The heat was well and truly on in western Sydney on Sunday for the 20th annual Big Foot Sprints.
Temperatures were in the high 30s right across the Sydney region, but especially at Nurragingy as 60 runners took on the unique two-race challenge in flat parklands.
Aidan Dawson and Lisa Grant (pictured, right) emerged triumphant; Aidan pipping SHOO legend Dave Meyer by six seconds and Lisa a minute clear of GO clubmate Aniko Fozo-Kertesz.
Aidan was 27 seconds up after the first leg after Meyer was left ruing a 45-second error that ultimately cost him the title.
Big Foot's Brian Thorpe took out the shorter single race for kids. All the maps and results are on the BF Sprints page. Thanks to the Feet for a big effort in sapping conditions. Andy Simpson noted that this was Uringa godfather Dave Lotty's 100th event for the year.
On the other side of the city at Manly Dam, Bennelong Northside had their Christmas party with a leisurely 3km run taking in some of the rock to the northeast of the dam. The fresh water of the dam provided a nice cooling off opportunity and we thank Terry Bluett for putting on the course.
The Xmas 5-Days starts this afternoon with a sprint at Chevalier College in Burradoo.
