Event results
With the shortest day recently put behind us the next biggest event in the winter calendar is the traditional club assault on the North Island champs in Taupō. A large group of enthusiastic club runners made the trip up, with most of those seen wandering around the lake city behaving themselves for the most part (with perhaps some interesting takes on carbo loading enjoyed by some the night before).
Race day dawned chilly but perfectly clear with Rob leading a small crew getting our club tent up early thus cunningly grabbing a commanding position on the hill overlooking the start/finish chute. The young ones got the day rolling mid-morning with the senior races following as the day heated up. Taupō put on an absolute stunning winter’s day with nary a cloud in the sky or a breath of wind to bother those sweating it out on the nicely manicured and well set out undulating course.
Olympic was well represented across all the grades and that meant there were plenty of chances to cheer on the black singlet as the day unfolded and it was good to see ex-club president Mark Handley, and familiar face Craig Walker out there running the course, even if not in club colours. While we as a club had some outstanding results throughout the day, our real strength was in having so many people on the course of all abilities giving it their best, with each and every one racking up crucial points towards the top club trophy.
While our Masters runners were strong in most grades (as we have been in previous years), it was really nice to see the club have top results in the Senior men and Senior women races with Deborah Lynch and Toby Gaulter flying the flag high. Toby had by far the performance of the day with a commanding win in the blue ribbon Senior men’s event. I can’t recall any Olympic runner having won this race in the past and it was great to be there to see club history made.
Prizegiving was, as usual, quite delayed but as the sun went slowly down it was worth the wait as a steady troupe of Olympic runners made their way to the front. The big one for us was of course the top club trophy and while Pakuranga made a fight if it, we amassed the most points and took home the Big Cup once again, our tenth time as the best the North Island has to offer. A fantastic result!
An all-hands-in pack up and it was off to get changed for the club dinner which was at the local Cossie club. Much food, wine and merriment followed which was made all the better by the All Blacks doing their bit and winning the test match for us as we enjoyed the afterglow of a day well spent. There were plenty of tired bodies hitting the sack that night, although as usual, a large group got up early the next morning for a spectacular run along the river to prove that runners are just as crazy as most people think they are. Let’s all do it again next year anyone? Eleven-time winners does have a nice ring to it :-)
A big thank you must go to Andrea and Brian who organised much of the trip, entries and accommodation, Barry for picking up and dropping off the van plus his driving, Rob, Sharon and Adrian for bringing up and setting up so much of the club gear, the Olympic Committee, and of course most importantly all of you who made the journey and contributed to another great and successful trip! Runners, supporters, organisers and coaches you all made a difference, thank you! Kia kaha, let’s go Olympic!
Placegetters and Olympic results below.
Results
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Note sorting by time is alphabetic, not time based (so 1:00:00 comes after 0:50:00 because 1 comes after 0, but before 50:00 because 1 comes before 5).
