Tour de Mountain
Mawson ACT
Sunday 19 December 2010
Canberra Winter Olympian Mark Van Der Ploeg, leaving in a week’s time for 3 months of international Nordic competition in Germany, Estonia and Norway, was in superb form in today’s Mt Taylor Challenge trail run. He completed the 9km ascent and descent of the mountain in a course record 36 mins 10 secs.
Van Der Ploeg said he was aided in his effort by the cracking pace set by international mountain running and orienteering representatives John Winsbury, Grant Bluett and Stuart Doyle in the 25 km Tour de Mountain which started at the same time and included the Mt Taylor loop before ascents of Farrer Hill and Mt Wanniassa, and a double ascent of Isaacs ridge. Winsbury slashed a minute off his own course record in running 1.40.12, with Bluett second in 1.43.33 and Doyle third in 1.45.15. World Orienteering Championships representative Shannon Jones was fastest female in 1.55.26, with Hannah Flannery second in 2.04.50 and Laura Garvican third in 2.08.59.
The 17 km Mini-Tour went to James Stewart in 1.24.06. Stewart led from start to finish but runner up Richard White maintained sight of the leader in clocking 1.28.38, while veteran Simon Tuan was third in 1.29.14. Elizabeth Hunphries was fastest female in 1.26.18, Kym Chisholm was second in 1.30.16 and international orienteer Jo Allison third 1.38.33.
Runner up in the 9km race was Brent Rebecca in 42.20, with Brett Sheehan third in 42.30. Emily Kennedy was fastest female in 55.42, with Angie Myburg second in 1.17.27 and Samantha Klitscher third in 1.36.39.
The fastest 25 km relay team was Brian’s Bunch in 2.15.03.
Some race photos by John Kennedy can be seen at http://www.actvac.com.au/index.php?module=Home&action=ShowHtml&filename=/Photos/intro.htm
| 9 km run: | ||||
| Males | ||||
| 1 | Mark | Van Der Ploeg | 25 | 36.10 |
| 2 | Brent | Rebecca | 31 | 42.20 |
| 3 | Brett | Sheehan | 28 | 42.30 |
| 4 | Scott | Wright | 29 | 48.06 |
| 5 | Mike | Siers | 53 | 58.55 |
| 6 | Jim | White | 61 | 1.02.50 |
| 7 | Kevin | Chapman | 66 | 1.03.13 |
| 8 | Michael | Burt | 52 | 1.08.19 |
| Females | ||||
| 1 | Emily | Kennedy | 31 | 55.42 |
| 2 | Angie | Myburgh | 40 | 1.17.27 |
| 3 | Samantha | Klitscher | 46 | 1.36.39 |
| 25 km run: | ||||
| Males | ||||
| 1 | John | Winsbury | 34 | 1.40.12 |
| 2 | Grant | Bluett | 38 | 1.43.33 |
| 3 | Stuart | Doyle | 44 | 1.45.15 |
| 4 | Rob | Walter | 34 | 1.47.50 |
| 5 | Lachlan | Dow | 19 | 1.50.09 |
| 6 | John | Fleming | 38 | 1.53.28 |
| 7 | Chris | Helliwell | 41 | 1.55.13 |
| 8 | Andy | Hogg | 37 | 1.58.30 |
| 9 | Patrick | Kluth | 42 | 1.58.45 |
| 10 | Anthony | Scott | 48 | 2.00.28 |
| 11 | Greg | Regester | 48 | 2.02.55 |
| 12 | Trevor | Jacobs | 58 | 2.06.39 |
| 13 | Wayne | Pethybridge | 51 | 2.08.03 |
| 14 | Glenn | Sansom | 50 | 2.09.45 |
| 15 | Blair | Trewin | 39 | 2.10.32 |
| 16 | Craig | Wisdom | 50 | 2.10.53 |
| 17 | Jason | McCrae | 38 | 2.11.45 |
| 18 | Peter | Kenna | 35 | 2.12.26 |
| 19 | Steven | Hanley | 32 | 2.13.02 |
| 20 | Robbie | Costmeyer | 64 | 2.13.04 |
| 21 | Ian | Wright | 56 | 2.13.42 |
| 22 | Peter | Thomson | 50 | 2.14.42 |
