Victorian 6 Hour & 50 Km Track Championships
PREVIOUS EVENT WINNERS
The races will be held at the Moe Athletic Track at Newborough (near Moe) approximately 138 km east of Melbourne.
The track has a synthetic surface. Changing rooms, showers and toilets are close to the track.
Both Championship races will be held together with a single entry fee covering entry to both races. Refreshments will be provided at the end.
A 6-hour relay race will be held simultaneously. The races are conducted by Traralgon Harriers Athletic Club Inc.
The entry fee is $30 to covers entry into both Championship races. Relay team entry is $50. All entries close on 1st November. The club is going to great expense to make the lap scoring as accurate as possible by employing Accolades sports timing to set up a chip time keeping computerised process.
Runners who anticipate the likelihood of any open or age group records should supply their own lap scorer to maintain manual lap sheets.
Times: Start at 8:00am. Runners and relay captains to report in by 7:30 am. Presentations approximately
2: 15 pm. There will be a 6-hour time limit on the 50-km race.
For more info Contact Bruce Salisbury on 51749869.
Or E-mail Harriers@net-tech.com.au
| 6 hours | 50 km | |
| 1996* | Dawn Parris 58.019 km Ian Cornthwaite 79.499 km |
Sandra Timmer-Arends 3 hr 59:13 Ian Cornthwaite 3 hr 28:50 |
| 1997 | Linda Meadows 75.958 km Kelvin Marshall 73.555 km |
Sandra Timmer-Arends 3 hr 38:18 Kelvin Marshall 3 hr 39:33 |
| 1998 | Dawn Parris 59.817 km Peter Grixti 61.502 km |
Sandra Timer-Arends 3 hr 42:23 Ian Twite 3 hr 41:58 |
| 1999 | Shirley Young 50.800 km Bruce Salisbury 63.580 km |
June Petrie 4 hr 16:53 Kelvin Marshall 3 hr 37:30 |
| 2000 | no female entrants Kelvin Marshall 67.068 km |
no female entrants Ian Twite 3 hr 51:37 |
| 2001 | Shirley Young 59.304 km Warren Holst 75.769 km |
Shirley Young 4 hr 55:20 John Mackenzie 3 hr 27:01 |
* Not Victorian Championship events in 1996
World and Australian Records established in past events
A remarkable number of first class performances in past events have resulted in many new Australian and World age group records. They are listed below.
1996 Barry Higgins Australian mens 55-59 6 hours 57.647 km
1997 Sandra Timmer-Arends Australian womens open 50 km 3:38:18
1997 Sandra Timmer-Arends Australian womens open 30 miles 3:31:06
1997 Ian Cornthwaite Australian mens open 30 miles 3:01:02
1997 Ken Matchett World and Australian mens 75-79 age 50 km: 4:52:13
1997 Ken Matchett World mens 75-79 age 30 mile: 4:42:00
1999 Shirley Young World and Australian womens 65-69 age 50 km 4:36:49
1999 Shirley Young World womens 65-69 age 30 miles 4:27:17
2001 Shirley Young World and Australian womens 70-74 age 6 hours 59.304 km
2001 Shirley Young World womens 70-74 age 30 miles 4:45:20
RELAY RECORDS
The relay teams have 5 runners who rotate, in set order, each 20 minutes. Teams can be "mixed" or "open". Mixed teams must have at least two female entrants and and least two who are aged over 40. Open teams have no restriction on the members.
Open Team record: 97.349 km by the No Fear team, 1999, comprising Craig Edgar, Michael Lancaster, Michael Wheatley, Murray Johnson, Keith Tomholt.
Mixed Team record: 76.130 km by the Spunks team, 1999, comprising Ian Heafield, Frank Ward, Peter Grixti, Belinda Issell, Denise Twite.