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Brooklyn Shield 2013

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A total of 25 club members lined up in the Brooklyn Shield interclub competition at Taylor Dam on Saturday. Joining them were visiting Waimea athletes Craig Harford, Fran Kerse, Maren Harford and Heather Eades. Unfortunately Nelson had nobody take up the challenge.

Of the 12 grades contested Marlborough won nine and Waimea won three. The Mens 16, Mens 19 and Womens 19 and under grades were uncontested due to no entries from either of the clubs.

The Brooklyn Shield is awarded to the club with the best overall result. The first four runners per club in each grade count towards overall points except in the Senior Mens grade when the first six runners count.

Marlborough retained the Brooklyn Shield for the 11th consecutive year. In addition they also kept the Brooklyn Trophy awarded for Senior Mens team competition and won the Charlie Sturrock Cup awarded for Boys 12 and under teams competition. This was not contested last season.

The Don Pederson Cup awarded for Senior Womens team competition was deservedly won by Waimea. In what was a closely fought race Waimea’s Fran Kerse took line honours from local runner Kiri Johnson. Fran’s Waimea team-mate Maren Harford finished third and this was enough to secure the silverware last won by the visitors in 2008.

Brooklyn Shield (overall) points tallies were as follows:

Marlborough 1st – 146 points
Waimea 2nd – 242 points
Nelson 3rd – 261 point

Brooklyn Trophy (Senior Men) points tallies were as follows:
Marlborough 1st – 21 points
Waimea and Nelson 2nd= 63 points

Don Pederson Cup (Senior Women) points tallies were as follows:
Waimea 1st – 13 points
Marlborough 2nd – 17 points
Nelson 3rd – 22 points

Charlie Sturrock Cup (Boys 12 and under) points tallies were as follows:
Marlborough 1st – 10 points
Waimea and Nelson 2nd= 14 points

Full Results  Tom’s Photos  David’s Photos

Nelson Half Marathon 2013

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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+)
 

Burton Cup 2013

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More than 30 runners took part in the Burton Cup handicapped event held at Taylor Dam on Saturday. The walkers who took part started off on scratch.
The original W.G. Burton Trophy, one of the club’s oldest trophies dating back to 1933, is presented to the winner of the Senior Mens race and this was taken out comfortably by Jeremy McKenzie.  
Hunter Bendell, Sophia Bendell and Hannah Munro won back-to-back Burton Cup titles all stepping up in their respective grades. First year club members who claimed titles on the day were Neve McKenzie, Xander De Luca, Teresa Campbell, Emma Jones and Jeremy McKenzie.
The final race at Taylor Dam for the 2013 season is the Brooklyn Shield on Saturday 25th May. This is an annual interclub event between Marlborough, Nelson and Waimea. Marlborough are the current holders of the Brooklyn Shield as well as the Senior teams silverware associated with the event; the Don Pederson Cup (Senior Womens team competition) and the Brooklyn Trophy (Senior Mens team competition). The Charlie Sturrock Cup, awarded for Boys 12 and under teams competition was not contested last season.