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Bendigo XCR round at St Anne’s Ravenswood run draws field worthy of XCR nationals
A FIELD which would rival any to contest the national cross-country titles lined up for Saturday’s racing at St Anne’s Winery in Ravenswood. Athletes from near and far lined up to contest leg three in the On-backed XCR series run by Athletics Victoria. Racing was 8km, 4km or 3km distances on the picturesque course at the foot of Big Hill. Athletics Bendigo Region’s teams dominated across several categories.
Proposed renaming of Bendigo athletics complex
As some of you may be aware, the renaming of the Bendigo Athletics complex has been opened up for consultation and feedback by the City of Greater Bendigo. We encourage all members of the athletics community to fill out the survey linked via this article to share via the 'Let's Talk Greater Bendigo' website with their thoughts
Andy Buchanan races to equal 9th fastest Australian Marathon time. ever.
Bendigo athlete Andy Buchanan smashed his personal best time in Sunday's running of the Hamburg Marathon and now holds the equal 9th fastest Marathon time by an Australian ever. Buchanan clocked an incredible time of 2 hours 10.20 minutes.
McKindlay, Boyd and Berg win gold at Athletics Victoria’s 2022-23 Track and Field Championships at Lakeside Stadium
GOLD and a residential record to Eaglehawk's Angus McKindlay in the Open Mens 400m Hurdles capped Bendigo Region's run at Athletics Victoria's latest state field and track championships, which also included a gold medal for Shot put star Emma Berg and Harrison Boyd in the Under-20 3000m. Jayden Padgham took the silver behind Boyd whilst Tullie Rowe opened the weekend with a sublime run to silver in the Open Women's 1500m.
Buchanan all set for World Cross-Country Championships
Andy Buchanan is all set for World Cross-Country Championships, thanks to his upbringing in a city surrounded by bushland, where he has had plenty of hills and tracks to train on.
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