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Walshe 2nd in New Caledonia Marathon:
SCT's Nick Walshe has come away with the silver medal in the New Caledonia International Marathon held in Noumea on 23 August. Not only that, but the man better known for his starring roles in the Runners Shop TV ads has run a fantastic new PB time of 2:32:05. Nick was one of a number of invited Australian runners who filled the major placings. First male in the race was Japanese runner Tsutomu Saeki who finished just 7 seconds ahead in 2:31:58. The first female was another Japanese runner, Yuri Kambara, in a time of 2:58:48.

Results:
Male - 1 Tsutomu Saeki 2:31:58, 2 Nick Walshe (AUS) 2:32:05, 3 Anthony Farrugia (AUS) 2:32:26, 4 Richard Gardiner (AUS) 2:34:39, 5 Thomas Prono 2:41:04, 6 Antoine Planes 2:45:43.
Female - 1 Yuri Kambara 2:58:48, 2 Erika Ellis 3:00:59, 3 Erin Hargrave (AUS) 3:02:00, 4 Johanna Parsons (AUS) 3:05:59, 5 Vérity Tolhurst (AUS) 3:11:04, 6 Yoko Yamazawa 3:13:24.
Latest High Noon T&F Results:
From the High Noon meeting held at the AIS track on Sunday 13 September:
Female: 100m U16, Natalie Tanks - 13.62 (+2.8 wind). 100m U16, Bridget Reilly - 14.17 (+2.8 wind). 100m U14, Kelsey White - 15.67 (+2.8 wind). 800m U16, Anna McCormack - 2:21.79. 800m U20, Betsy Anderson-Smith - 2:27.43. 800m U16, Alexa Kniley - 2:34.00. 800m U16, Elizabeth Hosking - 2:36.76. 800m U16, Lili Mooney - 2:38.73. 800m U14, Caitlin Hosking - 2:45.30. 2000m Steeplechase U16, Natalie Tanks 8:00.60 (h); Elizabeth Hosking 8:22.60 (h). 80m Hurdles U14, Kelsey White - 17.99 (+4.1 wind). Long Jump - Natalie Tanks (U16) 4.48m (+2.6 wind). Bridget Reilly (U14) 4.20m (+3.4 wind). Kelsey White (U14) 3.92m (+3.3 wind).
Male: 60m U20, Adam Cunningham - 8.64 (+5.1 wind). 100m U20, Adam Cunningham - 13.57 (+2.0 wind). 200m U20, Adam Cunningham - 28.20 (+3.2 wind).
Hosking first Australian in World Mountain Running Championships:
Jessamy Hosking has placed 33rd in the Senior Women's race of the 25th World Mountain Running Championships held at Campodolcino, Valchiavenna in Italy on 6 September 2009. Jessamy was a member of the Australian Team which included Kathryn Ewels, Hubertien Wichers and Kate Seibold-Crosbie. Jessamy recorded a time of 48:30 for the 8.6k 2-lap course. Each lap climbed and descended 275m (this was an up/down year for the championships) and the starting elevation was 1750m above sea level. The winner of the Senior Women's race was Italian Elisa Desco in a time of 43:39. The Italians won the team event with Valentina Belotti finishing second and Maria grazia Roberti third.

The Senior Men competed over 3 laps of the course (12.9k), and the race winner was Geoffrey Kusuro from Uganda in 54:51. The first runner from Australia was North Canberra Gunghalin's Scott McTaggart, finishing in 1:03:56 for 75th place. Former SCT member John Winsbury finished 77th in 1:03:57. In the Senior Men's race there were 142 starters and seven of the top ten places were taken by African runners.
The 2009 Australian Cross Country Championships:
This year the championships were held on the tough Willandra course near Nowra. A number of SCT runners were competing as members of the ACT Athletics and Schools' Teams. Here are the abbreviated results (and results for 'Fadden Pines' runners):

