Hundreds of runners lined up at a wet and windy Killcare Beach on Saturday, February 5, to participate in the annual Bouddi Coastal Trail Run.
A 21km, 14km and a 1km kids beach run went ahead on the day.
Event organiser, Mark Roberts, said 630 participants came from predominately Central Coast and Sydney, but also from interstate for the race.
“It went really well,” Roberts said.
“The scenery is what separates this race from the rest – the fact that as you head away from the beach, you get the views across the ocean clifftops, bush and then down to Maitland Bay.
“You can’t just run down any bush track where you’ve got views like that.
“We had tremendous volunteers from across the Coast and they were much appreciated.”
This is the fifth time the event has been ran at Bouddi.
The first 1.5km is along Killcare and Putty Beach, giving runners a chance to find some
space before the track narrows at the Northern end of the Beach.
There is one split point where the two course distances divert from each other.
This split point is located approximately 5km into the run at the junction of Bouddi Coastal Walk and Mount Bouddi Walking Track.
In the 17-29 years open, Zac Bissett took out the top male spot, completing the race in 01:45:01, with Katie Mahoney taking the female spot at 02:02:57.
In the 30-39 years senior, Ronnie Sparke clinched first place, completing the race in 01:38:59 and Monika Ludriks taking out first for the female senior in 02:09:50.
The results were consistent with the 40-49 years veteran and 50-59 years master events.
Vlad Shatrov and Peter Storey took out the men’s top spot with 01:49:39 and 02:03:58 respectively.
Claire Rayner and Leonie Montgomery ran their way to first in 02:05:07 and 02:31:41.
In the 60 plus years Grand Master event, David Winch completed the run in 02:11:24 and Caroline Wilson in 02:57:00.
All competitors received a Bouddi Coastal Run 2022 finisher’s medal upon completion of
the course.
Volunteers from Killcare Surf Life Saving Club helped out on the day with patrols and by manning a post-race BBQ lunch for participants.
“They’re a good team at Killcare Surf Life Saving Club,” Roberts said.
“It’s vital to have that support from the local community and organisations … it’s their pride pocket of the world!”
Maisy Rae