The Weston Creek Half Marathon will be held on Sunday 18 March 2012. Enter online.

Visit the Half Marathon information page for more details or to download an entry form.

The results are available at:

http://westoncreekathletics.org.au/mo ... /doku.php?id=fun_run:2011

There are some photos available at:

https://picasaweb.google.com/Cooch.Cal ... uthuser=0&feat=directlink

The Weston Creek Athletics Club Annual General Meeting has been rescheduled. It will be held at the Canberra Irish Club, Weston Creek at 7:30pm 15 June 2011.

The AGM is the most important non-athletic event on the Club's calender and we encourage all Club members to attend.

Results are now available online.

Epsom Rd Studios will be the on course professional sports photographer at the Weston Creek Half Marathon.

Make sure you smile for the camera!

Entries are now open for the 26th Weston Creek Half Marathon to be held at 7:30am Sunday 13 March, 2011, starting and finishing at Black Mountain Peninsula, ACT.

The course starts at the end of Garryowen Drive on Black Mountain Peninsula. Runners will proceed along Garryowen Drive and turn left onto the shared path just before Lady Denman Drive. Runners then proceed along the shared path, (keeping to the left hand side) around West Basin and over Scrivener Dam before following shared paths past the ovals at Curtin, under McCulloch street and adjacent to Yarra Glen. The shared path then crosses under Melrose Drive and passes the Pitch n Putt in Woden. Shortly after runners turn and retrace their steps to Black Mountain Peninsula. Here they turn right onto the bike path near the rowing sheds and enter John Cardiff Close for the finish.

For further details of the course click here. This interactive map can be scrolled and zoomed.

Enter online or download an entry form.

Postal entries close Monday 7 March. Online entries close Wednesday 9 March 2011.

Late entries will only be accepted for individuals on race day from 6:30am.

The results are now available at:

http://westoncreekathletics.org.au/mo ... /doku.php?id=fun_run:2010

Gold medals to Dent and Torley at Australian Cross Country Championships

A large number of Weston Creek athletes heading north on the weekend to contest the Athletic Australian, All Schools, and School Sport Australia, Australian Cross Country Championships in Brisbane.

Weston Creek came back with two gold medals. Martin Dent winning the open men’s 12km and 11 year old Joshua Torley destroying the field in the boys 11 years 3km race.

Dent, who is in preparations for the Commonwealth Games Marathon in India later this year (October), stopped the clock at 36 minutes 49 seconds for the 12km course ahead of a strong field, including Victoria Liam Adams (second in 37:05) and Jeff Hunt (fellow Commonwealth Games marathon nominee) third in 37:20. The ACT open men’s team won the bronze.

Torley, who has had a very impressive winter season so far, top it off with a very convincing win in the boys 11 years 3km race. Torley won by over 20 seconds for the 3km race and has started a bright future in cross country and athletics.

The ACT women’s team also took the bronze, headed by Weston Creek’s Emily Brichacek who placed fourth in her first open women’s national cross country race. Winner of the open women’s race was South Australian Jessica Trengove wining in 28:00 with Queenslanders Clare Geraghty second in 28:28 and Tamara Carvolth third in 28:38.

I have listed the Weston Creek results below (sorry if I missed anyone):

Open Men 12km:
1. Martin Dent 36:49
8. Brad Croker 37:55 (former WC member)
9. Alan Craigie 38:00
14. Philo Saunders 38:41
28. Brad White 40:54

Open Women 8km:
4. Emily Brichacek 28:50
7. Michele French 29:08
13. Louisa Lobrigs 29:59
29. Iona Halliday 32:18
36. Laura Garvican 34:00

U20 Boys 8km
14. Brett Robinson 26:54

U16 Boys 4km
25. Ruben Caley 13:46

U16 Girls 4km
44. Nicola Torley 15:52

U14 Girls 3km
38. Rebekah Sawkins 12:04

11 Year Boys 3km
1. Joshua Torley 10:14

Athletics Australia article from the race is available here (click on link)

Full results are available here (click on link).

Please note that the 2011 World Cross Country Australian Selection Trials will be held in Canberra (Stromlo Forest Park) in early 2011. Calls for volunteers for this event will be coming out in the next few months.

Well done to all.

Cheers

Scotty

Well done to the following committee members on their runs.

4th 41:31 Martin Dent
6th 42:59 Alan Craigie
10th 43:41 Philo Saunders

The Weston Creek Athletics Club Annual General Meeting will be held at the Canberra Irish Club, Weston Creek at 7:30pm 19 May 2010.

The AGM is the most important non-athletic event on the Club's calender and we encourage all Club members to attend.

A reminder will be sent to all Club members closer to the day.