Race Results

The rain passed over leaving pretty good conditions tonight for the first of the Olympic Twilight 5k series. Sister event to the Scottish series with which we will for a few weeks share alternate weeks.

Great to have the support of Scottish at tonights event, thanks guys!

I've often thought that the southerly is harder than a northerly on this course and a few running tonight will probably agree however there were a few people talking PBs so well done to you if you are in this category.

Our Winner tonight was Brian Garmonsway in 16:26, that's a pretty sharp time. Axel Tie kept up his good form with a solid 17:00 for second. First woman was Victoria Sugden, oh so close to that magic 4min k pace in 20:01 (who's counting .01 of a second!) well done Victoria.

The walkers were lead home by Michael Walton also a sharp time of 27:22 first woman walker was Terri Grimmett. The wind can't have been too bad then!

See you all again in a fortnight.

Club Championships

Club Cross Country Championships, 28 June 2008, Bryant’s Farm, Ohariu Valley

Girls 7 and under: Kate Fenton 1, Jemima Scott 2, Lucy Borlase 3
Sealed handicap: Jemima Scott
Boys 7 and under: Keller McDonald 1, Callum Horne 2, Mark Brieseman 3
Sealed handicap: Callum Horne
Girls 9 and under(Dave Gratton Cup): Madeline Wilson 1, Amelia Kerr 2
Sealed handicap: Amelia Kerr
Boys 9 and under(Gary and Sue Dick Trophy): Jacob Horne 1, Olly Van Looy 2, Craig Pollock 3
Sealed handicap: Olly Van Looy
Girls 11 and under(Dyson Cup): Jessica Kerr 1
Sealed handicap: Not awarded
Boys 11 and under(Dyson Cup): Gareth Bott 1, Oliver Wood 2, Yianni Bares 3
Sealed handicap: Ben Ives
Girls 13 and under(OHC Cup): Susannah Lynch 1, Georgia Garden-Bachop 2, Rebecca Binkhorst 3
Sealed handicap: Rebecca Binkhorst
Boys 13 and under(Rush Cup): Tim Jackson 1, Daniel McDowall 2, Fraser Rusbridge
Sealed handicap: Fraser Rusbridge
Girls 15 and under(Wilkinson Cup): Sophie Pepperell 1, Anna Murdoch 2
Sealed handicap: Anna Murdoch
Boys 15 and under(Bill Scatchard Memorial Cup): Sean McCrudden 1, Richard Bott 2, Martin McCrudden 3
Sealed handicap: Richard Bott
Women 17 and under(Tina & Janice Parker Trophy): Deborah Lynch 1, Victoria Sugden 2, Lizzy Bunckenberg 3
Sealed handicap: Lizzy Bunckenberg
Men 17 and under(Smith Cup): Lachlan Rusbridge 1
Men 17 and under handicap(Bezer Cup): Not awarded
Women 19 and under: Not awarded
Men 19 and under(JR Perston [Masterton Harriers] Cup): Not awarded
Senior Women(McGaughran Shield): Jo Doherty 1, Jo Frater 2
Sealed handicap: Jo Frater
Senior Men(Wiren Cup): Mike Waterman 1, Lyndon McGaughran 2, Butch Borlase 3
Sealed handicap: Craig Morrison
Masters Women(Veteran Women’s Club Champs Trophy): Michelle Van Looy 1, Esther Martin 2, Geraldine Smith 3
Sealed handicap: Jean Skilton
Masters Men(Veteran Men’s Club Champs Trophy): Barry Prosser 1, Juan McDonald 2, Mark Handley 3
Sealed handicap(Bill Meek Memorial Trophy): Robbie Kerr
Walkers: Vivian Bott 1, Carol Brieseman 2, Andrea Adams 3

