22 years is a long time.
SKAAC’s last win in this most prestigious of APSOC races was in 1995, when many of the clubs legends (and some current coaches) were strutting their stuff on the National & International stage.
So it was appropriate for Justin Rinaldi and his very talented group to create their own slice of SKAAC APSOC history in a commanding win in the Dyson Relay around the Kings Domain on 20 May 2017.
To have 9 of the top 20 runners also underlined what a great day it was for SKAAC.
Also, there was plenty to be excited about with the composition of our two teams. With club stalwarts Xavier Chapman, Mark Deluca & Anthony Aloisio (all former APSOC Champion Athletes of the Year) marking their returns to APSOC racing, and Joseph Deng VERY impressive running 11:40 in his SKAAC debut.
A BIG congratulations to Trish Doble for winning the Women’s 50+ division with her 16:34 effort!!
Also a great effort of team management by Mark Moussalli juggling the teams with aplomb.
All 6 members of the Div 1 team ran under 12 minutes:
Peter Bol 11:24
Alex Rowe 11:30
Jack Holden 11:56
Brad Mathas 11:34
Anthony Aloisio 11:59
Mark Deluca 11:40
For a team time of 70:03, nearly 3 minutes in front of a strong Old Xaverians team.
Scarcely less impressive was the SKAAC #2 team winning Div 2 by nearly 2 minutes. The first 3 runners of this team were in second place overall for half the race!!
Joseph Deng 11:40
Xavier Chapman 12:08
Tristan Mioni 12:36 (equal PB)
Joe Lynch 14:50
Stuart Pettigrew 19:58
Sam Doble 15:14
The SKAAC Div 1 Women’s team finished in 5th place
Karen Thorpe 15:33
Olivia Mitchell 18:09
Chloe Cornwell 17:37
Emily Wallace 17:24
Also great runs by John Cornwell 15:44m, which was a PB, and Stephanie Greenslade battling cramps to run 19:21
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