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Name | Club/Team | Grade/Division | Time |
| 1 | Lucie Thomson | Feilding Moa Harrier Club | Under 10 Girls | 04:03.6 |
| 1 | Mia Thomson | Feilding Moa Harrier Club | Under 12 Girls | 07:34.6 |
| 1 | Paige Dobson | Napier Harrier Club | Under 14 Girls | 11:31.0 |
| 1 | Imogen Barlow | Pakuranga Athletic Club | Under 16 Girls | 11:03.2 |
| 1 | Katie Lindsay | Napier Harrier Club | Masters Women 35+ | 23:22.0 |
| 1 | Katrina Buscke | Napier Harrier Club | Masters Women 40+ | 23:08.4 |
| 1 | Rachel Penney | Pakuranga Athletic Club | Masters Women 45+ | 21:20.1 |
| 1 | Kristine Reid | Masters Women 50+ | 22:07.7 | |
| 1 | Sally Gibbs | Wanganui Harrier Club | Masters Women 55+ | 19:56.9 |
| 1 | Nuala Dunne | Wanganui Harrier Club | Masters Women 60+ | 25:43.8 |
| 1 | Jean Skilton | Olympic Harrier & Athletic Club | Masters Women 65+ | 32:01.1 |
| 1 | Judith Stewart | Eves Whangarei Athletics | Masters Women 70+ | 28:06.1 |
| 1 | Anneke Grogan | North Harbour Bays | Senior Women | 18:00.9 |
| 1 | Bella Earl | Owairaka Athletics | Women Under 18 | 14:54.2 |
| 1 | Hannah Gapes | Lake City Athletics | Women Under 20 | 14:14.5 |
| 1 | Duncan Crawford | Lynndale Athletic and Harrier Club | Under 10 Boys | 04:04.8 |
| 1 | Jacob Williams | Hutt Valley Harriers | Under 12 Boys | 06:47.2 |
| 1 | Sam Ruthe | Tauranga Ramblers | Under 14 Boys | 10:13.3 |
| 1 | Ben Oxford | Pakuranga Athletic Club | Under 16 Boys | 10:02.6 |
| 1 | Neville Smith | Hastings Harrier Club | Masters Men 35+ | 21:47.2 |
| 1 | Matthew Parsonage | Lake City Athletics | Masters Men 40+ | 21:40.0 |
| 1 | AJ Cornwall | Feilding Moa Harrier Club | Masters Men 45+ | 22:06.4 |
| 1 | Chris Mardon | New Brighton Olympic | Masters Men 50+ | 21:52.4 |
| 1 | Peter Stevens | Wellington Scottish | Masters Men 55+ | 22:44.6 |
| 1 | Graeme Butcher | Athletics & Cycling Masterton | Masters Men 60+ | 23:56.8 |
| 1 | Tony Price | Athletics & Cycling Masterton | Masters Men 65+ | 26:25.1 |
| 1 | Keith Chapman | Olympic Harrier & Athletic Club | Masters Men 70+ | 27:12.8 |
| 1 | John Skinnon | Wellington Scottish | Masters Men 75+ | 32:54.0 |
| 1 | Peter Ellis | Kapiti Running & Tri Club | Masters Men 80+ | 40:31.4 |
| 1 | Elliott Pugh | Athletics Tauranga | Men Under 18 | 15:38.8 |
| 1 | Ronan Codyre | Pakuranga Athletic Club | Men Under 20 | 15:53.9 |
| 1 | Toby Gualter | Olympic Harrier & Athletic Club | Senior Men | 28:52.6 |
| 2 | Emily Williams | Hutt Valley Harriers | Under 10 Girls | 04:09.5 |
| 2 | Brooke Martin | Olympic Harrier & Athletic Club | Under 12 Girls | 08:05.6 |
| 2 | Scarlett Gwin | Auckland City Athletics | Under 14 Girls | 12:01.2 |
| 2 | Courtney Fitzgibbon | Feilding Moa Harrier Club | Under 16 Girls | 11:07.0 |
| 2 | Susan O'Brien | Wellington Scottish | Masters Women 35+ | 23:23.5 |
| 2 | Sarah Shepherd | New Plymouth Harriers | Masters Women 40+ | 23:38.7 |
| 2 | Katy Dawson | Cambridge Harriers | Masters Women 45+ | 21:25.8 |
| 2 | Kaz Lawson | New Plymouth Harriers | Masters Women 50+ | 23:37.5 |
