There was a great turn out of members at Husky Park Run on Saturday morning, proudly wearing Club uniform to increase the profile of our Club. Thank you to everyone who turned up to run, volunteer or spectate. It was well received, and members have suggested doing it again.
In the afternoon, cross country still went ahead at normal times. In the 1km event there were 5 competitors. Xander Day took the win in 6.23 followed by Hannah Bennett in 6.31 then Grace Parmenter in 7.07. Ayla Parmenter was 4th in 7.16 and Olive Zadovich was 5th in 9.49.
The 2km event also had 5 competitors with another strong showing from members of the Parmenter family. Lani Parmenter was 1st in 13.01 followed by Isabella Parmenter in 13.31. Backing up from Park Run, Kate Feeney, in her maiden cross country run was 3rd in 17.00, running alongside boyfriend Brad Sawyers who crossed the line with Kate. Jameson Day was 5th in 12.10.
Five was the theme of the day with 5 runners in the 3km event too. Malachy Martin took the win in 19.14 whilst Declan Bennett was 2nd in 13.12 and Lisa Carroll was 3rd in 18.06. Dean Osgood was 4th in 16.00 and Emerson Boatswain, with the quickest time of 12.57 crossed in 5th place.
Medium course had a good showing with 16 competitors. Crossing the line 1st was Donna Johnson in 43.53. Michael Duncan was 2nd in 27.54 and Mark Parmenter was 3rd in 26.42. Scott Armstrong demonstrated his return to fitness with the fastest run of 19.52 as he finished in 8th place.
Long course saw 7 runners take to the trail. Scott Johnson took line honours with 48.40 followed by Perry Strand in 45.47 who battled it out for fastest time with Jasper Arnold who clocked 45.58. Martin Bell was 4th in 52.07 followed by wife Elisha Bell in 50.42. Rebecca Cooper was 6th in 53.07 and Erich Moeller-Duhme was 7th in 1.00.00.
The Club AGM and Presentation of Annual Awards will take place on Saturday 17th May at UOW, Shoalhaven campus, immediately after the cross country running. This is an important event where we nominate the incoming committee and celebrate the amazing achievements of our athletes with the presentation of special annual awards. Don’t miss it!
All members are encouraged to consider nominating for the committee or for a Club role. We need volunteers to ensure the smooth operation of the Club, and to build the Club for future growth. Your ideas matter so please think about contributing to the Club by taking on a role – it doesn’t have to be a huge commitment – just give what time you have!
Cross country events will start a little earlier at the campus on this day.
1 and 2km – 2pm start
Long course – 2.15pm start
3km and Medium – 2.30pm start
There will be a BBQ provided by the Club and we ask that members bring along something sweet to share for ‘dessert’.