Unfortunately last Wednesday’s track & field competition was cancelled due to rain however it was a different weather scenario that faced athletes on Saturday at Nowra Show.
Heatwave conditions prevailed throughout the day but despite the scorching heat, the annual 1km handicap race went ahead.
Twelve athletes contested the race with the usual handicapping applied.
Lined up in starting order was Charlie Braddick, Kevyn Davis, Sue Anfruns, Rommey Hazell, Andrew Havadjia, Lucas Johnson, Perry Strand, Scott Martin, Liam Dooley, Ethan Havadjia, Zac Havadjia and Harry McGill.
Charlie Braddick was the youngest contender with Go marker position. Next off the start line and at the opposite end of the age scale, was Kevyn Davis as the oldest competitor, who started off 11 seconds.
The back marker position was filled by nineteen-year-old Harry McGill with a 2 minute 11 handicap. Zac Havadjia was just in front of Harry on a 2 minute 3-second handicap and brother Ethan Havadjia was on a 1 minute 57 handicap.
The race was hard-fought by all with backmarker Harry undoubtedly pushing the hardest as he made his way through the field, picking off competitors one by one.
The Havadjia clan fought their own battle for bragging rights to the finishing order whilst the quiet achievers Sue, Scott and Lucas plugged away in the middle of the field, unfazed by the heat or the crowd.
However, it was Club stalwart Kevyn Davis who managed to grab the victory, stopping the clock at 4.37 minutes. Harry did well to finish second with a stopwatch time of 4.48 minutes but his corrected time was a mere 2 minutes 37 which was a fine show of speed and athleticism. Rommey Hazell took third place in 5.12 minutes off a 23-second handicap.
In fourth place was Lucas Johnson followed by Liam Dooley and Scott Martin. Perry Strand ran in 7th then youngster Charlie Braddick followed by Zac Havadjia who staked his claim on being the first Havadjia member home!
Sue Anfruns finished 10th then Andrew Havadjia with Ethan Havadjia rounding out the field
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Well done to all the competitors for battling the heat to run another successful Nowra Show handicap race and congratulations to our first three placegetters Kevyn, Harry and Rommey.