Winsbury and Sharp dynamic in Deep Space Mountain Marathon

Posted onAuthorJohn Harding

Deep Space Mountain Marathon, Half Marathon, 10km and 5km
Honeysuckle campground, Namadgi National Park ACT
Sunday 10 November 2013

Weather: Overcast, cold wind, some light showers, temperature range zero to 7 degrees.

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Former Australian mountain running representatives John Winsbury and Louise Sharp both had dynamic runs in winning the 2013 Deep Space Mountain Marathon in Namadgi National Park. The course was two laps of a half marathon from the former Honeysuckle Deep Pace Tracking Station to the former Orroral Valley Tracking Station and return and had 1300m elevation gain for the marathon.

Winsbury showed he meant business right from the start. He relished the zero wind chill conditions and powered through half way in 1.28.42, before finishing the marathon in 3.11.02, just outside his 2011 course record of 3.09.34. It was a magnificent and satisfying comeback from his lost year in 2012 when he was hospitalised for some weeks with a collapsed lung when he was on the verge of representing Australia in the World Long Distance Mountain Running Championship. Rising mountain running star Tom Brazier, only 23, was second in 3.26.14. Former Olympic archery gold medallist Simon Fairweather, now a veteran 44 year old, ran as well as he has ever done with a strong 3.37.56 for third.

Louise Sharp also ran strongly from the start and continued to impress throughout the marathon with her stamina up the hills and speed in striding out on the downhills. She went through halfway in 1.57.31 and had hopes of breaking 4 hours until fatigue from racing the Bright Alpine Four Peaks on the previous weekend set in. In clocking 4.04.26, she did break her own course record of 4.05.11 set in 2011. Maria Donghue was second in 4.39.29 and Justine Medin third in 4.52.44.

There was a New Zealand double victory in the half marathon. Nick Horspool was fastest male in 1.30.29 from Stuart Doyle in 1.31.37 and Luke Schofield in 1.40.47, while orienteering international Lizzie Ingham dominated the women’s race with an outstanding 1.48.17, from fellow orienteer Sarah Buckerfield in 1.53.59 and Two Peaks winner Alex Orme in 1.54.16.

Nineteen year old Damiano Luzzi entered the half marathon but changed his mind and swapped to the 10 km, putting in a fast 48.46 on the hilly, continually up and down course. Veteran David Clark was second in 53.40 and Adam Rumbold third in 54.07. Kym Chisholm, a noted performer over the longer distances, also chose the 10 km and had a narrow win in 52.02 from Helen Morewood who did 52.18. Tegan Geale was third in 57.05. The 5km attracted only 3 starters in the forecast wet conditions and was won by Sophia Gordon in 35.59 from Emma Carroll in 37.37 and Jane Hiatt in 51.22.

