By Jamie Strudley
Little Athletics Victoria held the cross country relays at Cruden Farm in Langwarrin on Sunday 25 June.
Conditions were cold but thankfully the rain held off till after the last race.
Yarra Ranges Athletics had six teams compete against the best runners from around Victoria.
We had some outstanding performances and it is great to see the development of the young athletes as they improve each week.
Provisional results:
U9 Girls 4th 3x1km
Milly 4:09, Lilah 4:18, Amelia 4:22
U14 Boys 5th 3x2km
Finn 7:39, Ryder 7:04, Mitch 7:09
U14 Girls Bronze 3x2km
Tori 9:14, Brookley 8:43, Zoe 7:42
U11 Boys 32nd 3×1.5km
Zack 7:02, Jonty 7:38, Micah 9:27
U11 Girls 13th 3×1.5km
Holly 6:15, Lexi 6:35, Pippa 6:24
U12 Girls 5th 3×1.5km
Adele 6:02, Lily 6:11, Brienna 6:03.
Special mention to Micah who despite having no other multi-class athletes to form a team with, ran up two age groups to help fill an U11 team with his brother and Zack P.
What a superstar!
Our U14 Girls managed a podium position and the last time a Yarra Ranges team was on the podium at a XC relay event was in 2019 when Tori was an U9 with two different girls!
Kellie Angel was at it again, this time racing in the Lavaredo Ultra Trail 80k in Austria.
A two week rest after the world Mountain Running Championships was enough for Kellie to produce a massive run on the mountain course to claim second place.
Our race walkers were competing in the Victorian 15km road walk championships on Saturday.
Carolyn Rosenbrock continued her great form finishing second in the Open Women’s race with a time of 1 hour 31.30 minutes.
Emilie Garsire finished fifth in the open Women’s 3km walk with a time of 21.38
There will be no Saturday morning cross country next weekend (July 1).
Cross country resumes on 8 July at Elizabeth Bridge.
Training continues for all club members on Tuesday from 5.30pm at Morrison Reserve and Thursday evenings from 5.30pm at Victoria Road Primary School gym with the emphasis on preparing for cross country.
Yarra Ranges Athletics welcomes and encourages all athletes of any age or ability.
If you, or someone you know, wants to join in the fun of cross country email info@yarrarangesathletics.org.au for information about events and registration.
For information on training, how to join or trial, photos, results and updated news, visit the website at yarrarangesathletics.org.au or check us out on Facebook.
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