VALLEY TEAMS LAP UP THE SPEED AROUND THE LAKE
It was fast & wild from the start as just 1000 runners started the Lakeside: 5, from outside the Lakeside Stadium over two races. “I found that things did not settle down for over two kilometres. The runners were bunched up so tightly”, said DVAC’s fastest runner on the day, Vincent Donnadieu. Vincent was still happy to post his fastest 5km time, a 14:39, and like many of the 41 DVAC athletes (15 Female & 41 Male) who took the opportunity to run the flat & fast course, there was a general approval of the introduction of this event to the Winter season.
So far this season, the DVAC women have outperformed the men and the Open teams in Division 2 reflect this with the DVAC Women’s team in 6th place after three rounds and the DVAC Men languishing in 9th place out of the 14 teams. Not so at Lakeside: the set of results for the DVAC Men was outstanding with the Division 2 finishing 3rd, Division 5 finishing 2nd and the Division 7 team finishing in 3rd place.
The DVAC Male Division 2 team had great depth in the quality of their times: behind Vincent came Tim Logan, 14:53, Caden Murray, 14:54, Blake Barnes, 15:57, Joel Imbriano, 16:24, and Lachlan Deller, 16:26.
Cameron Ellis clocked 15:54 in the M20 team and had the 4th fastest time at Lakeside.
Mikaela Gray, 18:34, clocked the fastest time for the Lakeside:5 and led the DVAC Women Division 2 team home to finish in 6th place from the 11 teams. Mikaela was followed in by Alana Barnes, 21:10, Sarah Leeming, 21:39, and Debbie McKenzie, 22:46, to complete the Div 2 team.
Under 20 athletes, Matilda L’Estrange, 18:56, and Poppy Scot-Dalgleish, 19:27, placed their team 3rd from the 12 teams.
Rose Jarvis, 18:24, ran the second fastest time for the 5km for the Valley women on the day. With Georgia L’Estrange, 20:10, they made an F18 team that placed third.
The F60 team of Michelle King, 27:07, Jo Moxon, 28:26, and Karen Quinn, 29:56, was the highest placed team in the Lakeside:5 with their second place finsh.
The Club Helper duty assigned to DVAC – manning the Drink Station at the Finish line were carried out by Lyn Davis.
XCR25 RD 4: 5km ROAD RACE @ LAKESIDE
SUNDAY 15 JUNE 2025
LAKESIDE, ALBERT PARK
DVAC RESULTS:
Female Open
5km:
FOpen: Division 2: (4 member team) Mikaela Gray 18:34; Alana Barnes 21:10; Sarah Leeming 21:39; Debbie McKenzie 22:46;
Place: 6th/11 teams: Score: 402 (4) 44, 107, 115, 136 Ladder Pts: 6
FOpen: Division 4: (3 member team) Kate Ryan 23:27; Michelle King 27:07; Jo Moxon 28:26;
Place 5th/12 teams: Score: 504 (3) 146, 176, 182 11 Ladder Pts: 11
FOpen: Division 5: (3 member team) Sarah Papadopoulos 28:34; Karen Quinn 29:56; Elyse Littlejohn 33:51;
Place: 8th/15 teams: Score: 558 (3) 183, 187, 188 Ladder Pts: 4
Female 20
5km: (3 member team) Matilda L'Estrange 18:56; Poppy Scot-Dalgleish 19:27;
Place: 3rd/12 teams: Score: 22 (2) 9, 13 Ladder Pts: 8
Female 18
5km: (3 member team) Rose Jarvis 18:24; Georgia L'Estrange 20:10;
Place: 3rd/13 teams: Score: 19 (2) 7, 12 Ladder Pts: 8
Female 16