Girls 10 Years 2k - 1 Laura Powell (VIC) 7:15, 19 Rebecca Sargent (ACT) 8:36.
Girls 11 years 3k - 1 Samantha King (NSW) 10:46, 10 Olivia Fogarty (ACT) 11:42, 26 Georgia Fogarty (ACT) 12:55.
Girls 12 Years 3k - 1 Rachel Waters (VIC) 10:54, 12 Rebekah Sawkins (ACT) 11:24.
Boys U14 3k - 1 Morgan McDonald (NSW) 9:45, 45 Riley McGown (ACT) 10:49, 65 Rowan Dunkley (ACT/SCT) 11:41.
Girls U14 3k - 1 Hayley Arden (NSW) 10:10, 40 Leanne Pompeani (ACT) 11:46, 44 Bridget Reilly (ACT/SCT) 11:52, 46 Caitlin Hosking (ACT/SCT) 11:58.
Girls U16 4k - 1 Samantha Prime (VIC) 14:52, 9 Anna McCormack (ACT/SCT) 15:34, 59 Natalie Tanks (ACT/SCT) 17:46, 65 Elizabeth Hosking (ACT/SCT) 18:23, Alexa Kniley (ACT/SCT) DNF, Lili Mooney (ACT/SCT) DNF.
Boys U18 6k - 1 Ethan Heywood (WA) 18:23, 79 Gregory Hosking (ACT/SCT) 22:23, 80 Christo Dunkley (ACT/SCT) 22:23, 92 Robbie Dunkley (ACT/SCT 24:19.
Girls U20 6k - 1 Grace Thek (VIC) 21:46, 12 Betsy Anderson-Smith (ACT/SCT) 24:15.
Women Open 8k - 1 Clare Geraghty (QLD) 30:15, 7 Jessamy Hosking (ACT/SCT) 31:25, 24 Jillian Hosking (ACT/SCT) 35:12.
Mixed 13-19 AWD 3k - 1 Mitchell Pink (NSW) 11:41, 6 Tim D'Abrera (ACT/SCT) 14:40.
The Sydney Tower Run-Up:
This unique event was held on Friday 21 August. Competitors race in 'waves' to the top Sydney Tower, a 250m 'vertical' race up the stairwell of the tower from Pitt Street to the observation deck. The winners were Thomas Dold in 7:04 and Vanessa Haverd in 8:41. SCT's Jessamy Hosking placed 9th in the Female Elite section in 10:09, while Jim White was 12th in the Male 45+ section in 12:19.
Latest High Noon T&F Results:
From the High Noon meeting held at the AIS track on Sunday 23 August:
Female: 100m U14, Kelsey White - 15.62 (+0.6 wind). 1500m U16, Erinn Walters - 7:31.67. 200m Hurdles U14, Kelsey White - 41.19 (+1.2 wind). Triple Jump U14, Kelsey White - 8.10m (+0.3 wind). High Jump U14, Kelsey White - 1.40m.
Male: 100m U20, Timothy D'Abrera - 14.66 (+0.6 wind). 400m U16, Harry Bates - 1:06.11. 1500m U20, Timothy D'Abrera - 7:40.03. 400m Hurdles U20, Timothy D'Abrera - 1:21.69. 1500m Walk U16, Harry Bates - 7:22.61. High Jump U20, Timothy D'Abrera 1.30m.
Winter Season Results:
The 18th and final individual event in SCT's Winter Pointscore Competition was held at Mt Majura Saturday 22 August. In a late rush, Alexa Kniley has overtaken Caitlin Hosking to be the overall (and female) winner for 2009 with an excellent score of 1,170 points from 12 races. Libby Hosking placed third. Ryan Young has also come from behind to pip Jim White as the male winner on 1,022 points, however Jim managed to hold off Geoff Monro and win the Veteran competition.
High Noon T&F Results:
A small number of SCT athletes competed in the High Noon meeting held at the AIS track on Sunday 2 August:
Female: 100m U14, Bridget Reilly - 14.21 (+1.9 wind). 200m U16, Natalie Tanks - 28.16 (+1.2 wind), Erinn Walters - 43.39 (+1.2 wind). 800m U16, Natalie Tanks - 2:25.63, Erinn Walters - 3:40.30. 3000m Walk U14, Kelsey White - 24:02.0. Long Jump U14, Bridget Reilly - 3.47m (+0.9 wind). Javelin U20, Kelsey-Lee Roberts - 40.85m.
Male: 60m U20, Adam Cunningham - 8.94 (+1.1 wind). 100m U20, Adam Cunningham - 13.94 (+1.8 wind), Timothy D'Abrera - 15.96 (+1.9 wind). 200m U20, Adam Cunningham - 30.02 (+1.2 wind). 800m U20, Timothy D'Abrera - 3:21.89, Adam Cunningham - 3:40.32. 3000m U20, Timothy D'Abrera - 15:40.80. 100m Hurdles U20, Timothy D'Abrera - 20.16 (+0.6 wind). 3000m Walk U16, Harry Bates - 15:01.79. High Jump U20, Timothy D'Abrera - 1.25m.
Kirkby and Walshe take out Runners Shop Trophy:
Alison Kirkby and Nick Walshe are the 2009 winners of SCT's prestigious Runners Shop Trophy. The trophy was presented to the club by Brian Wenn, and is awarded to the fastest SCT male and female runners in the 10 kilometre race at the annual Runners Shop fun runs. Nick placed second outright in the race, behind Philo Saunders, and recorded a great time in windy conditions of 33:10. Alison was the 12th female in 47:06 in a race won by new masters runner Jackie Fairweather (37:35). The photo shows SCT President Geoff Monro presenting the trophy to Alison and Nick.
Summer Pointscore Updated:
The results of SCT's summer pointscore competition for the 2008/09 season are available on this page. Natalie Tanks scored the most points for SCT at Interclub last season and was 6th out of all athletes competing at ACT Interclub. Elizabeth Hosking was second for SCT and Lili Mooney third. Our highest male pointscorer at Interclub was Christo Dunkley.

Perpetual SCT trophies for all age-groups will once again be up for grabs for the 2009/10 Interclub season. Don't forget that you can score individual points for relays, and events that aren't your specialty (whether it be the hammer throw or the steeplechase), so come along and have a go!
Fadden Pines over for another year:
SCT's Schools' Cross Country season finished on Sunday 2 August with the popular 'Grand Final' handicap races and presentation of awards. Chief handicapper Jim White managed to produce some close finishes, although there were some 'burglars' who escaped detection and managed to win easily. Watch out next year! The full results are available on the Fadden Pines 2009 page. The winners of the three handicap races were Ethan Robards, Vivien Clarke and Riley McGown.

