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Professional Cross Country Club
of Tasmania Inc.
Wynyard to Burnie Feature Race
Statistics
49 Years 1968 - 2016
Competitors about to start the 2009 race in Goldie St. Wnyard
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The Feature Race 1968-2016
The Feature Race was the first PCCCT blue ribbon event and has been held every year since its
inception in 1968. The course starts from the main street of Wynyard & finishes with a lap of West
Park Oval, Burnie. The length of the course was originally 11 miles. This converts to 17.6 km.
Despite the rise in prestige of several club races, the Wynyard to Burnie 17.6 km event remains the
pinnacle of professional distance running on the Coast. While the race has always started in
Wynyard's Goldie Street it has finished in different places, including outside the Burnie Surf Club.
Since 1968 the race has attracted some of the best runners in the State including Mike McKenna, Viv
Woodward, Leigh Taylor, Trevor Keating, Russell Foley and Dean Giblin. Russel Foley & Dean Giblin
came very close to snatching the course record in 1987. Mike McKenna is the only runner to have
won the race three times and holds the race record of 53:26 in 1974.
Ron Nielson was the first winner to collect the sash and trophy after crossing the line in 1968. Public
support has increased over the years with many onlookers lining the highway at key vantage points to
view family and friends competing as well as following the elite athletes.
The finish and now running the course all the way on the left side of the road are the only significant
changes in the race's history when those first runners crossed the line in front of the Burnie Surf
Lifesaving Club in North Terrace. Current winners break the tape after a lap of the West Park Oval.
Devonport’s Anne Ketelaar became the first female runner to complete the distance in 1981 at the
age of 42. Penguin's Lyn Saint-John became the first female runner to win the race in 2010. In doing
so, Lyn broke the 19-year-old women’s record when she ran the course in 65:41 at the age of 41 to
better Patricia Thorpe's 1991 time of 66:00 at the age of 32.
I’ve been a member of the club since 1986 and have witnessed quite a few victory speeches. Some
winners give candid admissions about the tactics they used and sometimes waiting for several years,
for a mark that put them in with a chance of winning the ultimate prize.
Some runners will try every trick in the book to win. There are several terms used when tryin to outwit
the handicapper, foxing, and running with the handbrake on. One winner I spoke to called it professional
running. These practices make it more difficult for the handicapper to handicap the race fairly.
These statistics are only possible because Barry Ling had the foresight to save every race sheet.
Before the race results were put online every race had to be typed into the Superbase app, which first
ran on my old Atari ST.
When I joined the club in 1986 all the results were done by pen & paper & put on display the following
week. I could see the benefits of using my database to collect this information & produce the results
sheets that we now take for granted. I wanted the printouts to include age, km. rate, lost bys & starts
which weren’t on the hand written results sheet but which is very easy to programme into the database.
I would like to have had everyones date of birth but this information wasn’t included on the early result
sheets prior to 1986. I still have 107 runners out of 865 who have finished the Feature Race I don’t
know the ages of. Having all the Feature Races on the computer makes it possible to now produce
these stats. The PC version of Superbase 3.2. I now use is no longer supported. It runs on an old
computer using Widows XP. All data generated is transferred into Exel & then transferred into Microsoft
Word. It’s time consuming but there is no other way to do it.
All statistics refer to the Feature Race only and that includes starts.
Compiled by Eric Hughes, runner 177. Any errors or comments
email [email protected]
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Feature Race Records and Statistics.
1968-2016. 49 races.
The first Feature Race was held in 1968 with 19 entrants with a record 120 in 1994.
Course Records: Mike Mckenna 29 53:26 1974. Lyn Saint-John 41 65:41 2010
Fastest: Age
1. Mike Mckenna 29 53:26 1974
2. Russell Foley 26 53:37 1987
3. Dean Giblin 22 53:52 1987
First female winner:
Lyn Saint-John 41 65:41 2010
Fastest Veteran:
Mike Mkenna 51 1:02:5 1996
Oldest:
Ben Ketelaar 74 1:34:41 2007
Dale Lancaster 65 1:43:47 2012
Youngest Winners:
Trevor Eaves 16 1:02:35 1974
Sam Fergusson 16 1:03:45 2003
Douglas Hamerlok 18 1:00:30 2009
Oldest Winner:
Eric Hughes 66 1:24:54 2006
Number of Fastest Times in a race
Viv Woodward 8. Best Time 54:00
Best Place 2nd in 1977
Lyn Saint-John 9. Best Time 65:41
Best Place 1st in 2010
Viv Woodward ran 10 times under 1 hour and never won.
Trevor Keating ran 8 times under 1 hour and
never collected fastest time. He won in 1985.
Most Wins:
Mike Mckenna 3. 1983, 1992 & 1996
Tiger Dowling 2. 1969 & 1980
Craig Brown 2. 1984 & 2005
Most Starts:
Barry Ling 43 out of 49 races
Best Place 5th in 1998
Dale Lancaster 24 Best Place 17th in 2000
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Most races finished:
Ray Spinks 36 out of 41 starts.
Best Place 3rd in 1973
Only five winners have won with the fastest time.
Russell Foley 54:56 1988
Rohan Williams 58:44 1989
Zane Carr 55:31 2000
Troy Atkins 60:19 2007
Lyn Saint-John 65:41 2010
Slowest Fastest Time:
Jonathan Windsor 1:02:43 2004
Slowest Finishing Time:
Doug Murchie 2:08:45 2016
Most DNFs. In a Feature Race:
19 out of 69 starters in 1982
In 1987 these ten athletes ran a time of less than one hour. In recent years we haven’t seen many athletes who are
capable of running these times.
Russell Foley 26 0:53:37 03:02.7
Dean Giblin 22 0:53:52 03:03.6
Michael Dalton 21 0:56:07 03:11.3
Peter Abblitt 25 0:57:25 03:15.7
Steve Oliver 29 0:58:02 03:17.8
Rohan Williams 23 0:58:36 03:19.7
Leon Gee 26 0:59:04 03:21.3
Viv Woodward 32 0:59:10 03:21.7
Ian Lester 33 0:59:32 03:22.9
Craig Brown 25 0:59:55 03:24.2
Douglas Hamerlok is fastest of the current runners with a time of 54:59 in 20013 at age 22
Ann Ketelaar was the first female to enter the Feature Race in 1980. It wasn’t until 1987 that female entrants started to
increase to 7 that year and rising to 18 in 1993 & 2001. The most was 24 in 2013. Only 17 women have been in the TEN.