5km: (3 member team) Isabella Napoletano 20:31;
Place: 10th/13 teams: Score: 10 (1) 10 Ladder Pts: 1
Female 40+ (1):
5km: (3 member team): Debbie McKenzie 22:46; Kate Ryan 23:27; Michelle King 27:07
Place: 12th/36 teams: Score: 150 (3) 39, 45, 66
Female 40+ (2):
5km: (3 member team): Jo Moxon 28:26; Karen Quinn 29:56;
Place: 24th/36 teams: Score: 144 (2) 71, 73
Female 50+ (1):
5km: (3 member team): Debbie McKenzie 22:46; Michelle King 27:07; Jo Moxon 28:26;
Place: 9th/21 teams: Score: 99 (3) 19, 38, 42 Ladder Pts: 2
Female 50+ (2):
5km: (3 member team): Karen Quinn 29:56
Place: 21st/21 teams: Score: 44 (1) 44
Female 60+:
5km: (3 member team): Michelle King 27:07; Jo Moxon 28:26; Karen Quinn 29:56
Place: 2nd/6 teams: Score: 24 (3) 5, 9, 10 Ladder Pts: 9
Male Open
5km:
MOpen Division 2: (6 member team) Vincent Donnadieu 14:39; Tim Logan 14:53; Caden Murray 14:54; Blake Barnes 15:57; Joel Imbriano 16:24; Lachlan Deller 16:26;
Place: 3rd/14 Teams: Score: 507 (6) 22, 41, 44, 112, 142, 146: Ladder Pts: 12
MOpen: Division 5: (4 member team): Michael Martello 17:19; Anthony Lynch 17:26; Craig Cassidy 17:41; Flynn Connolly 18:05;
Place: 2nd/16 Teams: Score: 858 (4) 194, 200, 218, 246 Ladder Pts: 16
MOpen Division 7: (4 member team): James Telford 19:10; Charles Jacobson 19:34; Dylan Littlejohn 19:34; Scott Barnes 19:54;
Place: 3rd/30 Teams: Score: 1,351 (4) 319, 337, 338, 357 Ladder Pts: 8
MOpen Division 7: (4 member team): Andrew McKenzie 21:34; Rob Wendel 23:41; Jesse Littlehales 23:54; Lyal Douglas 24:10;
Place: 9th/30 Teams: Score: 1,720 (4) 398, 437, 440, 445 Ladder Pts: 2
MOpen Division 7: (4 member team): Martin Murray 24:27; Jeff Young 25:56;
Place: 18th/30 Teams: Score: 908 (2) 450, 458
Male 20
5km: (3 member team): Cameron Ellis 15:54; Rhodri Whelan 17:10; Jordan Rudd 18:33;
Place: 6th/18 teams: Score: 75 (3) 16, 28, 31 Ladder Pts: 5
Male 18
5km: (3 member team): Glen Imbriano 17:28; Felix Morgan 18:11;
Place: 12th/25 teams: Score: 71 (2) 33, 38
Male 14
5km: (3 member team): Oskar Jacobson 18:22;
Place: 10 (1) 10 Ladder Pts: 1
Male 40+ (1):
5km: (3 member team): Craig Cassidy 17:41; Dylan Littlejohn 19:34; Charles Jacobson 19:34
Place: 22nd/ 79 teams: Score: 216 (3) 29, 93, 94
Male 40+ (2):
5km: (3 member team): Scott Barnes 19:54; Andrew McKenzie 21:34; Rob Wendel 23:41
Place: 47th/79 teams: Score: 418 (3) 108, 137, 173
Male 40+ (3):
5km: (3 member team): Lyal Douglas 24:10; Martin Murray 24:27; Jeff Young 25:56
Place:55th/79 teams: Score: 557 (3) 180, 185, 192
Male 50+ (1):
5km: (3 member team): Scott Barnes 19:54; Andrew McKenzie 21:34; Rob Wendel 23:41
Place: 22nd/55 teams: Score: 219 (3) 47, 71, 101
Male 50+ (2):
5km: (3 member team): Lyal Douglas 24:10; Martin Murray 24:27; Jeff Young 25:56
Place: 30th/55 teams: Score: 339 (3) 108, 112, 119
Male 60+ (1):
5km: (3 member team): Andrew McKenzie 21:34; Rob Wendel 23:41; Lyal Douglas 24:10
Place: 7th/26 teams: Score: 93 (3) 19, 35, 39 Ladder Pts: 4
Male 60+ (2):
5km: (3 member team): Martin Murray 24:27
Place: 23rd/26 teams: Score: 42 (1) 42