After the races, our perpetual school team shields were presented to the winning teams by club president Geoff Monro. These results will be available soon on the Fadden Pines page after points are double-checked. Everyone celebrated a successful season with free pizzas and drinks. See you all (and your friends) again next May!
SCT runners in the Bush Capital Marathon events:
SCT runners descended on mass to Campbell High School for the "Bush Capital Bush Marathon" events on Saturday 25 July. There were plenty of events on offer, from a 2k run for children to a 60k run for ultra nuts. Following is race director John Harding's report on the day's proceedings:

"Goulburn medical student Alex Matthews clocked 2hrs 46 mins 19 secs to win today's Bush Capital marathon, slashing 15 minutes off the course record. The hills in Mt Ainslie, Mt Majura and Goorooyarroo reserves did not trouble Matthews, who was third in the Australian Trail Running Championship in March. Wagga Wagga veteran was runner up in 3:24:41 and ANU student Andrew Williams was third in 3:39:56. Kate Hodson of Ngunnawal in the ACT made an outstanding comeback from injury to finish first female in 3:22:04, with Canberra veterans Kelley Flood second in 3:42:00 and Elle Knight third in 3:54:15. American attorney Win Apel achieved his goal of completing a marathon on all seven continents when he completed the course in 6:22:45.

The 60 km ultramarathon was won in the fast time of 4:36:46 by Kingston's Peter Johnson who was moving up in distance after finishing second in the marathon in 2008. South Coast runner Damian Smith was second in 4:56:42, just ahead of fast finishing David Baldwin who ran 4:57:26. Triple world rogaining champion Julie Quinn of Macquarie was fastest female in 5:18:03, with Natalie Jennings of Sydney second in 5:54:07 and Marie Heitz of Tasmania third in 5:56:59.

World long distance mountain running representative Colleen Middleton from Albury had a brilliant run in the 25 kms, clocking 1:45:48, with Yelena Pearson second in 1:54:27 and Sally Parker third in 1:54:35. Alex Miller of Gowrie in the ACT was first in 1:41:26, with former world veteran champion Trevor Jacobs second in 1:43:31 and Bill Bennett third in 1:47:20.

The most popular event of the day, the 16 kms with over 160 participants, proved to be a Tour de Force for local horticulturist Laurie Cullen of Ainslie who was scintillating in clocking 60:21, seven minutes ahead of runner up, CSIRO scientist Tony Swan, another plant expert, with local legal eagle Richard Faulks a high flying third in 68:37. Elizabeth Humphries of Lyneham was fastest female in 72:52, with Julia Reed second in 73:34 and Louise Gates third in 76:29.

World long distance mountain running medallist Angela Bateup of Yass organised the turnaround drink station for the 60 kms before blitzing the 10 kms in 38:43. Dual Six Foot Track champion Vanessa Haverd of Watson in the ACT was second in 41:17, with Sarah Londsdale third in 42:46. Darren McClellan of Terrigal in NSW was fastest male in 40:45, with Andy Lowes next in 48:12 and Yili Zhu third in 48:29.

Christo Dunkley, 15, of Isaacs in the ACT had a strong win the 5 kms in 18:53, with 13 year old Reuben Caley second in 19:31 and Greg Hosking third in 19:34. Anna McCormack, 13, of Pearce in the ACT showed her talent in the women's field, with the excellent time of 20:26. Betsy Anderson-Smith was second in 20:48 and Alexa Kniley third in 21:03. A good field of youngsters assembled for the 2 kms, with victory going to 10 year old Andrew Hosking of Hughes in the ACT in the quick time for the hilly course of 9:32, with Haydn Waugh of Woonoona in Sydney second in 9:39 and Rohan Hosking, 8, third in 9:40. The girls race was won by Lauren Robards, 8, of Spence in the ACT in 9:55, with Zoe Cuthbert, 8, of Watson second in 11:30 and Samantha Eardley, 13, of Woonoona third in 11:45.
The Australian Mountain Running Association wishes to thank Campbell High School , Canberra Nature Park , and all of the helpers on the day for a very successful event in beautiful mid-winter sunshine."

Full results coming soon ...
High Noon T&F Results:
Here are the results for SCT athletes from the High Noon Meeting held on 19 July:
Female: 100m - Natalie Tanks, U16, 13.52 (+2.0 wind); Bridget Reilly, U14, 13.96 (+1.7 wind). 400m - Erinn Walters, U16, 1:47.00. 1500m - Bridget Reilly, U14, 5:16.17. 400 Hurdles - Natalie Tanks, U16, 1:11.25.
Male: 100m - Timothy D'Abrera, U20, 14.67 (+1.7 wind). 400m - Harry Bates, U16, 1:05.08; Timothy D'Abrera, U20, 1:30.00. 1500m - Timothy D'Abrera, U20, 6:56.36. 1500m Walk - Harry Bates, U16, 7:07.14. High Jump - Timothy D'Abrera, U20, 1.25m.
Photo page updated:
There are new photos of SCT members in recent events on the RECENT PHOTOS page. These have been selected from the collection on the ACT Athletics website and will be updated here regularly.
The 2009 ACT Cross Country Championships:
The annual Athletics ACT Cross Country Championships were held on Saturday 4 July at Weston Park. SCT runners were out in force and performed brilliantly. Anna McCormack and Betsy Anderson-Smith are ACT Champions for their respective age-groups!

