Sunshine Coast Cross Country Day at Maleny Golf Club
Saturday 19th May 2013 saw the initial Sunshine Coast Cross Country Series event at Maleny.
The day dawned fine and sunny, though there was a lazy southerly wind making its presence felt. The Little A’s food stall did a roaring trade selling egg & bacon rolls and sausages in blankets, and the coffee stall had a permanent queue.
The runners seemed to enjoy the course, though the finishing hill and running on soft kikuyu grass presented new challenges. The supporters enjoyed being able to see the runners over most of the course. We look forward to hosting the Cross Country Series again.
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- Setting-up
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- Check out the car park
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- A little local promotion
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- Who said the wind is cold?
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- An early view of the grandstand
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- The runners get a briefing about the course
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- They’re off!
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- Down the hill
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- Down the hill 2
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- View from the “grandstand”
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- Building a windbreak
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- What hill?
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- View of the course
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- What hill 2
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- A later view of the “grandstand”
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- Different use of the putting green
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- The under 8s get a briefing
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- They’re off!
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- Down the hill – flat out!
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- MGC drinks and golf ball stall
Great to see the multi-use concept being acted upon.
It is a much better course than the original one for State Primary School “kids” run at Brookfield with only Brookfield and Fig Tree Pocket schools participating. Children were in danger of being lost.
Positive progress is wonderful.