Considered by many as the toughest race of the season, the Burnie Trophy House/Troy Atkins Accounting “Iron Man Classic”, a 25 kilometre circuit course in the Forth Valley, was run on Sunday
Wins in this race are prized and Penguin runner Chris Purton was delighted with his win. He was also surprised with the time he ran, far exceeding his own expectations. On reflection, he put this down to not umpiring in the NWFL on the day prior, due to their having a bye weekend. Purton sometimes umpires two games on Saturdays, but on Sunday with fresh legs he took the lead about the 17 kilometre mark and was never headed to record a comfortable victory.
He was chased home by a gallant Kim Reader while pre-race favourite, Sally Haynes ran an excellent third.
Other top runs were recorded by Greg Smith and Cobie Walker, while Karina Mason, who led for much of the early part of the race, hung on for seventh. Kim Stevens, a dual winner of this race, again showed his liking for the course, finishing sixth.
Fastest time was taken out by Ewen Troughton with Sally Haynes the fastest female.
Nominated time winners were Lachie Riley, Trinity Luttrell and Louise Morse.
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