Here are the full results for SCT athletes:
Girls U14 3k: 4th Caitlin Hosking 12:39 (1st Rebekah Sawkins, WC, 11:33).
Boys U14 3k: 5th Rowan Dunkley 12:09, 6th Timothy D'Abrera 14:43 (1st Conor Sproule 10:54).
Girls U16 4k: 1st Anna McCormack 15:07, 2nd Alexa Kniley 15:32, 4th Natalie Tanks 16:31, 7th Elizabeth Hosking 17:10, 8th Lili Mooney 18:58.
Boys U16 4k: 5th Harry Bates 15:34, 6th Cameron Anderson-Smith 16:42 (1st Anthoney Jarrett, WH, 13:41).
Mens U18 6k: 6th Christo Dunkley 21:56 (1st Alexander Tridgell, WH, 20:33).
Womens U20 6k: 1st Betsy Anderson-Smith 24:01.
Mens M60 Veteran 8k: 5th Jim White 35:28.
Mens Open 12k: 17th Ashley Colquhoun 47:00, 18th Geoff Monro 47:04 (1st Alan Craigie, WC, 37:55).
The ACT Athletics Annual Awards:
The Athletics ACT Annual Awards Ceremony was held at the Ainslie Football & Social Club on Friday 26 June. Awards for the 2008/09 summer and winter seasons were presented. SCT nominations and all award winners are listed below:

Cross Country and Road Running (Females):
U14 - 1 - Rebekah Sawkins (WC). SCT nomination - Elizabeth Hosking.
U16 - 1 - Sophie Greig (NCG).
U18 - 1 - Andrea Comer (SCT).
U20 - 1 - Emily Brichacek (WC). SCT nomination - Emilia Skopal.
Open - 1 - Jackie Fairweather (WH). SCT nominations - Jessamy Hosking, Kathy Southgate.

Cross Country and Road Running (Males):
U14 - 1 - Lachlan Calvert (NCG).
U16 - 1 - Declan Wilson (WC). SCT nomination - Christo Dunkley.
U18 - 1 - Peter Hosking (SCT).
U20 - 1 - Brett Robinson (WH).
Open - 1 - Martin Dent (WC).

Track & Field (Females):
U14 - 1 - Erika Vredenbregt (NCG). SCT nomination - Anna McCormack.
U16 - 1 - Sophie Greig (NCG). SCT nomination - Natalie Tanks.
U18 - 1 - Kelsey Lee-Roberts (SCT).
U20 - 1 - Melissa Breen (WH). SCT nomination - Kelsey Lee-Roberts.
Open - 1 - Lauren Boden (NCG). SCT nominations - Angie Blackburn, Jillian Hosking.

Track & Field (Males):
U14 - 1 - Christian Fobister (NCG). SCT nomination - Harry Bates.
U16 - 1 - Liam Dwyer (SCT).
U18 - 1 - Brett Robinson (WH).
U20 - 1 - Michael Reading (NCG). SCT nomination - Nick Buckland.
Open - 1 - Brendan Cole (QBN).

Cross Country and Road Running Age Group club champions:
Female Open - WC, Vet - WH. Male Open - WC, Vet - WC. Club - WC.
Interclub Age Group Club Champions:
Female U14, U18, Open - NCG. U16, U 20 - SCT. Male U14, U16, U18, U20, Open - NCG. Individual Interclub point score: 1 - Erika Vredenbregt (NCG) 1518 points.

Canberra Medal: Lauren Boden, John Woods. Senator Margaret Reid Trophy Outstanding Junior Club Athlete: Emily Brichacek (WC). Encouragement Award for an Athlete with a Disability: William O'Neill. Official of the Year: Dianne Calvert. Brian Gleeson Trophy junior coach of the Year: 1 - Alan Bishop (SCT) / John Hunt. SCT nomination - Kathy Southgate. Coach of athletes with a Disability: 1 - Iryna Dvoskina. Daryl Cross Trophy Coach of the Year: 1 - Matt Beckenham. Joan Cross Trophy Outstanding Senior Woman Sprinter: 1 - Melissa Breen. Mick Dowling Trophy Outstanding Athlete with a Disability: 1 - Christine Wolf. SCT nomination - Wade McMahon. Global Award Athlete of the Year: 1 - Martin Dent.