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Winner Fastest Man Fastest Fem
1968 Ron Neilson 1:08:20 Mike Mckenna 0:54:56
1969 Harold Dowling 1:09:05 Arthur Cotworth 0:58:00
1970 John Purton 1:01:45 Mike Mckenna 0:53:52
1971 Ken Russell 1:17:06 Mike Mckenna 0:55:00
1972 John Cumming 1:08:35 Gerald Davey 0:57:40
1973 Ian Keating 1:08:35 Mike Mckenna 0:57:13
1974 Trevor Eaves 1:02:35 Mike Mckenna 0:53:26
1975 Ken Barnhill 1:07:48 Gerald Davey 0:56:33
1976 Graeme Hoare 1:00:50 Viv Woodward 0:57:23
1977 Steve Hanson 1:07:30 Viv Woodward 0:55:26
1978 Neville Drake 1:02:45 Viv Woodward 0:57:15
1979 Ted Connell 1:05:45 Viv Woodward 0:54:00
1980 Harold Dowling 1:10:35 Viv Woodward 0:55:35
1981 Russell Cox 1:04:18 Viv Woodward 0:54:42 Ann Ketelaar 1:44:40
1982 Mike Walker 1:02:51 Viv Woodward 0:54:31
1983 Michael Mckenna 0:59:15 Leigh Taylor 0:54:14
1984 Craig Brown 1:01:33 Tony Wing 0:54:28
1985 Trevor Keating 0:56:28 Leigh Taylor 0:54:37 Rosa Walker 1:34:35
1986 Bruce Boote 1:04:52 Leon Saltmarsh 0:55:23 0:00:00
1987 Gerard Leary 1:04:08 Russell Foley 0:53:37 Ann Ketelaar 1:30:37
1988 Russell Foley 0:54:56 Russell Foley 0:54:56 Helen Morse 1:22:42
1989 Rohan Williams 0:58:44 Rohan Williams 0:58:44 Sue Gray 1:08:23
1990 Merv Saltmarsh 1:11:29 Tony Wing 0:54:33 Sue Gray 1:07:44
1991 John Mcguire 1:19:18 Viv Woodward 0:56:56 Patricia Thorpe 1:06:00
1992 Michael Mckenna 1:01:35 Martin Murray 0:56:33 Sue Gray 1:08:48
1993 Allan Johnson 1:10:20 Martin Murray 1:02:03 Marion Taylor 1:17:35
1994 Lloyd Febey 1:02:35 Leon Saltmarsh 0:56:30 Patricia Thorpe 1:09:34
1995 Athol Wescombe 1:19:17 Andrew Moore 1:00:33 Sue Gray 1:10:01
1996 Michael Mckenna 1:02:45 Stephen Moore 0:59:53 Sue Gray 1:08:29
1997 Geoff White 1:14:17 Shane Taylor 0:59:24 Lyn Saint-John 1:08:23
1998 Craig Price 1:07:19 Craig Redman 0:57:24 Marion Taylor 1:09:45
1999 Chris Hoare 1:06:27 Nathan Pieremont 1:01:46 Margie Arnold 1:14:42
2000 Zane Carr 0:55:31 Zane Carr 0:55:31 Margie Arnold 1:14:02
2001 Bernard Mckenna 1:12:59 Jeff Withers 1:01:07 Sarah-Jane Atkins 1:14:47
2002 Justin Voss 1:03:38 Ryan Willmot 1:01:37 Sarah-Jane Atkins 1:13:02
2003 Sam Fergusson 1:03:45 Craig Redman 0:59:22 Sarah-Jane Atkins 1:11:10
2004 Richard Fedosejevs 1:13:01 Jonathan Windsor 1:02:43 Amelia Cox 1:11:38
2005 Craig Brown 1:10:20 Sam Fergusson 1:01:47 Lyn Saint-John 1:08:17
2006 Eric Hughes 1:24:54 Sam Fergusson 0:58:24 Lyn Saint-John 1:07:25
2007 Troy Atkins 1:00:19 Troy Atkins 1:00:19 Sarah-Jane Atkins 1:10:58
2008 James Plapp 1:02:52 Brian Lyons 0:59:19 Lyn Saint-John 1:07:54
2009 Douglas Hamerlok 1:00:30 Brian Lyons 0:56:50 Lyn Saint-John 1:08:04
2010 Lyn Saint-John 1:05:41 Josh Harris 0:55:25 Lyn Saint-John 1:05:51
2011 Rick Ferguson 1:12:50 Douglas Hamerlok 0:59:20 Lyn Saint-John 1:12:44
2012 Gerard Lowry 1:06:10 Douglas Hamerlok 0:55:52 Sarah-Jane-Tregenza 1:12:51
2013 Troy Atkins 1:01:05 Douglas Hamerlok 0:54:49 Lyn Saint-John 1:10:49
2014 Peter Snare 1:14:42 Thomas Murton 1:01:17 Lyn Saint-John 1:13:56
2015 Rodney Viney 1:31:17 Brian Lyons 0:59:44 Judy Ray 1:18:23
2016 Mark Saint-John 1:07:25 Thomas Murton 1:00:34 Danielle Mitchell 1:14:42
Report count: 49
Winners & Fastest
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Sts Name Best
Time
Year Best
Pos
Year
10 17 Viv Woodward 0:54:00 1979 | 2 1977
8 16 Trevor Keating 0:55:38 1981 | 1 1985
7 19 Mike McKenna 0:53:26 1974 | 1 1996
7 9 Leon Saltmarsh 0:55:23 1986 | 2 1985
5 5 Tony Wing 0:54:28 1984 | 5 1984
5 7 Gerald Davey 0:56:33 1975 | 4 1970
5 6 Wayne Byron 0:56:44 1983 | 4 1982
5 16 Greg Price 0:57:15 1975 | 3 1981
4 4 Leigh Taylor 0:54:14 1983 | 2 1982
4 6 Douglas Hamerlok 0:54:49 2013 | 1 2009
4 15 Rohan Williams 0:58:36 1987 | 1 1989
4 28 Lloyd Febey 0:58:50 1990 | 1 1994
3 5 Rodney Goodwin 0:55:55 1979 | 2 1976
3 5 Brian Lyons 0:56:50 2009 | 3 2009
3 5 Lloyd Whish-Wilson 0:58:29 1971 | 5 1971
3 13 Gerald Monson 0:59:22 1983 | 4 1988
