Rod Viney

Cradle Mountain runner, Mike Taylor, has broken through for another win in the Fish Frenzy five kilometre handicap at Burnie on Sunday.

A veteran of the club, with more than seven hundred starts, this was Taylor’s ninth win but one of his more satisfying, as has he has been struggling for form recently.

Starting from a front mark, the fast, flat course suited Taylor so that he wound up a comfortable winner from Owen Thomas and Andrew Plapp after taking the lead about 500 metres from the finish. A good field of 82 competed.

Promising runs were recorded by David Wright, Mary-Lou Troughton and Ricky Cross. Thomas Wilson was the best of the back markers with a strong-finishing sixth.

The race incorporated the club’s five kilometre championships, based on fastest times. For the men this was won by Brad Taylor from Bryan Tuit and Thomas Wilson while Daille Moyle took out the win for the women from Michelle D’Monte and Anna Murton.

Nominated time winners were Quinn Aitken, Bethany Boyd, Page Aitken, Keryn Aitken, and Maverick Baxter.

Race 22 2017 Placings – Fish Frenzy 5km

Race 22 2017 Fastest to Slowest – Fish Frenzy 5km

First year Burnie runner, Tony Stewart, was pleased to take his maiden win in the Motors 5km handicap at Fernglade on Sunday.

This race was conducted as a trail run and the wet, slippery conditions suited Stewart who took up running to deal with a chronic back issue and to lose some weight after he was forced to give up football umpiring due to clashes with work.

Starting from a front mark, Stewart quickly took the lead and was never challenged although second place getter, Will Cleaver was rattling home from a back mark to get within 31 seconds.

Another front marker, John Purton hung on for third while race favourite, Owen Thomas, did not disappoint with a strong fourth.

Other good performances, were recorded by Barry Ling, Mike Taylor and Anthea White, who was having her first start with the club in sometime..

Fastest male was 15 year old Ben Saint John who started from the very back mark while his mother, Lyn Saint-John, was the fastest woman.

Nominated time winners were Trinity Luttrell, Mackenzie and Dominic Troughton, and Maya Bramich.

Race 21 2017 Placings – Fernglade 5km

Race 21 2017 Fastest to Slowest – Fernglade 5km

Turners Beach runner, Kim Reader, started one of the main fancies in Sunday’s AJL Leisure/AJL Yamaha half marathon and she did not disappoint, having a narrow but strong win.

A good field of forty-seven started the race, some runners being deterred by the possibility of heavy rain which didn’t eventuate.

Reader had three co-markers for the race and two of them, in Chris Purton and Owen Thomas, ran second and third respectively. They ran the outward leg to Turners Beach together and on the return to Ulverstone it appeared that the two men would fight out the finish, but Reader finished the better and after taking the lead from Eric Hughes with about three kilometres to run hung on for a great win.

This was Reader’s third win, the last being over five kilometres, at Devonport four years ago.

Kelly Baxter and Kim Steven ran into the top ten and look like coming winners, while backmarker, Brad Taylor, stormed into sixth place and ran the fastest time.

Reader had the fastest time of the women.

Nominated time winners were Kelsey and Eimear Anderson, Selwyn Maxwell, and Lucy van Rooyen.

Race 20 2017 Placings – Half Marathon

Race 20 2017 Fastest to Slowest – Half Marathon

Cooee runner, Jason Fehlberg, has won the Anvers Confectionery twelve kilometre handicap at Railton on Sunday.

Fehlberg was not one of the top fancies for the event and admitted he was surprised with his win. However, he has been running consistently and had looked promising a little earlier in the season.

Running over his favourite distance of ten kilometres, Fehlberg also got his preferred terrain and weather, the wind staying away.

These factors combined to see him take the lead from front marker, Eric Hughes, with about five hundred metres to run and then hold off a late challenge from Kyle Groenewege.

Groenewege’s second followed on from a third last week and for him a win can’t be far away. Greg Smith, who won the club marathon earlier in the season, finished third showing he has maintained his form.

Other runners to turn in strong efforts included Owen Thomas, Bryan Tuit and Grant McCormack.

Fastest female was Lyn Saint-John with Brad Taylor the fastest male.

Nominated time winners were Brooke Riley, Nat Luttrell, and Dominic and Mackenzie Troughton.

Race 19 2017 Placings – Railton 10km

Yolla runner, Cobie Walker, the pre-race favourite won the Raymond Spinks/CRC twelve kilometre handicap at Somerset on Sunday.

Walker had been showing excellent form all year following some hard training over summer for the Gone Nuts event. Since then he has trained more lightly to nurse some injury “niggles” and this has worked well for him.

In his fifth year with the club, this was Walker’s second win with his debut victory four years ago at Stanley.

Initially, he took up running to lose weight and is now proudly thirty-seven kilograms lighter than when he started.

Taking the lead from a brave Eric Hughes at the ten kilometre mark, Walker had to maintain focus and effort to stall off fast-finishing backmarkers Evan Brett, Kyle Groenewege and Thomas Wilson.

The husband and wife team of Russell and Ann Horton both ran top races while the two back markers Phillip McConnon and Brad Taylor stormed through the field.

Fastest female was Lyn Saint-John with McConnon, having his first run with the club, the fastest male.

Nominated time winners were Kelsey and Eirmear Anderson, Brooke Riley and Will van Rooyen.

Race 18 2017 Placings – Spinks-CRC 12km

Race 18 2017 Fastest to Slowest – SpinksCRC 12km