The prestigious Total Performance Sports/Physica City of Devonport 10 kilometre handicap was run in beautiful conditions on Sunday attracting an excellent field of ninety-seven.
Some top runners have won this event over the years and another took out this year’s event.
Twenty-five year old Ulverstone runner Danielle Mitchell was a very impressive winner. The club ten kilometre championships are also determined in this race based on fastest times and Mitchell also took the honour of female champion from Lyn Saint-John and Sally Haynes.
Although she ran a handful of times with the club last year, this was her first race in 2017 because of her commitments with Ulverstone in the state-wide women’s soccer Super League. A bye this weekend allowed her to compete. She hopes to be able to have more runs and continue to obtain personal bests, as she did for ten kilometres in taking out the win.
Keegan Powell, last year’s winner, backed up this year with second while front-marker Doug Murchie hung on well for third.
Fastest male, taking out the male championship, was Brad Taylor with Bryan Tuit and Andrew Winkel second and third respectively.
Nominated time winners were Shi Bennett, Will van Rooyen, Ashley Fehlberg, Robyn Locke and Ben Saint-John.