2 2 Russell Foley 0:53:37 1987 | 1 1988
2 7 Martin Murray 0:56:33 1992 | 4 1986
2 6 Greg Woodhouse 0:57:08 1977 | 5 1977
2 3 Craig Redman 0:57:24 1998 | 3 1998
2 4 Peter Abblitt 0:57:25 1987 | 2 1987
2 11 Steve Oliver 0:58:02 1987 | 4 1987
2 2 Edward Paulin 0:58:25 1970 | 26 1970
2 2 Barry Thomas 0:58:28 1971 | 6 1970
2 3 Stephen Moore 0:58:44 1998 | 4 1996
2 25 Bernard McKenna 0:59:00 1980 | 1 2001
2 22 Craig Brown 0:59:50 1990 | 1 2005
1 1 Dean Giblin 0:53:52 1987 | 7 1987
1 1 Josh Harris 0:55:25 2010 | 21 2010
1 1 Zane Carr 0:55:31 2000 | 1 2000
1 1 Peter Radford 0:55:57 1986 | 2 1986
1 1 Michael Dalton 0:56:07 1987 | 26 1987
1 1 Kevin Fisher 0:57:26 1971 | 13 1971
1 1 Arthur Cotworth 0:58:00 1969 | 6 1969
1 1 R. Thomas 0:58:11 1972 | 8 1972
1 2 Craig Sweeney 0:58:15 1994 | 4 1994
1 3 Sam Fergusson 0:58:24 2006 | 1 2003
1 6 Darren Brown 0:58:58 1992 | 3 2007
1 1 Barry Norman 0:58:59 1994 | 11 1994
1 2 Leon Gee 0:59:04 1987 | 5 1988
1 1 Burnie Kelly 0:59:10 1971 | 4 1971
1 1 David Quarrell 0:59:11 1980 | 19 1980
1 4 Bob Burnett 0:59:18 1979 | 5 1979
1 2 Mike Walley 0:59:22 1990 | 18 1988
1 2 R. Bergmier 0:59:23 1970 | 17 1970
1 2 Shane Taylor 0:59:24 1997 | 15 1997
1 1 Stan Bailey 0:59:27 1980 | 18 1980
1 5 Ian Lester 0:59:32 1987 | 19 1987
1 4 David Holland 0:59:35 1975 | 7 1975
1 2 Winston Sherriff 0:59:44 1972 | 11 1968
1 1 David Brasher 0:59:46 1998 | 32 1998
1 1 Neil Colston 0:59:50 1972 | 17 1972
1 3 Dennis Clark 0:59:51 1983 | 18 1983
1 1 R. Ramell 0:59:55 1970 | 25 1970
1 15 Andrew Moore 0:59:55 1996 | 2 1995
Handicappers. 1968 - 2017
1968 – 1979
Lance Wood
1980
Brian Wells & Terry
Ferguson
1981 - 1983
Trevor Eaves & Barry Ling
1984 - 1986 Trevor Eaves
1987
Neville Townsend
1988
Ian Beaumont
1989
Trevor Eaves
1990
V.Woodward,S.Oliver,
E.Hughes
1991 - 1996
Tony Morrell & Peter
Abblitt
1997 – 1998
Trevor Keating
1999 – 2000
Richard Lakeland
2001 – 2002
Lloyd Febey
2003 – 2004
Phillip Mathews, Paul
Birch,
Eric Hughes
2005 – 2006
Mitch Roberts
2007 – 2009
Lloyd Febey
2010
Keith Lancaster
2011 – 2013
Harvey Jones
2014 -02015
Keith Lancaster
2016 – 2017
Dale Blyth
Number of times in under 60 minutes.
These 55 athletes have all finished the
Feature Race in under one hour.
Only 28 backmarkers have done it more
than once.
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Leon Saltmarsh
Age Pos Hcp Actual Pace L.By Year
25 11 29:10 0:55:23 03:08.8 2:11 1986
24 2 26:20 0:55:58 03:10.7 0:50 1985
29 29 24:00 0:56:11 03:11.5 4:12 1990
33 6 35:50 0:56:30 03:12.6 1:25 1994
31 13 34:00 0:58:30 03:19.4 6:20 1992
39 5 29:30 0:58:54 03:20.7 2:23 2000
27 11 22:15 0:59:35 03:23.1 1:54 1988
30 71 33:10 1:03:16 03:35.6 11:38 1991
Mike McKenna
Age Pos Hcp Time Pace L.By Year
29 3 22:30 0:53:26 03:02.1 0:51 1974
25 5 25:00 0:53:52 03:03.6 1:52 1970
23 3 21:00 0:54:56 03:07.2 5:36 1968
26 14 27:30 0:55:00 03:07.4 2:54 1971
28 5 20:00 0:57:13 03:15.0 1:38 1973
24 9 25:00 0:58:03 03:17.8 9:58 1969
38 1 15:50 0:59:15 03:21.9 0:00 1983
41 16 24:10 1:01:14 03:28.7 3:02 1986
47 1 24:35 1:01:35 03:29.9 0:00 1992
36 15 24:45 1:02:40 03:33.6 2:57 1981
51 1 23:10 1:02:45 03:33.9 0:00 1996
46 18 24:40 1:04:52 03:41.1 4:44 1991
44 21 26:50 1:06:07 03:45.3 4:28 1989
49 33 29:05 1:06:32 03:46.8 4:42 1994
48 21 27:55 1:09:14 03:56.0 3:44 1993
Viv Woodward
24 12 25:00 0:54:00 03:04.0 2:15 1979
27 6 30:00 0:54:31 03:05.8 0:35 1982
26 5 30:00 0:54:42 03:06.4 0:14 1981
22 2 20:00 0:55:26 03:08.9 0:56 1977
25 13 25:00 0:55:35 03:09.4 4:15 1980
36 38 34:20 0:56:56 03:14.0 6:28 1991
23 4 25:00 0:57:15 03:15.1 1:00 1978
21 5 26:30 0:57:23 03:15.6 2:33 1976
33 14 23:30 0:58:43 03:20.1 2:17 1988
32 47 32:35 0:59:10 03:21.7 7:07 1987
20 19 20:00 1:01:23 03:29.2 6:35 1975
39 32 32:45 1:02:51 03:34.2 4:41 1994
42 25 27:30 1:02:53 03:34.3 3:51 1997
38 14 33:25 1:03:20 03:35.9 3:20 1993
18 23 13:00 1:06:20 03:46.1 3:45 1973
Trevor Keating
27 4 29:00 0:55:38 03:09.6 0:10 1981
20 7 21:00 0:55:40 03:09.7 1:35 1974