Finish Halfway
Marathon 1 John Winsbury 37 Male 3.11.02 1.28.42
Marathon 2 Thomas Brazier 23 Male 3.26.14 1.36.49
Marathon 3 Simon Fairweather 44 Male 3.37.56 1.48.18
Marathon 4 Thomas Banks 21 Male 3.49.48 1.46.46
Marathon 5 Keith Hong 36 Male 3.55.47 1.52.49
Marathon 6 Darren Blackhurst 46 Male 3.58.09 1.49.57
Marathon 7 Brett Easton 31 Male 4.00.42 1.56.52
Marathon 8 Liam Lilly 28 Male 4.00.59 1.55.51
Marathon 9 Ben Grimshaw 30 Male 4.11.43 1.59.05
Marathon 10 Hamish Armstrong 25 Male 4.14.27 1.56.19
Marathon 11 Peter Lisle 36 Male 4.17.54 2.04.32
Marathon 12 Michael Corlis 54 Male 4.22.59 2.03.25
Marathon 13 James Swann 40 Male 4.30.17 2.02.10
Marathon 14 Stephen Graham 49 Male 4.38.10 2.08.41
Marathon 15 Peter Mullins 53 Male 4.40.38 2.16.45
Marathon 16 Peter Thomson 53 Male 4.41.34 2.12.31
Marathon 17 Rick Patzold 48 Male 4.56.31 2.21.09
Marathon 18 Simon Callaghan 58 Male 4.56.52 2.11.51
Marathon 19 Damien Stewart 34 Male 5.01.18 2.08.18
Marathon 20 Adam Cragg 38 Male 5.23.34 2.22.11
Marathon 21 Stephen Lewis 54 Male 6.58.36 3.34.00
Marathon 1 Louise Sharp 31 Female 4.04.26 1.57.31
Marathon 2 Maria Donohue 33 Female 4.39.29 2.12.32
Marathon 3 Justine Medin 39 Female 4.52.44 2.12.50
Half Marathon 1 Nick Horspool 31 Male 1.30.29
Half Marathon 2 Stuart Doyle 46 Male 1.31.37
Half Marathon 3 Luke Schofield 30 Male 1.40.47
Half Marathon 4 Jackson Bursill 20 Male 1.41.34
Half Marathon 5 Paul Tilse 43 Male 1.41.43
Half Marathon 6 Tony Hrstic 38 Male 1.43.57
Half Marathon 7 Raymond Ellet 36 Male 1.45.15
Half Marathon 8 Drew Baker 38 Male 1.52.43
Half Marathon 9 Craig Cowan 36 Male 1.53.38
Half Marathon 10 Ryan Ruddick 31 Male 1.53.49
Half Marathon 11 Craig Wisdom 53 Male 1.56.14
Half Marathon 12 Clarence Bowman 19 Male 1.57.09
Half Marathon 13 Chris Hocking 33 Male 1.57.22
Half Marathon 14 Kieran Macdonell 37 Male 1.57.46
Half Marathon 15 Steven Hanley 34 Male 2.00.18
Half Marathon 16 Nathan Deutscher 28 Male 2.00.32
Half Marathon 17 Jason Pyne 42 Male 2.01.33
Half Marathon 18 Trent Blinco 19 Male 2.02.17
Half Marathon 19 Hugh Jorgensen 48 Male 2.02.50
Half Marathon 20 Tim Robbins 31 Male 2.05.58
Half Marathon 21 John Kennedy 63 Male 2.07.49
Half Marathon 22 Simon Pugsley 45 Male 2.09.04
Half Marathon 23 Ben Cook 36 Male 2.09.59
Half Marathon 24 Denis Martin 44 Male 2.10.53
Half Marathon 25 Leif Eldridge-Smith 25 Male 2.12.15
Half Marathon 26 Barry Stanton 52 Male 2.13.16
Half Marathon 27 Brenton Clark 29 Male 2.14.50
Half Marathon 28 Nigel Wines 48 Male 2.15.12
Half Marathon 29 Dave Hiatt 53 Male 2.16.12
Half Marathon 30 Moises Nicoletti 30 Male 2.16.25
Half Marathon 31 Callum Macfarlane 21 Male 2.24.56
Half Marathon 32 Hugh Moore 65 Male 2.26.07
Half Marathon 33 Peter Tutty 48 Male 2.27.38
Half Marathon 34 Nick Wienholt 39 Male 2.29.59
Half Marathon 35 Tony Rogers 53 Male 2.30.51
Half Marathon 36 Peter Foster 53 Male 2.31.24
Half Marathon 37 Peter Badowski 63 Male 2.38.40
Half Marathon 38 Tom Gilfedder 39 Male 2.54.01
Half Marathon 1 Lizzie Ingham 25 Female 1.48.17
Half Marathon 2 Sarah Buckerfield 23 Female 1.53.59
Half Marathon 3 Alexandra Orme 23 Female 1.54.16
Half Marathon 4 Clare Lonergan 35 Female 1.56.49
Half Marathon 5 Lisa Krakowiak 28 Female 2.00.58
Half Marathon 6 Cathy Crompton 56 Female 2.05.44
Half Marathon 7 Kristy Janszen 32 Female 2.06.16
Half Marathon 8 Keira Doherty 20 Female 2.07.09
Half Marathon 9 Jessica Avalon 23 Female 2.08.13
Half Marathon 10 Emma Adams 44 Female 2.08.37
Half Marathon 11 Alison Senti 39 Female 2.11.57
Half Marathon 12 Laure Gauthiez Putallaz 25 Female 2.12.38
Half Marathon 13 Lisa Cutfield 40 Female 2.14.08
Half Marathon 14 Anna Dacre 50 Female 2.17.13
Half Marathon 15 Leanne Harrison 50 Female 2.18.26
Half Marathon 16 Kirsty Luff 38 Female 2.18.44
Half Marathon 17 Kate Hosking 41 Female 2.22.22
Half Marathon 18 Fleur Calcutt 24 Female 2.22.31
Half Marathon 19 Shuyu Guo 27 Female 2.26.30
Half Marathon 20 Diana Schneider 67 Female 2.29.24
Half Marathon 21 Denise Bladyen 50 Female 2.32.35
Half Marathon 22 Emma Friesen 38 Female 3.11.14
6km run 1 Aimée Komugabe 28 Female 46.50
5km run 1 Sophia Gordon 23 Female 35.59
5km run 2 Emma Carroll 36 Female 37.37
5km run 3 Jane Hiatt 47 Female 51.22
10km run 1 Damiano Luzzi 19 Male 48.46
10km run 2 David Clarke 55 Male 53.40
10km run 3 Adam Rumbold 34 Male 54.07
10km run 4 Prokopiy Vasilyev 25 Male 55.53
10km run 5 Craig George 37 Male 55.59
10km run 6 Blake Oneill 25 Male 57.06
10km run 7 Jim White 64 Male 1.02.17
10km run 8 Tony Henshaw 58 Male 1.04.45
10km run 9 Robert Elliott 32 Male 1.04.47
10km run 10 Michael Burt 55 Male 1.21.21
10km run 11 John Spooner 48 Male 1.21.35
10km run 1 Kym Chisholm 32 Female 52.02
10km run 2 Helen Morewood 29 Female 52.18
10km run 3 Tegan Geale 24 Female 57.05
10km run 4 Gemma Worland 23 Female 58.38
10km run 5 Susan Tarplee 31 Female 59.31
10km run 6 Annie Schofield 44 Female 1.00.11
10km run 7 Kellie Brookes 20 Female 1.00.27
10km run 8 Katherine Holland 24 Female 1.00.58
10km run 9 Tania Craig 40 Female 1.03.58
10km run 10 Tara Schultz 22 Female 1.04.43
10km run 11 Nearida Siv 25 Female 1.05.14
10km run 12 Helen Way 47 Female 1.06.41
10km run 13 Judith Witheridge 28 Female 1.12.25
10km run 14 Dot Wright 32 Female 1.12.52
10km run 15 Matilda Thomas 38 Female 1.13.03
10km run 16 Ah-Beret Kerr 35 Female 1.16.36
10km run 17 Hilary Jones 29 Female 1.29.18
10km run 18 Michelle Cochrane 41 Female 1.31.46
10km run 19 Sharyn Robson 61 Female 1.31.52
10km run 20 Sue Hodson 54 Female 1.32.04