Two hundred and thirty seven competitors set off on the Greenbushes Fun Run under perfect weather conditions on Sunday May 15 to raise funds for Breast Cancer Network Australia.
Sunshine proved a stark contrast to the previous two events which were conducted in very wet conditions.
Young and old participated in the 2016 event which included a 10 kilometre run and a five kilometre run-walk through a forest track around the Greenbushes townsite.
Greenbushes Ratepayers and Residents Association Coordinator Pat Scallan said he was pleased with the turnout of competitors which also registered as a National Families Week event and was especially grateful to all the local businesses who supported the event each year.
“The weather has played a part in getting a broad cross section of people to participate in our event, which is a great outcome for the community,” he said.
“What we hope to do each year is get a lot of prizes and equipment donated so that the bulk of the registration money and raffle donations can go to charity.
“We also had the support of the South West Development Commission through the events funding programme and SG Mining to cover the costs of Blue Chip Timing and our equipment.”
First across the line in the 2016 Greenbushes Fun Run was 16 year old Manjimup runner Ronan Phillips- Johns with a time of 45:39:61
Phillips-Johns, who was well ahead of the pack, also won the Junior Male (U17 years) category taking home a swag of prizes including a pizza oven, $100 cash, a sports watch and a medallion.
It was Phillips-Johns’ second year of participation in the Greenbushes Fun Run and he shaved 9 seconds off his 2015 run time when he won the Junior Male category and was again first across the line with a time of 45:48.
First across the line in the 5 kilometre run/walk was Darcy Craven who finished with a time of 25:22:84.
Greenbushes runner Russell Forrest won the 10 km Open Men’s category with a time of 48:51:80 and took home a cash prize of $250, a medallion and a $100 voucher from The Right Stuff Bridgetown.
Forrest finished ahead of Joseph John on 51:10:77.
Greenbushes runner Suzy Woodall was the winner of the 10 kilometre Open Women’s category finishing in a time of 00:59:48.85.
She took home a medallion, $250 cash and a $100 voucher for Emporium Bistro Restaurant in Bridgetown.
Runner-up in the Open Women’s category for the 10 kilometre event was Jodie Pearce from Manjimup who finished in a time of 01:00:44.84
Runner-up in the Junior Male Category for the 10km run was Ronan Hitchcock from Collie who finished in a time of 01:07:12.60.
There were no entrants in the 10 km Junior Women’s ( U17) event.
Winner of the 10km Veteran Women category was Karen Royer of Bridgetown with a time of 01:09:56.39.
Runner-up Vet Kaye Dennis 01:53:00.41
Winner of the Veteran Men category was Andy Johns with a time of 00:47:13.36
Runner-up in the Veteran Men category was Glen Jones with a time of 00:55:43.62.
Results of 5 km run/walk are;
Open Women Winner – Wendy Menghini 00:31:06.35
Runner-up Open Women – Kate McGuire 00:32:05.95
Open Men’s Winner – Wayne Offer 00:26:33.10
Runner-up Open Men’s – Santo Pratico 00:27:52.31
Veteran Women Winner – Christine Cattan 00:31:32.47
Veteran Women Runner Up– Wendy Menzie 00:34:18.86
Veteran Men Winner – Martin Quill 00:29:58.10
Veteran Men Runner Up – Guy Meade 00:31:58.36
Junior Male Winner – Darcy Craven 25:22:84
Junior Male Runner Up – Aled Phillips-Johns 00:26:30.35
Junior Women Winner – Ella Mitchell 28:37.57
Junior Women Runner Up – Cynda Davis 00:30:59.10
There were a number of novelty prizes awarded with Best Dressed going to Sammy-Jo Tetlo , the Oldest Competitor awarded to 78 year old Marjorie Johnson finished with a time of 01:28:23.26 and the Youngest Competitor prize going to Lachlan Skerman aged five years with a time of 01:04:46.69.
To find out all the results go to the BlueChip Timing website:
10km - http://bluechipresults.com.au/Results.aspx?CId=11&RId=863&EId=1
5km - http://bluechipresults.com.au/Results.aspx?CId=11&RId=863&EId=2
