Sunday’s race was a fast, flat five kilometres at West Beach. The Fish Frenzy event utilised the Burnie parkrun course and a good field gathered to hear the starter’s orders.
Natalie Luttrell was first away but was soon overtaken by Andrew Plapp running his best race for some time, with Stuart Greenhill and Neville Sweetman in hot pursuit.
Co-markers Ann Horton and Shane Cleaver were looking ominous with Matthew Rolls being the only backmarker making big inroads.
Turners Beach runner Shane Cleaver had been close to winning two weeks ago, and wasn’t going to forego his chance to take out his first victory in three years of competing with the Club.
He took the lead from Greenhill, who held on for second, with half a kilometre to run. Rolls finished strongly for third with Alan Bakes a great fourth.
Cleaver had the added incentive of winning in front of his son who was home on mid-year break from university in Queensland. He will now set his sights on running a good time in the Gold Coast half marathon.
Other good performances were returned by Nick Young and Andrew Bates, both finishing within “the ten”.
The club championships were decided during the race based on fastest time. The woman’s was won by Lyn Saint-John from Natasha Mapley and Susan Moodie while Ewen Troughton took out the men’s from Jono Price and Will Cleaver.
Earlier the nominated time winners were Chloe Bates, Kasia and Indra Taylor and Milla Price.
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