| 2 | Di Matthews | Wanganui Harrier Club | Masters Women 55+ | 27:01.5 |
| 2 | Tineke Hoft | Olympic Harrier & Athletic Club | Masters Women 60+ | 28:01.2 |
| 2 | Annie Van Herck | Olympic Harrier & Athletic Club | Masters Women 65+ | 06:44.5 |
| 2 | Kathy Howard | Lake City Athletics | Masters Women 70+ | 30:12.5 |
| 2 | Kerry White | Hamilton City Hawks | Senior Women | 18:16.9 |
| 2 | Sofia Lumbreras | Hastings Harrier Club | Women Under 18 | 15:01.1 |
| 2 | Isabella Richardson | Auckland City Athletics | Women Under 20 | 14:38.0 |
| 2 | Mason Webb | Tauranga Ramblers | Under 10 Boys | 04:14.1 |
| 2 | Leo Green | Pakuranga Athletic Club | Under 12 Boys | 07:34.6 |
| 2 | Louay Benaoum | Auckland City Athletics | Under 14 Boys | 10:41.2 |
| 2 | Jamie Maunder | Takapuna Athletics & Harriers | Under 16 Boys | 10:09.9 |
| 2 | David Lovelock | Palmerston North Athletic | Masters Men 35+ | 21:54.6 |
| 2 | Matthew Rodgers | Hutt Valley Harriers | Masters Men 40+ | 21:55.4 |
| 2 | Andrew Vane | Athletics Tauranga | Masters Men 45+ | 22:22.7 |
| 2 | Joe Fowler | Olympic Harrier & Athletic Club | Masters Men 50+ | 23:01.5 |
| 2 | Paul Hewitson | Wellington Harriers | Masters Men 55+ | 23:12.7 |
| 2 | Bruce Edwards | Lake City Athletics | Masters Men 60+ | 24:30.8 |
| 2 | Stephen Lindsay | Napier Harrier Club | Masters Men 65+ | 27:41.7 |
| 2 | Murray Laird | New Plymouth Harriers | Masters Men 70+ | 27:58.2 |
| 2 | Colin Boocock | Masters Men 75+ | 33:18.5 | |
| 2 | Peter Hanson | Olympic Harrier & Athletic Club | Masters Men 80+ | 57:17.5 |
| 2 | Cameron Maunder | Takapuna Athletics & Harriers | Men Under 18 | 15:52.3 |
| 2 | Nelson Doolan | Palmerston North Athletic | Men Under 20 | 16:19.2 |
| 2 | Ronan Lee | Pakuranga Athletic Club | Senior Men | 29:02.0 |
| 3 | Emily Broster | Hutt Valley Harriers | Under 10 Girls | 04:16.3 |
| 3 | Tia Korewha | Pakuranga Athletic Club | Under 12 Girls | 08:07.6 |
| 3 | Marley Sampson | Egmont Athletics | Under 14 Girls | 12:05.9 |
| 3 | Sophie Dunnett-Welch | Napier Harrier Club | Under 16 Girls | 11:13.2 |
| 3 | Helen Connole | Stratford Runners and Walkers | Masters Women 35+ | 30:34.7 |
| 3 | Veronica Maree | Cambridge Harriers | Masters Women 40+ | 24:32.8 |
| 3 | Vicki Rees-Jones | Cambridge Harriers | Masters Women 45+ | 22:57.3 |
| 3 | Karyn McCready | Hamilton City Hawks | Masters Women 50+ | 23:58.3 |
| 3 | Ali Boggs | Hibiscus Coast Harriers | Masters Women 55+ | 29:41.4 |
| 3 | Sheryne Coverdale | Olympic Harrier & Athletic Club | Masters Women 60+ | 28:56.4 |
| 3 | Joy Baker | New Plymouth Harriers | Masters Women 70+ | 30:26.8 |
| 3 | Jess Wright | North Harbour Bays | Senior Women | 18:38.8 |
| 3 | Ava Sutherland | Olympic Harrier & Athletic Club | Women Under 18 | 15:04.5 |
| 3 | Mackenzie Morgan | North Harbour Bays | Women Under 20 | 15:09.6 |
| 3 | Cooper Williams | Hutt Valley Harriers | Under 10 Boys | 04:21.1 |
| 3 | Tyler Connole | Stratford Runners and Walkers | Under 12 Boys | 07:55.4 |
| 3 | Kingston Ryan | Lake City Athletics | Under 14 Boys | 11:04.8 |
