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Someone joked that anyone ‘of sound mind’ would not turn out on such a morning to race. In the absence of sound minds, all of us who turned up were treated instead to a multitude of beaming smiles and glowing hearts. There is of course tremendous satisfaction in completing a challenging race of any distance – to surmount the additional hurdle of a frigid morning under leaden skies, evidently made the fulfilment of the ultimate victory all the sweeter.

It certainly took courage to even stand on the starting line for the Half-Marathon, knowing that you were standing on a particular arc of the course, an exposed promontory jutting out into the lake, which would invite the full rebuke of wind, rain and cold over and again for each of the race’s 13 inevitable revolutions.

A notable feature of Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team races worldwide over the past decade, has been the rise in participation along with the quality and depth of field of the Over 60s categories. Yet –  every man and woman over 60 put their wisdom on display today, and chose not to race the HAlf-Marathon.

Adrian Gebers was one who revelled in the challenge, clocking consistently all the way to a fine 1:15:15 victory, ahead of Lachlan Arthur’s 1:22:48, Moss Thomson with 1:23:09 and Dale Larsen with 1:23:29. In the M50-59 it was James O’Neill who prevailed with 1:49:16 from Matt Nurse’s 1:52:44.

Lisa Krakowiak ran a well-paced solo race in the women’s field, taking the main prize with her quality run of 1:33:00, from Chloe Hanbury’s excellent 1:36:27, with Amanda Bisa (1:43:38) and Janet Shea (1:43:42) separated for 3rd and 4th by only a few seconds. In the F50-59, it was Liang Shi Qiong who set the pace throughout, winning with a spirited 1:42:05.

Standout run in the 5 mile race came from Debra Kay, who broke her own F50-59 age group course record set in 2023, to set a new benchmark of 39:32. Polly Templeton was the winner of the F60-69 with 49:52; while Sarah King had earlier continued her fine form this year to take out the women’s race in 32:20, from 2nd placed Sharon O’Neill with 36:08, while 3rd went to Hannah McGrath courtesy of her 36:42.

Shamsher Foley ran against himself, the only runner under the half hour mark, to win the men’s race comfortably in 28:21, from Damien Carter (30:54) and Glen Whitehead (33:41). Mick Hanbury was fastest in the M50-59 with 35:13; Alec McQueen was best of the M60-69 with 44:36; and Trevor Jacobs was again king of the M70+ with 48:19.

The 2 mile race saw a consummate win from the Boys Under 13 category, with Jim Gaffey breaking a 15-year old course record for his age group and winning the race outright with his swift 11:04. Liam McHugh was next, winning the Male 17 and Over with 12:02; while Chloe Fatherly took home the main prize in the Grirls Under 13 with 16:34; Tahlia Laws the Girls Under 17 in 23:36; and Rebecca Laws won the Female 17 and Over in 17:55.