The following SCT athletes were awarded Laurel Wreath Numbers for the 2009/2010 season:
#9 - Wade McMahon, #11 - Angie Blackburn, #19 - Jessamy Hosking, #23- Jillian Hosking.
The New South Wales Cross Country Championships:
A number of SCT members travelled to Cambewarra on Saturday 20 June to compete in the NSW Cross Country Championships, which were held on the hilly Willandra course. Here are the full results:

3km Female - 13 Caitlin Hosking (W12) 11:52, 14 Bridget Reilly (W13) 11:52. (1st Hayley Arden (W13) 10:15).
4km Male - 37 Timothy D'Abrera (M18) 13:52.
4km Female - 5 Anna McCormack (W14) 16:16, 8 Alexa Kniley (W15) 16:23, 23 Elizabeth Hosking (W14) 17:29, 24 Natalie Tanks (W15) 17:29. (1st Anna Laman (W14) 15:10).
6km Male - 8 Liam Dwyer (M16) 20:56 (1st Zachary Rea (M16) 19:44).
High Noon Results:
Here are the results for SCT athletes from the second High Noon Meet for 2009, held on 21 June:
Open 800m - Angeline Blackburn, 2:12.73. U20 100m - Timothy D'Abrera, 15.53. U20 HJ - Timothy D'Abrera, 1.25m. Open Javelin - Wade McMahon, 28.49m.
Great runs from Hosking and Flannery in Mountain Championships:
SCT runners Jessamy Hosking and Hannah Flannery competed with distinction in the 2009 Australian Mountain Running Championships, held on 7 June at Ferntree Gully near Melbourne. Jessamy won the silver medal, with Hannah placing 8th. Here is a brief report from John Harding:

Mark Bourne had a scintillating run to light up the bleak weather at Ferntree Gully and win the 12.3 km Australian Mountain Running title in a sizzling 50:30. Matt Johnson (VIC) was 2nd in 51:30, Stephen Brown (NSW) 3rd in 52:13, and David Hosking (ACT) gave a brilliant example of superb pacing to come through the field for 4th in 57:23.
In the open women's 8.2 kms, former world senior and junior orienteering champion Hanny Allston (VIC) was too fast on the downhill for defending champion Jessamy Hosking (ACT), winning in 37:02, with Hosking runner up in 38:38. Kate Siebold-Crosbie (VIC) was 3rd in 39:03 and Angela Bateup (ACT) 4th in 39:16. Other ACT performances were Hannah Flannery (8th in 42:56), Narelle Patrick (9th in 45:43, 2nd W45) and Kathy Southgate (10th in 45:54, 1st W50). The junior men's 8.2kms saw Jordan Nelson (VIC) win in 35:46, with Stephen McShane (VIC) 2nd in 36:14 and Oscar Phillips (TAS) 3rd in 36:43.

Athletics Victoria have produced a video of the Championships.
Jillian Hosking is our latest VEADF athlete:
Race-walker Jillian Hosking is now a VEADF athlete after her application was approved by the SCT committee at their June monthly meeting.

Jillian recently competed at the Australian Open 20km Road Walking Championships held on the 7th of March 2009 in Melbourne at Faulkner Park. She placed 6th in 1:37:36, just over 5 minutes behind AIS athlete Claire Tallent. Jillian's time was under the "B" qualifier for World Championships being held later this year. She has been selected to represent Australia at the World University Games from 1-12 July.

Jillian placed 3rd in the 2009 LBG Race Walking Carnival Women's 10 mile race in the excellent time of 1:18:19, and won the 5km Women's race in a time of 22:30. She will also be competing in the Australian summer track Grand Prix circuit for 2009-2010 and hopes to achieve personal best times on the track of sub-13 minutes for the 3k walk and sub-22 minutes for the 5k walk.

Her racing plans also include the RWA 10km winter championships in August where she hopes to walk under 45:30. Her goal for the World University Games is to place in the top 20 and break 1hr 35mins for 20 kilometres. Her long-term goals are to try and achieve selection for the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi and 2012 Olympic Games in London.
The LBG Walking Carnival:
The annual Lake Burley Griffin Walking Carnival was held on Sunday 7 June. Results for SCT athletes are as follows:
Open 20 miles - 10th (4th Master) Colin Heywood 3:07:21. Open Women's 10 miles - 3rd Jillian Hosking, 1:18:19. Boy's U10 1k - 10th Rohan Hosking, 7:25. Girl's U12 2k - 1st Caitlin Hosking, 10:25. Boy's U16 3k - 7th Harry Bates, 15:07. Girl's U16 3k - 1st - Elizabeth Hosking, 14:31. Women's Open 5k - 1st Jillian Hosking, 22:30, 10th (1st Master) Ann Jugovic 27:07.
High Noon Results:
Here are the results for SCT athletes from the first High Noon Meet for 2009, held on 31 May:
100m - Natalie Tanks, 13.80 (-3.0 wind). 1500m Walk - Kelsey White, 9:44.41. 400 Hurdles - Natalie Tanks, 1:09.52. 1500m - Tim D'Abrera, 6:40.63. High Jump - Tim D'Abrera, 1.30m.
High Noon meetings have commenced:
The ACT Athletics 2009 Winter Track & Field (High Noon) Meets commenced on Sunday 31 May and will be held every three weeks. All athletes 11 years and older are invited to compete at these meets which are being held at the AIS Athletics Field from 12pm to 1:30pm.
Competition dates are: 31 May, 21 June, 12 July, 2 August, 23 August, 13 September, TBA October.
Cost: Gate Fee $5.00 + nil for registered athletes or $5.00 for unregistered athletes. An unregistered athlete is one who is not currently registered with either an Athletics ACT club, ACTLAA or ACTMA and will be required to take out a One-Day Registration for insurance coverage.
Events: There will be a rotating program of events in the 90 minute time-slot similar to the Summer Track & Field season. There will be at least 2 sprints, 1 middle-distance event, 2 jumps and 2 throws every 3 weeks. Constants will be 60m, 100m, Shot Put and High Jump. Rotation will be between 1500m and 800m, Sprint and Long Hurdles, Discus and Javelin, Long and Triple Jump. Other events included rotationally are the 400m and 3000m. Walking events will be meshed into running events.

