From the rolling hills of San Francisco, to the High Line of New York, to Mission Beach at San Diego Gary Howden ran everywhere he could while on a three-week holiday, and was rewarded with a win in the eight-kilometre Stawell Toyota Handicap.
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Howden completed the race just two days from returning.
“It was a bit of a shock to the system to be running at those amazing locations and then coming back to run a six kilometre warm-up in Horsham,” the 58 year old said.
In just his third run for the season Howden knew he had to stay fit if he was to compete when he returned.
“That’s never a hardship to me because it’s great to run where you might never get the opportunity again,” Howden said.
Howden had to give a tidy start to every runner, except for former club champion Col Barnett.
Still lying sixth with just a kilometre to run Howden rounded up the rest of the field in the steady uphill climb to the finish.
The club returns to the Ironbarks on Saturday for the five kilometre David O. Jones Stawell Mitre 10 Handicap.
