As they do in Taupo, the day dawned frosty but gave way to sunshine for the cross-country. In beautiful conditions, just under 40 Scottish runners (and three affiliates) participated in this event. Podium performances came from Tim Hodge (1M19), Michele Allison (3W45) (who popped in from a family ski trip to run), and Phil Sadgrove (2M45).  Glenn Hughes put in a strong performance in the men's race for fourth. 

Tim tucked in behind Jake Robinson of Hamilton City Hawks for most of the 5k, but kicked ahead behind the bush in the final turn and won by 20m. Scottish senior women outnumbered their male counterparts and that must be a first. Pam Graham and Ken Howell were officially present (and, what's more, are even recorded in the results - 5W45 and 58M45).

Both mornings produced light frosts and clear views of the volcanoes to the south. The traditional Sunday morning run saw most members running to turning points somewhere between the falls and the dam along a foggy trail.  Brenda and Paul spent 15 minutes lying in the hot water stream at the foot of Spa Park at the end of their trail run (thank goodness for the fog).

Top club was Pakuranga, as usual, with Olympic Harriers second.  Wellington won the centre prize, also as usual.

Thanks to Jim Kerr for organising the trip.

The photo shows Ben Ruthe, formerly of Scottish but now running for Tauranga Ramblers, winning the senior men’s 9k race. More of Rowan Greig's photos can eventually be found here.

Full results (Cool Running) | Taupo Harriers Results 

Scottish results

Grade place	Name	Club	Time
Girls 9 and under - 1k			31 finishers
1	Serena Murrihy	Taumarunui	03:59
12	Melissa McAdam	Wellington Scottish	05:03
Boys 9 and under - 1k			26 finishers
1	Kayne McPhillips-Sharp	Thames	3:44
12	Jake Paul	Wellington Scottish	4:14
Girls 11 and under - 2k			36 finishers
1	Anna Carruthers	North Harbour Bays	7:30
Boys 11 and under - 2k			36 finishers
1	David Lee	Pakuranga	7:14
Girls 14 and under - 3k			55 finishers
1	Esther Keown	Auckland City Athletics	11:18
15	Ariana Blackwood*	Kawerau	12:47
43	Danielle Paul	Wellington Scottish	15:04
Boys 14 and under - 3k			48 finishers
1	Regan Bones	Tauranga	10:06
9	Malcolm Hodge	Wellington Scottish	11:04
11	Hector Farmer	Wellington Scottish	11:09
Women 16 and under - 4k			24 finishers
1	Camille Buscombe	Hamilton City Hawks	14:41
24	Claire Louise Hodge	Wellington Scottish	19:46
Men 16 and under - 5k			24 finishers
1	Alex Parlane	Pakuranga	17:03
Women 19 and under - 4k			19 finishers
1	Katy Potinger	Hamilton City Hawks	14:58
Men 19 and under - 5k			27 finishers
1	Tim Hodge	Wellington Scottish	15:33
5	Daniel Wallis*	Napier	16:27
12	Cameron Goldsmid	Wellington Scottish	17:02
13	Stefan Smith*	Napier	17:25
Senior Women - 5k			36 finishers
1	Jessica Ruthe	North Harbour Bays	17:20
10	Lotty Baldrey	Wellington Scottish	19:56
14	Suzanne Cookson	Wellington Scottish	20:29
15	Natalie Smith	Wellington Scottish	20:48
18	Rebecca Grainger	Wellington Scottish	21:08
20	Kendal Morgan-Marshall	Wellington Scottish	21:51
21	Jacinda Papps	Wellington Scottish	21:56
26	Jasmine Brown	Wellington Scottish	23:23
28	Samantha Kwok	Wellington Scottish	24:03
34	Joanne Kwok	Wellington Scottish	27:22
35	Della Laird	Wellington Scottish	28:59
Senior Men 9k			54 finishers
1	Ben Ruthe	Tauranga	29:00
4	Glenn Hughes	Wellington Scottish	29:22
9	James Coubrough	Wellington Scottish	29:46
17	Ben Christophers	Wellington Scottish	31:07
32	Paul Mason	Wellington Scottish	33:18
35	Matthew Thomas	Wellington Scottish	33:58
41	Tim Hawkes	Wellington Scottish	35:36
46	Ewan Gestro	Wellington Scottish	36:21
Masters Women 35-44 - 5k			27 finishers
1	Victoria Humphries	Wellington Harrier	19:10
8	Robyn Stansfield	Wellington Scottish	21:29
Masters Women 45 and over - 5k			14 finishers
1	Lesley Graham	Bush	20:07
2	Michele Allison	Wellington Scottish	21:12
5	Pam Graham	Wellington Scottish	22:39
8	Brenda Burke	Wellington Scottish	27:30
Masters Men 35-44  - 6k			40 finishers
1	Andrew Wyatt	Papakura	20:31
40	Kirk Fraser	Wellington Scottish	31:17
Masters Men 45 and over - 6k			84 finishers
1	Lachie Cameron	NZ Police	20:57
2	Phil Sadgrove	Wellington Scottish	21:10
16	Peter Wrigley	Wellington Scottish	23:19
46	John Skinnon	Wellington Scottish	26:03
56	Ross Lake	Wellington Scottish	27:04
58	Ken Howell	Wellington Scottish	27:09
69	Jim Kerr	Wellington Scottish	28:35
75	Paul Rodway	Wellington Scottish	30:18

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