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new
balance 10k Road Race Walking Series, Race Three, Evans Bay
Parade, 2 September 2006
By David Lonsdale
On a stormy day with wind gusts up to 80kph,
times were naturally slower than in recent races. The 2.5k out and back course
was all on the pavement. It wound its way round a few bays going north from the
Zephyrometer at Cobham Drive lights to just past the old Patent Boat Slip, and return. A
few of the bends gave some protection from the strong wind.
There were 19 starters in this unjudged race.
Peter Baillie continued his dominance of the Wellington
walking scene with a clear win.
Marathon
walker Andrew Shelley who is making great strides in getting his race walking technique right was second after a good battle
with Mark Woodhouse, who is in his first year as a competitive walker. Maria Knott,
another first year walker had a great battle with the consistent Diane Isherwood, and only got clear on the last lap to win
the women’s race.
In the accompanying 5k race, meeting promoter and
manager Bart Jones came home a deserved winner. At the prizegiving,
the main prize of a pair of new balance shoes was awarded to Maria Knott as she was judged to have shown the most
improvement in times and race walking style over the three race series. In total,
62 walkers have taken part in the three races over 10k and 5k.
new
balance Race 1 | new balance Race 2
new
balance 10k Road Race Walk
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Place
|
Name
|
Club
|
Finish
time
|
Time
per k
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1
|
Peter Baillie
|
Wellington
Scottish
|
57m 53s
|
5m 47s
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2
|
Andrew Shelley
|
Trentham United Harriers
|
63m 47s
|
6m 23s
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3
|
Mark Woodhouse
|
Wellington
Scottish
|
64m 20s
|
6m 26s
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4
|
Simon Reynolds
|
Wellington
Scottish
|
65m 15s
|
6m 32s
|
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5
|
Maria Knott
|
Wellington
Scottish
|
67m 04s
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6m 42s
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6
|
John Hines
|
Wellington
Scottish
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67m 07s
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6m 43s
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7
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Diane Isherwood
|
Wainuiomata Harriers
|
68m 07s
|
6m 49s
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8
|
Ian Blyth
|
Walk 4 Health
|
68m 37s
|
6m 52s
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9
|
Karena Blyth
|
Walk 4 Health
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68m 37s
|
6m 52s
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10
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Leeanne Palmer
|
Wellington
Scottish
|
69m 31s
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6m 57s
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11
|
John Scott
|
Kapiti Harriers
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70m 21s
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7m 02s
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12
|
Andrew Bell
|
Walk 4 Health
|
70m 25s
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7m 03s
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13
|
Ingrid Woodhouse
|
Wellington
Scottish
|
70m 40s
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7m 04s
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14
|
Murray
Gowans
|
Wellington
Scottish
|
76m 16s
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7m 38s
|
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15
|
Peter Tearle
|
Wellington
Scottish
|
76m 16s
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7m 38s
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16
|
Margaret Bray
|
Wellington
Scottish
|
82m 22s
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8m 14s
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DNF
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Alison Samson
|
Wellington
Harriers & A.C.
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DNF
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Richard Willis
|
Valleys United
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DNF
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David Cooke
|
Wellington
Scottish
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5k Road Race
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Place
|
Name
|
Club
|
Finish time
|
Time per k
|
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1
|
Bart Jones
|
Wellington
Scottish
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34m 17s
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6m 51s
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2
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Brendan McCauley
|
Wainuiomata Harriers
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34m 47s
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6m 57s
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3
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Robbie Hannan
|
Wainuiomata Harriers
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35m 01s
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7m 00s
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4
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Daphne Jones
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Walk 4 Health
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37m 43s
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7m 33s
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5
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Robyn Iremonger
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Walk 4 Health
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40m 10s
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8m 02s
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6
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Neville Isherwood
|
Wainuiomata Harriers
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42m 46s
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8m 33s
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7
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Rachel Kennedy
|
Wellington
Scottish
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42m 50s
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8m 34s
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