What a delightful setting Oatley Park made for round 3 of our Sydney inter-club comp - birds chirping, families picnicking, sparkling water views and plenty of shade to run in on another sensationally warm late autumn morning.
Our hosts IKO offered more climb than appeared likely and many opportunities to choose between cross country or minor track. Several competitors later remarked: "Oh, I didn't notice that track on the map; that would have helped."
A few technical rock features ensured it didn't all go the runners' way either.
Some of our top juniors were among the outstanding performers: Dan Hill ran a sensational 37.38 to be third in Divn 1, with Garingal team-mate Toby Wilson hot on his heels in fifth place. Also from the GO stable, Duncan Currie and Alex Kennedy placed 1 and 3 in Divn 2.
Big Foot's Alistair George was second in Divn 3, while Garingal's Lewis Redner bagged another fastest time in Divn 4 and looks set for the individual medal there. And Big Foot's Ewan Shingler, just into Year 7, filled in for Garingal in Division 5 and cleaned up by six and half minutes!
Courses were well set by Vicki Wilmott, with three of the winning times right on 35 minutes. The MetrO League page has updated results.
Here's a puzzler to leave you with: in Division 4, which way did you go / would you choose from #6 to #7?
Thanks to the IKO gang for a lovely morning.
