The 2017 Legends Day hit new heights with the splendid new SKC facility at Tooronga playing host to the first of hopefully many more Legends Day’s in the years to come.
The Legends were not only treated to Melbourne’s best weather for 6 months, but also to a sparkling new track and training facility at Tooronga. The all important training for the SKC prospects was also hot on the track, with race simulation over 200m & the sprint hurdles and some testing jumping training under the guidance of SKC & SKAAC Legends Shaun Hargreaves. On the infield it was a who’s who of Australian middle distance running mixing it up with SKC’s best in a wonderful exhibition of high quality training at high intensity. Fair to say the future SKAAC recruits look very promising indeed. See photo below, from lead back, Matt Hussey, Alex Rowe, Joseph Deng, Steve Knuckey, Felix Lonergan, Ben Tipper, someone obscured & Peter Bol.
With 20 Legends in attendance it was a fantastic advertisement for what SKAAC is all about, the giving of support and acknowledgement from our very best Olympians to our youngest and most inexperienced athletes, new to our great sport.
I thank each and every one of our 20 Legends that took person time out to make the day the success that it was and for being so giving of their wisdom and experience to the 2017 SKC Athletics squad.
Front Row, Kneeling, L-R: Steve Fabris, Steve Cain, Justin Rinaldi.
Standing, L-R: Jeremy Weeks, Simon Gallagher, Peter Bourke, James Flinn, Shaun Hargreaves, Peter Bol, Joseph Deng, Conor Fry, Dan Bailey, Adam Pyke, Michael Romanin, Alex Rowe & Steve Knuckey.
Also in attendance but missing the photo: Brosie McCann, Simon Lewin, Jack Holden, Steve Landers
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