Special Note to Parents and Volunteers
The ACT Little Athletics Association (ACTLAA) has sanctioned these meets and all 2008/09 registered Little Athletes are able to participate and are covered by their Little Athletics insurance. ACTLAA request that parents of registered Little Athletes who are participating in these meets assist with officiating on the day. Similarly, it enables the ACT Masters Association an excellent opportunity to skill-up their officials.
The retirement of SCT Life Member Dot Mills:
Dot Mills announced her retirement from the sport of athletics at the close of the 2008/09 Interclub season. For those who don't know, Dot has been a "fixture" of the sport, serving it with a selflessness and smiling face for the past 42 years. She has worked in the "back-room" at Interclub, and long before that, holding a watch in all weathers down at the finish line. Earlier this year SCT presented Dot with a club tracksuit in recognition of her years of service. In the 1970s she used to run the SCT Schools Cross Country "canteen" on frosty winter mornings down at Lotus Bay.

At a presentation in recognition of her service, Ian Colquhoun paid tribute and recalled a story of Dot sewing a flag for the Swedish team at the INAS-FID Championships 3 years ago when the ceremonial flag for Sweden went missing, demonstrating Dot's commitment to the sport. In recent years, Dot's reliable hand-held times were always available whenever there was a glitch with the photo finish. Dot will be sadly missed by all athletes and officials, but we wish her well in retirement.
The SCT AGM and Awards Night:
The Club AGM and Awards night was held on Tuesday, 19th May at the Erindale Vikings Club. After presentation of reports your new committee was elected as follows:

President - Geoff Monro, Administrator (secretary) - vacant, Treasurer - Mike Sexton, Registrar - vacant, Vikings Liaison - Jane McGlew, Website editor - Ewen Thompson. General committee - Susan Schraenkler, Jim White, Robbie Dunkley, Christo Dunkley, Rowan Dunkley, Cathy Tanks.

If any member is available to fill the vacant committee positions, please contact Geoff or Mike.

The winter season awards were presented, with the summer season awards held over until ACT Athletics finalises the pointscore for last season. The prestigious President's Trophy was presented to Jane McGlew. Nick Walshe from the Runners Shop presented "Lucky Door" prizes to Cathy Tanks ($100), Jane McGlew ($50) and Jim White ($50).
New uniforms for female club members:
The club's supply of female uniforms needs to be replenished and the committee has decided to use a different supplier. We are looking at purchasing new crop tops, female singlets and short sleeved polo shirts (for females and males). If you have any ideas for the design of the new uniforms, please contact Cathy Tanks or Mike Sexton.
Fadden Pines Schools Cross Country:
The 2009 Schools Cross Country season at Fadden Pines commenced on Sunday 3 May and racing will continue through to Sunday 2 August. The first race over 1250m starts at 3.00pm and is followed by the 2000m and 2500m races. Results for 2009 are on this page.
The new Athletics Season has commenced:
The 2009 - 2010 Athletics Season started on April 1. All club registrations now must be done "on-line". This is a simple process — just go to http://www.athleticsact.org.au/ and click on the yellow square on the right-hand side of the home page. It is probably the simplest registration process around. The fees are described at the very start. You have to be registered to score points for yourself and SCT in the Winter Competition which starts with the Anzac Relays on Saturday.
The 2009 Anzac Relays:
The traditional Anzac Relays were the first team event of the 2009 Winter Season. SCT fielded four teams - two male and two female. Runners raced over a two-lap course covering a distance of 3.68 kilometres each. Our A-grade female team placed 1st and our A-grade male team placed 3rd.

SCT members are reminded that they need to register with ACT Athletics to score points during the winter season. See above.

The 2009 Anzac Relays
Senior Male 'A' 4 x 3.68km
	Name	Time	Elapsed
1	Geoff Monro	13:43	13:43
2	Ryan Young	13:55	27:38
3	Greg Hosking	12:52	40:30
4	Stuart Doyle	12:52	53:22 (3rd)
Senior Female 'A' 3 x 3.68km
	Name	Time	Elapsed
1	Anna McCormack	13:45	13:45
2	Libby Hosking	14:43	28:28
3	Alexa Kniley	14:20	42:48 (1st)
Senior Female 'B' 3 x 3.68km
	Name	Time	Elapsed
1	Lili Mooney	15:58	15:58
2	Alison Kirkby	16:37	32:35
3	Caitlin Hosking	15:08	47:43
Senior Male 'B' 3 x 3.68km
	Name	Time	Elapsed
1	Andrew Hosking	17:09	17:09
2	Hugh Jorgenson	16:11	33:20
3	Jim White	16:20	49:40

Such is the adventure that life is...
[Stuart Doyle's report from the 2009 ACT Mountain Running Championships]

What: ACT Mountain Running Champs — Stu's Report
When: Sat 22nd March
Where: Mount Majura, 3 lap course, 13.3km, alt gain 930m, alt loss 930m

Firstly, thanks John Harding and all your helpers for your efforts out there on Saturday. Disrupted training due to niggly injury and the related general sookiness meant that my training had been a bit lacking in last 10 weeks and so was a bit nervous going into this race about how I might run. In an effort to cure my injuries and lift my spirits, I decided to do a 13.5k mountain race last week, which was a strange way to warm up for Saturday I guess, but in hind sight I think it was a good idea as it seemed to blow a few 'cobwebs' out.