31 1 25:00 0:56:28 03:12.4 0:00 1985
29 19 21:30 0:56:58 03:14.2 3:23 1983
30 8 18:20 0:57:16 03:15.2 5:03 1984
32 24 27:50 0:58:20 03:18.8 3:48 1986
22 12 27:00 0:58:20 03:18.8 4:00 1976
34 3 21:00 0:59:21 03:22.3 0:25 1988
18 9 21:30 1:00:14 03:25.3 3:39 1972
38 10 28:45 1:03:15 03:35.6 5:50 1992
40 50 30:40 1:06:51 03:47.8 6:36 1994
39 5 26:20 1:07:56 03:51.5 0:51 1993
16 30 15:30 1:09:25 03:56.6 7:55 1970
Lyn Saint-John
Age Pos Time Pace L.By Year
28 4 1:08:23 03:53.1 0:41 1997
37 4 1:08:17 03:52.7 1:07 2005
38 7 1:07:25 03:49.8 2:26 2006
39 10 1:07:54 03:51.4 3:22 2008
40 5 1:08:04 03:52.0 4:54 2009
41 1 1:05:41 03:43.9 0:00 2010
42 40 1:12:44 04:07.9 7:09 2011
44 30 1:10:49 04:01.4 7:09 2013
45 27 1:13:56 04:12.0 5:54 2014
The club’s best backmarkers.
These four incredible athletes have finished
the Feature Race the most times in under 60
minutes.
Viv Woodward has done this ten times & never
won. Trevor Keating eight times & won one.
Mike Mckenna seven times & won three. Leon
Saltmarsh seven times.
Lyn Saint-John has been the fastest
female in every Feature Race she has
entered. She also holds the course record
& is the only female winner.
A remarkable achievement.
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Best Placed Females
Age Name Pos Year Time Races
Finished Last Ran
41 Lyn Saint-John 1 2010 1:05:41 9 2014
40 Katrina Grandfield 2 2014 1:34:00 1 2014
33 Sally Atkinson 2 2010 1:29:59 15 2015
33 Sue Gray 3 1989 1:08:23 7 1996
38 Michelle Vote 4 2004 1:25:20 1 2004
21 Megan Hoare 4 2008 1:13:59 5 2009
24 Susan Russell 5 1991 1:10:14 1 1991
35 Ellen Elphinstone 5 2015 1:28:44 2 2016
61 Maree Cassidy 5 2004 1:38:21 3 2004
53 Christine Wright 6 2006 1:28:55 9 2016
42 Sarah Hiller 7 2016 1:33:14 3 2016
30 Dayna Cutting 8 2011 1:18:36 3 2011
39 Frances Willmot 8 2000 1:16:28 3 2002
39 Judy Webster 9 1994 1:20:51 9 2001
52 Kaye Madden 10 2011 1:28:20 18 2013
47 Kim Reader 10 2015 1:24:15 3 2015
37 Karen Taylor 10 2010 1:20:37 8 2014
Starters for each race
Fem
Fem
Fem
1968 19 0 1985 67 2 2002 90 17
1969 30 0 1986 60 0 2003 88 15
1970 50 0 1987 64 2 2004 71 9
1971 64 0 1988 76 7 2005 73 9
1972 64 0 1989 74 9 2006 59 9
1973 58 0 1990 94 12 2007 64 14
1974 46 0 1991 97 13 2008 78 17
1975 49 0 1992 92 11 2009 63 17
1976 52 0 1993 112 18 2010 71 17
1977 54 0 1994 120 16 2011 74 17
1978 54 0 1995 96 12 2012 92 22
1979 54 0 1996 88 15 2013 93 24
1980 63 1 1997 89 12 2014 90 23
1981 66 1 1998 90 14 2015 78 19
1982 69 1 1999 99 14 2016 83 21
1983 73 0 2000 84 14
1984 64 0 2001 89 18
Best female times under 1:15:00
Year Age Name Time
2010 41 Lyn Saint-John 1:05:41
1991 32 Patricia Thorpe 1:06:00
1990 33 Sue Gray 1:07:44
1998 39 Marion Taylor 1:09:45
1995 32 Andrea Rippon 1:10:12
1991 24 Susan Russell 1:10:14
1994 41 Doris Trueman 1:10:39
2010 31 Sarah-Jane Tregenza 1:10:47
2004 22 Amelia Cox 1:11:38
1991 42 Sue Wright 1:11:40
1991 22 Kym Peebles 1:12:04
2007 31 Emma Butler 1:12:30
2003 37 Karen Taylor 1:12:50
2009 46 Judy Ray 1:13:36
2008 21 Megan Hoare 1:13:59
2000 40 Margie Arnold 1:14:02
2016 24 Danielle Mitchell 1:14:42
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Most Starts
Name Starts DNF Finished Best Place Best Time Last
Ran
m Barry Ling 43 14 29 5 1:01:00 2015
m Ray Spinks 41 5 36 3 1:01:30 2016
m John Lucas 35 11 24 5 1:16:30 2015
m Mike Walker 30 3 27 1 1:02:50 2006
m Ben Ketelaar 30 30 2 1:06:30 2007
m Lloyd Febey 28 5 23 1 0:58:50 2015
m Athol Wescombe 27 3 24 1 1:09:47 2002
m Paul Birch 26 1 25 10 1:04:09 2015
m Bernard McKenna 25 8 17 1 0:59:00 2002
m David Sweetman 25 25 6 1:09:03 2016
f Dale Lancaster 24 24 17 1:18:45 2015
m Mike Taylor 24 1 23 2 1:06:01 2013
m Rod Viney 24 2 22 1 1:05:04 2016
m Peter Elphinstone 22 2 20 6 1:04:51 2016
m Garnet McFarling 22 1 21 3 1:00:47 2003
m Craig Brown 22 5 17 1 0:59:50 2005
m Ken Williams 22 22 11 1:07:52 2010
m John McGuire 21 1 20 1 1:00:06 1993
m Greg Smith 21 1 20 2 1:01:48 2016
