CAN RUN ... WILL TRAVEL

Seventeen DVAC athletes travelled to Lardner Park, Warragul for the second round of the XCR'21 season and were well rewarded for their efforts over a tough and testing Cross Country course. Set on the 300 acres of Lardners Park, Warragul, the course wound its way through steep hills, across a ditch with wet and slippery patches as well as a fence that had to be cleared before the runners headed back down to the finish line.

In the Open Women's 8km event, Shania Murray had her first outing in an Open age event and crossed the line in 12th place. This was the best result for the DVAC women since Lauren Crowe placed 5th in 2013. Shania completed the 8km in 31:02.

Runners splits varied widely around the 4km loop; everyone complained about the 3rd km up on top of the hill but enjoyed the final kilometer that swept down the long ridge back to the finish.

Three DVAC runners were awarded medals at Lardner Park.

Ally Brooks won the silver medal in the Women Under 16 3km race, finishing in 11:40. Team-mate, Matilda L'Estrange crossed in 9th place and the combined score for the two person team put them in 4th place out of 11 teams.

Laura Campbell placed third in the Women 50+ Short Course (4km) course.

The Men Under 20 4km race was a tight finish with Caden Murray winning the Bronze medal. Caden was only 8 seconds behind the winner and 1 second behind second place.

Note: Teams will be graded even if incomplete, down to one member teams. In the Men Under 20, Caden Murray single handily placed the DVAC Under 20 team in 4th place out of the 14 teams. Full results at AV Results Hub

Results and video courtesy of Athletics Victoria

Results: Women

Results: Men