Kosciuszko Classic
4.7 kms
Snowy River bridge to summit of Mt Kosciuszko, NSW
Saturday 17 January 2009
WINSBURY NARROWLY MISSES RECORD
Australia’s top male long distance mountain runner John Winsbury, recently returned to Canberra after spending three years in New Zealand completing a physiotherapy degree, ran the second fastest time in history in winning today’s Kosciuszko Classic. His 20 mins 21 secs for the 4.7 kms uphill from the Snowy River bridge to the summit of Australia’s highest mountain was only 14 seconds outside David Osmond’s all-time record. Dean Degan and Chad Armstrong of Sydney were second and third, in 22:58 and 23:38 respectively.
Sydney’s Julia White was fastest female in 27:19, with Genevieve Guiney of Sydney second in 32:17 and Carol Ey of Canberra third 33:21.
Results:
Males: 1 John Winsbury 20.21, 2 Dean Degan 22.58, 3 Chad Armstrong 23.38, 4 Ryan Armstrong 25.32, 5 Robin Rishworth 26.34, 6 Peter Sandery 27.00, 7 Harry Waterhouse 27.54, 8 Robert Ey 28.24, 9 John Walton 28.29, 10 David Close 30.47, 11 Andrew Guiney 31.24, 12 Nick Hearnshaw 32.39, 13 John Storey 33.10, 14 Andrew Sutcliffe 33.16, 15 Luis Cortes 34.26.
Females: 1 Julia White 27.19, 2 Genevieve Guiney 32.17, 3 Carol Ey 33.21, 4 Alison Winsbury 34.30, 5 Kaaren Sutcliffe 35.20, 6 Lorraine Tyler 37.54, 7 Helen Pretty 38.01, 8 Ruth Hearnshaw 38.50, 9 Anna Smith 39.08, 10 Dot Siepman 40.32, 11 Lyn O’Mara 41.17, 12 Mandy Taylor 45.00.