{"id":19774,"date":"2024-06-19T10:43:18","date_gmt":"2024-06-19T00:43:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/shore-weekly-record\/?post_type=article&p=19774"},"modified":"2024-06-21T12:03:02","modified_gmt":"2024-06-21T02:03:02","slug":"cross-country-report-8","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/shore-weekly-record\/article\/cross-country-report-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Cross Country Report"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

St Ignatius\u2019 Cross Country, Riverview | 15 June 2024<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Mud, glorious mud! Hmmm\u2026 not sure if that\u2019s the lyric\u2026 Anyway, the Blue Street Boys braved the inclement conditions and the muddy and tough new layout on the grounds of St Ignatius College, Riverview, last Saturday. It was a test of stoicism that only got worse as the morning progressed and the course got repeatedly churned up. Whilst the large majority of the tough guys in other winter sports enjoyed a sleep-in and possibly brekky in bed (never a fan myself \u2013 don\u2019t like crumbs… I digress\u2026), there were plenty of spills, some displeasure and moments of pure fun! It will be a day of schoolboy sport to remember and reminisce over, no doubt, with plenty of hyperbole!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On with the racing! The Juniors were the first to make a splash, literally! The Shore lads were led out by Toby Ward<\/strong> in fine fashion. He had a blinder of a race to secure himself a super Top Ten result overall in 9th, despite taking a couple of tumbles – seemed par for the course last Saturday! He was 3rd amongst the GPS! Nice! Henry Grieve<\/strong> didn\u2019t seem to love the muddy and slushy conditions but still managed to make a good account of himself and contribute positively to our Junior result as he was the 2nd Shore runner home in 25th. George Harvey<\/strong> tucked in on Henry\u2019s shoulder, finishing just behind him in 26th. These two were 11th and 12th GPS, respectively. Tom Roxburgh<\/strong> debuted in fine fashion to be 36th and looks well set to catch some of those currently ahead of him as the season progresses. Tom completed our Junior team result to be 2nd on 45pts, 4pts in arrears of Newington and 1pt ahead of Scots in 3rd. It\u2019s tight in the Juniors! Shoutouts to Leon Field<\/strong> and Josh Nieland,<\/strong> who both love their running! Sadly, Leon\u2019s fancy yellow runners, picked by Dad apparently\u2026, were trashed for the second week in a row. Nothing a burl in the washing machine won\u2019t fix!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Juniors! Splashing!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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MudE!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Teamwork!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Our Intermediates soon assembled at the start, yet some seemed not quite mentally prepared for the tough conditions. It didn\u2019t faze Will Bestic<\/strong> though (mind you, he is comfortable in the pool) as he surged to the front of a bevvy of Shore runners, a position he didn\u2019t relinquish for the duration! He smashed out a very commendable result of 10th overall, 4th GPS. Jonty Jagger<\/strong> ran a little more conservatively and didn\u2019t seem as comfortable as he has in recent weeks in the mud, yet he was still a very pleasing 14th, 5th GPS. Hugo Stewart<\/strong> seemed a little uncharacteristically cautious, which I understand, as the course was really starting to deteriorate as he was 17th, 6th GPS. James Warren<\/strong> completed our Team result looking seriously \u2018commandoesque\u2019 as he crossed the line in 31st, 15th GPS. Pleasingly, this secured the Blue Street Boys the win amongst the GPS teams in the Inters on Saturday and set up a narrow lead in the season long cumulative point score! Can they hang onto it? Ben Frantz<\/strong> crossed in 40th with his and James\u2019 post-race debrief once again noticeable\/picture-worthy! A shout out to James Thompson<\/strong> who has a good result just around the corner with his enthusiasm for his running.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Flying<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Rambo! Commandoesque!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Concentration in da MUD!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Post-race!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Inters, make a splash at the Start!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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How about over there!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Opens did a lot of whinging and whining prior to the start, and there were plenty of sooky faces during much of the race. However, they eventually pepped up, no doubt as a result of some of the encouraging comments and cheering as they passed each lap\u2026 Ryan Gilmour<\/strong> again led the Open team on course and established himself up front for the duration. He didn\u2019t quite make the podium as he did last race, but nonetheless, his 5th overall, 4th GPS, was again outstanding! Isaac Lanham<\/strong>, sporting a very fetching midriff running singlet, I believe borrowed from one of the Junior School boys, was once again the epitome of pure determination as he pushed himself into the Top Ten in 9th, 7th GPS. James Bestic<\/strong> was 19th, and El Capitan Lachy Brown<\/strong> 22nd, 11th and 13th respectively GPS, completed our Open team result. Unfortunately, Scots skipped a little further away in the cumulative title race, yet we were once again a very creditable 2nd overall in the weekly teams event across both associations. Tom Gray<\/strong> remained in touch with his teammates to be 25th, 16th GPS, and he pleasingly seems to get a bit better each week. Another \u2018shout out\u2019, this time to Mack Haddow,<\/strong> who had a fine run and seems to be running into some good form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Slip sliding away…<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Oh yeah!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Focus!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Fun!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Swinging!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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It’s over!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Shore Cross Country Machine of the Week:<\/strong>  it was once again a tough decision as to who the \u2018Machine\u2019 should be last Saturday, but in the end the voting committee chose Will Bestic<\/strong>. Some close to home, were talking down his chances of racing well, listing a multitude of niggles and reasons. I do hope that continues for the remainder of the season as he had a tenacious \u2018blinder\u2019 in the tough going! Maybe he is just as tough as\u2026 We love it when athletes shrug off adversity in such fine fashion!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Good running,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mr M Spratt
<\/strong>MIC Cross Country<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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