Mt Majura Vineyard Two Peaks 20 km and One Peak 12 km
Canberra ACT
Saturday 11 October 2014
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Weather: Sunny, no wind, 6 degrees at 7.30am rising to 17 degrees at 10.30am.
Race sponsor: Mount Majura Vineyard: http://www.mountmajura.com.au/
Pic: Olympic marathon runner Martin Dent (Chest no. 1) leads the field from the start of the Two Peaks.
Race report:
The weather was perfect and the field almost double that of 2013. Martin Dent, Olympic and Commonwealth Games marathon runner and 2013 Australian mountain running champion, was one of the first arrivals around 6.30am at Mount Majura Vineyard. He did a good warm up and study of the race map before the 7.30am start when he was up against former international orienteer Rob Walter, a renowned long distance trail runner, and Rod Chisholm, Olympic rower. The women’s field for the 20 km Two Peaks run over Mt Majura, Hackett hill and Mt Ainslie included former Australian mountain running champion Vanessa Haverd and current W65 world Masters mountain running champion Sue Archer.
Martin Dent set off at a good pace and steadily extended his lead the further into the race he ran. The challenge then was determining how much he might reduce the 2011 course record of 1.18.49 set by world stair racing and former Australian mountain running champion Mark Bourne. The answer to this was an unexpected ‘not by much’ with Dent’s winning time of 1.18.11, just 38 seconds better than Bourne’s, emphasising Bourne’s quality as an international stair and mountain runner. Olympic rower Rod Chisholm had a great debut, finishing 2nd in 1.27.25, with Rob Walter 3rd in 1.29.53.
Vanessa Haverd’s winning time in 2011 was 1.37.07. She was 7th in the World Long Distance Mountain Running Championship in 2009 but has been out of racing for quite some time as baby Erika was born around 12 months ago. So she was delighted to not only win the 2014 Two Peaks but better her 2011 performance by running 1.36.39. Liz Stephens was runner up in 1.46.33 and Rosemary Catton was 3rd in 1.57.03. W65 world champion Sue Archer ran 2.00.44.
Former Australian mountain running representatives Stuart Doyle and Louise Sharp helped out with the pre-start organisation before dominating the 12 km One Peak race with winning times of 49.24 and 57.46 respectively. Alessio Mortelliti was 2nd male in 54.54 and Brent Rebecca 3rd in 56.36. Former world Masters champion Trevor Jacobs, now 62, ran 1.02.16. Kylie Message was 2nd female in 1.03.27 and Kate Vandenberg 3rd in 1.07.12.
The walks saw some outstanding efforts with 79 year old Derek Robinson clocking 2.39.09 for the 20 km and Michael Burt doing 1.38.26 for the 12 km. Monika Short celebrated her birthday that day by being fastest 12 km female walker in 1.45.39.
| 12 km: males | ||||
| event | name | age | time | |
| 12k run | 1 | Stuart Doyle | 47 | 0:49:24 |
| 12k run | 2 | Alessio Mortelliti | 35 | 0:54:54 |
| 12k run | 3 | Brent Rebecca | 35 | 0:56:36 |
| 12k run | 4 | Andrew Daly | 37 | 1:00:15 |
| 12k run | 5 | Craig Cowan | 37 | 1:01:15 |
| 12k run | 6 | Chris Helliwell | 45 | 1:01:22 |
| 12k run | 7 | Trevor Jacobs | 62 | 1:02:16 |
| 12k run | 8 | Joe Andrews | 40 | 1:11:58 |
| 12k run | 9 | Rod Wilkins | 53 | 1:12:29 |
