Club Running Awards - 1995
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1995 Running Awards
Open Marathon Award
Male 1st Chris Truscott 2.47.23 Canberra
2nd Phil Hugill 2.49.10 Canberra
3rd Andrew Hallam 2.50.10 Canberra
Female 1st Joanne Cowan 2.41.48 Canberra
2nd Marlies Laaper 2.51.53 Canberra
3rd Wendy Downes 3.33.01 Sydney
Veteran Marathon Award
Male 1st Chris Dwyer 2.52.48 Sydney
2nd Chris McLean 2.54.10 Canberra
3rd Grahame Murphy 2.58.10 Canberra
Female 1st Joanne Cowan 2.41.48 Canberra
2nd Brenda Hammill 3:44:10 Sydney
3rd Clara Vucetic 3:47:00 Sydney
Master Marathon Award
Male 1st Raymond Potter 3.00.48 Cities
2nd Derek Smith 3.10.58 Canberra
3rd Alex Whitworth 3.20.00 Sydney
Female 1st Wendy Downes 3.33.01 Sydney
Senior Marathon Award
Male 1st Ron Daly 3.38.59 Canberra
2nd Neil McPherson 3.48.22 Sydney
3rd Bruce Murray 4.05.00 Sydney
Debut Marathon Award
Male 1st Michael Wilson 3.39.54 Sydney
2nd James Howard 4.01.00 Sydney
3rd Mark McCrindle 4.15.00 Sydney
Female 1st Fiona Pelly 3.49.59 Sydney
Sub 3-Hour Marathon Improver Award
1st Grant Ranken from 4.23.53 to 2.56.53 Sydney (32.97 %)
2nd Chris Truscott from 2.59.27 to 2.47.23 Canberra (6.72 %)
3rd Marlies Laaper from 2.55.55 to 2.51.53 Canberra (2.29 %)
Sub 4-Hour Marathon Improver Award
1st Neil McPherson from 4.19.59 to 3.48.22 Sydney (12.16%)
2nd Barbara Frerck from 4.20.00 to 3.52.49 Cities (10.46%)
3rd Neil McGill from 3.13.28 to 3.00.37 Canberra (6.64%)
10km Series Awards
The Middle Harbour Yacht Club Perpetual Trophy - Handicap
1st Joe Degabriele
Outright Competition
Male Darren Benson
Female Joanne Cowan
Ultra Runner of the year Award
Male Kelvin Marshall
For running 10 ultras and 8 standard marathons, winning 1 Ultra outright
and doing pretty well in all the others (3rd in Six Foot Track, 2:50
marathon and sub-3 hrs on numerous occasions).
Female Dawn Tiller
For setting COURSE RECORDS at the Bogong-Hotham (60km) and Six Foot Track
(46km) trail runs. These will be VERY tough times to beat.
Triathlete of the year Award
John Preston
For completing 3 Ironman events, including winning a place at Hawaii and
completing the ultimate : Hawaii.
Open Half-Marathon Award
Male 1st Darren Benson 1.12.14 Bankstown
2nd Chris Truscott 1.15.54 Weston Creek (Canberra)
3rd Andrew Hallam 1.17.23 Sydney Morning Herald
Female 1st Marlies Laaper 1.22.00 Sydney Morning Herald
2nd Clara Vucetic 1.32.00 Sydney Morning Herald
3rd Brenda Hamill 1.37.58 Sydney Morning Herald
Veteran Half-Marathon Award
Male 1st Grahame Murphy 1.20.59 Sydney Morning Herald
2nd Phil Boswell 1.24.26 Sydney Morning Herald
3rd Rod Lovel 1.25.28 Sydney Morning Herald
Female 1st Clara Vucetic 1.32.00 Sydney Morning Herald
2nd Brenda Hamill 1.37.58 Sydney Morning Herald
3rd Cathy Verry 1.40.57 Gold Coast
Master Half-Marathon Award
Male 1st Raymond Potter 1.25.00 Sydney Morning Herald
2nd Alex Whitworth 1.26.36 Sydney Morning Herald
3rd Derek Smith 1.26.58 Sydney Morning Herald
Female 1st Wendy Downes 1.39.34 Gold Coast
Senior Half-Marathon Award
Male 1st Ron Daly 1.42.22 Sydney Morning Herald