Louis Elson dominated the Tasmanian middle distance championships held in the complex sand dunes at Pittwater on a day when very few competitors had clean runs.

Pittwater specialist Mike Dowling, running in M21, was one of the few competitors to avoid major mistakes, but a week of the high life in Kiev tooks its toll, and Mike was almost four minutes behind Louis. In W21, former JWOC representative Corinna Woolford (nee Kelly), was a clear winner from evergreen Louise Fairfax.

Among the better performances in the age group races were Jess Fuller-Smith (W20), who was over 2 minutes faster than her father Darryl Smith on course 3, and Sue Hancock (W40), who was a clear winner on course 4, 3 minutes ahead of multiple WOC representative Christine Marshall. John Brammall was the first home on course 5, and Sue and Tony Mount made it a family double on course 5A.