BATHURST'S Wes and Kellie Gibson plus Sophie McCauley have shown the Blue Mountains who's boss after their excellent performances in the recent Ultra-Trail Australia 22 kilometre event.
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Wes Gibson managed to repeat his 2018 time - down to the very second - to come home 16th overall, narrowly missing the magic two hour mark with a time of 2:00:23.
In her second attempt at the event Kellie Gibson smashed her personal best, recording a 2:31:35 to be the 31st female home in a field of nearly 1,400.
McCauley was the women's 16-17 years champion, and 111th female home, after running a 2:52:28 to win her category by less than two minutes.
Kellie Gibson didn't expect to finish so high up the standings against a huge collection of competitors.
"I didn't expect such a good result but in such a big field like that you just worry about yourself, and for me it was just about trying to beat last year's time and I was stoked to come away with a 12 minute PB," she said.
"The race is basically eight kilometres downhill then a climb to the finish. To prepare I did a bit of on-course training and lots of hills.
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"I think it can be easy with the downhill to go hard at the start but it can be the part that's really hard on your legs. You can pay for it later on.
"I didn't really take too much notice of the time. It was only when I got to the stairs, which is over the last kilometre, that I realised that I was going to get a PB by a fair bit."
Gibson said the weekend's events showcased how much Bathurst's running stocks, of all skills and ages, have grown in the past few years.
"It was great in general to see such a high participation from Bathurst people across the different races over the weekend, with a huge Bathurst contingent in Friday's UTA22," she said.
"Many returned from last year and many took on the challenge for the first time. There were lots of PBs out there from the Bathurst crew and some great runs on debut.
"The running culture in Bathurst has steadily grown since the start of parkrun almost three years ago and it's great to see so many local people enjoying their running and taking on these challenges.
"Sophie's done so well and it's so good to see young girls getting out there and having a go. Sixty five percent of the field was female so it's great to see female participation increasing in sport."
The 22km men's and women's races were taken out by Ben Duffus (1:34:27) and Stephanie Auston (1:49:12) respectively.
The premier 100km races were won by Poland's Marcin Swierc (9:31:15) and Tasmania's Amy Lamprecht (11:03:28).