Sheppard turns back the clock up Mt Ainslie

Trevor Jacobs Christmas Handicap Mt Ainslie Run Up
2.3kms, Canberra
Tuesday 7 December

Christmas Handicap

Adrian Sheppard, a prolific winner of the Mt Ainslie and Black Mountain Run Ups several years ago until laid low by injury, turned the clock back to power up Mt Ainslie from an 11 minute 30 second handicap and convincingly take out today’s Trevor Jacobs Christmas Handicap. Sheppard clocked second fastest time on the day of 12.20, behind backmarker Dave Osmond’s 11.39. Junior orienteering international Ian Lawford was third fastest with 12.27.

Christmas handicap

Elizabeth Humphries was first female across the line on handicap after running a big personal best, and shared equal fastest time of 14.48 with Louise Sharp. Kerri Louttit was third fastest in the sunny warm conditions in 19.18.

Handicap:

1 Adrian Sheppard 23.50,  2 Michael Wilson 24.17,  3 James Stewart 24.22,  4 Peter Clarke 24.25,  5 Roy Frylink 24.35,  6 Elizabeth Humphries 24.38,  7 Ian Lawford 24.42,  8 Marie Janczura 24.52,  9 Steven Hanley 24.53,  10 Yili Zhu 24.53,  11 Stuart Lindenmayer 24.59,  12 David Osmond 25.09,  13 Geoff Barker 25.19,  14 Louise Sharp 25.28,  15 Patrick Kluth 25.29,  16 Tony Beasley 25.30,  17 Peter Kenna 25.30,  18 Michael Burt 25.37,  19 Anthony Olliffe 25.45,  20 Richard Marson 25.55,  21 Simon Claringbold 26.00,  22 John Dimitriou 26.04,  23 Caroline Campbell 26.08,  24 Kerri Louttit 26.18,  25 Paul Veldkamp 26.23,  26 Eric Wainwright 27.19,  27 Scott Yates 29.56.

Fastest times:

Males:  1 David Osmond 11.39,  2 Adrian Sheppard 12.20,  3 Ian Lawford 12.27,  4 Patrick Kluth 13.39,  5 Simon Claringbold 13.45,  6 Peter Kenna 14.30,  7 Steven Hanley 14.43,  8 James Stewart 14.52,  9 Peter Clarke 15.25,  10 Anthony Olliffe 16.05,  11 Richard Marson 16.55,  12 Stuart Lindenmayer 16.59,  13 Paul Veldkamp 17.08,  14 Roy Frylink 17.20,  15 Yili Zhu 19.38,  16 Michael Burt 20.07,  17 Michael Wilson 20.19,  18 Tony Beasley 20.30,  19 Geoff Barker 20.39,  20 Scott Yates 20.56,  21 Trevor Jacobs 22.41,  22 Eric Wainwright 22.49,  23 John Dimitriou 26.04.

Females:  1 eq. Elizabeth Humphries 14.48, 1 eq. Louise Sharp 14.48, 3 Kerri Louttit 19.18, 4 Marie Janczura 20.12, 5 Caroline Campbell 22.08.