Australia Day Orroral Classic Trail Runs and Walks
Namadgi National Park ACT
Thursday 26 January 2012
Leading Australian long distance trail runner Alex Matthews of Sydney showed that he is in great form for the Six Foot Track 45 km in March by slashing more than 5 minutes off the course record in the 20 km Australia Day Orroral Classic with a time of 1.18.05. Matthews is on a roll after winning the Cadbury Marathon in Hobart on 8 January in 2.28.07. Kosciuszko Classic champion Nick Horspool was second in 1.22.37 and M45 runner Vince Craig set a new veterans record of 1.25.54 in taking 3rd place.
Louise Sharp improved from second in 2011 to be fastest female in 1.32.06, only one metre ahead of a fast finishing Kate Chipperfield. There was also a sprint finish for 3rd place with former orienteering international Belinda Allison just 2 seconds ahead of Kelly Flood in 1.40.26.
Dwayne Currie set a new course record of 39.37 in winning the 8 km race from Scott Agius in 40.37 and Trevor Banks in 43.16. Kate Vandenberg ignored a sore foot to take out the women’s race in a record 41.20, from Michelle Jackson in 43.25 and Marie Patrick in 47.57.
Eliza Middleton won the 3 km run in 19.04 from Heather Johnston and Joe Sunter in 20.12, with veteran Kathy Canaple third female in 20.47 in her first ever race.
The 20 km walk was completed in an outstanding 2.33.36 by race walking aces Geoff Barker and Monika Short.
Photo album at http://hardingjohn.smugmug.com/Sports/Mountain-running/Australia-Day-Orroral-Classic/
Full results:
| 20k | 1 | Alex | Matthews | Male | 1.18.05 |
| 20k | 2 | Nick | Horspool | Male | 1.22.37 |
| 20k | 3 | Vince | Craig | Male | 1.25.54 |
| 20k | 4 | Bruce | Norton | Male | 1.26.52 |
| 20k | 5 | Paul | Tilse | Male | 1.27.06 |
| 20k | 6 | Peter | Young | Male | 1.28.50 |
| 20k | 7 | Chris | Helliwell | Male | 1.31.22 |
| 20k | 8 | Tony | Hrstic | Male | 1.31.50 |
| 20k | 9 | Scott | Irons | Male | 1.32.04 |
| 20k | 10 | Brett | Schumacher | Male | 1.32.06 |
| 20k | 11 | Nick | Mesher | Male | 1.33.17 |
| 20k | 12 | Paul | McDonald | Male | 1.34.00 |
| 20k | 13 | Peter | Clarke | Male | 1.35.00 |
| 20k | 14 | Lee | Rice | Male | 1.35.32 |
| 20k | 15 | David | Ellis | Male | 1.36.37 |
| 20k | 16 | Ian | Wright | Male | 1.36.51 |
| 20k | 17 | Richard | White | Male | 1.37.25 |
| 20k | 18 | Andrew | Blyton | Male | 1.37.25 |
| 20k | 19 | Gary | Rolfe | Male | 1.37.48 |
| 20k | 20 | Andrew | Fisher | Male | 1.38.15 |
| 20k | 21 | Lance | Purdon | Male | 1.39.25 |
| 20k | 22 | Trevor | Jacobs | Male | 1.39.30 |
| 20k | 23 | Stephen | Johnston | Male | 1.40.17 |
| 20k | 24 | Giles | Lamb | Male | 1.41.41 |
| 20k | 25 | Stephen | Graham | Male | 1.41.47 |
| 20k | 26 | Wayne | Pethybridge | Male | 1.43.23 |
| 20k | 27 | Norak | Theam | Male | 1.43.31 |
| 20k | 28 | Graeme | Lendrum | Male | 1.44.11 |
| 20k | 29 | Bob | Harlow | Male | 1.44.38 |
| 20k | 30 | Timothy | Yapp | Male | 1.44.55 |
| 20k | 31 | Matthew | Prebble | Male | 1.47.00 |
| 20k | 32 | Peter | Thomson | Male | 1.48.00 |
| 20k | 33 | Patrick | Whyte | Male | 1.48.16 |
| 20k | 34 | Michael | Thompson | Male | 1.48.59 |
| 20k | 35 | Robert | Ey | Male | 1.50.10 |
| 20k | 36 | John | McGoverne | Male | 1.50.33 |
| 20k | 37 | Brendon | Mckinley | Male | 1.50.37 |