Majura Course Outline:
For those who've never seen it, the Majura course is mainly on fire trails, with some single track in the pine forests. You start on a 200m long slight uphill stretch before hitting the steepest climb of the course (the wall), a rocky slippery scramble up the east face of the lower slopes. There's a false summit, a short reprieve from the ascent and then another steep section before getting to the gate junction half way up, where the course turns right and heads up a series of four steepish mini-hills to the summit. This is where the 'fun' starts, as you turn and head back down, with the steeper sections of fire trail really testing downhill running ability. After getting back down to the junction gate, the trail becomes extremely rocky and slippery while maintaining a good downhill slope, this section takes a lot of concentration and I've found it to be quite exhausting if you don't relax and get in the right running position because you then tend to 'fight' the slope, and it always wins!

There's one more tricky and very rocky downhill pinch to the bottom of the course, before you start hitting the single track up through the pines. You climb back up for a while before going down another not-so-steep descent (many mountain bikers would know this descent as the small downhill fire trail after going over the saddle heading up the fire trail from McKenzie street carpark up into Majura Pines). Just when you think the climbing is over, you head back up another steep little single track gully and then there's an exhilarating windy single track section that takes you down to the bottom fire trail, where you have about 60m of flat running before starting the first big climb again. And then you repeat all of the above three times before finally finishing on a nice fast downhill down the 200m straight that you started on.

The Race:
So off we went. I know with this course it can rip you up if you go out too hard, so I tried to run the wall as conservatively as possible, little quick steps, trying not to loose traction (and thus momentum). Laurie Cullen and Veronica Wallington were on my tail, and shortly, just Laurie. He was keeping with me but I could hear his breathing getting heavier and as soon as we got off the really steep stuff, I just felt really strong and seemed to really get away, so by the junction gate I'd put some distance on him. Gramps was at the gate telling me to work up a sweat, but considering it was 30 degrees I didn't feel like this was going to be much of a problem today!

I had a good go on the first lap and let it rip down the mountain. Second lap I remember being a bit more cautious, as my shoes were slipping a bit (as in, my feet inside them) and I rolled my ankle on one of the thousands of loose rocks that I usually miraculously seem to miss, and this sort of dented my confidence and ruined my downhill running for the rest of the race unfortunately. On the third lap, I really slowed down and was much more cautious on the downhill, but interestingly, (and this backs up a lot of what has been said in last week about downhill running technique),interestingly, I felt the most comfortable, relaxed and least tired at the bottom of the first lap. I say interesting, because this was by far my fastest downhill lap. It was only when I started being more cautious that the downhill running started feeling much more tiring, was slower and I rolled that ankle (no damage).

As the race went on, I realised I was building up a pretty huge lead, it was hot, I was getting tired, realised I might have 'over-cooked' the first lap a bit earlier on, so I think my last lap of the mountain was by far slower and remember consciously slowing down to preserve feet on last run down the mountain. Anyway, it was funny, because going up into the pines on that last lap, I suddenly felt pretty weak and exhausted and remember thinking "I wonder if it's possible to completely crash and burn in a running race?" (like it is in cycling) and then thinking to myself that this could be my one and only chance to ever win the ACT Champs, so this thought gave me some energy from somewhere — I managed to dig myself out of this little hole, run the last little uphill pinch strongly and then had the luxury of cruising down the fun twisty section and on to the finish.

So, although being first ACT resident for the last few years, in terms of the championship result, I'd finished runner-up in 2006 (David Sneider — Switzerland), 2007 (Neil Labinsky — Queensland), and 2008 (Stephen Brown — NSW). So despite maybe this being my weakest run in four years, I finally cracked it and got my name on that beautiful wooden trophy that Chris Cook made all those years ago. Even though I feel a bit like a burglar in the night, it is satisfying to get my name alongside people like Chris Cook, Dave Osmund, Anthony Scott, Paul Crake and Stephen Brown (just to name some). Angela Bateup (womens champion) and I were agreeing after the race that although we'd both had better runs in the past, somehow we felt maybe it was just our turn today.

Some observations:
Usually my downhill running gets better as the race goes on (as confidence builds), but I think the shoe problem was pissing me off a bit on Saturday. For courses like this, I usually tighten my laces to the point of strangling my feet to death, but for some reason forgot to do this on Saturday... doh! I know I didn't get near as fast or as efficient as the Australian champs on the same course in 2007, when I ran about 61:50. I reckon a good part of that time difference (67:41 on Saturday vrs 61:50 in 2007) was due to the downhill speed (although I was in better overall form that day as well). On Saturday I was trying to run a similar time to my 2007 ACT champs time (66.09?). I think I was heading for this sort of time before I backed right off in the last lap, so I'm happy enough with the run.

