200m results

Lach will join Cal on the side lines tomorrow. He finished third in his heat and so won't figure in the semis tomorrow. David Tinney was the only GSC runner to win his heat so he will join stablemates Kev (gift semis) and Pam (women's gift) in action on final's day. We wish them well but of course are hearts and hopes are with Anna and Steph. Fingers crossed one of them crosses the line in first place.

Stawell - Day 2 Update No. 1

Steph ran in the second heat of the 400m and ran very strongly finishing first with a time of 53.47. Anna ran in heat 4 and controlled the race throughout winning by 5 metres in the time of 53.71. Steph's time was the fastest recorded. It looks like they will fight out the finish in tomorrow's final although Kendra Hubbard who won heat 6 cannot be discounted. It will be very hard for all of us in the support group with our loyalties evenly divided. Hopefully one of them will win the converted Lorraine Donnan.

Lach runs his heat of the 200m at 5.06. Stay tuned.

Stawell - Day 1 Update

Day 1 at Stawell is Ladies' Day with one of the highlights being Fashion on the Fields. Steph entered and won 'Best Hat'.

As to the running......
Steph and Anna both ran in the Women's Gift. Neither was able to progress to the semi finals. However, Pam won her heat in convincing fashion and will represent the stable in semi finals on Monday.

In the Men's Gift Kevin ran second in a fast heat and was able to record a time that saw him make it through to the semis as one of the fastest qualifiers. Unfortunately David and Shane missed out.

Cal ran in the Frontmarkers 400m. He took the lead on the bend but was passed on the line. With them only taking two fastest through to the final we sat through the following 5 heats hoping that they would be slow. Alas it was not to be and Cal missed out. Cal's season is now over so it is chocolate Easter eggs and hot jam donuts for him.

Lach ran in the final event of the day in the Backmarkers 400m. He looked fast and focused early in the race but Cam Dunbar ran away with the heat.

Tomorrow sees Lach running late in the day in the 200m and Anna and Steph in the 400m around midday.

In the Gift 2011 winner Mitchell Williams-Swain looked most impressive. Unfortunately Asafa Powell went into his heat with a tight hamstring which meant he wasn't able to stretch out. Even running at a jog he was able to finish 3rd in a fast enough time to see him progress to the semis. Whether he runs or not is yet to be decided. It was amazing to see a Monday sized crowd come out to watch the Olympian and world champion run.

Welcome to the Holy Grail of Footrunning

And so another season comes to an end at the iconic Central Park, Stawell. We arrived at HiWay 8 at 2.30, quickly unpacked and headed straight to the track to stake our claim and set up camp - our home for the next three days.

Yarrawonga update

Lach ran his best and most competitive 400m of the year finishing just behind a pack of runners in the fastest heat of the day.

Cal ran very well to win his heat comfortably. He also ran strongly in the final but was run over just before the line.

That winning feeling

Anna and Steph both made it through to the final of the Women's BROO 400m. The BROO is a series of races held throughout the season in which points are awarded according to your placing.

In a hard fought race Anna steamed home to take the lead about 20m from the finish. She then held on to win and celebrated in style. Steph ran fourth.

Can you believe it???

It is pouring rain and cold in Yarrawonga? Cloud has rolled in over the day. It is now very grey and overcast. It has seen us all dive for jumpers and cover.

Go Pammie!!!

GSC stablemate Pamela Austin has just won the prestigious Burramine Women's Gift. After finishing a close second on several occasions this season it was terrific to see Pam finally break through for a win at one if the big meets.

Beautiful Yarrawonga

After the long run of hot weather in recent weeks we could hardly believe our luck. A very mild Burramine Gift day! Unheard of. We are staying in a great apartment in Mulwalla overlooking a beautiful pool area and the lagoon.

Images from Albury

Cal competing in his heat of the 400m.

The three wise monkeys.

No, Dave and Lach are not inspecting the grass. They are trying to recover after running very hard 400m heats.

Albury Gift

A very warm day in Albury with shade at an absolute premium.

Lach and Cal both acquitted themselves well in the heats of their events. Lach - 120m and 400m and Cal 70m and 400m. Neither progressed into any of the finals.

However it was a big day for GSC with Pamela making the final of the Women's 300m, Kevin winning the back markers 120m invitational and Shane winning the prestigious Albury Gift. The coach was very proud of his charges and it was a real shot in the arm in terms of team morale.

Wang Wrap

Lach and Cal both ran well in their respective heats of the 400m open. Lach finished 4th or 5th. Cal continued his good form charging to the lead. Unfortunately he was dipped out on the line and failed to make the final on times.

Anna wins Broo 400m women's final

Anna had a great win in her hometown event. It was a long time goal of Anna's to add a Wang sash to her trophy cabinet. She won her heat convincingly and then followed up with a very strong win in the final. Great win Anna! The kids were very pleased with their mum's win.

Warming up for the 400m

Lach warming up for the Wang 400m. An unusual technique but the proof of the pudding will be in the eating. Will he make the final?

Wangaratta Gift

Beautiful conditions for runners today in Wang. Sunny and very warm but not too hot. A nice breeze has blown up this arvo making it even more pleasant.

Cal ran second in his heat of the 70m but missed out on semi finals.

Lach ran third in his heat of the 120m gift, which was run in the fastest time. But unfortunately with them only taking six fastest he just missed out on a second run in the semis.

Cal is in the pink in photo one and Lach blue in the second photo.

Ringwood Gift

Another nice hot dry day at Ringwood.

  

 

Cal ran in the 70m, winning his heat to make the semi finals where he finished 4th.

Lach and Cal both ran in the 400m. Cal ran in Heat 3. He ran a super race, probably one of the most competitive and aggressive races we have seen him run. He finished 3rd which unfortunately won't give him a run in the final. Lach ran well in a very, very hot sub 46 heat.  He finished in the pack and also won't progress. The gift was eventually won by Jay Blake. Jay is having a great season. He also won the 400m at Rye last weekend.

 

 

The highlight of the day was the win in the 70m of fellow GSC runner Pamela Austin. In a very tightly contested race Pamela held on to win.

 

 

The funniest thing was the misprint in the program with Cal being listed as Calvin Taylor. What a hoot?

Rye postcript

In the end Lach decided to run in the 400m. He ran well and was pleased with how he performed.

Steph and Anna both made the final of the women's 400m after winning their respective heats. Steph finished third and Anna just out of the places.

Rye - The Update

Both boys competed in the 70m and 120m gift. Neither ran particularly well as they are both very sore. Currently they are sitting in the tent nursing injuries - ice packs applied. Running in the 400m later in the day is not an option as they can't afford to tear hamstrings at this stage of the season. Off to the physio for both this week!!!