Ray Waters, Sheila Waters and Mieke Holtrop competed in the Nelson Half and Quarter Marathon held on Sunday. Ray clocked up yet another run over the 21.1km distance while Sheila tackled the walk. Mieke ran the shorter 10.25km course.
Phil Costley who was a late entry following his last-minute withdrawal from the Rotorua Marathon took overall line honours in the half marathon with a time of 1hour 9min 56sec. Graeme Taylor was a further four minutes back. Paula Canning claimed her eighth consecutive Nelson Half title to lead the women home in a time of 1hour 24min 17sec.
Marlborough Results:
Half Marathon Run (113 finishers)
Ray Waters 2hrs 19min 42sec. (101st overall; 11th M60+)
Half Marathon Walk (19 finishers)
Sheila Waters 3hrs 12sec. (13th overall; 4th F55+)
Quarter Marathon Run (119 finishers)
Mieke Holtrop 58min 21sec. (52nd overall; 2nd F55+)