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29th de
Castella Run 2009
The 2009 "de Castella Run" will be held on
Sunday September 27th! Please stay tuned for more details.
This year we are incorporating a number of improvements,
including a new timing system, improved on-line registration,
and team categories. We are also proud to annouce we are partnering
the Monash University Women's Mental Health Research Centre to raise
valuable funds for their important research. Check back soon for all
the details of this years event! Put it in your training diary now!!
Further
information?
Need to know more? send us
an email 2008 Report:
The weather was threatening but kind,
just like the traffic control, and lots of spot prizes
were on offer thanks to the generosity of our many event
sponsors! It was great to see so many people out after
the grand final the day before, to tackle the challenging
hills of the Kew Boulevard, and the twists and turns
on the Burke Hall ovals, to conquer this years' new
"de Castella Run" course. A total of 360 runners
signed up for the event with numbers evenly distributed
across the three event distances. Well done to everyone
who took part, you all deserve a medal!
Our deepest thanks go out to all our
many enthusiastic volunteers who helped this event run
so well and who gave their time so generously. Thanks
also to Victoria Police for their assistance and to
Vic Roads, Boorondara Council, and Parks Victoria, and
particularly to Burke hall for allowing us to use the
course and for their assistance.
For the first time this year, the
event has been organised by the Old Xaverians' Athletics
Club. The club provides free coaching and access to
competition to a large number of runners and athletes
from all parts of the community. In the coming years
we are determined to make the "de Castella Run"
one of Melbourne's most popular, longest running, and
best overall fun runs! We hope you will return to help
us achieve this goal!!
All the results from each event are
posted below so you can see what time you should aim
to beat next year!!
Thanks for your support,
The 2008 organisers!
de Castella Run
2008 Official Results
The
Course
The out and back course starts on Nolan
Ave and heads down to the Kew Boulevard. Runners will
then journey along the Boulevard, keeping to the left
at all times, until the turn around point just before
the Studley Park Rd overpass. Runners return along the
same course and then loop down through the Burke Hall
oval and out the school gate to return to Nolan Ave
to complete the first 5km at the start/finish line.
1 Lap = 5km
2 Laps = 10km
3 Laps = 15km
Course Map
Further
information?
Need to know more? send us
an email
Sponsors
The 2008 de Castella Run
is proud to acknowledge the generous support of the
following sponsors:
http://www.jeanpaulsvineyard.com.au
www.stepintolife.com.au
and 1300 134 136
Organised by the Old Xaverians Athletic Club,
Xavier College
Studley Park Road
Kew, VIC 3101
For more information about the Old Xaverian's Athletic
Club please visit our web site; http://www.oxac.org.au
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David Giles and Luke Ward celebrate a great 5k effort
Event sponsors 'Step into Life' provided an enthusiastic warm-up for competitors on the line
The field prepare for the starters pistol
10K overall winner Mathew Johnsen lead from start to finish
Frank Furlan on his way to 2nd place in the 60+ division in the 15K event
Nicole Barfus steps into life! in the 10K event
Old Xaverian Club member Mark Lennox teamed up with Stuart Lennox in the 5K event
Ann de Castella (Deeks Mum) starts the 2008 race
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