Box Hill has won three XCR’17 premierships, coming out on top in the men’s premier Division, the men’s Division 4 and the men’s over 50 competitions. Congratulations to all the athletes who competed so well for the club over the 10 rounds of XCR’17, and thank you to all those who have helped with timekeeping, […]
Box Hill finished the XCR’17 season on a high note with some great performances at the final event of the season, the Princes Park Relays.
After a tremendous eight rounds of XCR competition by our men’s team, things were not looking great for round 9, with a number of our best runners ill, injured or unavailable for the half marathon at Burnley on 10 September. But some exceptional individual efforts ensured a strong team performance.
Tom Sellwood and Will Potter raced superbly in the Australian Cross Country Championships on August 26, leading a successful Box Hill contingent.
Kathryn Brooks and Georgia Griffith both performed with distinction in the World University Games (Summer Universiade) in Taiwan last month.
Numbers were down for the Athletics Victoria Ekiden Relay held at Anglesea on Saturday, but there were still some good performances by Box Hill runners.
Congratulations to Box Hill’s Nicola Hogg, who won a silver medal in the Australian All Schools Cross Country Championships in Hobart on August 12.
Box Hill places third in Anglesea Ekiden Relay and wins the 50+ division Box Hill AC was a bit depleted on Saturday at the Ekiden Relays at Anglesea with a number of runners unavailable or competing in the City to Surf race in Sydney. Weather conditions were unpleasant with a howling wind gusting at up to 80 […]
Box Hill’s Premier Division men’s team once again claimed victory in Ballarat on 29 July. Fighting windy conditions over the 15km course, and with several regular runners missing, Box Hill had six men in the top 42 finishers.
Victorian 15 K Road Championship around Lake Wendouree 29 July By Ian Sloane This race has been held around Lake Wendouree in Ballarat for a number of years. There were several changes this year, with the start and the finish being moved and the junior races being held over 6 kilometres, previously contested over 5 […]