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Well Round 15 of Nowra Athletics cross country was certainly a windy one! Surprisingly no one got swept away to the land of Oz but the competitors who fronted up on Saturday deserve congratulating for braving the extreme gale force conditions. Everyone certainly earned their points and some of the winners even ran a Personal …
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Round 14 saw Nowra Athletics return to Longreach for the second week running. Numbers were again low but the enthusiasm was high none-the-less. The 1km had just three participants with Lexie Burinaga taking the win again this week in front of Noah Dyball and Dean Osgood. The 2km Division 1 saw 9 competitors battling it …
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Round 13 of Winter Cross Country was held at Longreach. As the season starts to wind down, the number of cross country runners seems to also be winding down. There were just four 1 kilometre contenders this week with Lexie Burinaga outrunning her competitors to take first place. Tynan Caswell was second; Noah Dyall was …
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Round 12 of Nowra Athletics Winter Cross Country Competition was held on Saturday 2nd July at the McKinnon’s farm in Tomerong. While those 18 years and over made their compulsory visit to polling booths around the area, many Club members still managed to squeeze in an afternoon’s run at the picturesque, but challenging Timberhills course. …
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On Sunday 26th June athletics history was written in Nowra with the amalgamation of the Athletics NSW and Little Athletics NSW Cross Country Championships. The event saw a combining of different age groups, age determinations and races distances where races in the U7 – U11 age groups were conducted under Little Athletics NSW rules and …
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Saturday 18th June saw Nowra Athletics contest their cross country running skills at Dapto in the return match against Kembla Joggers Club for the McCaffrey Challenge. Nowra was rigorously outnumbered on the day by the home club, but all 39 runners that made the trek to Dapto did their Club proud. Nowra was represented in …
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After getting rained out the previous week, runners enjoyed a return to cross country running with Nowra Athletics Club on Saturday 11th June at Willandra. Numbers were low as families undoubtedly enjoyed adventures away on the long weekend but there was still plenty of speed out on the course. Despite the cold westerly wind Jaylah Hancock-Cameron …
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The next ‘big’ event fast approaching is the NSW Athletics & Little Athletics combined State Cross Country Championships. This will be held on our home course at Willandra on Sunday 26th June 2016. Every club member is invited to participate in this history making event! For members who have been issued with a registration number, …
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The State Cross Country Relays were run on Saturday 28th May 2016 at Miranda. Right on cue, the rain started to fall on Saturday morning – it just wouldn’t be Miranda relays without the wet weather! The youngest runners had to endure the rain during their relay legs but the clouds finally started to clear …
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This year’s King of the Mountain has been run…and won! The triumphant winner was Klayten Smith who ran the 25km in 1.47.38. Local runner Scott Martin was second in 1.48.30 and third was last year’s winner Jason Martin in 1.48.52. The King of the Mountain has had many prestigious winners over the years including Dave …
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Congratulations to our special award winners for 2015-2016 John Morris Encouragement Award (Junior) Alistair Urquhart and Harriet Urquhart Ian Henry Encouragement Award (Senior) Rob Woods Valuable Volunteer Award Bernie Condon Neville Markham Distance Runner of the Year Award Scott Martin Frank McCaffrey Award for Top Performance and High Achievement Samantha Peace Harry Scouller Memorial Award for …
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Nowra Athletics held Round 7 of the Winter cross country program on Saturday 14th May at Willandra. It was another sunny afternoon with conditions obviously perfect for fast running with two new records set on the day! In the 1 kilometre event it was Callula Norwood yet again crossing the line in first place. Tynan …
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Round 6 of Nowra Athletics Club cross country was run last Saturday 7th May at the beautiful Timberhills. The weather was unseasonably warm and there were many “it’s too hot” comments heard being uttered by the disgruntled runners. However Timberhills course does afford quite a large amount of shade as the course weaves its way …
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Last Saturday, 30th April 2016, Nowra Athletics Club members enjoyed cross country running at the picturesque Willandra, joined by their friends from neighbouring club, Kembla Joggers in the annual McCaffrey Challenge. The McCaffrey Challenge is a shield named in honour of Frank McCaffrey who was instrumental in founding the Nowra club in 1960. The Challenge …
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Longreach Road was the venue for Round 4 of the Nowra Athletics Club Winter Cross Country Competition on Saturday 23rd April 2016. The overall number of runners were down yet again perhaps due to people getting away for the long weekend however the running spirit of the participating Club members remains strong. In the 1 …
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Round 3 of the Nowra Athletics Club Winter Pointscore competition took place on Saturday 16th April at Huskisson. With a few amendments to the previous course all participants enjoyed this run which is likely to be the last time the course is used for cross country due to some logistical issues. Callula Norwood was the …
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Round 2 of the Nowra Athletics Winter Program was conducted on Saturday 9th April 2016 at the scenic Timberhills course in Tomerong. In the shortest distance on offer Lexie Burinaga was first across the finish line, followed by Tynan Caswell and Amber Florance. In the 2 km Division 1 Toby Dyball was first home with …
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Nowra Athletics held the first pointscore round of the Winter Cross country Program on Saturday 2nd April 2016 at the picturesque Willandra course. Numbers were a little low compared to other years, however there were quite a few runners from down the coast who travelled to test their speed and endurance on the rolling hills. …
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Well as one season ends, another starts… Nowra Athletics Track & Field competition has ended now and Cross Country had its first run of the season on Easter Saturday at Willandra. There were only 106 competitors this Easter which is down on attendance for the past 24 years. However these dedicated chocolate lovers decided to run …
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More than 2000 Australian junior athletes headed west last week, 8-13 March 2016 for the Australian Junior Athletics Championships. Twelve of our Nowra Athletics members competed there with great results, bringing home two bronze medals! Siwa Harvey-Aziz claimed bronze in the Under 16 discus with a throw of 52.12 metres. Also claiming bronze in the discus circle was Annette …