Sunday saw the inaugural running of the Everyday Lions Female 5km Handicap, and the Simons Design Centre Male 5km Handicap in Devonport. Cool, blustery conditions greeted runners for the flat four lap circuit around Meercroft Park.
The men’s race was conducted first, with Raymond Spinks leading the field out closely followed by Ken Williams. It took until the final straight for Brendan Burr to take the lead off Ken, holding on to victory from a fast charging Shaun Batten and Will van Rooyen.
Brendan joined the club in 2002 at sixteen years old and returned to the club in 2019 after a fifteen-year hiatus. Brendan is coached by Brian Lyons at Everyday Lions, and is earning reward for his effort, breaking the twenty-minute barrier in the race.
Young charger Thomas Winkel took out the fastest time, with a blistering time of 15:59.
The women’s race followed the men’s, with Selina Crispin breaking through for her first win with the club. She was closely followed by Emily Aichberger and Anne Thomas.
Selina joined the club last year and has raced almost every race since joining. She had previously finished no higher than eighth position, pulling out a great performance to take the victory. She cements herself in the record books as the first winner of a female only race with the PCCCT. She was presented her trophy by the club’s first female member, Ann Ketelaar, to honour the occasion.
Fastest time was taken out by Lyn Saint-John, in a time of 20:11.
In the earlier nominated time event, the winners were Matthew Robertson, Sarah Lakeland, Heath Bramich, and Brian Paine.
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