On Sunday the SACCC met at Moyston for the Wilde family 5km Handicap. The club dedicated the race to the R U OK? cause. All runners and volunteers wore a bit of yellow for the day. Runners went off on their handicap times. The course was in great condition, with the wild flowers blooming.
Shev led from half way. With the out and back loop course most runners could cheer on each other on along the way. Within the last 500 metres club veteran Jack Trounson caught Shev. He gave the last 100 metres all he could but young Matt Haddow chased him down. Matt passed Jack with 20 metres to the finish line getting there only 12secs before Jack.
Matt said after the race ‘I wasn’t going to let you have the win’, Jack agreed that the finish should be a close race to the line. This was Matts second win for the season. Shev finished in Third with Tess Thompson the fastest female on the day finished in forth position. Gabe Tonks was the fastest on course, proudly donning his footy team colours for the day.
This race marked Mark Thompson’s 100th club race. Peter Gibson presented Mark his 100th badge remarking that he can remember when Mark was in his early teens starting with the club. Mark said ‘It may have taken me 30 years to make this milestone, but this means a lot to me, this club was the grounding to my running career’.
Next Sunday 18th September the club will meet at Dunnesworthy Common, north of Ararat for the Presidents Championship race which is the last race for the season. Race starts at 9.45am.
