Marlborough Harriers Club

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Tracey

Novice Cup 2013

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Despite heavy rain good competitive fields contested the Novice Cup at Taylor Dam on Saturday. The handicappers did an excellent job and racing throughout most of the grades was close.

The handicap system works so as to give every competitor, no matter what their ability, an even chance of winning their grade. In theory everyone should cross the finish line together. The closest finishes were in the Girls 12 and Girls 14 grades where just one second separated the first two placings in each event. The winners were Lucy Bendell and Anna Barnes.

The next race at Taylor Dam is for the Burton Cup which is one of the club’s oldest trophies. This will be held on Saturday 4th May and once again all competitors (with the exception of walkers) will start off on handicap. However it will be an extra challenge for seniors and veterans who will step up to longer distances on the day.

Full results

NZ Mountain Running Champs 2013

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Representing Marlborough Athletics Robbie and Jess Barnes claimed their first national running titles on Saturday at the NZ Mountain Running Championships in Wainuiomata, Wellington.
Competing in the Mens 50-54 Age Group over the 9km distance Robbie outclassed race favourite Wellington’s Liam Healey to win by two minutes. Robbie’s winning time was 46.1 minutes. The undulating out and back course course with a couple of extra loops played nicely into Robbie’s hands. Despite drizzly overnight rain the course was in reasonably good condition throughout.
Colin Earwaker (Lake City) and Paul Sharp (Wellington) competing in the Mens 55-59 Age Group were the only two Masters Men ahead of Robbie over the 9km course.
Jess comfortably beat Hastings athlete Monica Burnard by more than four minutes to comfortably win the Junior Womens crown. Race favourite Monica towered over Jess and rocketed away at the start but it was Jess’s experience on the hills that saw her win in a time of 27.4 minutes over the 4km distance.
In addition to winning gold medals Robbie and Jess also won two of the eight spot prizes on offer.
Junior Womens Race results – http://athletics.org.nz/Resource.aspx?ID=17328
Photo Copyright Sharon Wray

Kaiteriteri Gold Half Marathon 2013

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A large contingent of club members competed in the Kaiteriteri Gold Half Marathon and associated 10km event on Saturday. They joined more than 260 other runners and walkers on the start-line of the hilly but undulating course.   
 
The standout performance came from Robbie Barnes who finished fourth overall in the half marathon run. His time was 1hour 24min 42sec. Nelson runners Phil Costley and Simon Leaning were first and second respectively. Brian Kemp from Waimea finished third.     
 
By all accounts running conditions were excellent but the course was a very challenging one. It was flat for the first 100 metres before the first climb so no time to warm into the run itself.
 
Half Marathon Run (134 finishers):
Robbie Barnes 1hr 24min 42sec. (4th overall; M50-59)
Peter Dick 1:34:46 (9th; M40-49)
Ron Adams 1:47:08 (35th; M50-59)
Allister Leach 1:49:13 (44th; M50-59)
Kiri Johnson 2:06:38 (94th; FU40)
Steve Olsen 2:18:58 (116th; M50-59)
 
10km Run (112 Finishers):
Anna Barnes 56min 32sec. (63rd overall; FU18)
 
10km Walk (63 Finishers):
Leanne Barnes 1hr 17min 16sec. (12th overall; F40-49)
Julie Hunter 1:43:35 (52nd; F50-59)
Bill Hunter 1:43:35 (53rd; M60+)
 

Adidas Auckland Marathon 2012

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While some travelled to Nelson for the Rabbit Island Rampage, Ron Adams and Cara Shirley contested the Auckland Half Marathon where competitors were greated with calm and sunny conditions. A total of 7,129 finishers completed the 21.1km run.
Ron finished in 1hr 42min 20sec, 603rd overall and 45th (out of 369) in the M45-49 category.
Cara finished in 2hrs 5sec, 2,357th overall and 369th (out of 1,598) in the F00-34 category.
The marathon event doubled as the New Zealand Marathon Championships. Australian Rowan Walker won the full marathon title in a very quick time of 2hrs 24min finishing just ahead of New Zealanders Scott Winton and Tony Payne.

Race Report

Results

Rabbit Island Rampage 2012

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The weather held off for those who competed in the Rabbit Island Rampage on Saturday. A small contingent from the Marlborough Harrier Club competed in the events and some very good times were posted.
In the half marathon run Robbie Barnes showed his class finishing third overall and first in the Masters Men. Robbie’s time of 1hr 22min 53sec was just four minutes slower than Simon Leaning who took overall lines honours. Ryan Smith ran a respectable 1hr 40min 16sec to finish 14th overall and 7th in the Open Mens, just 49 seconds ahead of Jess Barnes who was the first Open Woman home.
Leanne Barnes competed in the 10km walk and was the second woman home finishing  in a time of 1hr 17min 16sec. Anna Barnes contested the 5km run and ran a very respectable 27min 08sec to finish 8th overall.

Results

 

National Road Relay Champs 2012

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The hills surrounding Upper Moutere were paved with gold last weekend. John Kennedy and Ian Thomas secured gold medals in the National Road Relay Championships representing Athletics Nelson in Masters Men 40+

Their team which included multi-national champion Phil Costley covered the 8-leg 71.7km course in a time of 4 hours 17min and 3sec. just three seconds clear on runners-up Scottish. Papanui finished third a further three minutes back.

The Marlborough 60s Composite team comprising of Rab Rodger, Robbie Barnes, David Bendell, Allister Christie and Ray Waters finished a creditable 19th out of 26 teams. Their combined time was 3 hours 15min and 12sec. for the 5-leg 39.49km course.

The stand-out performer for the team was Robbie who clocked the 11th fastest overall time of 35min 55sec. for the 9.29km second lap. A total of 51 teams took part in the 5-leg course of which other grades included Masters 60+ Men, Junior Men and Junior Women.

Full Results

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