Five records were broken at the Weipa Running Festival on Sunday, a fitting result in the events fifth year.
As predicted by him in Cape York Weekly, Coen teacher Tim Clout was able to break his previous best 10km time and set a new benchmark.
He stopped the clock in 39.18. Weipa teenager Bridie Maher continues to go from strength to strength and set a new record in the female 10km at 44.45.
Fellow local juniors Lang Haines and Tanna De Tournouer also set records in their respective 5km events.
Lang ran his 5km in 23.30, while Tanna fnished in 24.39.
The half-marathon also had a new record time set, with Lizzy Bagnall finishing the 21.1km course in a slick 1:41.28 to be one of the five to receive a cash bonus.
The men’s marathon was taken out by Weipa’s Ross Dawson, who finished in 3:41.59, while Karen Inglis was the women’s winner in 4:36.09.
Weipa Running Festival race director Leigh Jewell said it was another amazing event.
“We had just over 100 runners participate on the day in the feature events and more in the fun run, too,” he said.
“With all of our virtual runners as well, it was another big year for us.”
Runners were applauded across the finish line by spectators at Andoom Oval, but not before they were hosed down by the fire brigade as they made their final turn.
“We had perfect conditions with a cool morning and bright sunshine, although there was a bit of a smoke haze in the air,” Mr Jewell said.
“We’re already looking forward to next year’s event.”
2022 Weipa Running Festival podiums
5km male
- 1st: Lang Haines
- 2nd: Michael Marama
- 3rd: Grayson Giradi
5km female
- 1st: Tanna De Tournouer
- 2nd: Rosie Lynch
- 3rd: Annie Laidlaw
10km male
- 1st: Tim Clout
- 2nd: Paul Giradi
- 3rd: Chrisden Russ
10km female
- 1st: Bridie Maher
- 2nd: Nicole Widmer
- 3rd: Demi De Tournouer
Half-marathon male
- 1st: Zsolt Dallos
- 2nd: Sam Bannister
- 3rd: Nick Rex
Half-marathon female
- 1st: Lizzy Bagnall
- 2nd: Hannah Mendes
- 3rd : Maxine Hughes
Marathon male
- 1st: Ross Dawson
- 2nd: Jordon Plumridge
- 3rd : Geoff Robins
Marathon female
- 1st: Karen Inglis
- 2nd: Lorraine Lawson
- 3rd: Amy Williscroft
See all the photos in the edition.
This article appeared in Cape York Weekly, 26 July 2022.
