Loaded Hog 5k Early Summer Series, Race One, 10 October 2006  

Yet again 81 participants cheated the weather and ran in almost perfect conditions on the Wellington Waterfront this evening. Fastest runner was Stephen Day (Scottish) in a good time of 16:29. He was then followed closely by Craig Renshaw in 16:44 with Kevin Pugh (Olympic) next in 16:49. Fastest woman tonight was Gabby O’Rourke (Wellington Harriers) – fresh from a tough uphill lap at the NZ Road Relay Championships held in Feilding over the weekend. Her time tonight was 17:50 and she was just over a minute in front of Suzanne Cookson (Scottish) who recorded 18:52 with Fleur Walter just 50 metres back in 19:09.

Fastest race walker, also backing up from a victorious race for Taranaki Walkers at Feilding, was Mike Lane . He recorded 29:39 tonight to head Andrew Shelley (Trentham) who posted 31:23. Fastest woman tonight was converted runner Melissa Carr (Olympic) who put in a good effort to record 32:14. Next home was Colleen Singleton (Olympic) who recorded a very good personal time of 38:59.

Of note, those who recorded particularly good efforts tonight were Fleur Walter (nudging closer to the 18 minute something marker); Craig Fairhall and Richard Farley (both coming under 21 minutes in 20:53 and 20:59 respectively); Edward Sargisson of Scottish (recording a PB with 22:16 after also racing hard at Feilding); Helen Graeve (posted yet another huge improvement with 24:12); plus two walkers posting excellent times (John Leonard with 35:34 aiming to break 35 minutes I gather) and Neville Isherwood with a late birthday pressie by posting a sub-40 minute time PB in 39:34. Well done Nev !!

Thanks to the officials tonight – Todd, Dan, Kathryn, assisted by the infamous Scottish P Team members (also fresh from a hollow victory over a fellow club team – which shall remain nameless -  at Feilding on Saturday) although they couldn’t quite take out the Gold Medal in the Prestigious Men’s D grade – but settled for Silver! This the highest ever placing by a P Team at National Road Relay Champs – thus proving the abilities of all members are not just renown for pie eating and beer swilling.

And so we are on to Race 2 next Tuesday, 17 October 2006 – registrations from 5:30pm.

Jim Kerr, Race Series Organiser

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Place Number  Name Time Ave k/min
Walkers        
1 101 Michael Lane 29:39 5:56
2 155 Andrew Shelley 31:23 6:17
3 290 Melissa Carr 32:14 6:27
4 117 John Hines 32:51 6:34
5 148 Helen Chandelle 35:27 7:05
6 7 Bart Jones 35:34 7:07
7 69 John Leonard 35:34 7:07
8 300 Carol Brieseman 35:42 7:08
9 68 Robert Bennett 37:16 7:27
10 255 Mick Rice 37:32 7:30
11 19 Colleen Singleton 38:59 7:48
12 294 Linda Tooley 39:00 7:48
13 9 Clare Sutton 39:21 7:52
14 4 Neville Isherwood 39:24 7:53
15 10 Ian Sutton 39:26 7:53
Runners        
1 195 Stephen Day 16:29 3:18
2 262 Craig Renshaw 16:44 3:21
3 88 Kevin Pugh 16:49 3:22
4 167 Brian Garmonsway 16:56 3:23
5 8 Tim Armstrong 17:04 3:25
6 303 Mark Te Punga 17:07 3:25
7 235 Richard Brent 17:15 3:27
8 134 Koz Dickinson 17:24 3:29
9 307 Paul Bird 17:33 3:31
10 140 James Turner 17:46 3:33
11 216 Gabrielle O'Rourke 17:50 3:34
12 202 Karl Woodhead 18:09 3:38
13 14 Paul Homan 18:11 3:38
14 21 Matyas James 18:19 3:40
15 48 Mike Frith 18:44 3:45
16 302 Richard Gibson 18:50 3:46
17 164 Suzanne Cookson 18:52 3:46
18 145 Stu Henderson 18:55 3:47
19 57 Neil Price 19:00 3:48
20 193 Fleur Walter 19:09 3:50
21 279 Chris Bloor 19:25 3:53
22 165 Katherine Magee 19:25 3:53
23 293 Carline Thomas 19:32 3:54
24 135 Julian Benefield 19:53 3:59
25 73 Aubrey Begley 19:54 3:59
26 234 Nick White 20:05 4:01
27 106 Alec Mladenovic 20:18 4:04
28 301 Holly Johnson 20:36 4:07
29 306 Adam Balasoglov 20:37 4:07
30 31 Jonathon Harper 20:38 4:08
31 143 Tristan Scott 20:46 4:09
32 120 Craig Fairhall 20:53 4:11
33 41 George Henderson 20:55 4:11
34 36 Richard Farley 20:59 4:12
35 43 Grayson Mitchell 21:10 4:14
36 248 Pam Graham 21:16 4:15
37 260 James Goodchild 21:40 4:20
38 203 Edward Sargisson 22:16 4:27
39 29 Paul Rodway 22:29 4:30
40 105 Les Reid 22:57 4:35
41 298 Christy Lyons 23:13 4:39
42 291 Dave Jaggard 23:21 4:40
43 309 Claire Hodge 23:22 4:40
44 308 Bev Hodge 23:22 4:40
45 152 Daryl Bloomfield 23:34 4:43
46 297 Aaron Fleming 23:47 4:45
47 35 Kirstin Lambert 23:56 4:47
48 292 Brenda Franklin 24:05 4:49
49 65 Toni Romanos 24:11 4:50
50 188 Helen Graeve 24:12 4:50
51 210 Kate Feltoe 24:12 4:50
52 13 Brenda Burke 24:21 4:52
53 241 Paul Crompton 24:59 5:00
54 295 Lisa Fong 25:11 5:02
55 40 Susan Henderson 25:15 5:03
56 304 Anne Murrell 25:24 5:05
57 305 Jo Hardy 25:26 5:05
58 59 Don Mackay 25:35 5:07
59 299 Jackie Johnson 25:37 5:07
60 226 Gavin Sutherland 26:24 5:17
61 310 Annabel Stiven 28:02 5:36
62 277 Jonathan Williams 29:20 5:52
63 253 Keri Bloomfield 30:13 6:03
64 254 Nikki Johnson 30:13 6:03
65 296 Marie Rea 30:37 6:07
66 77 Helen Aston 31:39 6:20

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