Congratulations to ASR Junior Training Squad members Zali Eason-Coutts and Hamish Granger who competed at the Qld Little Athletics State Championships at QEII on the 28th and 29th March.
Hamish who is a member of Arana Little A’s finished in 4th place in the 1500m final and finished 8th in the 800m final. Zali represented The Gap Little A’s and competed well in the 200m heats.
Well done to both these youngsters!
Thank you to all the competitors who came to compete in the Lincoln Winch Memorial Flying Four on
Sunday the 22nd March. On the twentieth anniversary of the Flying Four, this is the biggest turnout ever - so thank you to the 92 competitors who competed on the day.
Thank you also to Lincoln’s family, friends, and work and cycling colleagues who came to honour Lincoln’s memory. The BBQ breakfast that you provided was a real hit!
The 4km handicap event was taken out by Sam Durward in a time of 16.50. Sam was presented with the Lincoln Winch Trophy by Sarah Winch, Lincoln’s wife. They are pictured with Ashgrove Rangers president Hubertien Wichers.
Daryl Crook and Andrew Barralet both had outstanding runs on Thursday at the National.
Gold for Daryl (middle) at 2009 State Champs
Andrew ran a pb and broke the club record again in the 800m in 1:50.67 placing 4th in his heat. Andrew’s performance over the last 200m was very impressive. After having been boxed in for about 1.5 laps and being spat out at the back of the pack, he surged over the last 200m his way through the pack and finished 4th in his heat. Congratulations Andrew!
Congratulations to Don who achieved an excellent result at the Six Foot Track Marathon on the weekend. He came fourth in a blistering time of 3 hours and 27 minutes. Don (47) also broke the age category (40 - 49) record by 3.5 minutes .
Don Wallace and Dennis Fitzgerald Pinnacles Classic 2007 (photo: Greg Waite)
For a bit more background: Don held the race record for this epic race between 1991 and 2007. The Six Foot Track promotes itself as the ‘toughest marathon in Australia’. It takes a normal runner about 1.5 times the normal marathon time to run this 45.5km race through the Blue Mountains, starting at Katoomba and finishing at the Jenolan Caves, with a total ascent/descent of about 1500m/1800m.
The scenery on the way is great, it starts off in a forestry area with an immediate down-hill run down the escarpment. Then the track leads you through a variety of landscapes including paddocks and Eucalypt forests. Just over an hour into the race you cross the Cox river to by wading through it. This wet experience is followed by a hill, which takes the fastest runners just under an hour to ascend. The trick is to keep enough fuel in the legs to ensure a successful completion of the race as there are plenty of hills to come. The finish of this race is very special. On the final descent to the Jenoal Caves you can hear the announcer at the finish line and you can feel the great atmosphere built by the spectators awaiting your arrival. A post race dip in the cool river is part of the post-race recovery to ease the legs and the hips. Have a look at www.sixfoot.com to read more about this great race and see the results and pictures.
Well done to the following athletes who competed at the Garry Brown Shield, the final event for the season: Gemma Fairclough, Steven Scott - new find in the 400m hurdles, Patrick Poon, Andrew Barralet and Marty Lane.
Even though our numbers were down for this one and we ended up without any relay teams, there were some good efforts from everyone highlighted by Marty Lane keeping Patrick Johnson honest at least for the first ten metres of the 100 metres.
This track season has been a very good one for QA and for Ashgrove Rangers with Track and Field now moving firmly in a better direction for probably the first time in 25 years.
Since the news posted on 22 Feb the Cross Country Challenges details have changed.
There are two Challenges organised by Queensland Athletics (QA) in the lead up to the cross country season:
Unfortunately, the meet at Murarrie coincides with the Ashgrove Rangers Lincoln Winch Memorial Trophy event (incorporated in the Flying 4, Yoku Road, West Ashgrove, 8am, registrations 7:30, $3.00 per person, max $10.00 per family, breakfast provided).
For futher information on the challenges and cross country meets visit Queensland Athletics and read the season program.
Congratulations to the ASR members who competed at the recent Qld Open & under 18 Track & Field Championships held from 20-22nd February at QEII.
Well done to all competitors!