| 12k run | 10 | Michael Hope | 32 | 1:12:50 |
| 12k run | 11 | Duncan Byrne | 40 | 1:13:10 |
| 12k run | 12 | Daniel Pogson | 22 | 1:14:57 |
| 12k run | 13 | Oliver Mill | 16 | 1:16:37 |
| 12k run | 14 | Mike Phelan | 53 | 1:17:11 |
| 12k run | 15 | Paul Archer | 65 | 1:19:34 |
| 12k run | 16 | Leif Eldridge-Smith | 26 | 1:19:39 |
| 12k run | 17 | Anthony Henshaw | 58 | 1:22:52 |
| 12k run | 18 | John Spooner | 49 | 1:40:10 |
| 12k run | 19 | Bernie Rogers | 72 | 1:41:18 |
| 12k walk | 1 | Michael Burt | 56 | 1:38:26 |
| 12k walk | 2 | Terry Strong | 45 | 1:53:42 |
| 12k walk | 3 | Warren Butler | 74 | 1:58:36 |
| 12 km: females | ||||
| event | name | age | time | |
| 12k run | 1 | Louise Sharp | 32 | 0:57:46 |
| 12k run | 2 | Kylie Message | 42 | 1:03:27 |
| 12k run | 3 | Kate Vandenberg | 34 | 1:07:12 |
| 12k run | 4 | Mhairi Craig | 50 | 1:07:41 |
| 12k run | 5 | Naomi Montalto | 33 | 1:08:46 |
| 12k run | 6 | Tracey Jobson | 51 | 1:14:48 |
| 12k run | 7 | Danielle Winslow | 35 | 1:15:47 |
| 12k run | 8 | Helen Way | 48 | 1:22:16 |
| 12k run | 9 | Seona Meharg | 37 | 1:22:29 |
| 12k run | 10 | Cindy Hyett | 41 | 1:22:46 |
| 12k run | 11 | Emma Padovan | 33 | 1:22:47 |
| 12k run | 12 | Bronwyn Garrett | 27 | 1:23:07 |
| 12k run | 13 | Samantha Rampant | 35 | 1:23:15 |
| 12k run | 14 | Natasha Royal | 41 | 1:23:17 |
| 12k run | 15 | Marina Buchanan-Grey | 43 | 1:23:17 |
| 12k run | 16 | Gemma Hooper | 42 | 1:23:29 |
| 12k run | 17 | Callie Bolitho | 36 | 1:24:02 |
| 12k run | 18 | Sita Matthews | 50 | 1:24:02 |
| 12k run | 19 | Leah Wells | 44 | 1:28:01 |
| 12k run | 20 | Charlie McCormack | 49 | 1:30:10 |
| 12k run | 21 | Annette Pattison | 47 | 1:30:10 |
| 12k run | 22 | Celine Payet | 45 | 1:30:26 |
| 12k run | 23 | Liz Eedle | 46 | 1:31:05 |
| 12k run | 24 | Jessica Faulks | 31 | 1:31:05 |
| 12k run | 25 | Dheny Raw | 28 | 1:32:59 |
| 12k run | 26 | Amanda Farry | 27 | 1:33:00 |
| 12k run | 27 | Emma Perkins | 38 | 1:33:08 |
| 12k run | 28 | Jose ten Have | 50 | 1:33:30 |
| 12k run | 29 | Breanna Takanen | 29 | 1:34:33 |
| 12k run | 30 | Jess Moore | 39 | 1:41:50 |
| 12k run | 31 | Melissa Kemp | 36 | 2:06:09 |
| 12k run | 32 | Laura Kennedy | 44 | 2:06:10 |
| 12k walk | 1 | Monika Short | 67 | 1:45:39 |
| 12k walk | 2 | Margot Tredoux | 45 | 1:53:29 |
| 12k walk | 3 | Des Butler | 73 | 1:55:25 |
| 20 km: males | ||||
| event | name | age | time | |
| 20k run | 1 | Martin Dent | 35 | 1:18:11 |
| 20k run | 2 | Rod Chisholm | 40 | 1:27:25 |
| 20k run | 3 | Rob Walter | 38 | 1:29:53 |
| 20k run | 4 | Lukas Frei | 21 | 1:30:51 |
| 20k run | 5 | Vincent Craig | 47 | 1:32:10 |
| 20k run | 6 | Joseph Hughes | 35 | 1:33:16 |
| 20k run | 7 | Liam Stewart | 43 | 1:38:47 |
| 20k run | 8 | Liam Lilly | 29 | 1:39:22 |
| 20k run | 9 | Raymond Ellett | 37 | 1:39:37 |
| 20k run | 10 | Josh Nottle | 39 | 1:40:30 |
| 20k run | 11 | Brendan Egan | 39 | 1:40:41 |
| 20k run | 12 | Guy Stoddart | 32 | 1:41:10 |
| 20k run | 13 | Jack Chenoweth | 29 | 1:41:35 |
| 20k run | 14 | Jeff Grey | 50 | 1:41:45 |
| 20k run | 15 | Shaun Ton | 26 | 1:42:24 |
| 20k run | 16 | Martin Pogson | 53 | 1:42:45 |
| 20k run | 17 | Tony Hrstic | 39 | 1:42:56 |
| 20k run | 18 | Ryan Ruddick | 32 | 1:43:06 |
| 20k run | 19 | Andrew Wallace | 27 | 1:43:53 |
| 20k run | 20 | Selwyn Snell | 41 | 1:43:53 |
