Don’t forget Marlborough Harrier Club Inc AGM Monday 26th November 2012. Please consider giving a bit of your time and be nominated for the Harrier Club Committee. I can assure you it is rewarding and gives you a good insight as to what happens in the background to make events happen. Getting onto the committee is the same as belonging to the Harrier Club. People do not think they are good enough. Utter rubbish. No matter who you are you have something to bring to the Club. Meeting nights are every 4th Monday of the month with the exclusion of October and December each year.
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Blenheim Round Table Sportsperson of the Year 2012
Marlborough Harrier Club Inc has nominated Ray Waters for Sportsperson of the Year 2012.
DATE OF EVENT: Monday 19 November 2012.
VENUE: Marlborough Lines Stadium 2000.
COST: $60.00 per person which covers a seated meal and drinks with a yet to be announced guest speaker and announcement of the nominees and winners. Come and support our nominee.
The early bird booking will allow us to have all our Harrier members at the same table and I know Tracey will be asking the Athletics table be sited close by.
To enable this to happen we need to know who will be going (name) with money to me by 31st October 2012. Please email me then send the money to 14 Hillside Terrace, Blenheim 7201. Once paid there will be no refund unless we can on sell the ticket but do not rely on this happening.
National Road Relay Champs 2012
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.
Marlborough Harrier Club Prizegiving 22nd September 2012
Prizegiving 22nd September 2012
Children / Juniors
Novice Cup XCountry Champs
Under 7 Boys Jaxon Harris Mini Midget Boys (U10) Hunter Bendell
Under 7 Girls Amber Bendell Mini Midget Girls (U10) Lucy Bendell
Mini Midget Girls (U10) Lucy Bendell Midget Girls (U12) Sophia Bendell
Midget Girls (U12) Anna Barnes
Under 14 Boys Bailey McKay
Burton Cup Road Champs
Mini Midget Boys (U10 Hunter Bendell Mini Midget Boys (U10) Dylan Endersby
Mini Midget Girls (U10) Lucy Bendell Mini Midget Girls (U10) Lucy Bendell
Midget Girls (U12) Sophia Bendell Midget Girls (U12) Sophia Bendell
Under 14 Girls Hannah Munro Under 14 Girls Hannah Munro
Prosser Cup
Under 7 Boys Hunter Bendell
Under 7 Girls Amber Bendell
Mini Midget Girls (U10) Emily Munro
Midget Girls (U12) Anna Barnes
Under 14 Boys Bailey McKay
Under 14 Girls Hannah Munro
Vulcan Trophy Most promising midget – Boys Hunter Bendell
Western Trophy Outstanding midget – Girls Sophia Bendell
Seniors
Novice Cup X-Country Champs
Senior Men Tom Burgess Senior Men Ben Minehan
Senior Women Jess Barnes Senior Women Jess Barnes
Veteran Men Paul Gunningham Veteran Men Robbie Barnes
Veteran Women Jan Curnow Veteran Men +60 Rab Rodger
Veteran Women Joanne Farrell
Burton Cup
Senior Men Dale Smit Veteran Women +55 Margaret Hazelwood
Senior Women Cara Shirley Veteran Women Joanne Farrell
Veteran Men Ron Adams
Prosser Cup Road Champs
Walkers Leanne Barnes Senior Men Dale Smit
Prosser Cup Cara Shirley Senior Women Kiri Johnson
Women’s Road Handicap Cara Shirley Veteran Men Peter Dick
Veteran Men +60 Rab Rodger
Fairhall Road Race
Walkers Phillipa Hyndman Veteran Women Michelle Harris
Fairhall Road Race Tom Burgess Veteran Women +55 Margaret Hazelwood
Veteran Fairhall Trophy David Bendell
Guerin Trophy Ron Adams
President’s Supporters Cup TBA
President’s Trophy Tom Burgess
John Western Memorial Cup Steve Olsen
Most Improved Walker Kay Leach
Anita Neal Trophy – Most Improved Runner Cara Shirley
Harrier of the Year Ray Waters
Prosser Cup Plus 2012 Prize Giving
Cara Shirley is the 2012 holder of the Prosser Cup. Contested on Saturday, and the last event on the club calendar for the 2012 season, the cup is raced on handicap around the streets of Blenheim, encompassing an 8.2 km circuit. The Prosser Cup dates back to 1949 and up until 2002 it was awarded to the first male across the finish line. In recent years it has been presented to the overall winner regardless of gender. The Prosser Cup doubles as the Women’s Road Handicap event and Cara also claimed this title.
Cara won on a handicap time of 71 minutes and 49 seconds, just 13 seconds clear of runner-up Emily Burgess. Third place went to Bill Hunter. Robbie Barnes recorded the fastest actual time of 30 minutes and 49 seconds.
Leanne Barnes won the walker’s title, more than five minutes ahead of runner-up Barry Hyndman. Kay Leach finished third a further four minutes back. In the junior grades Hunter Bendell, Amber Bendell, Emily Munro, Anna Barnes, Bailey McKay, Hannah Munro and Piers Landon-Lane won titles.
Who ate the most jellybeans?
Junior prize giving followed the afternoon racing. Hunter and Sophia Bendell were aptly rewarded for their outstanding efforts during the season by being awarded the Vulcan and Western Trophies respectively. The Vulcan Trophy is awarded to the Most Promising Midget (12 and under) Boy. The Western Trophy is awarded to the Outstanding Midget (12 and under) Girl.
David Bendell completed an extra 5 km during the prize giving to pick up the trophies won by Sophia and Lucy.
The senior prize giving saw Tom Burgess awarded the President Trophy, awarded for Best Club Spirit, recognising his valuable contribution to the new club website. The John Western Memorial Cup for sportsmanship went to Steve Olsen for the second year in succession. The Anita Neal Trophy for the Most Improved Runner throughout the season was awarded to Cara Shirley and Ray Waters was named Marlborough Harrier of the Year. Kay Leach received the trophy for Most Improved Walker at the senior prize-giving. This is the second year in succession that she has claimed the silverware.
Queen Charlotte Relay
What a fun day we all had in the running of the Queen Charlotte Relay Saturday 15th September 2012.
Sincere thanks to the following committee who made this event run as smooth as it did:
Wynnie Wu Cosgrove, Les McKay, Ron Adams, Jan Curnow, Bill Hunter, Allister Leach.
Our sponsors AvantiPlus Blenheim, Mitchells Sports Power, MacDonalds Family Restaurant, Top Town Cinema, Super Liquor, Havelock Hotel, Lion Breweries South, Marlborough Express, More FM, Grapelander, SBS, Yealands Estate Ltd. Without their generous support, we would not be able to provide the quality prizes.
Our helpers who weathered the storm no matter what:
Julie and Bill Hunter, Wynnie and David Cosgrove, Ron and Debbie Adams, Ted Lucas, Allister and Kay Leach, Ian Columbus, Ross Logan, Tracey Sim, Ben Minehan, Ulysses Motorcycle Club, Bailey McKay and anyone who stepped in to assist on the day.
Our thanks to all who competed and their support crew(s).
We did have a major malfunction of the results program which meant we could not provide any full results, fatest lap times etc. We are busy rebuilding the results so they can be advertised.
Do look at photos link for photos of the day. I must say they do not fully portray how wet it was.
See you all 21st September 2013.