Roo Run goes down as a scorching success

MORE than 500 athletes turned out on Tuesday evening’s hot weather to take part in the 2022 Roo Run event, running along the beaches and bush trails of Anglesea.

Held each year as a fundraiser for the Anglesea Motor Yacht Club, runners and walkers of all levels took on three different course lengths, a 1.5km, 4km and 8km course to test their capabilities in the 37-degree temperatures.

More than 500 entries were taken for the event.

From Finland, Sam Elam with Harrison Ottaway holding up banners for Hugo Ottaway and Paula Hattica.

Event organiser Mick Collins said the event committee were incredibly pleased with the results of the 2022 Roo Run.

Tom Burton, Effie Thompson, Kathryn Lucus, Will Barton and Hannah Lovell with Roo.

Paula Fowler, Gail Hartley and Ash Stevens sorting out the medals.

“We were really happy with the entrants and the number of people, particularly with how hot it was on the day,” Collins said.

“Our volunteers were fabulous and we had plenty of them across the course, including the Surf Coast Trail Runners who marshalled the backend of the course.

“We were also thrilled to have past winners return and it was lovely to have local people of elite level like our 8km winners in Ellie Pashley and Julian Spence support the event.

“It was truly terrific and certainly a success!

Olympic runner Ellie Pashley and established Australian marathon racer Julian Spence reigned supreme in the female and male divisions of the Great Ocean Road Real Estate 8km main event.

8km winners Julian Spence and Ellie Pashley.

In the Great Ocean Road Real Estate 4km course, U/17 athletes Charlie Chandler and Jasmine Hume were victorious, while in the the A-Z Plumbing 2XRoo (4km and 8km double) 17-year-old Will Collins put on a clinical performance.