m Neville Sweetman 21 2 19 2 1:09:24 2016
m Mike McKenna 19 4 15 1 0:53:26 1996
m Tony Gaffney 19 3 16 15 1:07:22 2007
m Bruce Whish-Wilson 19 1 18 2 1:06:57 1990
m Steve Bradley 19 2 17 12 1:03:43 2006
m David Williams 19 1 18 5 1:08:21 2008
m Dane Febey 18 3 15 7 1:05:33 2015
f Kaye Madden 18 18 10 1:20:47 2013
m Viv Woodward 17 2 15 2 0:54:00 1997
m Les Naunton 17 17 6 1:14:36 2013
m Trevor Keating 16 3 13 1 0:55:38 1994
m Peter Snare 16 16 1 1:06:20 2016
m Greg Price 16 16 3 0:57:15 1983
m Rohan Williams 15 15 1 0:58:36 1999
m Brian Wells 15 1 14 5 1:05:30 1988
m Andrew Moore 15 15 2 0:59:55 2006
f Sally Atkinson 15 15 2 1:18:19 2015
m Pat Sweeney 14 14 8 1:09:03 2005
m Tony Abel 14 3 11 2 1:04:03 2005
m Dick McKenna 14 1 13 3 1:04:10 1986
m Peter Britton 13 1 12 7 1:07:22 1998
f Marion Taylor 13 1 12 11 1:09:45 2006
m Richard Fedosejevs 13 13 1 1:13:01 2010
m Chris Costelloe 13 13 21 1:14:32 2008
m Gerald Monson 13 2 11 4 0:59:22 1992
m Jack Becker 12 1 11 25 1:08:28 1997
m Vlastik Skvaril 12 12 15 1:12:03 2015
m Eric Hughes 12 12 1 1:05:56 2010
f Nicky Birch 12 3 9 27 1:22:28 2003
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Fastest Men Fastest Women
Fastest Teens
Year Age Name Pos Time K.Rate
2010 19 Douglas Hamerlok 9 0:57:34 03:16.2
2006 19 Sam Fergusson 3 0:58:24 03:19.0
1970 17 Greg Price 3 0:58:35 03:19.7
Fastest Twenties
Year Age Name Pos Time K.Rate
1974 29 Mike McKenna 3 0:53:26 03:02.1
1987 26 Russell Foley 18 0:53:37 03:02.7
1987 22 Dean Giblin 7 0:53:52 03:03.6
Fastest Thirties
Year Age Name Pos Time K.Rate
1979 37 Rodney Goodwin 10 0:55:55 03:10.6
1986 32 Peter Radford 2 0:55:57 03:10.7
1985 31 Trevor Keating 1 0:56:28 03:12.4
Fastest Fotrties
Year Age Name Pos Time K.Rate
1990 42 Lloyd Febey 3 0:58:50 03:20.5
1994 44 Wayne Byron 5 0:58:57 03:20.9
1972 45 Hank Mathews 5 1:00:54 03:27.6
Fastest Fifties
Year Age Name Pos Time K.Rate
1996 51 Mike McKenna 1 1:02:45 03:33.9
2014 51 Darren Brown 8 1:02:55 03:34.4
1998 50 Lloyd Febey 15 1:04:40 03:40.4
Fastest Sixties
Year Age Name Pos Time K.Rate
2006 60 Mike Walker 15 1:10:37 04:00.7
2000 60 Vlastik Skvaril 15 1:12:03 04:05.6
1994 61 Ben Ketelaar 16 1:14:24 04:13.6
Seventies
Year Age Name Pos Time K.Rate
2003 70 Ben Ketelaar 23 1:21:34 04:38.0
2010 70 Ken Williams 36 1:26:45 04:55.7
2010 70 Les Naunton 42 1:27:26 04:58.0
Fastest FemTeens
Year Age Name Pos Time K.Rate
2004 17 Megan Hoare 29 1:14:13 04:13.0
1989 17 Cassie McFarling 28 1:17:16 04:23.4
1995 17 Catherine Wright 39 1:19:29 04:30.9
Fastest Twenties
Year Age Name Pos Time K.Rate
1997 28 Lyn Saint-John 4 1:08:23 03:53.1
1991 24 Susan Russell 5 1:10:14 03:59.4
2007 28 Sarah-Jane Tregenza 22 1:10:58 04:01.9
Fastest Thirties
Year Age Name Pos Time K.Rate
1991 32 Patricia Thorpe 30 1:06:00 03:44.9
2006 38 Lyn Saint-John 7 1:07:25 03:49.8
1990 33 Sue Gray 23 1:07:44 03:50.9
Fastest Forties
Year Age Name Pos Time K.Rate
2010 41 Lyn Saint-John 1 1:05:41 03:43.9
1994 41 Doris Trueman 25 1:10:39 04:00.8
1991 42 Sue Wright 16 1:11:40 04:04.3
Fastest Fifties
Year Age Name Pos Time K.Rate
2014 51 Judy Ray 24 1:16:28 04:20.6
2003 52 Kaye Madden 61 1:20:47 04:35.3
2010 53 Christine Wright 20 1:27:04 04:56.8
Just Four Sixties
Year Age Name Pos Time K.Rate
2013 62 Kaye Madden 11 1:27:50 04:59.4
1985 61 Rosa Walker 52 1:34:35 05:22.4
2001 61 Maree Cassidy 41 1:34:51 05:23.3
2012 61 Dale Lancaster 41 1:38:28 05:35.6
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In compiling these statistics I’ve worked with Barry Ling who had the forsight to save most of the club’s races including
the Feature Races. Date of birth wasn’t always recorded, but I have managed to collect this information for most runners.
Age is important when doing age related statistics but I can only work on the information I have. Inevitably mistakes are
made when collecting this information. Was David Meldrum really 11 when he ran this race in 1977?. Are the 14 year olds
ages correct?
