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+)