| 3 | Alex Wilkins | Pakuranga Athletic Club | Under 16 Boys | 10:14.0 |
| 3 | Reece Billington | Masters Men 35+ | 21:59.5 | |
| 3 | Nick Pannett | Pakuranga Athletic Club | Masters Men 40+ | 22:08.9 |
| 3 | Michael Pugh | Athletics Tauranga | Masters Men 45+ | 22:31.8 |
| 3 | Frank Evett | Wellington Harriers | Masters Men 50+ | 23:16.3 |
| 3 | Peter Caudwell | Lake City Athletics | Masters Men 55+ | 23:58.7 |
| 3 | Chris Speakman | Olympic Harrier & Athletic Club | Masters Men 60+ | 25:57.2 |
| 3 | Gavin Smith | Athletics Tauranga | Masters Men 65+ | 30:26.5 |
| 3 | Dave Clark | Hamilton City Hawks | Masters Men 70+ | 32:14.0 |
| 3 | Alan Jones | Athletics Tauranga | Masters Men 75+ | 36:14.7 |
| 3 | Alfie Steedman | North Harbour Bays | Men Under 18 | 15:55.9 |
| 3 | Angus Monro | Pakuranga Athletic Club | Men Under 20 | 16:23.1 |
| 3 | Liam Lamb | Wairarapa Track & Field | Senior Men | 29:22.6 |
| 5 | Melissa Crompton | Olympic Harrier & Athletic Club | Masters Women 50+ | 26:04.1 |
| 5 | Andrea Adams | Olympic Harrier & Athletic Club | Masters Women 55+ | 44:23.6 |
| 5 | Alison Speakman | Olympic Harrier & Athletic Club | Masters Women 60+ | 35:40.5 |
| 6 | Paula Binkhorst | Olympic Harrier & Athletic Club | Masters Women 55+ | 45:34.8 |
| 6 | Deborah Lynch | Olympic Harrier & Athletic Club | Senior Women | 19:21.5 |
| 6 | Bruce Atmore | Olympic Harrier & Athletic Club | Masters Men 55+ | 26:25.0 |
| 7 | Lucy Hannah | Olympic Harrier & Athletic Club | Under 16 Girls | 11:37.8 |
| 7 | Julie Klein | Olympic Harrier & Athletic Club | Masters Women 50+ | 32:18.8 |
| 7 | Lucy Jurke | Olympic Harrier & Athletic Club | Women Under 18 | 15:38.1 |
| 7 | Craig Holden | Olympic Harrier & Athletic Club | Masters Men 50+ | 24:35.3 |
| 8 | Angela Clark | Olympic Harrier & Athletic Club | Masters Women 50+ | 06:41.0 |
| 8 | Max Doherty | Olympic Harrier & Athletic Club | Men Under 18 | 16:49.9 |
| 10 | Connor Kemp | Olympic Harrier & Athletic Club | Under 16 Boys | 11:02.8 |
| 10 | Darren Gordon | Olympic Harrier & Athletic Club | Masters Men 45+ | 25:42.1 |
| 10 | Mike Binkhorst | Olympic Harrier & Athletic Club | Masters Men 60+ | 35:27.2 |
| 11 | Logan Hopfler | Olympic Harrier & Athletic Club | Under 16 Boys | 11:12.5 |
| 11 | Adrian Jurke | Olympic Harrier & Athletic Club | Masters Men 50+ | 25:24.5 |
| 12 | Ollie Harland | Olympic Harrier & Athletic Club | Under 16 Boys | 11:18.0 |
| 12 | Barry Howard | Olympic Harrier & Athletic Club | Masters Men 60+ | 42:54.6 |
| 13 | Robert McCrudden | Olympic Harrier & Athletic Club | Masters Men 55+ | 36:45.0 |
| 15 | Maia Holdon | Olympic Harrier & Athletic Club | Under 16 Girls | 12:07.1 |
| 16 | Anneke Binkhorst | Olympic Harrier & Athletic Club | Senior Women | 38:31.0 |
| 17 | Ryan MacKay | Olympic Harrier & Athletic Club | Men Under 18 | 18:07.0 |
| 19 | Miles Coverdale | Olympic Harrier & Athletic Club | Masters Men 50+ | 16:17.0 |
| 23 | Rosa Stanley | Olympic Harrier & Athletic Club | Women Under 18 | 18:46.2 |
| 25 | Bladon Roe | Olympic Harrier & Athletic Club | Men Under 18 | 22:04.0 |