Club Road Championships, 23 August 2008, Heretaunga

Girls 9 and under(Barry Rush Cup): Madeline Wilson 1, Lucy Borlase 2, Julia Borlase 3
Boys 9 and under(McDonald Trophy): Jacob Horne 1, Keller McDonald 2, Callum Horne 3
Girls 11 and under(Rhonda Cooper Cup): Not awarded
Boys 11 and under(Arthur Klap Cup): Yianni Bares 1, Ben Ives 2
Girls 13 and under(Speakman Cup): Susannah Lynch 1, Ellen Van Looy 2, Rebecca Binkhorst 3
Boys 13 and under(Hay Trophy): Tim Jackson 1, Calvin Standrill 2, Fraser Rusbridge 3
Women 16 and under: Deborah Lynch 1, Anneke Binkhorst 2
Men 16 and under: Sean McCrudden 1, Alex Hooft 2, Martin McCrudden 3
Women 19 and under: Victoria Sugden 1
Men 19 and under: Not awarded
Senior Women(Laurie Watson Memorial Trophy): Jo Frater 1
Senior Men(Wilson Memorial Trophy): Mike Waterman 1, Butch Borlase 2, Lyndon McGaughran 3
Masters Women(Olive Watson Memorial Trophy): Michelle Van Looy 1, Geraldine Smith 2, Tineke Hooft 3
Masters Men(Campbell Cup): Mark Anderson 1, Mark Handley 2, Juan McDonald 3

Maiden Race and Perston Memorial Race, 26 April 2008, Newland College

Maiden handicap 1st (“Maiden Cup”): Terry Kurukaanga
Maiden first female(Sheryne Beeby Cup): Lizzy Bunckenberg
Maiden fastest time(Norman Watson Memorial Trophy): Butch Borlase
Perston handicap 1st(A R Perston Memorial Trophy): Malcolm Standrill
Perston first female(Don McGaughran Memorial): Susannah Lynch
Perston fastest time(Mrs FC Perston Memorial Trophy): Mike Waterman

Grand Memorial Handicap Race, 26 July 2008, Bryant’s Farm, Ohariu Valley

Junior Women: Sophie Pepperell 1, Victoria Sugden 2, Anna Murdoch 3
Junior Women fastest time: Sophie Pepperell
Junior Men (1939-45 War Memorial Trophy): Sean McCrudden 1, Lachlan Rusbridge 2, Martin McCrudden 3
Junior Men fastest time(Perston Rose Bowl): Sean McCrudden
Women(Dellabarca Trophy): Alison Speakman 1, Jean Skilton 2, Rose Ohlsson 3
Women fastest time(Scott Cup): Liz Anderson
Men 1st(Philp Memorial Cup): Brian Rusbridge
Men 2nd(Byrne Memorial Cup): Ken Richie
Men 3rd(Wildon Memorial Cup): Butch Borlase
Men fastest time ( Dad Philp’s Pewter Pot): Mike Wakelin

Philp Shield Team Race, 13 September 2008, Johnsonville

Winning Team(Philp Shield): Lachlan Rusbridge, Jacob Brown, Harold Alcock, Rebecca Binkhorst, Lizzy Bunckenberg, Geraldine Smith, Craig Morrison

Perston Baton Relay, 27 September 2008, Karori Park

Winning Team(Perston Baton): Butch Borlase, Vaughan Brown, Ele Brown, Tim Jackson, Susannah Lynch

Performance Trophies

Interclub Points

Senior Women(Prosser Rose Bowl):
Senior Men(Lord Cup):
Masters Women(Binkhorst Cup):
Masters Men(Veteran Champion Cup):

Interclub Handicap Points

Senior Women(Bradley Trophy):
Senior Men(Jelley Cup):

Incentive Points

Masters Women(Harris Incentive Cup):
Masters Men(Veteran’s Incentive Trophy):

Consistent Merit

Men & Women(Ingle Trophy):
Walkers(Carol Parkyn Memorial Cup):

Best All Round Performances

Girls 7 and under:
Boys 7 and under:
Girls 9 and under:
Boys 9 and under:
Girls 11 and under:
Boys 11 and under:
Girls 13 and under:
Boys 13 and under(Himona Cup):
Girls 15 and under(C Hardman & H Rush Trophy):
Boys 15 and under(Morey Cup):
Women 17 and under(Kelly Cup):
Men 17 and under(Jack Blanchfield Memorial Trophy):
Women 19 and under:
Men 19 and under(Major A B Chappel Trophy):

Most Improved

Girls 9 and under:
Boys 9 and under:
Girls 11 and under(Ken Ritchie Cup):
Boys 11 and under(Bott Cup):
Girls 13 and under(Harris Cup):
Boys 13 and under(McCutcheon Cup):
Girls 15 and under(Mallard Trophy):
Boys 15 and under(Mike Waterman Trophy):
Women 17 and under:
Men 17 and under:
Women 19 and under:
Men 19 and under(Arthur T Davies Memorial Vase): Not awarded
Most Improved Club Runner(Jacques Cup):
Junior Athlete Showing Most Potential(Fred Mair Memorial Trophy):
Highly commended effort and showing promise(certificates):

Other Awards

See the full list of trophies and competitions for a description of the other awards.