| 23 | Graeme | Lendrum | 39 | 2.17.48 |
| 24 | Giles | Lamb | 37 | 2.17.50 |
| 25 | Shane | Wright | 40 | 2.18.06 |
| 26 | Tim | Craig | 48 | 2.19.12 |
| 27 | Andrew | Robertson | 38 | 2.19.54 |
| 28 | Martin | Pogson | 49 | 2.22.03 |
| 29 | Grant | Mcdonald | 53 | 2.27.28 |
| 30 | Don | Roach | 53 | 2.29.55 |
| 31 | Michael | Horan | 51 | 2.30.56 |
| 32 | Arnulf | Riedl | 41 | 2.31.16 |
| 33 | Roger | Pilkington | 52 | 2.31.22 |
| 34 | Roland | Sherwood | 65 | 2.35.32 |
| 35 | Stuart | Lindenmayer | 34 | 2.37.08 |
| 36 | William | Chin | 34 | 2.37.47 |
| 37 | Hugh | Moore | 62 | 2.41.04 |
| 38 | Dan | Carton | 35 | 2.41.39 |
| 39 | Paul | Klitscher | 45 | 2.44.46 |
| 40 | Peter | Foster | 50 | 2.48.06 |
| 41 | Chris | Becvarik | 40 | 2.49.33 |
| 42 | Mick | Corlis | 51 | 2.52.16 |
| 43 | Geoff | Hare | 54 | 3.07.54 |
| 44 | Mark | Kethro | 50 | 3.10.58 |
| 16 | John | Spooner | 45 | 3.12.29 |
| Females | ||||
| 1 | Shannon | Jones | 31 | 1.55.26 |
| 2 | Hannah | Flannery | 22 | 2.04.50 |
| 3 | Laura | Garvican | 28 | 2.08.59 |
| 4 | Julie | Quinn | 38 | 2.10.09 |
| 5 | Bryony | Mcconnell | 37 | 2.14.15 |
| 6 | Cathy | Crompton | 53 | 2.20.15 |
| 7 | Sandra | Oliver | 32 | 2.20.41 |
| 8 | Colleen | Koh | 33 | 2.37.47 |
| 9 | Bronwyn | Wiseman | 38 | 2.37.55 |
| 10 | Jayne | Crossling | 39 | 2.38.00 |
| 11 | Amanda | Bisa | 28 | 2.52.12 |
| 12 | Deirdre | Macdonnell | 42 | 2.52.42 |
| 13 | Judi | Edwards | 63 | 2.52.49 |
| 14 | Maria | White | 58 | 3.06.39 |
| 15 | Ann | Dawson | 52 | 3.09.20 |
| 17k walk | ||||
| Males | ||||
| 1 | Peter | Hogan | 63 | 2.32.17 |
| 2 | Raami | Rattur | 37 | 2.47.08 |
| Females | ||||
| 1 | Monika | Short | 63 | 2.26.04 |
| 2 | Jenny | Odgers | 40 | 2.32.17 |
| 17k run | ||||
| Males | ||||
| 1 | James | Stewart | 31 | 1.24.06 |
| 2 | Richard | White | 26 | 1.28.38 |
| 3 | Simon | Tuan | 42 | 1.29.14 |
| 4 | Graham | Maltby | 31 | 1.30.14 |
| 5 | Peter | Clarke | 60 | 1.30.44 |
| 6 | John | Kennedy | 60 | 1.33.08 |
| 7 | Andrew | Hughes | 45 | 1.37.22 |
| 8 | Patrick | Whyte | 45 | 1.42.40 |
| 9 | Anthony | Olliffe | 55 | 1.45.22 |
| 10 | Corbin | Ellison | 44 | 1.47.40 |
| 11 | Chris | Janczura | 43 | 1.54.10 |
| 12 | Alan | Duus | 64 | 1.56.38 |
| 13 | Geoff | Barker | 66 | 2.12.45 |
| 14 | Matthew | Toohey | 35 | 2.14.36 |
| 15 | John | Dimitriou | 66 | 2.37.26 |
| Females | ||||
| 1 | Elizabeth | Humphries | 24 | 1.26.18 |
| 2 | Kym | Chisholm | 29 | 1.30.16 |
| 3 | Jo | Allison | 34 | 1.38.33 |
| 4 | Tanya | Jones | 33 | 1.44.50 |
| 5 | Jane | Grey | 41 | 1.44.50 |
| 6 | Alison | Senti | 36 | 1.45.19 |
| 7 | Judith | Pogson | 48 | 1.47.27 |
| 8 | Gemma | Ruddick | 26 | 1.51.35 |
| 9 | Jo | Lane | 35 | 1.52.45 |
| 10 | Marie | Janczura | 38 | 1.58.23 |
| 11 | Diana | Schneider | 64 | 1.58.50 |
| 12 | Krisztina | Mohacsi | 35 | 1.59.16 |
| 13 | Carinna | Tong | 41 | 2.01.30 |
| 14 | Alison | Winsbury | 35 | 2.04.19 |
| 15 | Kelly | Bennett | 41 | 2.08.57 |
| Relay teams: | ||||
| 1 | R3 | Brian’s Bunch 1 | 2.15.03 | |
| 2 | R4 | Brian’s Bunch 2 | 2.15.03 | |
| 3 | R2 | Aqua All Stars | 2.21.13 | |
| 4 | R1 | 2 strong years | 3.17.06 | |