CENTURION
24
HOUR CARNIVAL
6 Hour Event - Sunday 30 March
12 and 24 Hour Events - 19-20 April 2008
Coburg Athletics Track, Coburg, Melbourne
The 2008 Coburg 24 Hour Carnival was expanded in concept and
spread over 2 weekends, with the 6 Hour events being held on Sunday
30th March and the 24 Hour and the 12 Hour events being held on the
weekend of 19th - 20th April.
A total of 48 walkers and runners contested the 24 Hour weekend. The
starter's gun was fired at 10AM on Saturday morning in warm and sunny
conditions. The clear blue skies continued throughout the day as
temperatures quickly rose to the expected 250C and competitors
struggled to stay hydrated and cool through the long first day.
Melbourne then showcased its contrasting weather patterns with
overnight temperatures plummeting. Finally another warm morning allowed
competitors to throw off the layers of clothing and finish in beautiful
autumnal conditions.
The walks also saw strong fields and the Centurions Club was pleased to
see two walkers reach in excess of 100 miles.
In the Men's 24 Hour walk, Australian Centurion Andrew Ludwig led from the gun and
walked without any significant breaks until he reached the 100 mile
mark in 22:34:20. This was
Andrew's second centurion qualifier, following on from his initial one
in 1994. Behind him, ultra runner Colin Brooks added another string to
his bow with a strong second place walk of 148.226 km, ahead of
Centurion Pat Fisher with 145.240 km.
The Women's 24 Hour walk was an exciting affair with South Australian
walker Catherine Cox having to
dig deep in the final 6 Hours of the event, eventually reaching the 100
mile mark in 23:54:28. Her 100
mile time was reminiscent of the 2004 walk of Graham Watt who reached
the target in 23:59:23 on this same track. Graham was on hand to
acknowledge the gutsy performance and welcome Cathy to the Centurion
Club as Australian Centurion Number 54.
Behind her, Karyn O'Neill and Sandra Howorth took the minor medals with
129.044 and 64.000 km respectively.
The Men's 12 Hour walk saw Australian M65 walk record holder Robin
Whyte win with a very impressive 84.975 km, ahead of David Attrill and
Gary Turner.
In the Women's 12 Hour walk, the mother and daughter combination of
Dawn Parris and Leah Stringer took the honours with 78.079 and 56.811
km respectively.
CENTURION WALK QUALIFIERS
Andrew Ludwig
Kathy Cox
|
22:34:20
23:54:28
|
C25
C54 |
JACK WEBBER
MEMORIAL TROPHY
Was awarded to Cathy Cox for the most meritorious Centurion
performance on the day
OVERALL RESULTS
| 24 Hour Walk |
|
| 1 |
Andrew Ludwig (C 29) |
161.600 |
| 2 |
Colin
Brooks |
148.226 |
| 3 |
Pat Fisher (C 53) |
145.240 |
| 4 |
Craig Welsh (NZ) |
110.121 |
| 5 |
Steve Jordan |
109.732 |
| 6 |
Phil Essam |
87.725 |
| 7 |
Terry
O'Neill (C 18) |
80.000 |
| 8 |
Laurie Tinson |
52.400 |
| 9 |
Louis Commins |
31.600 |
| 24 Hour Walk Female |
|
| 1 |
Catherine Cox |
161.570 |
| 2 |
Karyn O'Neill (C 45) |
129.044 |
| 3 |
Sandra Howorth |
64.000 |
| 12H Walk Male |
|
| 1 |
Robin Whyte (C 29) |
85.775 |
| 2 |
David Attrill |
71.494 |
| 3 |
Gary Turner |
63.476 |
| 4 |
Ken Carter |
52.989 |
| 5 |
Clarrie Jack (C 4) |
20.000 |
| 12H Walk Female |
|
| 1 |
Dawn Parris |
78.479 |
| 2 |
Leah Stringer |
56.811 |
1 Dawn Parris 78.479
2 Leah Stringer 56.811
AUSTRALIAN 100 KM WALK
CHAMPIONSHIPS
| Men |
|
| 1 |
Andrew Ludwig |
12:28:09 |
| 2 |
Colin
Brooks |
15:12:32 |
| 3 |
Pat Fisher |
15:29:34 |
| Women |
|
| 1 |
Catherine Cox |
14:32:52 |
| 2 |
Karyn O'Neill |
15:30:44 |
The 6 hour races had been held 3 weeks earlier on Sunday 30
March. The day was perfect for ultra competition with cool overcast
conditions for the 9AM start and temperatures that stayed in the mid
teens for the duration of the event. Of the 31 entries (21
in the runs and 10 in the walks), 24 made it to the start line and 23
finished the event.
In the men's walk, Terry O'Neill and Clarrie Jack battled it out for
the first 3 hours before Terry eventually broke free. From then on, it
was plain sailing for Terry as he powered home with 52.983 km for a new
Coburg Championship record and a new Australian M50 walk record.
Clarrie hung on for second with 47.046 km ahead of Steve Jordan who
walked a big PB with 45.043 km
In the women's walk, Karyn O'Neill (used to be Karyn Bollen until she
married Terry just two months prior to this event) was another
competitor to do a big PB with her winning distance of 46.182 km. That
made a walking double for the two newly weds. Dawn Parris walked well
to take second place with 43.737 km ahead Sandra Howorth with 38.491 km.
COBURG 6 HOUR
TRACK CHAMPIONSHIPS
| 6 Hour Walk Men |
|
| 1 |
Terry O'Neill |
52.983 |
| 2 |
Clarrie
Jack |
47.046 |
| 3 |
Steve Jordan |
45.043 |
| 4 |
Akex Poore |
44.165 |
| 5 |
Rudolf Skrucany |
42.976 |
| 6 |
Ken Carter |
28.913 |
| 6 Hour walk Women |
|
| 1 |
Karyn Bollen |
46.182 |
| 2 |
Dawn Parris |
43.737 |
| 3 |
Sandra Howorth |
38.491 |
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Tim Erickson (terick@melbpc.org.au)
Secretary, Australian Centurions Club
Melbourne, Australia
