simon Evans 54:25 were our top 10km walkers and Heather also won our Masters Women club championship (named appropriately after her!).

10 KM HEATHER CARR TROPHY – MASTERS WOMEN
1. Carr, Heather           56:32

OPEN 10KM
1. Evans, Simon            54:25
2. Lucas, Alan             60:55
3. Gardiner, Bob           62:20
   Dickenson, Russ         DNF
   Lamble, Regan           DNF
   Irshad, Kylie           DNF

The 5km races saw excellent walking out front by Regan Lamble 23:11 (back home from the AIS for the week), Lewis Clark 24:01, Jmara Hockley-Samon 24:16 and Bradley Simpson 24:16

OPEN 5KM
1. Bennett, Ralph          27:49
2. Elms, Donna             31:05
3. Doran, Anthony          32:19
4. Johnson, Celia          34:26
5. Wicks, Barrie           36:18
   Brunton, Caitlin        DNF
 
5KM UNDER 20 CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS
1. Lamble, Regan           23:11
2. Alexander, Beth         25:32
3. Hockley-Samon, Jmara    27:13
4. McInnes, Simone         31:24
   Finnegan, Amelia        DNF
             
1. Clark, Lewis            24:01
2. Simpson, Bradley        24:16
3. Dillon, Josh            25:09

Nathan Brill walked dominantly in the 3km with 13:23 (after an 8:38 for 2000m the day before) while Stephanie George bounced back into good form with 15:34.
         
3KM OPEN             
1. Campbell, Caitlin       18:10
2. Onley, Gordon           22:42
3. Beaumont, Margaret      23:34
4. Beaumont, Ian           23:35
 
3KM U15 CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS
1. George, Stephanie       15:34
2. Burren, Sarah           16:40
3. McLaren, Stacey         21:03
 
1. Brill, Nathan           13:23
 
Our U9 and U12 walkers contested 1.5km. Kyle Swan was fastest overall with 7:29 but he was chased all the way by Harry Hockley-Samon who finished only 3 secs in arrears with 7:32. Jayah Mathews was the fastest of the girls. Our two U9 winners were Kathleen O'Mahny wirh 9:01 and Tom Hockley-Samon with 12:12.

1.5KM UNDER 12 CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS
1. Mathews, Jayah          08:18
2. George, Hayley          08:55
3. Miller, Tegan           10:03
   Crea, Gabriella         DQ
 
1. Swan, Kyle              07:29
2. Hockley-Samon, Harry    07:32
3. Burren, James           08:10
4. Mathews, Kurtis         08:47
5. O'Mahony, Brendon       10:53

1.5KM UNDER 9 CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS
1. O'Mahony, Kathleen      09:01
 
1. Hockley-Samon, Tom      12:12

VRWC ROAD RACES, ALBERT PARK, SUNDAY 24 OCTOBER 2010

Our first VRWC races for the summer were held on Sunday morning in perfect Melbourne weather – an overnight low of 9oC and rising to a high of 20oC with sunny still conditions. Apart from the usual large number of local competitors, we were very excited to play host to a significant number of walkers from interstate – Ian Rayson and Brendon Reading from ACT, Regan Lamble and Sean Fitzsimons from the AIS, Dane Bird-Smith, Brad Aiton, Brandon and Nick Dewar, Jessica Pickles and Jesse Osborne from QLD and Kim Mottrom from SA.

The 20km, 15km and 10km walkers were first to kick off at 9AM and the pace was on from the start with Dane Bird-Smith, Sean Fitzsimons and Ian Rayson leading through the first km in 4:03. From then on, Dane and Sean raced side by side with Ian close behind while the rest of the field chased. Dane reached the 10km mark first in 42:09, easily his best road time and not far off his leading track time of 41:32. Next in was Sean whose 42:14 was a 51 sec PB and a time which showed that his time at the AIS is now starting to pay dividends. Ian was not far behind in 42:21 but for him it was the half way mark of his longer 20km race. He held on well to eventually finish with a PB time of 1:26:30 to cap off great races for all three.

They were not the only ones in fine form as we saw a whole host of PBs but none finer than 16 year old Brad Aiton whose 44:00 was not only a 25 sec PB but also gives him a qualifier for the 2011 World Youth Games. Others to excel with PBs in the good conditions included Rhydian Cowley (1:31:26 for 20km), Aaron McDonough with an M35 Victorian Record for the 15km (1:22:27), Regan Lamble 47:03), Nick Dewar (46:54), Jesse Osborne (47:18) and Brandon Dewar (47:47). 14 year old Nathan Brill excited with another great 10km time in 47:30 while Stephanie George (1:02:32) and Josh Dillon (50:45) walked their first ever 10km races. It was all happening!
     
