Josh Sait Goes Back To Back

By Greg Hilson 10 July 2012

Shepparton based Bendigo Athletic Club star, Josh Sait has taken out the 39^th running of the Murchison 10000 metre Handicap, making it two in a row, following his victory in 2011. The event was sponsored by Pro Dairy Australia and started at the Murchison Football Ground, in perfect conditions, running through the main streets of Murchison before finishing back at the Football Ground.

As one of the backmarkers in the field, Sait progressively made his way through the field, before hitting the lead with 700 metres to go. Sait returned a personal best of 33:32 minutes, eclipsing his winning time of 2011 of 34:19 minutes, which gained him 2nd fastest time on the course, behind the VCCL’s David Spence who timed in at 33:09 minutes to be sixth overall. Greg Hilson made it a quinella for the Bendigo club, running 36:45 minutes, finishing 28 seconds behind the winner, receiving a bonus of $100 thanks to Tony Southcombe at the Bridge Hotel in Bendigo. Melbourne’s Tony Rendina was looking the early winner, eventually finishing in third place in a time of 44:44 minutes, picking up some bonus cash, thanks to Norm Charles, for being the 1^st Melbourne runner ‘On the Bus’ to finish. Fastest female on the course was Corina Kapusta, with a very impressive 37:09 minutes. David Haigh was the fastest over 40, recording a time of 35:55 minutes whilst Bendigo’s own Terry Crome was the quickest of the over 50s in 39:09 minutes. Greg Whitecross collected the prize of being first novice on handicap. Other athletes in the top 10 were Tony Parsons in fourth place, race organizer Doug Tuhan in fifth place, 45:42, Tony Sait 7^th place for the second year in a row with 42:26, Terry Crome 8^th and Anthony Hutchinson 10^th, making it four ‘Tonys’ in the top 10.

Next Sunday is a rest week before the VCCL's main event for the year, the 47^th Norm Charles Handicap 10km at Lysterfield on Sunday, 22^nd July at 10am.

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