Week Nineteen began with saluting some of our members who had competed in events away from the area. The attached photo’s of Laura Burbage and her children as reported last week have captured some of the rugged terrain Laura had to cope with in her 22k run, the 4 wheel drive track combined with gale force winds certainly didn’t make for an easy run, we are very proud of Laura’s achievement, plus Layla and Cailin who also coped with the gale force wind in their FunRun and enjoyed the chance to be photographed with mum and their medals.
Next on our list were our seven members, also photographed, who competed in the State All Schools Cross Country Championships on Friday 26th. at Eastern Creek. Despite these students earning a well earned rest and were not present to receive the applause we are certainly proud to acknowledge their results.
Competing against the best XC runners in their age category from all over NSW, their results are a credit to their ability and effort on the day………. CONGRATULATIONS to you all. Note: Most events had over 100 competitors.
From the youngest – Joel Harlor placed 20th. in the Primary schools 11yrs 3k event.
Hailey D’Ombrain – 12th in the Secondary schools 13yrs 3k event.
Laylah Connelly – 80th in the same event (Layla is actually a sprinter!)
Blake D’Ombrain – Mid field in the 14yrs 4k event
Freya Robinson – Mills – 31st in 16yrs 4k event
Maddison D’Ombrain – Mid field in the same event, however sacrificed her placing to encourage a girl who was sick and struggling and helped her finish the event. Lovely unselfish gesture Maddison.
Liam Hinchcliffe – 4th in the 16yrs 6k event. Liam also was 1st in CHS boys placings. An excellent result in a very competitive age category.
In addition to these results we wish to Congratulate Hailey who has just received news of her selection in the Athletics NSW U14 team to compete in the Australian XC Championships at Dapto on the 24th August. Well Done!!
Competition was a bit light on this week, however two standouts in the junior ranks of the 2k division were Holly Matthews and Charlie Henry crossing the line together for equal 1st. place. Well done also to Jill Tuckerman who improved her 4k time by over 40 seconds to place second behind Josef Pichler. Backmarker Cameron Harrison put in a good effort for third place. Jon Schol also managed to hold on to first place in section 1 of the 4k just ahead of Cristine Suffolk and back marker Reuben Pichler. Josh Henry was the only competitor to run two laps having run the first 2k with son Charlie managed another 4k to achieve a good time for the 6k.
Concluding our July report, a final reminder of our quote for the month:
“If it doesn’t challenge you, It won’t change you”. Fred DeVito
1k Division
| Name | Time | Points |
| James Wilson | 5.40 | 10 |
| Layla Burbage | 5.45 | 8 |
| Cailin Burbage | 6.34 | 6 |
| Lulu Wilson | 6.37 | 5 |
| Charlie Braddick | 7.37 | 5 |
| Sophie Braddick | 7.41 | 5 |
| Jai Burbage | 6.24 | 5 |
| Bella Rose | 5.42 | 5 |
| Ruby French | 5.48 | 5 |
2k Division
| Name | Time | Points |
| Holly Matthews | 12.03 | 10 |
| Charlie Henry | 12.03 | 10 |
| Katie Braddick | 19.37 | 6 |
| Vanessa Braddick | 19.37 | 5 |
Walk Division
| Name | Time | Points |
| Elaine Davis 2k | 24.55 | 10 |
| Christine White 4k | 28.29 | 10 |
3k Division
| Name | Time | Points |
| Ayden Spicer | 12.51 | 10 |
| Cohen Matthews | 14.34 | 8 |
| Maxine Gernyi | 21.58 | 6 |
| Elizabeth Hastedt | 25.11 | 5 |
| Johanna Pichler | 22.19 | 5 |
| Amelia Hastedt | 25.11 | 5 |
4k Division – Section 1
| Name | Time | Points |
| Jon Schol | 20.06 | 10 |
| Cristine Suffolk | 18.30 | 8 |
| Reuben Pichler | 17.51 | 6 |
4k Division – Section 2
| Name | Time | Points |
| Josef Pichler | 21.19 | 10 |
| Jill Tuckerman | 25.30 | 8 |
| Cameron Harrison | 20.17 | 6 |
| Mel Day | 24.52 | 5 |
| Razz Morgan | 25.51 | 5 |
| Linda Hastedt | 31.15 | 5 |
| Leela Matthews | 25.57 | 5 |
6k Division
| Name | Time | Points |
| Josh Henry | 31.23 | 10 |