The start of Athletics Victoria’s winter season was no picnic, with a challenging course testing runners. Andre Waring and Katherine Downie handled the conditions best with comfortable victories to kick start their winters.
A deceptive cross country course held over 3km and 5km laps encompassed flat, smooth sections around the Hanging Rock racecourse and dry, dusty and rugged sections on bushland trails that made the course unsuitable for spikes.
Waring won the men’s 8km race by 17 seconds in 24 minutes, 13 seconds ahead of Matt Buckell (24:31) and Liam Cashin (24:38).
In the women’s race Katherine Downie ran away from the field for close to a half-minute victory, covering the course in 29 minutes, 21 seconds from Charlotte Wilson (29:50) and Rachel McGuinness (30:04).
Winners of the junior races, held over 5km, were:
- Under 20 male: Logan Tickell (15:27)
- Under 20 female: Imogen Baker (18:28)
- Under 18 male: Lucas Chis (15:48)
- Under 18 female: Matilda Harrison (18:37)
- Under 16 male: Tyler Finch (17:12)
- Under 16 female: Cassandra Servadei (19:36)
- Under 14 male: Manaia Bremmer (18:13)
- Under 14 female: Andison Mole (18:04)
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