Brisbane’s Matt Turner (12:42) and 13-year-old Elke Rayward (13:53) took out Saturday’s Gold Coast Bulletin 4km Junior Dash men’s and women’s races.
They were the two speediest of the almost 500 young runners aged 14 or under who took part in cool but runner-friendly conditions.
The early pace surprised Matt.
“I was a bit too fast out of the start, I was way too excited,” he said. “I had a race plan, but I didn’t really follow it and my coach won’t be too happy about that.
“But I’m motivated to come back next year when hopefully I’ll stick to my race plan,” he said.
For Elke it was back-to-back victories after her win here last year, the result of leaving nothing in the tank.
“It was my second time winning this event, I just love running with the boys, they’re so fast and they’re good to push against.
“And I just love everyone cheering you whether they know you or not,” she said
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