ECHUCA based athlete Brady Threlfall broke the long-held Bendigo Centre record for the open 3km in the latest round of the Tuesday night series run by Athletics Bendigo.
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The star from Bendigo Harriers raced to victory in a time of 8:33.48 at the Latrobe University Bendigo athletics complex in Flora Hill.
The previous best of 8:33.7 was achieved by Leigh Purtill on December 7, 1985.
It was a superb run by Threlfall in preparation for Saturday night's running of the Flack Advisory-backed Richard Kitt Memorial 1500m at the Bendigo International Madison carnival.
Threlfall will be co backmarker with Andy Buchanan off 1.55 in the AB classic to be run at the Tom Flood Sports Centre in Barnard Street.
Results from Tuesday night's run at LUBAC in Retreat Road:
Brady Threlfall (27, Bendigo Harriers) 8:33.48; Matthew Hooke (29, Bendigo Harriers) 9:51.46; Ben Goonan (38, Invitation) 10:13.02; Daniel Plowright (27, South Bendigo) 10:14.26; Todd Bird (26, Invitation) 10:31.75; Andrw Meyers (38, South Bendigo) 11:06.33; Trevor Kelly (55, Eaglehawk) 11:13.91; Luke Matthews (33, Bendigo Harriers) 11:25.71; Anne Buckley (47, Bendigo Harriers) 11:30.14; Eric Baker (53, Bendigo Harriers) 11:45.86; Rob Clark (60, Invitation) 12:18.45; Yvette Tuohey (24, Bendigo Harriers) 12:23.99; Hunter Gill (66, Bendigo Harriers) 14:47.30; James Russell (University) dnf.
