The Marlborough Harrier Club held their time trial on Saturday afternoon, using a new course starting at the Riverlands Hall, The time trial is used by Club handicappers to gauge the speed of runners and walkers leading into the road race portion of the calendar that sees a number of handicapped events taking place.
Results of the time trial as follows:
1000 metres
Boys 7 and under: 1st Lucas Neilson – 04 minutes and 55 seconds
2000 meters
Boys 12 and under: 1st Hunter Bendell – 09 minutes and 47 seconds
3000 metres
Boys 14 and under: 1st Sam Hamilton – 14 minutes and 38 seconds
5000 metres
Senior Men: 1st Hamish Hargest – 17 minutes and 07 seconds
Veteran Men: 1st Robbie Barnes – 18 minutes and 04 seconds
Junior Men: 1st Adam Baker – 19 minutes and 59 seconds
Senior Women: 1st Kiri Johnson – 26 minutes and 15 seconds
Veteran Women: 1st Wendy Gibson – 32 minutes and 11 seconds
Walkers: 1st Sheila Waters & Kay Leach – 45 minutes and 06 seconds
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Armstrong Motor Group Wellington Marathon 2015
Don Bate, Ron Adams and Sarah Gunningham joined almost 4500 other runners and walkers in perfect conditions in the capital on Sunday for the 30th anniversary of the Armstrong Motor Group Wellington Marathon.
It was a huge sporting weekend in the capital city with the Hurricanes vs. Highlanders super-rugby final held the night before at the same venue used for the marathon start-finish.
Don and Ron contested the half marathon run while Sarah tackled the 10km run.
Shoe Clinic Half Marathon (1,260 finishers)
Don Bate 1hr 40min 22sec. (19th M50-59)
Ron Adams 1hr 45min 24sec. (29th M50-59)
Mizuno 10km Run (1,105 finishers)
Sarah Gunningham 1hr 05min 49sec. (71st F50-59)