| 20k run | 21 | Stephen Melhuish | 17 | 1:44:18 |
| 20k run | 22 | Long Tran | 25 | 1:44:19 |
| 20k run | 23 | Jason McCrae | 42 | 1:45:07 |
| 20k run | 24 | Dan Hovenden | 32 | 1:46:52 |
| 20k run | 25 | Tim Caboche | 27 | 1:47:12 |
| 20k run | 26 | Nicholas Hay | 25 | 1:47:48 |
| 20k run | 27 | Carl Ng | 28 | 1:51:12 |
| 20k run | 28 | Giuseppe Cantone | 28 | 1:52:08 |
| 20k run | 29 | Graham Atkins | 48 | 1:55:51 |
| 20k run | 30 | Shadi Samir | 29 | 1:57:02 |
| 20k run | 31 | Peter Mullins | 54 | 1:57:40 |
| 20k run | 32 | Damien Stewart | 35 | 1:58:09 |
| 20k run | 33 | Tim Burns | 47 | 1:58:16 |
| 20k run | 34 | Peter Thomson | 54 | 1:59:32 |
| 20k run | 35 | Ben Wilson | 28 | 2:01:28 |
| 20k run | 36 | Bill Henderson | 52 | 2:01:40 |
| 20k run | 37 | Chris Southby | 45 | 2:02:07 |
| 20k run | 38 | Lachlan Ice | 28 | 2:02:58 |
| 20k run | 39 | Robert Foley | 24 | 2:03:30 |
| 20k run | 40 | David Reis | 28 | 2:03:43 |
| 20k run | 41 | David Edlington | 50 | 2:04:05 |
| 20k run | 42 | Guy Matthews | 51 | 2:08:04 |
| 20k run | 43 | Daniel Smyth | 48 | 2:11:49 |
| 20k run | 44 | Craig Wurtz | 49 | 2:13:25 |
| 20k run | 45 | Kenny Crawford | 49 | 2:13:30 |
| 20k run | 46 | Hugh Moore | 66 | 2:13:42 |
| 20k run | 47 | Roger Pilkington | 55 | 2:13:55 |
| 20k run | 48 | Tim Craig | 51 | 2:15:10 |
| 20k run | 49 | Michael Ellwood | 42 | 2:16:21 |
| 20k run | 50 | Peter Taft | 49 | 2:17:03 |
| 20k run | 51 | Jason Pyne | 43 | 2:18:20 |
| 20k run | 52 | Brett Smith | 45 | 2:18:21 |
| 20k run | 53 | Giuseppe Cantone | 28 | 2:26:06 |
| 20k run | 54 | Nick Laffey | 48 | 2:29:58 |
| 20k run | 55 | Narasimha Bandi | 60 | 2:34:07 |
| 20k run | 56 | Kevin Chapman | 70 | 2:36:39 |
| 20k walk | 1 | Derek Robinson | 79 | 2:39:09 |
| 20 km: females | ||||
| event | name | age | time | |
| 20k run | 1 | Vanessa Haverd | 37 | 1:36:39 |
| 20k run | 2 | Liz Stephens | 39 | 1:46:33 |
| 20k run | 3 | Rosemary Catton | 31 | 1:57:03 |
| 20k run | 4 | Anita Scherrer | 47 | 1:57:13 |
| 20k run | 5 | Cathy Crompton | 57 | 1:57:27 |
| 20k run | 6 | Pam Muston | 54 | 1:58:35 |
| 20k run | 7 | Melonie Meggitt | 40 | 1:59:01 |
| 20k run | 8 | Jen Bright | 39 | 1:59:31 |
| 20k run | 9 | Susan Archer | 66 | 2:00:44 |
| 20k run | 10 | Elle Knight | 45 | 2:03:17 |
| 20k run | 11 | KELLEY FLOOD | 53 | 2:05:19 |
| 20k run | 12 | Jacinta Hudson | 32 | 2:06:39 |
| 20k run | 13 | Jo O’Dwyer | 47 | 2:10:46 |
| 20k run | 14 | Dom Reynish | 35 | 2:11:04 |
| 20k run | 15 | Annie Schofield | 45 | 2:11:57 |
| 20k run | 16 | Jane Grey | 44 | 2:14:25 |
| 20k run | 17 | Jane Atchison | 41 | 2:14:25 |
| 20k run | 18 | Allicia Heron | 31 | 2:17:43 |
| 20k run | 19 | Leanne Harrison | 51 | 2:19:25 |
| 20k run | 20 | Kerren Crosthwaite | 35 | 2:19:27 |
| 20k run | 21 | Bronwyn Wiseman | 42 | 2:19:42 |
| 20k run | 22 | Alison Senti | 40 | 2:19:43 |
| 20k run | 23 | Julie McGregor | 43 | 2:22:37 |
| 20k run | 24 | Judith Pogson | 52 | 2:23:37 |
| 20k run | 25 | Bridget Quayle | 39 | 2:25:49 |
| 20k run | 26 | Brooke Ball-Kallin | 28 | 2:25:49 |
| 20k run | 27 | Louisa Barnsley | 58 | 2:26:06 |
| 20k run | 28 | Kate Aitken Rasink | 38 | 2:26:54 |
| 20k run | 29 | Maria White | 62 | 2:46:41 |
| 20k run | 30 | Julie Bell | 64 | 2:46:42 |
| 20k run | 31 | Adhityani Putri | 32 | 2:55:36 |