Burramine Gift

A great day of racing. Lach ran in the semi of the gift and well in his heat of the 400m. Cal finished second in his heat of the 400m and progressed to the final where he ran on very well to finish second. He was very pleased with his pay day of $150. 

Madison Results

The much fancied O'Shea and Edmonson could not hold off a very fresh Crome (Bendigo boy) and Pieters (Dutch champion) who were riding for the local Giant bike supplier. O'Shea and Edmonson lead until the last 30 laps when the Giant team peddled exceptionally hard to get a lap up. In the end last year's winners pipped O'Shea and Edmonson on the post to take second.

Bendigo - Day 2

Beautiful day in Bendigo. Cal ran a sensational semi but they were just a bit quick for him in the end. The Opal was won by Cameron Moss. Now relaxing watching the Madison on a very balmy still evening. Glen O'Shea and Alex Edmonson are the favourites and so far are performing well. 

Bendigo Black Opal

Filling in time while we wait for Cal's semi this afternoon. Both boys ran well but only Cal was able to advance to the semi finals. Weather is absolutely stunning. Stephen and I are enjoying sitting by Lake Weeroona watching the people and the wildlife.

Wangaratta Gift

Wang is always a great gift. The competition really starts to heat up over this weekend with lots of interstate runners making the trip. We always see a few amos for the first time. 

Both our boys performed well. Lach just missing out on a spot in the gift semis and Cal winning his heat and performing well in the final of the 400m. On to Albury tomorrow - Australia Day. 

The Norm Minns oval at the Wangaratta Showgrounds is as perfect as ever. 

Rye Gift 2014

Cal ran well in his heat of the 70m finishing third. Lach started well in his heat of the 120m but wasn't able to finish on strongly as his hamstring tightened slightly when he tried to hit full pace. No damage done so all good. Both boys competed well in the 400m. Cal won his heat convincingly and Lach finished well to run into second place although his time wasn't fast enough to get him a run in the final. Cal ran well in the final but didn't figure in the places. Overall it was a very successful day. Weather was perfect for competition. Onto St. Albans next weekend and Wang and Albury over the long weekend.

Calvin Gook - The BIG Victorian

This is what the commentator of the athletics in Tassie always calls Cal. And we heard it a lot today as Cal's performance in the 400m was sensational. He blitzed the field to win his heat comfortably in a personal best time of 47.71. He started exceptionally well in the final and it took a terrific run by Tasmanian Jared Gilroy to snatch the win from Cal right on the line. Cal wasn't disappointed as he ran very well in another great time and it took a super performance from Gilroy to beat him. Cal was pleased with his paycheck for the day and is now really looking forward to the next time he competes.