In 2010, Mount Gambier\u2019s Danny Habets won the inaugural Blue Lake Fun Run, taking out the blue riband 10.4km event. On Sunday, he showcased his long distance credentials, comfortably winning the half marathon (21.1km) \u2013 an event inaugurated last year when it was won by Australian representative Riley Cocks.<\/p>\n
Tre Davis and Tye McManus took out the minor placings.<\/p>\n
Johanna Pham won the women \u2018s event in a time of 1:30:31, following in the footsteps of inaugural winner Olympian Izzy Batt-Doyle.<\/p>\n
The biggest result of the day was Nikki Smart, from Lucindale, claiming her sixth consecutive 10.4km victory in the women\u2019s Blue Lake Fun Run with titles in 2016; 2017; 2018; 2019; 2022 and Sunday \u2013 her stunning run only interrupted by the two year hiatus due to COVID.<\/p>\n
Nikki\u2019s time of 41:25 bettered her 2022 mark by almost 45 seconds.<\/p>\n
Josh Cameron was a first time winner of the men\u2019s 10.4km, with the 6.4km titles going to Jack O\u2019Connor and Rubi Watson and the 3.4km titles to Harry Thomas and Maggie Collins, who pipped her mother Rosie to claim the victory.<\/p>\n
Six hundred participants tackled the four possible events on Sunday with the Blue Lake Fun Run made possible by the naming rights sponsor OneFortyOne and the hard work of the volunteers from the Rotary Club of Mount Gambier Lakes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
In 2010, Mount Gambier\u2019s Danny Habets won the inaugural Blue Lake Fun Run, taking out the blue riband 10.4km event. On Sunday, he showcased his long distance credentials, comfortably winning the half marathon (21.1km) \u2013 an event inaugurated last year when it was won by Australian representative Riley Cocks. Tre Davis and Tye McManus took […]<\/p>\n