Attendance Awards

Club representative badges/date bars

Senior men’s representative badge/date bar:
Senior women’s representative badge/date bar:
Masters men’s representative badge/date bar:
Masters women’s representative badge/date bar:

The Kevin Wilson “Nattiest Attire” Award (“The Jersey”)

Club Champion

Club Champion – Points in Club Races(Charlie Grant 50th Jubilee Cup):

Here are the results of the fun Turkey Trot organised by Rob McCrudden for your entertainment and enjoyment on the last pack run of the season.

Some interesting estimates here and some very close predictions also. Good fun eh! takes some practice to predict these times well so hopefully Rob will do some more of these (the walkers do them often!)

Perfect weather despite the forecast saw 8 teams of 5 (and 1 of 6) contest this last of the season's cross country races for the club.

The results attest to some close racing from pretty even teams in the most part.

Thanks to all those who assisted on the day with set up of the course (it was very well marked); time keeping and marshalling keeping us all on course. Well done also to Jacob Brown, who did the flying first lap on his own and got us all started, good job young man!

Great day for running races this Sunday, a little windy but the new course seemed pretty sheltered in the most part. The Hutt River of course was typically windy for the half marathoners on the trip out to Melling. But the foreshore was better than Port Rd. used to be in that respect.

There was some confusion on the 10k course which lead to me being dropped from 4th to 17th without anyone ever passing me (don't know where they went but there were some pretty good PBs in that bunch ahead of me). It all helps with the fun of what is and has always been a fun run!

Most of the Olympic runners would, of course, have known where they were going, having studied the course maps readily available at race HQ.

::[Official Results]::

Great day and another great running of this sort after trophy teams event.

Nine teams and some 56 people took part.

The result announced at the clubrooms was not quite correct as the finish recorders mixed up the Bunkenberg twins and they both ended up in the same team when the results were calculated. They were the ones who turned out to control the result so the corrected result follows.

Congratulations to Lachlan Rusbridge's team who end up as the winners with Mike Waterman's team second. Third equal where Sean and Chris' teams with Sean's team taking the third place on a count back having the best last finisher (well done Greg!).

Five Olympic Harrier runners raced the Butterfly Creak Nighttime Madness event in Eastborne. Conditions were ideal this year with the weather staying warm and dry although there were a few muddy sections through the bush. The course was very challenging with 295m of uphill climbing, fast descents and a bit of road running to finish.

Martin & Sean McCrudden were 1st home in the Youth Challenge

Michelle Van Looy & Jo Doherty were 1st women pair in the Classic Challenge

Anna Murdoch also completed the youth challenge with Charlotte Pleasant.

About 50 club members competed in this event which doubles as our club road champs. The club ended up with several second placings including the open men's team and the masters women's team.

Sean McCrudden was also selected to run for Wellington at the national road champs.

There were some PBs in evidence also well done!

All in all another successful outing for the club.

::[Official Results]::

A cold sunny spring morning greeted the competitors in the annual Masters 8k road race held at the Olympic Clubrooms today.

27 runners and 11 walkers took to the course.

The winner of the "Fastest Time for Age group Trophy" was Graeme Lear who set a new time record of 29.16 mins in the 55-59 age group

Great turn out from the club with 12 teams turning out to do battle on this blustery winters afternoon. The strong southerly and wind chill were the defining weather conditions. Good team spirit prevailed and we ended up with three 2nd places (JWA, MWA & MMA).

Great effort everyone.

::[Provisional Results]::

Here are the results of the Turkey Trot held for and by the walkers in association with the Bays Relay.

Well done Dorothy Nesbit!first place with the best estimate and pace!!

