The Paine Family Memorial ten-kilometre handicap at Burnie is conducted over a tough, hilly circuit but is popular with runners.
A good field assembled in Three Mile Line on Sunday for this year’s version in very good running conditions – sunny and cool with no wind.
A large number of Paine family members, travelling from as far as Huonville, were treated to a great race with one of the closest finishes ever for this event.
Just one second separated the top two competitors with Devonport’s Daile Bennett-Moyle catching one of the frontmarkers, Ken Williams, in the last few strides.
In her fourth year with the Club, Bennett-Moyle was thrilled to get her first win. A former state netballer, she took up running to keep fit after finishing her sports career and enjoys getting up early each morning to train. Her victory follows a close fourth last week and clearly she is in best ever form.
She is aming to run her first marathon later this year.
Williams is the oldest competitor in the Club and travels from Smithton to compete each week. He should make up for this narrow defeat with another win soon
Josh Febey, Sam Lovatt and Ellen Burgess filled the placings.
Bennett-Moyle also took fastest time for the women (38:26) with Sam Mawer fastest man (38;26)
Sunday also saw the running of the nominated time “Feature Race”. The winner was Lucy van Rooyen from Mackenzie Troughton, Alicia Bramich, Mitchell Elphinstone, Hannah Elphinstone and Libby Crispin.
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