Age Name Time Year
11 David Meldrum 1:13:45 1977
14 Shane Howard 1:25:00 1977
14 Alex Cooper 1:17:16 2000
14 Trevor Eaves 1:19:47 1972
FRS FRNAME Time Year First Year Last
5 Lloyd Whish-Wilson 0:59:30 1969 1973
5 Lloyd Whish-Wilson 0:59:25 1969 1973
5 Lloyd Whish-Wilson 0:58:29 1969 1973
2 Edward Paulin 0:59:39 1970 1971
2 Edward Paulin 0:58:25 1970 1971
2 R. Bergmier 0:59:23 1970 1971
2 Winston Sherriff 0:59:44 1968 1972
Name FRS Year First
Year Last
Name FRS Year First
Year Last
Name FRS Year First
Year Last
Keith Bird 10 1972 1982 M. Stevens 2 1972 1980 Geoff Ryan 1 1982 1982 Charlie Howard 7 1971 1977 M. Webb 2 1974 1975 Geoff Starrick 1 1971 1971 Ken Barnhill 6 1974 1980 Neville Eaves 2 1972 1975 Graeme Freestone 1 1976 1976 Michael Madden 6 1972 1977 Pat Cumming 2 1980 1982 Graeme Hoare 1 1976 1976 Peter Johnstone 6 1973 1979 R. Bergmier 2 1970 1971 I. Douglas 1 1988 1988 Alf Ellery 5 1969 1973 Ray Turnbull 2 1976 1978 Ian Colston 1 1972 1972 Lloyd Whish-Wilson 5 1969 1973 Robert Brownley 2 1978 1979 J. Freebairn 1 1973 1973 Noel Donaghue 5 1969 1973 Ron Grave 2 1980 1981 J. Kenny 1 1971 1971 Peter Smedley 5 1978 1984 Terry Wrankmore 2 1973 1974 J. Martin 1 1974 1974 Ricky Woods 5 1980 1984 Tom Ransom 2 1982 1983 Jane Poke 1 2002 2002 Terry Rankmore 5 1968 1972 William Monk 2 1970 1972 John Cleland 1 1977 1977 Ian Jackson 4 1975 1979 Winston Sherriff 2 1968 1972 John Hogarth 1 1970 1970 A. Wells 3 1975 1977 A. Ferguson 1 1972 1972 John McLaren 1 1968 1968 Barry Saunders 3 1970 1973 Alan Jarman 1 1969 1969 K. Foley 1 1970 1970 Bevin Hutton 3 1969 1971 Alan Sardi 1 1977 1977 K. Hore 1 1975 1975 Brian Halton 3 1970 1976 Alison Hanson 1 2000 2000 K. La-Roche 1 1971 1971 Chris Moore 3 1970 1972 Arthur Cotworth 1 1969 1969 K. Reid 1 1970 1970 Gordon Smith 3 1969 1971 B. Millican 1 1972 1972 K. Ross 1 1973 1973 Ian McDonald 3 1972 1975 B. Turner 1 1973 1973 Kevin Fisher 1 1971 1971 Kevin Redman 3 1971 1973 B. West 1 1970 1970 L. Waters 1 1974 1974 Ray Boyle 3 1975 1977 Bevin Alderson 1 1972 1972 Les McDonald 1 1970 1970 Ricky Alderson 3 1971 1973 Brent Gillard 1 1999 1999 M. Summers 1 1979 1979 Robert Petrie 3 1971 1977 Brian Craven 1 1972 1972 Marcus Butler 1 2007 2007 Vin Gasper 3 1973 1976 Brian Woods 1 1972 1972 Marcus Pierce 1 1987 1987 Wally Barrett 3 1980 1984 Bruce Duncan 1 1970 1970 Mike Appleby 1 1971 1971 Alan Burley 2 1971 1973 Bruce Fraser 1 1984 1984 Murray Stokes 1 1972 1972 B. Derrick 2 1972 1973 Bryan Donnelly 1 1978 1978 Neil Colston 1 1972 1972 Brian Appleby 2 1978 1979 Burnie Kelly 1 1971 1971 Neville Abell 1 1987 1987 Brian Harper 2 1971 1972 C. Attwell 1 1984 1984 Neville Appleby 1 1979 1979 Dally O'Brien 2 1971 1972 D. Baker 1 1977 1977 Neville Davey 1 1969 1969 David Heron 2 1972 1973 Dan Brain 1 1968 1968 Nigel Stanley 1 1988 1988 Edward Paulin 2 1970 1971 Darren Franks 1 1978 1978 Noel Harris 1 1971 1971 Fred Carpenter 2 1972 1973 David Stubbs 1 1972 1972 Norrie Eaves 1 1975 1975 G. Marney 2 1970 1971 E. Rowberry 1 1978 1978 Owen Bugg 1 1970 1970 Geoff Harman 2 1973 1974 Eric Turnbull 1 1977 1977 P. Mays 1 1970 1970 John Craven 2 1970 1973 Fergie Pickett 1 1970 1970 Paul Hodgkinson 1 1969 1969 John Cumming 2 1971 1972 G. Goodson 1 1972 1972 Peter Jackson 1 1970 1970 John Price 2 1968 1969 G. Thomas 1 1974 1974 Peter McKenna 1 1989 1989 Leigh Davis 2 1971 1972 Geoff Englund 1 1977 1977 Peter Walker 1 1989 1989
Under one hour, age not known.
142 runners, age not known. These are most of them.
