Race Report
The 2015 VMA Half Marathon Championships was held in perfect conditions from the Kevin Bartlett Reserve, Burnley on Sunday morning 6th September.
The event, always our most popular of the Winter calendar, was conducted by Athletics Victoria which gave VMA members who belong to and race for AthsVic clubs a chance to be included in the VMA results.
Of the fifty-three VMA competitors, Grant Simpson (M45, Geelong Venue) was Fastest Male, followed closely by Michael Bishop (M40, Mentone Venue) and Luke Goodman (M45, Glen Eira Venue). Julie Norney (W45, Knox Venue) was outstanding amongst the Females, finishing 13 minutes ahead of Helen Bryan (W45, Mentone Venue) and Heather Gaunt (W45, Collingwood Venue)
Several athletes recorded outstanding Age Grade Percentage performances, with the top ten:
% AGWR |
NAME |
AGE |
VENUE |
| 98.02 | Lavinia Petrie | 71 | Knox |
| 88.26 | Julie Norney | 47 | Knox |
| 85.82 | Mark Purvis | 58 | – |
| 85.52 | Marlene Gourlay | 63 | Mentone |
| 83.66 | Annette Pelgrim | 61 | East Burwood |
| 83.11 | John Graham | 65 | Knox |
| 81.50 | Peter Cowell | 52 | – |
| 80.79 | Steven Quirk | 55 | – |
| 80.13 | Luke Goodman | 48 | Glen Eira |
| 79.42 | Grant Simpson | 46 | Geelong |
With the Winter Season now complete, interest is centred on the final team points result for The Browne Shield. Has Knox been able to claw back the deficit from Aberfeldie?
Final Team points will be available as soon as our Browne Shield statistician has collated all the results.
Past Winners
Male
| Stephen Dineen | 1:10:18 | 2014 |
| Steven Quirk | 1:18:09 | 2013 |
| Michael Bialczak | 1:17:12 | 2012 |
| 2011 | ||
| Michael Bialczak | 1:15:34 | 2010 |
| Pjil Bowes | 1:16:05 | 2009 |
Female
| 2014 | 1:25:48 | Julie Norney |
| 2013 | 1:26:38 | Anna Kasapis |
| 2012 | 1:24:00 | Stacey Van Duren |
| 2011 | ||
| 2010 | 1:20:29 | Kristen Wyatt |
| 2009 | 1:23:21 | Lynda McRae |
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