Devonport runner, Allan Bakes, has won the Spreyton Cider Co five kilometre handicap at Spreyton on Sunday.
Bakes was strongly fancied to win after an excellent second the previous week and certainly lived up to expectations..
This was Bakes third win with the club, his last coming in the final race of 2015.
Bakes was very pleased to win especially as he will soon be 74. He doesn’t do a lot of training but has natural fitness and always runs consistently well.
After holding off Bakes until close to the finish, Club president, Barry Ling, achieved his best result for some time, finishing second. He has been plagued by injuries recently but now can look forward to a win soon.
Strong performances were turned in by Ron Chequer, Cobie Walker and Thomas Wilson while Andrew Plapp finished in the top ten in a promising sign for the future.
Fastest female was Lyn Saint-John with Brad Taylor the fastest male.
Nominated time winners were Harry and Blake Taylor, Julie Elphinstone and Will van Rooyen.
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