Ballarat's Daniel Martin has taken out the 70-metre open sprint handicap final at the Ballarat Gift Carnival.
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Age was no barrier for the 48-year-old, who crossed the finish line first in a time of 7.45 seconds in the $1000-event on Saturday.
He edged out second-placed Mitchell Tucker, while Karlee Bailey rounded out the podium to claim third.
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Martin said the win had been a long time coming.
"I've been chasing it for five years and I just didn't expect it today so it's a bit overwhelming," he said.
Martin overcame a slow start before edging past Bailey to rake the lead with about 20-metres remaining.
He never relinquished it.
"I knew I had Karlee Bailey in front of me", he said.
"She beat me last week and I knew I had to get to her and then basically the rest of the race was going to take care of itself."
The win marked a culmination of years of work for Martin, who said he ran second at Stawell two years ago.
He said he had every intention of defending his title at age 49.
