Great news for Dale Smit at the national summer Special Olympics in Dunedin.
Dale won the 5000m yesterday in a time of 19:41 earning himself a gold medal.
At 9am today Dale won the 3000m earning himself another gold. In this race the field took off in a sprint but David’s track-side coaching advice after the first lap got Dale to slow down. He gradually overtook all other competitors winning by about 300 m.
Well done Dale!
Results and photos from this year’s Molesworth run are now available.
Well done to everyone who competed in hot and dusty conditions.
David’s Photos Other Photos (now updated with additional photos from Michelle Fox)
Update: Benjamin McDowall (Tits’nBits, 2nd overall team) has kindly shared some photos from the fast end of the race, which can be seen here
The competitive winter season may be over but Marlborough athletes have been in action around the country in an event packed last week:
Rabbit Island Rampage 5th October 2013
Robbie Barnes and training partner Dale Smit won the half marathon and 10km run events respectively. The 21k distance doubled up as the South Island Masters Games half marathon event. Carolyn Brown won Gold in the F55-59 grade with a time of 2:05:40 and Robbie’s 1:19:27 also won Gold in the M50-54 grade.
Half Marathon
Robbie Barnes 1:19:27 (1st)
Ron Adams 1:43:26 (3rd M50-54)
Carolyn Brown 2;05:40 (1st F55-59)
10k Run
Dale Smit 40:47 (1st)
James Cliff 47:47 (2nd)
Jan Curnow 48:53 (5th, 1st F)
Stuart Curnow 52:33
Robyn Cliff 55:15
South Island Masters Games 5th-13th October 2013
Not content with winning the half-marathon Robbie continued his rampage into the other South Island Masters running events, winning another gold in the 5km M50+ grade with a very sharp time of 17:41 (2nd overall) and yet another M50+ gold in the Dun Run (which doubled as the cross country event) with 1:51 (3rd overall).
Joanne Farrell ran a fast 21:34 5km to take Gold in the F45+ grade and Ray Waters ran unopposed in the 5km M75+ grade to win Gold with an impressive 29:56.
The Dun Run
Besides the ubiquitous Robbie three other Marlborough Athletes took on the mountainous 22km Dun Run:
Robbie Barnes 1:51:03 (3rd Overall, M50+ race record)
Russel Lundon 2:22:01 (5th M50+)
Michelle Harris 2:58:14
Jodie Brown 2:58:15
Wairarapa Half Marathon 13th October 2013
Tracey Sims put in a solid performance in the hilly Wairarapa half marathon coming home in 2:08:24 (14th F35-44)
The annual Queen Charlotte Relay was contested by 45 running teams and 4 walking teams on Saturday. Beginning at the Waitohi Domain, Picton the relay wove a course through the picturesque Queen Charlotte Drive to finish outside the Havelock Hotel.
Wet weather throughout much of the race meant that the course record of 1 hour and 50 minutes was never threatened.
Teams from Marlborough, Christchurch, Nelson and Wellington were entered.
Overall line honours went to the Athletics Nelson Open Mens team in a time of 1 hour, 59 minutes and 12 seconds; more than a minute ahead of the Victoria Gold team from Wellington. Bounce With Us was third overall a further five minutes back.
The major spot prize, a bike kindly donated by AvantiPlus Blenheim was won by Kate Gaudin, competing for the local CrossFit Womens team. 
Junior Men:
Athletics Nelson 1st (2:14:06) – Luke Kelly, Allister Meffan, Tom Sommerville, Jared Lautenslager, Angus Weymss
Junior Women:
Athletics Nelson 1st (2:33:45) – Beth Versey, Kirsten Walker, Sami Jordan, Sophie Smith, Libby Malthius
Senior Men:
Athletics Nelson 1st (1:59:12) – Thomas Andersen, Josh Barry, Jeff Lautenslager, Hugo Lawrence, Mike Lowe
Victoria Gold 2nd (2:00:41), Bounce With Us 3rd (2:05:15)
Senior Women:
The Fun Running Five 1st (2:34:09) – Anna Gellatly, Hannah Maher, Annabelle Latz, Mary Lister, Jo Hawker
You Got Chicked 2nd (2:44:28), Waimea Senior Women 3rd (2:50:58)
Veteran Men:
Waimea College Ultimate Warriors 1st (2:19:06) – Ian Trice, Peter Versey, Nathan Chippendale, Tim Wright, Andrew Ricciardi
Derek’s Dashers 2nd (2:20:00) Waimea Veteran Men 3rd (2:20:19)
Veteran Women:
Marlborough 1st (2:44:31) – Jane Roberts, Michelle Fox, Jan Curnow, Joanne Farrell, Michelle Harris Waimea 2nd (2:50:58), Chicks On The Run 3rd (4:14:40)
Social Teams:
A+ Boys 1st (2:30:32) – Phillip Sim, Marty Moran, Anthony Bowron, Jacob Holland, Allister Savage
Crilley 2nd (2:36:53), Tussocks 3rd (2:37:09)
Walking Teams:
Tasman Express 1st (3:58:50) – Eric Verstaapen, Ross Mitchell, Raylene Stringer, Pam Barker, Ros D’Agnilli
Waimea Express 2nd (4:02:40), Marlborough Walkers 3rd (4:42:54)
Fastest Lap times – Senior Men:
1st Lap – Thomas Andersen (18:56); 2nd Lap – Josh Barry (28:58); 3rd Lap – Rowan Hooper (25:54); 4th Lap – Hugo Lawrence (21:42); 5th Lap – Mike Lowe (21:52)
Fastest Lap times – Senior Women:
1st Lap – Anna Gellatly (26:04); 2nd Lap – Hannah Maher (33:50); 3rd Lap – Annabelle Latz (32:16); 4th Lap – Lauren Penny (29:34); 5th Lap – Marjolene Edwards(30:25)
Fastest Lap time – Veteran Men:
1st Lap – Ian Courtenay (19:04); 2nd Lap – Peter Versey (29:08); 3rd Lap – Ian Carter (33:02); 4th Lap – Gary Marshall (24:55); 5th Lap – Derek Shaw (25:23)
Fastest Lap times – Veteran Women:
1st Lap – Jane Roberts (26:28); 2nd Lap – Robyn Deane (34:56); 3rd Lap – Jan Curnow (39;00); 4th Lap – Joanne Farrell (29:16); 5th Lap – Michelle Harris (30:22)
Thanks to everyone who helped make the day a success and hope to see you again next year.