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The very first Feature Race
17.6 km. Wynyard to Burnie Feature Race No.1 1968
Fastest Man Mike Mckenna 0:54:56 Fastest Women 0
Handicapper Lance Wood Starters 19 Starters Female 0
Pos Name Age Hcp Time K.Rate L.By
1 Ron Neilson 38 2:00 1:08:20 03:52.9 0:00
2 Darryl Alexander 28 9:30 1:03:17 03:35.7 2:27
3 Mike McKenna 23 21:00 0:54:56 03:07.2 5:36
4 Dennis Moore 33 11:30 1:05:14 03:42.3 6:24
5 Mark Catlin 33 10:30 1:06:47 03:47.6 6:57
6 John Price 12:30 1:05:54 03:44.6 8:04
7 John McGuire 33 15:00 1:03:54 03:37.8 8:34
8 Terry Rankmore 0:00 1:19:00 04:29.3 8:40
9 Sid Singh 23 13:30 1:06:25 03:46.4 9:35
10 Brian Paine 21 1:00 1:19:15 04:30.1 9:55
11 Winston Sherriff 19:00 1:02:15 03:32.2 10:55
12 Colin Kelly 29 13:30 1:09:22 03:56.4 12:32
13 Greg Price 15 13:00 1:09:53 03:58.2 12:33
14 Layton Smith 30 10:30 1:12:30 04:07.1 12:40
15 Barry Ling 17 15:00 1:10:40 04:00.9 15:20
999 Dan Brain 34 12:00 0:00:00 00:00.0 0:00
999 Ray Shires 2:00 0:00:00 00:00.0 0:00
999 Gerald Davey 25 15:30 0:00:00 00:00.0 0:00
999 John McLaren 8:00 0:00:00 00:00.0 0:00
Fastest to Slowest
Name Age Hcp Time K.Rate L.By Pos
1 Mike McKenna 23 21:00 0:54:56 03:07.2 5:36 3
2 Winston Sherriff 19:00 1:02:15 03:32.2 10:55 11
3 Darryl Alexander 28 9:30 1:03:17 03:35.7 2:27 2
4 John McGuire 33 15:00 1:03:54 03:37.8 8:34 7
5 Dennis Moore 33 11:30 1:05:14 03:42.3 6:24 4
6 John Price 12:30 1:05:54 03:44.6 8:04 6
7 Sid Singh 23 13:30 1:06:25 03:46.4 9:35 9
8 Mark Catlin 33 10:30 1:06:47 03:47.6 6:57 5
9 Ron Neilson 38 2:00 1:08:20 03:52.9 0:00 1
10 Colin Kelly 29 13:30 1:09:22 03:56.4 12:32 12
11 Greg Price 15 13:00 1:09:53 03:58.2 12:33 13
12 Barry Ling 17 15:00 1:10:40 04:00.9 15:20 15
13 Layton Smith 30 10:30 1:12:30 04:07.1 12:40 14
14 Terry Rankmore 0:00 1:19:00 04:29.3 8:40 8
15 Brian Paine 21 1:00 1:19:15 04:30.1 9:55 10
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Some of the states best athletes entered this race in 1987 to try & beat Mike Mckena’s record time of 53:26 which had stood since 1974. Russell Foley came very close with a time of 53:37. Ten athletes finished the course in under 60 minutes. These records still stands 30 years later both for the course record & number under 60 minutes.
17.6 km. Wynyard to Burnie Feature Race No. 20 1987
Fastest Man Russell Foley 0:53:37 Fastest Woman Ann Ketelaar 1:30:37
Handicapper Neville Townsend Starters 64 Starters Female 2
Pos Name Age Hcp Time K.Rate L.By
1 Gerard Leary 36 20:30 1:04:08 03:38.6 00:00
2 Peter Abblitt 25 27:30 57:25 03:15.7 00:17
3 Harold Dowling 49 13:00 1:12:24 04:06.8 00:46
4 Steve Oliver 29 27:40 58:02 03:17.8 01:04
5 Craig Brown 25 26:00 59:55 03:24.2 01:17
6 Ray Spinks 46 20:30 1:05:39 03:43.8 01:31
7 Dean Giblin 22 32:20 53:52 03:03.6 01:34
8 Rohan Williams 23 27:50 58:36 03:19.7 01:48
9 Garry Wright 45 15:30 1:11:01 04:02.1 01:53
10 Dane Febey 17 21:00 1:05:33 03:43.4 01:55
11 Merv Saltmarsh 33 18:45 1:08:09 03:52.3 02:16
12 Claude Brown 47 21:00 1:05:56 03:44.7 02:18
13 Ricky Butler 20 21:45 1:05:17 03:42.5 02:24
14 Leon Gee 26 28:00 59:04 03:21.3 02:26
15 Stuart Dunn 22 26:30 1:00:45 03:27.1 02:37
16 Rod Viney 35 22:20 1:05:04 03:41.8 02:46
17 John McGuire 52 15:30 1:12:05 04:05.7 02:57
18 Russell Foley 26 34:00 53:37 03:02.7 02:59
19 Ian Lester 33 28:10 59:32 03:22.9 03:04
20 Ben Ketelaar 54 21:00 1:06:45 03:47.5 03:07
21 Peter Pinel 30 25:30 1:02:27 03:32.8 03:19
22 Bruce Whish-Wilson 51 21:00 1:06:59 03:48.3 03:21
23 Lloyd Febey 39 28:00 1:00:09 03:25.0 03:31
24 Ian Costello 27 23:50 1:04:23 03:39.4 03:35
25 Eric Hughes 47 22:20 1:05:56 03:44.7 03:38
26 Michael Dalton 21 32:10 56:07 03:11.3 03:39
27 Neville Abell 18:00 1:10:28 04:00.2 03:50
28 Tony Rowe 33 22:30 1:06:08 03:45.4 04:00
29 Dick Crawford 43 15:30 1:13:20 04:09.9 04:12
30 John Jarman 32 28:10 1:00:42 03:26.9 04:14
31 Athol Wescombe 49 16:00 1:12:55 04:08.5 04:17
32 Paul Birch 26 22:40 1:06:21 03:46.1 04:23
33 Garnet McFarling 47 21:45 1:07:28 03:49.9 04:35
34 Peter Elphinstone 33 21:30 1:07:49 03:51.1 04:41
35 Craig Redman 18 26:30 1:02:51 03:34.2 04:43
36 Ken Williams 47 21:30 1:07:52 03:51.3 04:44
37 Brian Wells 45 15:30 1:13:53 04:11.8 04:45
38 Steve Bradley 26 25:30 1:03:57 03:38.0 04:49
39 Freddie Pine 65 06:00 1:23:38 04:45.1 05:00
