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The winners of the City-Bay Fun Run have crossed the finish line, with an Olympian taking out top honours for women and a Victorian man making it two wins in a row.
Jack Rayner, who took home first place in the men’s, said he was “pretty exhausted but thrilled” to win it for the third time.
The 27-year-old said he had run the race six times and was pleased with his time, despite it not being his fastest.
“I think it’s the second or third quickest time,” he said. “But still, my aim was to win.”
Mr Rayner said he gets through the run by distracting himself.
“I try to distract myself as much as possible,” he said. “(I) just look at all the supporters on the sideline. Every time you run past them, it gives you a little bit of a push.”
Mr Rayner previously won the City-Bay in 2018 and 2022.
“I always love coming to Adelaide, it’s such a beautiful place and has one of the flattest courses in Australia,” he said.
“So it’s got a lot of appeal to it … it draws the best of Australia.”
Australian Olympian Genevieve Gregson was the first woman to complete this year’s fun run.
The 34-year-old from Queensland said she was very happy with her time.
“I didn’t want to just win today, I wanted to try run really hard,” she said. “I’m just super stoked to be here.”
Ms Gregson said despite not knowing her official time, she was happy with the result.
“My goal was to stick as close to 38 as possible and I was in the 38s I think,” she said.
90-year-old David Sais has been participating in the City-Bay since it first started in 1973.
“I started in 1973, and I want to keep doing it,” he said. “I did miss out on 10 years but then I got back into it. So I’ve done about 38 or 39.”
Mr Sais said he’s been involved in fitness and running since he was in college.
“After the first sports day I knew quickly that I was born for comfort and not speed,” he said.
“So I trained and trained for what was then the half mile and mile, which is now the 800m and the 1500m.
“And then this thing came out in 1973 and I thought I’ll get into it.”
Mr Sais said his involvement this year was particularly special as he was surrounded by three generations of family.
“This is the first time that I’ve had all these lovely people,” he said.
Mr Sais, who finished the fun run at 10am after an 8am start, said he was pleased with his time.
“I was hoping to do it in two hours and I think I have,” he said.
The 90-year-old said he has every intention to be involved again next year and celebrate the marathon’s 50th anniversary, which will be celebrated in 2024 on account of Covid.
“If I’m still alive, I’ll be shuffling one foot in front of the other,” he said.
Beth Newman and Jack Jacobson joined Kat Marks at the City-Bay to raise funds for childhood cancer after finding out only last week her 10-year-old nephew was diagnosed with a form of bone cancer.
“It was just last-minute and just made it even more special this year to raise as many funds as possible for the family,” Ms Marks said.
An emotional Ms Marks said she’s happy with the result of the marathon and the money they’ve raised so far.
“It’s nearly $3000 as of today,” she said.
17-year-old Isabella Vincent, an ambassador for Lumary, said she always enjoys being part of the inclusive event.
“It’s a great community event,” she said. “It’s even a bigger turn out than last year which is super exciting. It’s a great opportunity to raise money for so many great charities.”
As well as running with Lumary, Isabella was raising funds for her own charity, SWIPS which raises funds for sports wheelchairs in primary schools.
“We’re going to try and put two sports wheelchairs in a primary school,” she said.
“I struggled a bit in primary school, I kind of felt like my teacher didn’t know what to do with me.”
Isabella said the initiative will also provide schools with a program outlining how to best use the chairs.
“We’re hoping to get that started and the chairs rolling through next year,” she said. “We’ve raised over $12,000 now.”
Ryan Day, 13, and Johnny Day, 46, ran the City-Bay this year to raise money for cerebral palsy through STEPtember.
Mr Day said they are appreciative of the donations they’ve received so far and they’re hoping to reach $10,000 to $12,000 by the end of the month.
Ryan said he is striving to continue being involved in the City-Bay in future years.
“You know what made it extra, extra special? I had my mum and sister cheering me on,” Ryan said.
Karly Conry took part in the City to Bay Fun Race alongside her friends and family, aiming to raise $1,000 for SIDS and Kids SA.
Her team, named Dakota Lee in honour of her late daughter, walked a distance of 12 km.
Her daughter had tragically passed away at just 13 months old earlier this year due to complications from three different viruses.
Surpassing their initial fundraising target, the team raised a total of $1,689.
They also earned the Best Dressed award at the race.
Reflecting on the experience, Ms Conry posted on Facebook, “The weather was absolutely perfect, sorry for the sore feet tomorrow.”
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