Patrick Damant narrowly held off Julie Lawlor to win the second of the GIAACıs winter handicap races. The race was held over the club's traditional Pembroke 4.6 Mile 'Full Course' in perfect conditions.
Damant, who started off on a 6 minute 45 second handicap,hit the front with two miles of the race remaining and held off Lawlor who, after starting off on 8 minutes, closed to within three seconds of victory.
Colt's coach Rob Carre took time out from organising the juniors to run a determined race and claim third place.
Mike Doyle and Steve Dawes look set for a succession of close races this season and had an epic battle in the bid for fastest time of the day. After a year in the sport Dawes has adopted a more structured approach to training and Sunday's race was evidence that the approach is paying dividends.
Starting on a 17 minutes handicap Doyle and Dawes were locked together for the first half of the race before Dawes forced the pace and pulled out a lead of nearly 30 seconds by the finish, which he crossed in an actual time of 28 minutes 40 seconds.
Veteran Gordon Mercier was the only other runner to beat the 30 minute barrier.
| Pos | Athlete | Time | H'cap | Actual |
| 1 | Pat Damant | 42.50 | 6.45 | 36.05 |
| 2 | Julie Lawlor | 42.53 | 8.00 | 34.53 |
| 3 | Rob Carre | 44.24 | 5.00 | 39.24 |
| 4 | Clive Loveridge | 44.46 | 10.00 | 34.46 |
| 5 | Jenny Elliott | 44.54 | 8.00 | 36.54 |
| 6 | Ian Ozanne | 44.59 | 13.15 | 31.44 |
| 7 | Brian Johnson | 45.05 | 9.45 | 35.20 |
| 8 | Roger Naftel | 45.14 | 11.30 | 33.44 |
| 9 | John Addy | 45.24 | 11.45 | 33.39 |
| 10 | Toby Grice | 45.30 | 14.30 | 31.00 |
| 11 | Justine Prevel | 45.31 | 7.00 | 38.31 |
| 12 | Toby Peatfield | 45.32 | 11.30 | 34.02 |
| 13 | Paul Vaudin | 45.38 | 11.30 | 34.08 |
| 14 | Steve Dawes | 45.40 | 17.00 | 28.40 |
| 15 | Martin Spratt | 45.43 | 15.00 | 30.43 |
| 16 | Gordon Mercier | 45.46 | 16.00 | 29.46 |
| 17 | Ian Bloese | 45.54 | 8.15 | 37.39 |
| 18 | Danny Blatchford | 45.58 | 10.30 | 35.28 |
| 19 | John Dedman | 46.01 | 13.00 | 33.01 |
| 20 | Tony Mourant | 46.02 | 12.45 | 33.17 |
| 21 | Eric Le Breton | 46.02 | 9.45 | 36.17 |
| 22 | Mike Doyle | 46.08 | 17.00 | 29.08 |
| 23 | Pierre Paul | 46.18 | 11.30 | 34.48 |
| 24 | Marcus Prevel | 46.21 | 16.00 | 30.21 |
| 25 | Alan Smith | 46.35 | 15.15 | 31.20 |
| 26 | Phil Guilbert | 47.02 | 12.45 | 34.17 |
| 27 | Kevin Le Noury | 47.06 | 9.00 | 38.06 |
| 28 | Colin Guilmoto | 47.20 | 11.45 | 35.35 |
| 29 | Alan Roger | 47.20 | 6.45 | 40.35 |
| 30 | Carole Pollmer | 48.14 | 1.00 | 47.14 |
| 31 | Mark Anthony | 48.21 | 17.45 | 30.36 |
| 32 | Chris Tostevin-Hall | 48.40 | 10.45 | 37.55 |
| 33 | Terry Greening | 49.07 | 10.00 | 39.07 |
| 34 | Jill Loveridge | 54.15 | 0.00 | 54.15 |