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Chelsea Gift 2009

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The 2nd Annual running of the Chelsea Gift was held on the 19th December 2009. Under an overcast sky and unusually cold conditions runners faced a moderate southerly head wind at the start of the day. Back markers this year were Tiana Scheirs in the Junior category (U/6 - U/8) and Angus Scott in the Senior group (U/9 - U/16). Unfortunately neither could overcome their handicap and both narrowly missed advancing to the semi-finals, and were eliminated in the heats. Despite the conditions, several athletes effectively recorded Personal Bests by virtue of running under the benchmark times, these were 17.56s (Tiana) and 13.09s (Angus) in the Junior and Senior events respectively.

In the Senior category Kaih Mitchell raced home to win in 12.46s, in front of a closely bunched field separated by just 0.42s down to 7th place. Lachlan Stock the fancied runner recording the fastest Semi-final time was unable to sustain the effort and finished a close 2nd. Sarah Jones made it a Panthers trifecta finishing in 3rd place. In fact the Final was a Panthers led charge with just one representative outside the Club, James Cochrane of Redbacks.

Juliette Benton might be one of the smallest in stature at the centre, but surely has a big heart, and won quite a few on her way to winning the Junior category of the Ray White Chelsea Gift. The diminutive U/6 athlete powered home to a great victory finishing in an even faster time, after the handicappers placed an additional 1.0m penalty after her semi-final win. Running into 2nd place was William Mortensen just ahead of Laura Melatua in 3rd place.

Chelsea Little Athletics Centre would like to thank John Shore and Ray White Chelsea for their generous support and sponsorship of this event. Ray White Chelsea have also announced their continued support for the Ray White Chelsea Gift next year, ensuring the continuation of this now annual event.

Senior Category Heats Results	Senior Category Semi-Finals Results
Junior Category Heats Results	Junior Category Semi-Finals Results

Congratulations to the following athletes that made the final in their respective category.

Results

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