Race 22 of the season, the Kevin Brown Memorial/Brown Family 13.5km handicap was run at Gunns Plains in perfect conditions.
Runners relished the mostly flat course, although the distance of 13.5 kilometres can be a testing one.
Run as a circuit taking in both sides of the Leven River, the race started and commenced at Wings Wildlife Park.
Race favourite, Burnie runner Kelly Baxter, was a very deserving winner after going close in so many races over the last couple of years.
After commencing with the Club in 2014, Baxter took out her first win the following year at Wivenhoe but hadn’t been able to break through again until Sunday. Although she prefers flat courses, she is now going to challenge herself by running the Point to Pinnacle in Hobart in November.
After taking the lead from frontmarker, Dale Lancaster, with about two kilometres to run, Baxter held on to defeat Nick Young and her co-marker, Mary-Lou Troughton. Terry Watson and Russell Horton continued their good form to record the next two placings.
Others who look on track for the Feature Race in two weeks include Josh Febey, Mark-Saint-John and Andrew Hay, while backmarker Thomas Murton stormed through the field to record fastest time and finish sixth.
Fastest woman was Natasha Mapley. She was eleventh across the line.
The nominated time winners were Mitchell and Hannah Elphinstone, James Frankcombe and Mackenzie Troughton.
Race22 GunnsPlainsLinePos13500m
Race22 GunnsPlainsFastest13500m
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