This week
How it Happened 20 April 2024 - Winter Comp race 3
After the rain then the Rural Fire Service burn off the Feral’s returned to the Hill for the third race of the winter competition and what a difference it makes to your pace running on the flat wet weather track compared to the rocky up and down terrain of the Hill. Everyone’s pace was a little slower this week with the singular exception of Aidan Fattore. Running at 3.50-minutes per kilometre on both tracks he was 31st last week (because everyone was a bit quicker) jumping to 6th this week.
The changed terrain took a bigger toll on some. After three races Nicole Dehnert’s placings have been 2nd, 1st and 31st. Sheila Marcus much prefers the flat course with placings 6th, 7th and 32nd. This week’s 6.1km long course race winner Andrea Cromack was not too bothered by the changed courses 5th last week and 1st this week with a net time of 34-minutes 28-seconds. Andrea is in good form after a two-year break from the Hill. In 2022 her average pace was 6.29-minutes per kilometre and in 2024 she is averaging 5.58m/km.
Just short of a minute and a half later Simon Fattore finished 2nd with a net time of 32m41s. Rita Fascianelli-McIver commencing with a 2-minute 30-second handicap was not worried by the changed track finishing 2nd last week and 3rd this week with a net time of 41m16s. Others not fazed by the changed track were Derek Goullet (28m33s) finishing 4th up ten places from last week, and 5th placed Steven Bourke (32m51s) maintained a similar ranking 6th last week. Aiden Fattore was 6th and posted the fastest time of 23m24s. Entering the winter competition this week was Tony Gullo, 7th (30m15s) then the fastest female Fiona Fattore (32m19s). Gary Andreazza (37m05s) snatched 9th place one second a head of Elio Minato who made the top 10 with a net time of 44m36s.
Line honours and fastest female in the short course went to Chloe Morshead (18m15s). Daniel Restagno (22m18s) was second then Reuben Fattore (24m41s). Antonio DeMarco was the fastest short course runner but not fast enough to gain a podium placing finishing one second behind Reuben. Isaac Fattore (19m40s) claimed 5th place. There were several walk and talk short course participants, Judith Cimador/Val Centafanti 12th, Lorraine Maxwell/Juliana Provera 14th and Janelle Toole/Donna Jackson 16th.
The Feral’s meet at the green water tower opposite pioneer park for a 4:30pm start. Some people chose to run, and others enjoy a walk and a chat, either way all are welcome to join us.
------------------------------------
PLEASE BE ON TIME ENTER BEFORE 5:20 RACE STARTS 5:30
--------------------------------------
Things to Remember each week
Runners must wear tags when participating in Feral events. Apart from the timing, it is a saftey measure. The tags serve to monitor those runners who have commenced their run and are still out on the track. It is not appropriate to turn up on the Hill on a regular basis without wearing a tag.
Zero start times
Zero handicaps are only for the slowest runners and for the walkers, so if you do not fit this description and you are given zero, please enquire with the race director. It is not usually our mistake, just that prior circumstances have dictated a zero which may need to be changed back (see below).
Also, if you have a Short course handicap (say 8min) and you want to walk, we prefer if you walk off that handicap (8min) ... you won't finish far behind, and it saves us a lot of time and possible mistakes in adjustments to and fro (see above).
We do allow Long course walkers to start off zero ... just let the race director know ... otherwise it is disq
Did Not Finish? We need to know. All non-finishers / short cutters / other issues - report to the race director
Instant Results ... we are putting the results online, at the finish line, so your loved one can know what mood you're in before you get home. (Will it be a hot bath or a cold shower? Champagne, or a beer in the dog house?) However ... be aware that these are preliminary results and will almost always change when joggers are added, deleted and edited. You may drop a few places, rise a few places, or even, heaven forbid, get disq'd. So if the fine details matter to you, drop back again later.