Now contemplating the amount of work I need to do between now and June to be competitive at the Australian Champs at Ferntree Gully in Victoria. You can't always get what you want, when you want it. Often you get what you want, when you're not really that obsessed about it anymore... Such is the riddle of life. And despite the undeniable satisfaction in gaining it, it's often the striving to achieve that turns out to be the most important thing.
And so we move on... Such is the adventure that life is.

Flouro
Club Training:
The club is intending to hold club training nights at the Woden Track (opposite Canberra Hospital) on Tuesday and Thursday nights. Contact Susan Schraenkler for further details.
Javelin Records for Roberts:
Kelsey-Lee Roberts has broken two long-standing club javelin records. In December 2008 at the Pacific School Games, Kelsey-Lee broke Amanda Butler's U18 SCT record of 44.54m which had stood since 1988 with a throw of 45.54m. With this throw, she won the gold medal in the 17 years javelin. This year she improved her PB to 46.10m which improves Butler's distance and is a new SCT U20 club record. Well done Kelsey-Lee!
The Tuggeranong Sports Awards Night:
The presentation of the Tuggeranong Valley Rugby Union and Amateur Sports Clubs 2008 Sports Awards were held at The Auditorium (Erindale) on Friday 20 February.

The SCT table was one back from the stage which gave a great view of the evening's proceedings. We had one successful nomination in the category of Senior Individual Achievement for the HR Heher Shield, Wade McMahon. The highlight of Wade's athletics season was placing 4th in the javelin at the 2008 Beijing Paralympics. Sprinter Nick Buckland was successful in securing a Vikings Sports Scholarship.
Hosking 4th in Empire State Building Run-Up:
SCT's Jessamy Hosking has placed 4th female in the 32nd Empire State Building Run-Up. Competitors race up the 86 floors of New York's Empire State Building using a narrow stairwell. The February 3 race was newsworthy due to the accident suffered by Suzy Walsham in the short sprint through the lobby to a door leading to the stairs.

Suzy, a 4-time Australian 1500m champion was interviewed on breakfast television shows after the race. Despite a banged-up knee and bruised face, Walsham chased her rivals up the stairs and emerged victorious on the snowy observation deck in a time of 13 minutes, 27 seconds, her third straight win in the event. Jessamy was not far behind in 14:00. The male winner was Germany's Thomas Dold in 10:07, with NCG's Scott McTaggart placing fourth in 11:15. A short video of the race shows Jessamy at the start.
Australian Record to Tim D'Abrera!
SCT athlete Timothy D'Abrera has had his performance in the high jump (AWD - Hearing Disability) at the February 16 Interclub meeting confirmed as an Australian Record. Tim jumped 1.30 metres to break the record for U18 athletes. Well done Tim!

Tim can be seen competing at ACT Interclub on Saturday afternoons. If you wish to register as a member of SCT, you can do so online. Click on 'New Registration' and select 'South Canberra-Tuggeranong Athletic Club' as your club. Club uniforms are available for purchase at the track on Interclub days.
Interclub results from 1 November:
There were some great results from SCT athletes at the fourth Interclub meeting for the season on Saturday:
Natalie Tanks (U16) - 100m in 14.06, 1500m in 5:03.78, Long Jump in 4.80m and 2k steeple in 8:32.40; Andrea Comer (U18) - 100m in 14.38 and 400m in 63.65; Elizabeth Hosking (U14) - 400m in 65.91, 1500m walk in 7:00.66; Andrea Garvey (U18) - 1500m in 6:22.07; Heather White (U20) - 100 hurdles in 21.81, Long Jump in 3.71m; Caitlin Hosking (U14) - 1500m walk in 7:47.18; Fiona White (U18) - Long Jump in 4.42m, Shot Put in 8.80m; Adam Cunningham (U18) - 60m in 8.97, 400m in 69.17; Geoff Monro (Master) - 400m in 64.42, and 2k steeple in 7:42.87; Liam Dwyer (U16) - 1500m in 4:03.00; Christo Dunkley (U16) - 1500m in 4:28.70 and 2k steeple in 6:52.07; Rowan Dunkley (U14) - High Jump in 1.45m;
Links to the results of Interclub competition can be found on this page.
Club bus trip to Fitzroy Falls:
The SCT bus trip to Fitzroy Falls for the Fire Trail 5k and 10k bush runs on Saturday 27 September was thoroughly enjoyed by a small number of members. A total of seven people were on the bus, including Mike Sexton as our capable "coach captain". The bus departed from the Tuggies club at about 5.30am and arrived at Fitzroy Falls with an hour to spare before race start. We actually got to see the start of the marathon. It was a beautiful country fun run, with perfect organisation, and scenery to die for. The club is hoping to put on the same trip next year, so get in early and reserve your seat on the bus! Following are the SCT and 'friends' results for the 10k race which had 95 finishers:

1 Stephen Brown 33:58, 2 Emily Brichacek 36:53 (rec), 22 Jim White 47:30, 28 John Kennedy 49:04, 32 Paul Archer 49:34, 42 Ian Graves 52:10, 45 Ewen Thompson 54:03.
The SCT Winter Pointscore Competition:
The results for SCT's 2008 Winter Pointscore competition are available on this page. The winter season concluded on Saturday 30 August with the Yarralumla Relays. Final results are now available.