The Ballarat Region sent a strong team of 42 athletes down to the famous Lakeside 10 road race with exciting performances in all grades.  In the Juniors, it was Paige Tuddenham that stormed home for a 3^rd place finish in the Female U14 3km event pushing herself to the limit on the course. Ballarat’s Amali Torney finished just behind with a 5^th place finish in the Female U16 3km event.

In the 10km events, Ben Mornane had a great run in the Male U20 with a 5^th place finish and Jacob Cheesman not far behind in 8^th. Rhianna Watts returned to competition with a 3^rd place finish in the Female U20 in a quick time.

In the open grades, Ben Stevens continued to push himself into the top echelon of Victorian athletes with a 9^th place finish in 30:11 minutes over the 10km event. Then came Katherine Dowie who continued her incredible return season with a 5^th place finish in the OPEN Women’s across the line in 33:48 minutes.

In the Masters grades, Ballarat Region continued to dominate with an incredible 5 placings across the 40+, 45+, 50+ & 55+ Female grades! Claire Johnson had a 2^nd place finish in the 40+, Sarah Watts with a 2^nd in the 45+, Bridget Wetherall a 1^st and Michelle Hawkes 3^rd in the 50+, and Alison Fidler a 1^st in the 55+ Female

In the teams results, Ballarat’s U20 Male team again finished in 1^st dominating the start to the season. The Female Premier Division had a solid 5^th finish while the Div 4 Female came in 2^nd.  It was the Masters female who stole the show with a 1^st place finish in the 40+ and another 1^st place finish in the 50+m categories.

Well done to everyone who made the trip to Lakeside this year, bring on XCR 4 at Bendigo.