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Prosser Cup Plus 2012 Prize Giving

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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.

Full Results

Queen Charlotte Relay

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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.

Fairhall Road Race 2012

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Wet conditions greeted the runners and walkers who took part in the Fairhall Road Race on Saturday on the Ben Morven Circuit. The third to last event on the official calendar for the 2012 season, all grades started off on handicap. 

Tom Burgess won the Annual Road Race 7 Mile Cup which is presented to the first Harrier Club member home in the main race, a distance of 9.2km. The cup dates back to 1933 and is believed to have been originally presented to the winner of the Renwick-Blenheim road race. Second place went to David Bendell who picked up the Veteran Fairhall Trophy (affectionately known as the Burglars Trophy) that is awarded annually to the first Veteran Man home. 
Steve Olsen, Allister Leach and Rab Rodger rounded out the remaining top five placings overall. Robbie Barnes recorded the fastest actual time of 34 minutes and 22 seconds.
In the walking section Phillipa Hyndman crossed the line in first place ahead of her non-member father Barry. Kathryn Mann was third followed by Sheila Waters and Judith Hyndman. The latter recording the fastest actual time of 61 minutes and 26 seconds. 
Winners in the junior grades were Lucy Bendell, Bailey McKay and Piers Landon-Lane.
Meanwhile it’s back to the drawing board for the club handicappers. All handicaps need to be reworked and adjusted ahead of the Prosser Cup in two weeks time.

2012 Road Champs

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The club road champs were held on the Grovetown circuit on Saturday afternoon.

Dale Smit and Kiri Johnson were comfortable winners in the senior grades with Dale claiming back-to-back senior mens titles. Michelle Harris, Margaret Hazelwood, Peter Dick and Rab Rodger claimed the veteran titles. Non-member Phillip Sim finished eight seconds ahead of Peter in the veteran mens grade.

In the junior grades the closest finish came in the Boys 10 and under. Dylan Endesrby out-sprinted Hunter Bendell to take the title with just one second separating them. Lucy Bendell, Sophia Bendell, Connor Endesrby and Hannah Munro were other winners in their respective grades…

Hellen Munro won the 5 km walk.

The Guerin Trophy is also associated with the road champs and is awarded in the veteran mens category under a sealed handicap. The winner is kept under wraps and is announced at the end of season prize-giving.

Results