| 20k | 38 | Mick | Corlis | Male | 1.51.12 |
| 20k | 39 | Michael | Horan | Male | 1.51.37 |
| 20k | 40 | Hugh | Moore | Male | 1.53.50 |
| 20k | 41 | Michael | Ellwood | Male | 1.54.45 |
| 20k | 42 | Anthony | Olliffe | Male | 1.54.50 |
| 20k | 43 | Steve | Appleby | Male | 1.55.15 |
| 20k | 44 | Ben | Kaiser | Male | 1.55.21 |
| 20k | 45 | Jonathon | McGrath | Male | 1.55.36 |
| 20k | 46 | Graeme | Patrick | Male | 1.55.47 |
| 20k | 47 | Michael | Wilson | Male | 1.57.26 |
| 20k | 48 | Yogesh | Mulye | Male | 1.58.28 |
| 20k | 49 | Roger | Pilkington | Male | 1.58.28 |
| 20k | 50 | Tim | Adair | Male | 2.01.35 |
| 20k | 51 | Shane | Wright | Male | 2.03.49 |
| 20k | 52 | David | Hiatt | Male | 2.13.39 |
| 20k | 53 | Kevin | Chapman | Male | 2.14.36 |
| 20k | 54 | Billy | Pearce | Male | 2.19.15 |
| 20k | 55 | Peter | Sinfield | Male | 2.20.21 |
| 20k | 56 | Mark | Kethro | Male | 2.27.30 |
| 20k | 1 | Louise | Sharp | Female | 1.32.06 |
| 20k | 2 | Kate | Chipperfield | Female | 1.32.07 |
| 20k | 3 | Belinda | Allison | Female | 1.40.26 |
| 20k | 4 | Kelley | Flood | Female | 1.40.28 |
| 20k | 5 | Kate | Haylock | Female | 1.41.37 |
| 20k | 6 | Cathy | Crompton | Female | 1.43.42 |
| 20k | 7 | Jessica | Robson | Female | 1.44.58 |
| 20k | 8 | Keri | Vaughan | Female | 1.45.16 |
| 20k | 9 | Susie | Kluth | Female | 1.49.15 |
| 20k | 10 | Elle | Knight | Female | 1.51.26 |
| 20k | 11 | Judi | Barton | Female | 1.52.52 |
| 20k | 12 | Carol | Ey | Female | 1.54.03 |
| 20k | 13 | Danielle | Winslow | Female | 1.56.59 |
| 20k | 14 | Kristen | Connell | Female | 2.03.12 |
| 20k | 15 | Bronwyn | Livermore | Female | 2.03.27 |
| 20k | 16 | Carol | Harding | Female | 2.03.54 |
| 20k | 17 | Bronwyn | Wiseman | Female | 2.04.23 |
| 20k | 18 | Susan | Alford | Female | 2.06.52 |
| 20k | 19 | Becky | Smith | Female | 2.09.59 |
| 20k | 20 | Catherine | Montalto | Female | 2.13.58 |
| 20k | 21 | Kelly | Bennett | Female | 2.19.15 |
| 20k | 22 | Leonie | Doyle | Female | 2.19.23 |
| 20k | 23 | Emily | Kuyper | Female | 2.20.21 |
| 20k | 24 | Matilda | Thomas | Female | 2.35.44 |
| 20k walk | 1 | Geoff | Barker | Male | 2.33.36 |
| 20k walk | 1 | Monika | Short | Female | 2.33.36 |
| 20k walk | 2 | Annie | Irvin | Female | 3.52.02 |
| 20k walk | 3 | Kendra | Wells | Female | 3.52.03 |
| 8k | 1 | Dwayne | Currie | Male | 39.37 |
| 8k | 2 | Scott | Agius | Male | 40.37 |
| 8k | 3 | Trevor | Banks | Male | 43.16 |
| 8k | 4 | Adrian | Koochew | Male | 43.25 |
| 8k | 5 | Tony | Henshaw | Male | 46.31 |
| 8k | 6 | Jamie | Godden | Male | 51.57 |
| 8k | 7 | Michael | Burt | Male | 1.01.19 |
| 8k | 8 | Richard | Marson | Male | 1.01.45 |
| 8k | 1 | Kate | Vandenberg | Female | 41.20 |
| 8k | 2 | Michelle | Jackson | Female | 43.25 |
| 8k | 3 | Marie | Patrick | Female | 47.57 |
| 8k | 4 | Caroline | Campbell | Female | 50.09 |
| 8k | 5 | Lisa | Moore | Female | 51.13 |
| 8k | 6 | Caryn | Scott | Female | 51.22 |
| 8k | 7 | Barbara | Williams | Female | 51.35 |
| 8k | 8 | Lucie | Patrick | Female | 51.58 |
| 3k | 1 | Joe | Sunter | Male | 20.12 |
| 3k | 1 | Eliza | Middleton | Female | 19.04 |
| 3k | 2 | Heather | Johnston | Female | 20.12 |
| 3k | 3 | Kathy | Canaple | Female | 20.47 |
| 8k walk | 1 | Rebecca | Kaiser | Female | 1.25.25 |