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Saturday 10 May 2008, 1.45pm Chingford Park Clubrooms.

Full Results >> Results Joe Cowie Memorial Races 2008

The Joe Cowie Memorial 3 Mile Handicap race was won by Jason Palmer finishing 25 seconds ahead of second placed finisher Ray Knox. Elliot O'Sullivan from Hill City Harriers finished third just 5 seconds adrift of Ray Knox. Andrew Lonie in running a fast 16 minutes 10 seconds, was the fastest in the Open grade, showing he is getting back to form..

The fast improving Jason Palmer had one of his best races in powering to a comfortable win over the demanding 3 mile course.in second fastest time of 16 minutes 23 seconds. This bodes well for the Ponydales Senior Men's team's chances. Guest runner from Hill City, Elliot O'Sullivan did well to finish with third fastest time of 16 minutes 53 seconds.

First woman finisher was Sue Cuthbert, with Clare Pascoe second and Kirsty Morris third. Kirsty Morris maintained her good form by achieving ninth fastest time and fastest woman in 17 minutes 43 seconds. Sue Cuthbert achieved second fastest women's time of 18 minutes 30 seconds.

The Joe Cowie Memorial 3 Mile Handicap is essentially an open grade handicap race with two grades: Women and Men. However, we have included the age grade finishing positions in the results for purposes of the Aggregate Points. For these details see the results link below.

Caleb Bennet won the Boys 12 and Under, 500m Handicap race. Claudia Sole won the Girls 12 and Under, 500m Handicap race. Isabella Bennett was the only competitor in the Girls 14 and Under grade. There is a plan to increase the distance of this race in the future to include an initial circuit of the two soccer fields to make the distance exactly 1 km. The 14 and Under grade may be increased to 1.5km (staying within the environs of the Chingford Park grounds for safey reasons.

There was no junior 2km race due to lack of entrants.

Most runners were very happy with the course, although some had misgivings before the races. The general consensus so far is that it was a great challenging course and was enjoyed by the vast majority.

Professor Jim Flyn, the chief handicapper was stymied by some naughty youngsters who fiddled with the arrow at the end of Ainslee Terrace causing him to go slightly off-course before a vigilant Margaret Knox rescued him from going too far astray. He reckons he lost only 30 seconds, so no harm was done. Sorry we can't change the results Jim!

Thanks go to the timers, marshalls, entry officials, runners and also to Steve Skilling who was the chief course constructer ably assisted by Marc Boulle.

All runners were handicaped by Jim Flynn.