Excellent conditions attracted 106 starters for this evening’s Broulee run/walk. We welcomed Eli and Narelle Melgaard, Cooper Gerstenberg, Ryley Soelder and Heidi Ward to their first run with the group. Nick and his son Ben hall from the Central Coast were welcome visitors.
Personal best times were recorded in the 2 kilometres by Chris Murray, Laila Pratt, Rachael Wade, Max, Felicity and Leo Richards. Improvers in the 3.5 kilometres were Michelle Mitchell, Dylan Holmes, Susan Smith, Leara Kelly, Steve Phipps, Pamela Gannon and Mia and Cooper Lasscock. In the 5 kilometres Scott Melgaard and Kathryn Jeffery improved their times.
Running this evening were three men who contested the Port Macquarie Ironman last Sunday. Adrian Connor and visitor Nick Hall did their first and were very pleased with their performance. Daniel Beby was a stand out in his race over the challenging course and his excellent placing gave him automatic entry in the Hawaii Ironman to be held later this year. This event is the pinnacle of the Ironman series and triathletes all around the world seek to gain entry by qualification in their regional Ironman event. It is very special to have a local athlete gain entry in this the Olympics of triathlon.
Also running this evening was Steve Phipps, who performed with distinction in the Half Ironman at the same meeting last weekend.
Above: the 4 Ironman competitors. Daniel Beby, Adrian Connor, Steve Phipps and Nick Hall (L to R).
2 Kilometres Riley Beby 7.45 Connor McDermott 8.22 Iona Kelly 8.47 Laila Pratt 9.18 Daniel Greenway 9.29 James Greenway 10.15 Victoria McDermott 11.01 Poppy Mitchell 11.04 Harper Lasscock 11.37 Kat Johnston 12.05 KA Whyte 12.14 Milly Shanahan 12.22 Julianne Edwards 13.31 Patrick Wade 14.11 Carissa Morgan 14.38 Janelle Morgan 14.38 Charley Proksch 15.34 Christian Proksch 15.34 Maureen Searson 16.17 Carol Marsden 16.21 Makayla Wade 16.53 Rachael Wade 17.09 Declan McPherson 17.20 Max Richards 17.30 Ben Hall 18.22 Nick Hall 18.23 Valentino Lopresti 18.39 Sandro Lopresti 18.40 Natalie Greenway 18.59 Copper Gerstenberg 19.03 Chris Murray 19.08 Mitchell Beby 19.09 Victoria Fleming 19.51 Roz Hayward 19.52 Bailey McDermott 20.45 Julia McDermott 20.46 Nerida Louttit 20.57 Julien Dunne 21.37 Sabrina Mallard 21.38 Eli Melgaard 22.35 Narelle Melgaard 22.36 Felicity Richards 23.59 Leo Richards 24.00 Ashlee Beby 25.51 Michelle Beby 25.51 Lucinda Mitchell 28.16 Hugo Mitchell 29.33 Nina McPherson 29.43 Michelle McPherson 29.43 Leo Proksch 31.24 Jo Pollock 31.26
3.5 Kilometres Ryan Smith 13.48 Mia Lasscock 13.55 Michelle Mitchell 17.25 Dylan Holmes 17.43 Lachlan Smith 17.54 Ross Hayward 19.46 Rosie McPartland 19.49 Darren McPartland 19.49 Susan Smith 20.04 Leara Kelly 20.08 Steve Phipps 20.13 Poppy Melgaard 20.59 Julianne Domeny 21.00 Kieran McDermott 21.56 Isabella Lopresti 22.48 Paul Searson 22.50 Tiffany Johnston 22.58 Cooper Lasscock 23.42 Annie Johnsen 23.43 Mike Kennedy 24.18 Nathan Costin 25.21 Pamela Gannon 25.55 Nancy Costin 26.08 Emily Dickinson 26.55 Robyn Kennedy 26.55 David McCann 29.10 Kim Young 29.16 Susan Pettit 35.26
5 Kilometres Daniel Beby 19.17 Harrison Gilligan 20.03 Rhys Flood 20.12 Scott Melgaard 20.15 Jo Flood 22.31 Andrew McPherson 22.46 Alan Andrews 23.40 Marcus Richards 23.54 Dave Connaughton 24.16 Louise Cox 24.55 Greg Flood 25.31 Gary Ashton 25.56 Morgan Pettit 25.57 Tim Devane 26.02 Julie De Ernsted 26.30 Anthony Miles 26.31 Deb Connaughton 27.13 Vaughn Gilligan 27.45 Adrian Connor 27.53 Ryley Spoelder 28.37 Taylah Connaughton 28.38 Tracey Denning 29.41 Angie Gannon 31.03 Selby Johnston 31.05 Beau Melgaard 32.19 Heidi Ward 34.48 Kathryn Jeffery 38.02
106 Starters
