It was a beautiful warm afternoon for cross country at Huskisson on Saturday 14th May.
In the 2kms there were five participants with Aidan McLaren leading the charge, coming home in 13:15. Winter Bell was second in 13:54 and Jack Kinsele was third in 13:26. Malachy Martin was fourth and Heidi McLaren fifth.
Twenty two athletes contested the 3km distance. Lucy Duncan took line honours crossing in 19:15. Lana Crawford worked hard to take second in 13:48 and Tom Brookes was third in 13:36. Cameron Baxter was fastest on course, clocking 12:09 in seventeenth place and Matt Reid was next fastest crossing seventh in 12:45 whilst all-rounder Erin Smart was fastest female in fifth place with 13:03.
Medium course was won by Nicholas McGill in19:33 which was the fastest time over this distance from a field of nineteen. A visitor runner was second across the line but second place points went to Darcy Davis who finished in 21:57 and Phillip Duncan took third place in a time of 30:43. Amelia May was ninth home and was the fastest female with a time of 19:55.
Long course was taken out by Marty Bell who managed to maintain a smile for the duration! Richard Bosdyk was next home followed by a determined Dean Bryce who was happy he was able to keep Graham Anderson at bay in the closing stages of the race. Perry Strand was fifth and in sixth place was Scott Martin who clocked the fastest time of 39:51. Elisha Bell was seventh as the fastest female in 47:56. Scott Johnson and Rebecca Cooper rounded out the field.
The Committee would like to thank everyone for checking in before the running. This is a safety precaution so we are aware of who is out on the course and can account for everyone at the end of the day.
Next week, 21st May, we return to Huskisson – adults, don’t forget to vote on Saturday, and don’t forget to pack the mozzie repellant – the mosquitoes are viscous in this area!