40 Peter Sadler 36 26:00 1:03:39 03:36.9 05:01
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41 Tony Abel 33 24:30 1:05:28 03:43.1 05:20
42 Brent Nutting 27 24:45 1:06:00 03:44.9 06:07
43 Geoff Walker 36 22:20 1:08:41 03:54.1 06:23
44 Jim Howard 44 20:30 1:10:49 04:01.4 06:41
45 Bruce Boote 42 23:50 1:07:32 03:50.2 06:44
46 Mike Higginson 30 24:30 1:07:09 03:48.9 07:01
47 Viv Woodward 32 32:35 59:10 03:21.7 07:07
48 Michael Freeman 28 21:45 1:10:02 03:58.7 07:09
49 Mike Walker 41 26:30 1:05:46 03:44.2 07:38
50 Craig Price 36 26:30 1:05:47 03:44.2 07:39
51 David Dwyer 38 22:30 1:10:18 03:59.6 08:10
52 Shane McFarling 20 21:30 1:11:57 04:05.2 08:49
53 Merle Sheedy 34 00:00 1:33:58 05:20.3 09:20
54 Ann Ketelaar 48 04:00 1:30:37 05:08.9 09:59
55 Malcolm Nutting 38 16:00 1:21:51 04:39.0 13:13
56 Trevor Carpenter 22:40 1:15:47 04:18.3 13:49
57 David Kelleher 38 21:00 1:18:22 04:27.1 14:44
58 David Crosswell 20 24:30 1:17:12 04:23.1 17:04
999 Marcus Pierce 23 00:00 0:00:00 00:00.0 00:00
999 Ian Beaumont 23 00:00 0:00:00 00:00.0 00:00
999 Steve Smith 26 00:00 0:00:00 00:00.0 00:00
999 Barry Ling 36 0:00 0:00:00 00:00.0 00:00
999 Mike McKenna 42 00:00 0:00:00 00:00.0 00:00
999 Roger McKenzie 17 00:00 0:00:00 00:00.0 00:00
Fastest to Slowest 1987 Race 20
Name Age Hcp Time K.Rate L.By Pos
1 Russell Foley 26 34:00 0:53:37 03:02.7 02:59 18
2 Dean Giblin 22 32:20 0:53:52 03:03.6 01:34 7
3 Michael Dalton 21 32:10 0:56:07 03:11.3 03:39 26
4 Peter Abblitt 25 27:30 0:57:25 03:15.7 00:17 2
5 Steve Oliver 29 27:40 0:58:02 03:17.8 01:04 4
6 Rohan Williams 23 27:50 0:58:36 00:03 01:48 8
7 Leon Gee 26 28:00 0:59:04 03:21.3 02:26 14
8 Viv Woodward 32 32:35 0:59:10 03:21.7 07:07 47
9 Ian Lester 33 28:10 0:59:32 03:22.9 03:04 19
10 Craig Brown 25 26:00 0:59:55 03:24.2 01:17 5
11 Lloyd Febey 39 28:00 1:00:09 03:25.0 03:31 23
12 John Jarman 32 28:10 1:00:42 03:26.9 04:14 30
13 Stuart Dunn 22 26:30 1:00:45 03:27.1 02:37 15
14 Peter Pinel 30 25:30 1:02:27 03:32.8 03:19 21
15 Craig Redman 18 26:30 1:02:51 03:34.2 04:43 35
16 Peter Sadler 36 26:00 1:03:39 03:36.9 05:01 40
17 Steve Bradley 26 25:30 1:03:57 03:38.0 04:49 38
18 Gerard Leary 36 20:30 1:04:08 03:38.6 00:00 1
19 Ian Costello 27 23:50 1:04:23 03:39.4 03:35 24
20 Rod Viney 35 22:20 1:05:04 03:41.8 02:46 16
21 Ricky Butler 20 21:45 1:05:17 03:42.5 02:24 13
22 Tony Abel 33 24:30 1:05:28 03:43.1 05:20 41
23 Dane Febey 17 21:00 1:05:33 03:43.4 01:55 10
24 Ray Spinks 46 20:30 1:05:39 03:43.8 01:31 6
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25 Mike Walker 41 26:30 1:05:46 03:44.2 07:38 49
26 Craig Price 36 26:30 1:05:47 03:44.2 07:39 50
27 Claude Brown 47 21:00 1:05:56 03:44.7 02:18 12
28 Eric Hughes 47 22:20 1:05:56 03:44.7 03:38 25
29 Brent Nutting 27 24:45 1:06:00 03:44.9 06:07 42
30 Tony Rowe 33 22:30 1:06:08 03:45.4 04:00 28
31 Paul Birch 26 22:40 1:06:21 03:46.1 04:23 32
32 Ben Ketelaar 54 21:00 1:06:45 03:47.5 03:07 20
33 Bruce Whish-Wilson 51 21:00 1:06:59 03:48.3 03:21 22
34 Mike Higginson 30 24:30 1:07:09 03:48.9 07:01 46
35 Garnet McFarling 47 21:45 1:07:28 03:49.9 04:35 33
36 Bruce Boote 42 23:50 1:07:32 03:50.2 06:44 45
37 Peter Elphinstone 33 21:30 1:07:49 03:51.1 04:41 34
38 Ken Williams 47 21:30 1:07:52 03:51.3 04:44 36
39 Merv Saltmarsh 33 18:45 1:08:09 03:52.3 02:16 11
40 Geoff Walker 36 22:20 1:08:41 03:54.1 06:23 43
41 Michael Freeman 28 21:45 1:10:02 03:58.7 07:09 48
42 David Dwyer 38 22:30 1:10:18 03:59.6 08:10 51
43 Neville Abell 18:00 1:10:28 04:00.2 03:50 27
44 Jim Howard 44 20:30 1:10:49 04:01.4 06:41 44
45 Garry Wright 45 15:30 1:11:01 04:02.1 01:53 9
46 Shane McFarling 20 21:30 1:11:57 04:05.2 08:49 52
47 John McGuire 52 15:30 1:12:05 04:05.7 02:57 17
48 Harold Dowling 49 13:00 1:12:24 04:06.8 00:46 3
49 Athol Wescombe 49 16:00 1:12:55 04:08.5 04:17 31
50 Dick Crawford 43 15:30 1:13:20 04:09.9 04:12 29
51 Brian Wells 45 15:30 1:13:53 04:11.8 04:45 37
52 Trevor Carpenter 22:40 1:15:47 04:18.3 13:49 56
53 David Crosswell 20 24:30 1:17:12 04:23.1 17:04 58
54 David Kelleher 38 21:00 1:18:22 04:27.1 14:44 57
55 Malcolm Nutting 38 16:00 1:21:51 04:39.0 13:13 55
56 Freddie Pine 65 06:00 1:23:38 04:45.1 05:00 39
57 1 Ann Ketelaar 48 04:00 1:30:37 05:08.9 09:59 54
58 2 Merle Sheedy 34 00:00 1:33:58 05:20.3 09:20 53