Susannah Lynch lead a very successful National Cross Country Championship campaign by Olympic club members on Saturday.

Susannah prevailed in the muddy conditions to take her first national cross country championship title in the Girls 12 and under grade. Susannah covered the 2k course in 7.36 comfortably beating the second place getter Georgia Harris from Gisborne.

You should have heard the applause at the club when that news came through!! Congratulations, we are very proud of you!!

Mike Waterman also achieved a well deserved podium finish with a strong bronze medal performance in the Masters Men 35-39 age grade, capping off what has been a good cross country season for him. Awesome Mike! Well done!!

::[Results]::

Muddy conditions creeks turned to rivers...perfect cross country condiditions.

The handicapper had everyone finishing very closely too.

Another successful event for Olympic Athletes in muddy and slippery conditions>

The following people have been selected to run for the Wellington team at the National Cross Country Champs:

• W19: Victoria Sugden (O),
• W16: Deborah Lynch (O), Sophie Pepperell (O)
• M35: Mike Waterman (O).
• W35: Michelle van Looy (O).
• M50: Mark Handley (O)

Congratulations to all of you!!!!
It is a great honour to be selected to run for your Centre Team!!!

Incorporating the Wellington Mountain Running Champs

On a beautifully calm and sunny morning on Sunday 13th July a few of us took on the Wainui Mountain Run/Wellington Mountain Running Champs. The distances were 11.9 km for the men and 9.5km for the women.



Start of the race saw us immediately grinding our way up a steep incline until we reached the water tower. From there the terrain became more undulating with steep climbs interspersed with some short sharp downhills. In a number of areas you either go 'up and over' or 'around'. Up and over might have looked shorter but going around was faster. Even with recent rain the ground underfoot was pretty dry making for some good running. Once we reached the drink stop at about 3.5kms we turned right and had a nice easy downhill. Shortly after the women turned left up a very steep climb while the men carried on to complete a loop before joining back to the main course. This was the toughest climb of the course but the views over the harbour from the top were stunning. From here it was almost all downhill on the firebreaks before making a sharp left hand turn onto a very nice stretch of winding single track through the bush. Popping out at the bottom of the hill road in Wainui we continued down on the grassy verge before turning left along the road and into the finish shute.

Back to Wainui High School for the prizegiving where everyone got a spot prize and Michelle and Matt were lucky enough to win other prizes too.

Next came the announcements of who had won medals for champs and all three of us Olympic runners won a medal! Michelle and Matt both won Silver and I won Gold.

PLACING	NAME	TIME	GRADE
5	Michelle Van Looy	59.15	W - championship
11	Erena Tampeau	1.11.49	W - championship
10	Matthew Allen	1.03.48	M - championship

Another very successful mid-winter club trip to Taupo for the North Island Cross Country Champs.

The weather was cold but mostly fine with some hail for the masters women this year and a little drizzle from time to time. this did not stop some excellent racing. The club spirit was high and the All Blacks win rounded out a great day

The club managed 2nd place in the overall club competition the juniors leading the way with some exceptional results:

1st	Susannah Lynch	7.20	G12
2nd	Jessica Kerr	3.43	G10
2nd	Oliver Wood	3.41	B10
4th	Mike Waterman	21.14	m35
5th	Mark Handley	22.45	m50
9th	Butch Borlase	22.00	m35
10th	Michelle Van Looy	23.15	w35
10th	Kathryn Bunkenburg	16.44	W16
10th	Alex Hooft	11.09	B14
11th	Sophie Pepperell	12.36	G14
12th	Victoria Sugden	16.22	w19

Bearing in mind that anywhere close to a top 10 finish in this event puts these athletes near the top of their grades in NZ.

Congratulations to Susannah Lynch, North Island Champion!!! a commanding performance beautiful to watch
and Congratulations to Jessica Kerr & Oliver Wood silver medalists!!
Very well done all you top ten finishers too!!

Great conditions, surprisingly firm and plenty of water in the river crossings. Who could ask for more, the photos tell the story of a fun event and the times indicate a lot of improved times.

Great job everyone.

