SUNDAY 4th MAY 2003
Roger Maximiw continues to grow in stature.
In only its second year the Walhalla Wound-up is showing signs that it will become one of Traralgon Harriers most successful events. The brainchild of club member Bruce Salisbury he has gained the support of the local town folk of Walhalla and the event can only get better. Mike Leaney the proprietor of the famous Star Hotel again was right behind the event giving away accommodation packages to the main winners. Set in the picturesque hills of the famous historic gold fields of Walhalla the race takes in many famous sites. The 50km, 37km and 19km events take in the historical areas of the Poverty Point (old steel) bridge, Coopers Creek and Bruntons Bridge as well of the township of Walhalla.
Mike Leaney sent the 54 runners of at 8:00 A.M. with Roger Maximiw 50km and Darrel Cross 37km taking off with a real purpose. There were several early casualties trying hard to win the much prized arrows given to Roger Maximiw and Ian Twite at the start of the race for becoming totally lost last year. Early contenders were Jodie Healey, Rod Aitkison and Richard Comber but none of their efforts could compare with those of Fay Tomholt and Belinda Issell. Be sure to be there next year girls as I expect a special award will be given to you both. Roger Maximiw made good use of his arrow by winning the 50km event in 4:12:12. His time a little slower than John MacKenzie’s time last year but I believe the course may be a little tougher and longer due to the cutting out the 4 or 5km ran along the bitumen road last year. Not that this spoils the event it probably makes it better because who wants to go bush and run on a bitumen road. Roger has added this event to his Victorian 50km Track title and Australian 100km road title. Champion ultra marathoner Kelvin Marshall was second with Matt Franke third. Australian 50km record holder Sandra Timmer-Arends made a strong return to ultra Marathon running winning the female section in 4:34:36. Ian Twite was the first veteran male winner from Dennis Stevens and Ian Fromholtz with Bruce Salisbury the only one of the 15 starters not to finish.
Former Traralgon Marathon winner Darrel Cross blitz the field winning the 37km event in 2:40:45. Top Triathlete Jason Cheers was second with Richard Comber third. In the veteran section 60 year old Rodney Goodwin was too good winning in 3:36:08 from Ken Lancaster and Steve Hyde. Penny Burgess took out the open women’s and veteran women’s in 3:47:07. 13 runners contested the 37km section.
Veteran Bert Pilgrim led the field home in the 19km event winning in 1:20:42 from Keith Tomholt and Rod Aitkinson. In the open section top Junior Matthew Mullens ran 1:27:00 to beat Nick Manning and Nick Schilling. In the open females it was another top junior Peta Mullens who ran 1:29:12 to beat June Petrie and Kerryn Flatt. In the veteran females top veteran athlete Lavinia Petrie ran 1:49:52 to beat Denise Twite and Jenny Prucsino.
Sean Quinlan from Zimbabwe ran the 50km event in 5:21:30.
50Km Winners
Results 50km:- Open Male Roger Maximiw 4:12:12, Kelvin Marshall 4:18:53 ,
Matt Franke 4:34:35, Peter Gray 7:08:13, Open Female; Sandra
Timmer-Arends 4:34:36, Veteran Male Ian Twite 4:54:27, Dennis Stevens
4:56:31, Ian Fromholtz 4:57:55, David Styles 4:59:11, Rob Embleton
5:04:41, Kevin Cassidy 5:13:56, Sean Quinlan 5:21:30 Zimbabwe, Barry
Higgins 5:46:22, Ernie Hartley 6:04:02, Bruce Salisbury DNF.
37Km Winners
37km:- Open Male Darrel Cross 2:40:45, Jason Cheers 3:17:56, Richard
Comber 3:26:34, Neil Griffiths 3:27:51, Danny Schranz 3:35:52, David
Jerram 3:42:13,
Veteran Male Rod Goodwin 3:36:08, Ken Lancaster 3:59:11, Steve Hyde
4:05:36, Neil Burgess 3:47:07, Russell Mullens 4:26:45, Brian Kelly 4:40:15.Veteran Female Penny Burgess 3:47:07.
19Km Winners
19km:- Open Male Matt Mullens 1:27:00, Nick Manning 1:30:17, Nick Shilling
1:30:33, Allen Timmer-Arends 1:32:01, Geoff Ludemann 1:45:46,David Graham
1:53:53, Dale Ingleton 3:03:7. Open Female Peta Mullens 1:29:12, June
Petrie 1:30:55, Kerryn Flatt 1:32:40, Jodi Healey 1:45:46, Lee Graham
1:53:53, Bridget Rutherford 1:57:02, Sandra Stewart 2:03:18, Kathryn
Timmins 2:04:20, Claudia Cooke 2:15:36, Veteran Male Bert Pelgrim 1:20:42,
Keith Tomholt 1:29:45, Rod Atkinson, 1:51:26, Nick Bridle 2:00:45, Bill
Rutherford 2:03:52, Veteran Female Lavina Petrie 1:49:52, Denise Twite 2:04:20, Jenny Pruscino 2:04:20.
Lost Wally Club Belinda Issell and Fay Tomholt.
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