Full Results
Photos (Some great shots of today’s action kindly supplied by David Smit)
More Photos (Courtesy of Sandra & Denis Robinson, who braved the rain to man the timekeeping station at Linkwater, also some additional shots from the start of leg five and the finish)
Athletics Nelson’s QCR2013 Video (Josh Barry’s superb Youtube video of the Athletics Nelson teams competing on Saturday)
Despite the drizzle thirty-four harriers took part in the Woodbourne half marathon, 10k and 5k events. The half-marathon course was diverted along Godfrey road on the way out to avoid the swollen Mill stream. Cam Kain won the 5k and Joanne Farrell finished third overall. In the half-marathon Robbie Barnes finished third behind Dan Moore and Ian Thomas. Bill Hunter won the 21k hybrid category.
| Half Marathon Robbie Barnes 1:22:06 (3rd overall, 2nd VM) Andrew Curnow 1:24:05 (4th SM) Lionel Graham 1:40:02 John O’Connell 1:40:43 Margaret Hazelwood 1:43:54 Paul Gunningham 1:45:25 Michelle Fox 1:48:01 Kevin Ellis 1:48:02 Kiri Johnson 1:48:12 Jodie Brown 1:52:42 Emily Burgess 1:53:02 Tom Burgess 1:53:03 Winston Cosgrove 1:53:45 Allister Christie 2:13:27 Ray Waters 2:14:48 Half Marathon Hybrid |
10k Jess Barnes 46:32 James Cliff 48:43 David Bendall 50:53 Stuart Curnow 53:20 Anna Barnes 55:00 Geoff Handley 59:13 Paulette Handley 1:03:04 Sarah Gunningham 1:06:01 Hannah Munro 1:15:15 Helen Munro 1:24:10 Sheila Waters 1:24:16 5k |
Just under four thousand seven hundred competitors started the Christchurch Airport Marathon, Half Marathon and 10k. At the elite level the half-marathon had been billed as too close to call and the spectators were not disappointed as Hamish Carson of Wellington just edged out national 3000m champion Hugo Beamish, the first four senior men all finishing within ten seconds. Fourty-nine year old Sally Gibbs showed that age is no barrier for her as she was the first women home in 1:17:02 breaking Bernie Portenski’s 13 year age grade course record. Favourites Phil Costley and Liza Hunter-Galven won their respective marathon events.
An improved course and mild temperatures made for ideal running conditions and a large Marlborough contingent didn’t disappoint competing strongly in all running and walking events.
Margaret Hazelwood delivered a standout performance as she broke her own W60-69 course record by 32 minutes clocking a very impressive marathon time of 3hours and 38 minutes. Robbie Barnes, Jess Barnes and Judith Hyndman also took age grade placings.
Marathon
3:38:39 Margaret Hazelwood (1st W60-69, W60-69 Course Record)
Half Marathon Run
1:19:24 Robbie Barnes (2nd VM50-59)
1:23:12 Andrew Curnow
1:33:57 Tom Burgess
1:37:41 Alister Leach
1:43:23 Jess Barnes (3rd W12-19)
1:52:27 Ian Partner
1:52:33 Jan Curnow
1:53:02 Emily Burgess
1:53:05 Steve Olsen
Half Marathon Walk
2:34:18 Judith Hyndman (3rd W40+)
3:05:40 Kay Leach
10k Run
0:41:58 Ray Boardman
0:53:22 Stuart Curnow
0:55:29 Mieke Holtrop
0:59:05 Geoffrey Handley
1:01:14 Paulette Handley
10k Walk
1:21:10 Leanne Barnes
1:36:12 Julie Hunter
1:36:13 Bill Hunter
3k Marafun
00:15:00 Anna Barnes
