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More info on the Results Page.
Jussie's report on Round 5 in general
A great night for running from about 7.45 meant that all those who weren't there, didn't know what they were missing.
Nathan Deakes walked a ripper in the 3000mWalk, and is one of the stars of State League...if enough people paid attention. While, if more people were there, they would have seen Peter Bate run another top 400 hurdles, 51.3ish
The Men's 200s were incredibly quick, with McKenzie 20.83, Baxter (21.12), Pearce (21.33) and Rennie (21.36) all flying...the wind was negligible, so all we have to do is wait for the match races to start.
From a field perspective, the highlight was seeing Werner Reiterer back in action. A 53 plus Disc, 15.11 shot and a 49+ jav(!) showed that Ringwood have picked up some points! In fact the men's discus was interesting, with Werner, Scott Young and Yohann Amerasekera all in the one draw...pity the poor Striders guy! Cameron Grant did his best to make the throws a highlight by throwing 61.73 in hammer out in Yarra Park. With Denise Passmore throwing over 56m again, it seems like we are missing something by staying at the track.
Anne Cross took it easy in the 5000m in conditions that weren't great at that stage, but still blew the field away...it was a shame we couldn't see her in the Zatopek, but these things happen...
The 800s were interesting, if not quite spectacular. Scott Petersen showed that he is not going to die wondering, at this stage of the season (1.47.8) while Joe Ischia flew the first lap, but couldn't hold on quite as well. Tamsyn Lewis appeared to stroll around in her first 800 of the season, but still managed 2.06 or so.
The men's hurdles were so-so, but Kim Burns and Sherryl Morrow put on a great race, with Kim just dipping under 14 seconds, in 13.97. Sherryl was a step behind, but following her 1.83 high jump, we might be able to expect a good heptathlon soon.
One thing worth noting at this stage of the season is that local men's high jump seems to be following the lead of international high jump, by not progressing too much. 2.00m is normally good enough to win it at the moment, which is a concern, and doesn't measure up to standards from days gone by...
The competitions were close again, and the season looks like being a real battle for the 3rd and 4th places behind Essendon and Eastside.
And now for the Bayside News…
Well, Round 5 finally saw us get some breaks and we managed to come a very respectable 2nd behind Eastside, but in front of Geelong and APS.
The warm weather last night seemed to deter people rather than encourage them out and with the All schools on, a lot of events had very few competitors. Unfortunately, we didn't immediately take this opportunity and the night went down to the last event. At this point I have to thank everyone who competed last night because just about every athlete put in a bit extra and filled an event that isn't normally their own or doubled up.
Pete DeLaHaye started off this trend in the 400mh and alongside Alastair Tait, got us off to a solid start. Unfortunately Al's blocks slipped at the start which didn't help the cause, but he still ran a respectable 57.64. Pete ran 59.33.
Leon was caught in traffic and had the unenviable task of getting over 4.20 first up in the vault, without a warm-up. He failed to do so, but the scars and bumps on his face indicated that his will try anything.
Our 200m runners were probably outclassed...OK, so they were definitely outclassed, but when the second heat runs sub 21 seconds, there is not much you can do about it. The other point is that our quarter hurdlers were doubling up within 45 minutes and Evan Rees stepped up to sprint, foregoing an 800m later in the evening. All in all they ran fantastically well and their efforts were much appreciated. If there was such a thing as Bayside "spirit", then I'm sure they've got it.
Cameron Grant is one of the best signings of the year. His Hammer throwing is getting better and better and he threw a PB of 61.39 to show that a winter's training down at Mentone with Hans is paying off. For those who don't know their hammer too well, only one Victorian threw further than that all of last season! Following this, he volunteered to throw shot for us and picked up some valuable points, even if he was stiff to get beaten on a count-back.
The Long Jump was another solid event for us and Matt Woodruff is probably our most reliable athlete and points getter. Whilst triple is his main event, he is quite happy to long jump each week and as we saw last week, he will run a relay when required. In short, he rocks. Last night he drew Brent Quinn which was a bit stiff, but thems the breaks.
Tom Farr popped his Bayside cherry and ended up throwing Jav as well as high jumping. 1.85 was solid enough and his jav, whilst not up to his normal standards, was good enough for third. One thing worth noting is that he and Dave McCaffrey were far thinking enough to organise that Tom threw when Dave knew he couldn't be there, so rather than missing out on the event, we come third.
The 800m runners ran ace and Tony Wilson won the heat for Bayside. Tony is running really well at the moment, and drew a heat last night that was his for the taking. A solid 1.52.4 was good enough and we'll be looking for him to be breaking 1.50 before the season is out. Neil Brennan keeps improving and ran 1.56.1 while Glen Sinclair gave us an indication of what was to come by running 1.56.2 first up. In reality, this was the event that set us up to come second, since there are always full fields and it can be super competitive.
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Above:Carolyn Russell strides out; Tony Wilson crosses the line victorious.
Below:Team veterans Dean & Chris; Bayside stalwart Alistair Tait deserved this rest.
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No hurdlers again, but hopefully that will be the last time we field any less than two!
The Malvern connection served us well in the 5k again with Dean Lane running well (as always) and Chris Muirden qualifying comfortably (by 6 sec!) Thanks to Chris for a big effort after feeling that the night was against him, early on. He played bookmaker, and wound himself in as the night got cooler and the conditions became more responsive to a good time. After seeing last night's run, you can see that he has the pace down pat.
My discus was OK for me, but crap for State League, so I couldn't sew up second then and there, but I have long been known for my sense of drama, and I was really looking forward to an exciting 4x400.
Expecting APS to field a blinder of a field, we didn't have great expectations (good name for a book, that) but our 800 runners plus Evan Rees put in a stirling performance. Evan (51.2), Tony Wilson (51.1), Glen Sinclair (48.3) and Brenno (52 in a stroll) whipped all bar Geelong and secured second place. Glen ran, in technical terms, 'a blinder" and has a big season of 400's left in front of him. At this rate, it won't be long before he is matching it with the big boys. Must be that boundary umpiring...
All in all, we had athletes pick up points in all disciplines, and with our throwers and hurdlers becoming available after Christmas, we should be able to remain competitive throughout the season. Thanks to everyone, including Andre, for their efforts, it was great.
I look forward to seeing everyone after Christmas...
Cheers,
Justin
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