Runners thought they were seeing double at the recent Callan Park Sprint Series event but it turned out that Bennelong club member Marina Ishakova's sister, Natalya Fey, was visiting from China. Both women are ex-Russian international representatives and are identical twins to boot so it was an easy mistake to make.
The Callan Park event tested the mettle of all the participants with hot and humid conditions making for most unpleasant running. The course, set by Uringa, more than made up for it, with lots of changes of direction, a butterfly leg and enough controls to make sure runners were kept thinking all the way around.
Tom Quayle impressed with a winning time of 16:30 for the 3km course, over a minute ahead of the next runner. Big Foot took out the next four places with Patrik Gunnarson in second, Eoin Rothery third and Paul and Tracy Marsh next in with only a second between their finishing times. Full results can be found here.
