Another pleasant Sunday morning greeted the 82 competitors who turned out for the running of the Pro Feet Podiatry 8 km handicap at Portarlington. The numbers were down slightly due to a group of club members tackling the Ballarat Marathon.
It was frontmarker, Supervet Geoff Marshall, who defied all efforts to run him down, winning convincingly from Steve Curtain and Zoran Krstevski. For Marshall who does most of his running training in the gym, it was third club win and his first since 2016. Pip Minney was easily the fastest female whilst invitation runner Cadel Cross was clearly the fastest male.
Top 10 Placings
G. Marshall 54.50, S. Curtain 30.29, Z. Krstevski 35.04, E. Kelly 31.07, W. Veitch 31.23, S. Beaulac 35.31, A. Herbert 37.14, C. Stephens 42.29, M. Geall 40.07, A. Thompson 32.34.
Fastest Times
- Under 20 Male: C. Cross 29.30, H. Renkin 30.53.
- Under 20 Female: J. Johnstone 38.28, A. Pretty 46.04
- Under 40 Male: W. Veitch 31.23, C. Davies 35.03.
- Under 40 Female: P. Minney 34.33, A. Bartram 37.12.
- Veteran Male: S.Curtain 30.29, E. Kelly 31.07.
- Veteran Female: K. Cross 36.11, J. White 37.29.
- Masters Male: M. Maiden 32.41, R.Lindsay 34.38.
- Masters Female: S. Pedersen 36.50, S. Andrews 37.47.
- Legends Male: K. McNulty 36.21, S. Pretty 38.59.
- Legends Female: S. Howell 37.42, C. Crawford 42.06.
- Supervets Male: D. Elward 35.56, G.Clark 44.54.
- Supervets Female: C. Stephens 42.29, J. Austin 45.46.
- Magic Money: W. Veitch 31.23.
Next Sunday’s race is an 8 km event at the Don Wallace Reserve in Teesdale at 9:00 a.m. Registrations need to be submitted by 8:40 a.m..