Some Great Olympic Results here:

10k	Mark Anderson	38.22	1st M40
	Elaine Brent	40.49	(3rd women)
	Victoria Sugden	42.21	4th woman and 1st W19
	Peter Hanson	55.29	1st M70
21k Walk	Andrea Adams	2.49.02
	Carol Bonham	2.55.51
	Colleen Singleton	3.00.38
	Barbara Mullen	3.01.12
21k run	Kevin Pugh	1.22.14	5th M35
	Gavin Sinclair	1.22.52	4th M35
	Craig Morrison	1.25.50	7th M35
	Matthew Allen	1.30.26
	Michelle Van Looy	1.35.14	4th F35-39
	Justin Tempeau	1.38.10
	Jo Doherty	1.41.44
	Robbie Kerr	1.45.01
	Geraldine Smith	1.45.06
	Eleanore Brown	2.10.53
	Harold Alcock	2.11.59	5th M65
42k run	Tim Horne	3.07.25
	Andrew Kells	3.12.17
Boys 5 to 12 years	Tim Jackson	6.12	2nd
	Joey Kells	6.43	5th
	Vaughan Brown	7.05	8th
	Sam Kells	7.4	23rd
	Keller McDonald	7.51	27th
	Cameron Rose	8.08	34th
Girls 5 to 12 years	Jess Kerr	6.43	2nd
	Amelia Kerr	7.49	13th

Well Done All!!

Here are some photos from today and the unofficial times, thankyou to our time keepers (Malcolm Standrill, Tineke Hooft, Michael Bott, ZoeHorne, Matt Allen, Justin Tampeau).

The prize for most spectacular finish goes to Callum Horne, who literally dived over the line like an All Black (now that's commitment!! 5 points!)

Individual placings of note (in top 10):		Olympic team placings:
Connor Garden-Bachop - 2nd, B9 in under 4 minutes!		Boys 9 and under, 1st
Susannah Lynch - 2nd, G13		Girls 13 and under, 2nd
Victoria Sugden - 4th, W19		Women 16 and under, 2nd
Gareth Bott - 4th, B11		Girls 9 and under, 3rd
Deborah Lynch - 5th, W16		Senior Women, 3rd
Michael Fenton - 5th, B9		Masters Women, 3rd
Mark Handly - 5th, MM50		Masters Men 50+, 3rd
Jacob Horne - 6th, B9
Barry Prosser - 6th, M50
Lizzie Bunkenburg - 8th, W16
Yianni Bares - 8th, B11
Sean McCrudden - 9th, M16
Ella Vincent-Hyde - 9th, G9
Kathryn Bunkenburg - 9th, W16
Elaine Brent - 10th, OW
Sophie Pepperell - 10th, W16

All in all a very successful day for the club and some athletes to watch in future races. Congratulations everyone!

::[Official Results Off Site (pdf 46k)]::[Team Results]::

Here are the unofficial Olympic Results for the 44 hardy souls who took on the challenge of New Zealands toughest cross country event.

Results are courtesy of Malcolm, Viv and others.

::[Official Full Results (Off Site)]::

Here are the Olympic Results courtesy of Donna.

Great turnout for this one 85 Olympic runners enjoyed this classic cross country relay.

I will post the walkers as soon as I get them!

Great running conditions this year greeted 493 competators as they once again took on the Shaw Baton Relays course. The athletes revelled in the slightly muddy cool conditions with feedback from at least one junior runner "this is the best cross country course I've done..."

The Wellington Scottish Senior men took out the baton once again to extend their continuous record to 13 years I believe.

Thanks to all competators for supporting this great event in such good spirit!!!

Brilliant day for the first race of the season. Perfect conditions hard and fast track and some good times.

There were a lot of people beating their handicaps this year. Some secret training has been going on, EXCELLENT!

91 participants recorded finishing times, that is fantastic. Starting as we mean to go on, it will be good to see that many at all the events over the season so good luck to everyone!

Olympic Results:

Place	First Name	Surname	Gender	Gd. Place	Time
8	Brad	Thompson	M	8	41:38
10	Victoria	Sugden	F	1	41:59
121	Peter	Hanson	M	62	56:52
122	Alison	Speakman	F	60	56:55

* + one other I couldn't spot if you know can you let me know please ::[website@olympicharriers.org.nz]::