20km Walk Open
1. Howorth, Sandra      1:12:48    2:30:31
 
1. Rayson, Ian          0:42:21    1:26:30    PB 0:11
2. Reading, Brendon     0:44:03    1:30:29
3. Cowley, Rhydian      0:45:09    1:31:26    PB 3:53
4. Jordan, Steve        1:21:18    2:38:50
 
15km Walk Open
1. Tindal, Pam          0:58:07    1:27:07
   Irshad, Kylie        1:02:19    DNF
 
1. McDonough, Aaron     0:54:34    1:22:27    M35 Vic Record
2. Skrucany, Rudolf     1:10:20    1:49:44
 
10km Walk Open
1. Lamble, Regan        0:47:03    PB 0:10
2. Carr, Heather        0:58:07
3. George, Stephanie    1:02:32    First 10km
4. Elms, Donna          1:05:14
5. Attard, Bianca       1:05:41
 
1. Bird-Smith, Dane       42:09     Road PB 0:51
2. Fitzsimons, Sean       42:14    PB 0:51
3. Aiton, Brad            44:00    PB 0:25
4. Dewar, Nick            46:54    PB 2:08
5. Osborne, Jesse         47:18    PB 0:53
6. Brill, Nathan          47:30
7. Dewar, Brandon         47:47    PB 2:00
8. Mottrom, Kim           50:19
9. Dillon, Josh           50:45    First 10km
10.Simpson, Bradley       51:46
11.Clark, Lewis           53:15
12.Kaiser, Josh           53:15
13.Evans, Simon           54:56
14.Bennett, Ralph         56:39
15.Taylor, Lucas          58:10
16.Dickenson, Russ        58:24
17.Tam, Aaron             59:34
18.Armstrong, David       62:29
19.Gardiner, Bob          62:58
20.Dickinson, Murray      64:58
 
The 5km and 3km walks, which got underway at 9:30AM, saw Stuart Kollmorgen (23:10) and Kelly Ruddick (23:26) lead from the front with some great walking. Interstate walker Jessie Pickles also walked well for 25:39 while Kevin Ruddick had his first walk with the club, recording 22:15 for the 3km. In the U15 walks, Jemima Montag 14:45 and Connor McShanag 15:05 were worthy winners with good walking displays.

5km Walk Open
1. Kollmorgen, Stuart     23:10
2. Wicks, Barrie          36:23
 
1. Ruddick, Kelly         23:26    PB 0:01
2. Pickles, Jessica       25:39
3. Hockley-Samon, Jmara   26:51
4. Brunton, Caitlin       27:54
5. Irshad, Jasmine        28:55
6. Johnson, Celia         34:14
 
3km Walk Open
1. McIntyre, Gayle        17:48
 
1. Onley, Gordon          22:02
2. Ruddick, Kevin         22:15
 
3km Walk Under 15
1. Montag, Jemima         14:45
2. Stadus, Lauren         17:03
3. Collis, Lauren         18:09
4. McLaren, Stacey        19:55
 
1. McShanag, Connor       15:05
2. Owen, Cooper           18:14
3. Tremigliozzi, Paul     19:52
 
Our 2km U12 and 1km U9 events kicked off at 10AM and it also included some first time club walkers in Rebecca Henderson, Hugh Collis, Beatrice Laufer and Tom Hockley-Samon. Winners included Gabriella Crea 11:39, Kurtis Mathews 11:35, Brianna Lillie 5:55 and Tom Hockley-Samon 7:29.

2km Walk Under 12
1. Crea, Gabriella        11:39
2. Mathews, Jayah         11:52
3. Lillie, Jessica        12:23
4. George, Hayley         13:38
5. Taylor, Lee            13:46
6. Henderson, Rebecca     13:49
 
1. Mathews, Kurtis        11:35
2. Collis, Hugh           12:08
 
1km Walk Under 9
1. Lillie, Brianna        05:55
2. Miller, Tegan          06:36
3. Laufer, Beatrice       07:13
 
1. Hockley-Samon, Tom     07:29

Finally thanks to our many officials and helpers who keep the show on the road week by week. The list is an impressive one.

Officials and Judges: Tim Erickson, Ron Miller, Harry Summers, Ian Laurie, Natalie Laurie, Don McLaren, Matt Owen, Pauline McShanag, Tina Miller , Marlaine Stanway, Gordon Loughnan (Chief Judge), Brenda Felton, Graham George, Stuart Cooper, Lloyd Nicholls, Mark Donahoo
Course Setup: Bob Gardiner, Harry Summers, Craig Brill, Damien Elms, Jason Elms
Bicycles: Damien Elms, Jason Elms, Bradley McLaren
Canteen: Barb Gardiner, Joyce Summers, Wendy Cooper