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Puketapu Cross Country
30 July, 2005
Third Open Handicap
Fenton Kelly's Property, Omaranui Rd
Paul McGettigan
Was this photo taken in 1970's?
Nup, July 2005! Good effort McGoo
love those Avia racing flats
In the third round of the Open Handicap series, Napier Harriers encountered a few boggy patches on the demanding Omaranui Road course, but overall the ground conditions allowed for good competition.
In the opening event Brendan Speakman (8.35) recorded fastest time to win a close contest by 5 seconds. Mitchell Turner finished second just 8 seconds ahead of Fraser Harris, who produced a gritty effort. The result ensured Speakman retained the open handicap trophy for another season.
Cameron Poole-Smith (16.19) got the better of his rivals to win the men's 16 years race. Eric Speakman finished 9 seconds adrift, while Michael Sullivan was unable to repeat his recent effort and settled for third another 20 seconds back.
Katie Harris (19.12) recorded a very smart time and was able to bridge the handicap advantage of her rivals. In a hectic sprint finish she nailed Laura Nagel on the line. Sarah Starkey finished third to keep her in the hunt on the points ladder, with Harris and Nagel.
Daniel Wallis gave Stefan Smith a 30 second start and caught him with 1� kms to run. Smith stuck like glue but Wallis (21.58) still had the superior sprint to win by a few metres.
Ashley Aitken scored another impressive win in the women's race. She recorded the quickest time (28.15) for 6km, as she swallowed up all her opposition and raced away to win by a staggering 1 minute 33 seconds. Although Marilyn Brown was 85 seconds quicker than last year, she had to settled for second, well clear of Shayna Heywood. The women's open handicap championship is now a head to head dual between Aitken and Brown.
The recent form of Steve Lindsay was re-emphasized with another victory in the senior mens race over 9kms. Lindsay (42.04) won easily by 38 seconds, after catching pacesetter Stu Mckie with a kilometre to go. Mckie held on gamely to repeat last year's runner-up effort, while Frank Busch (38.42) produced the fastest time in securing third place. The victory has catapulted Lindsay to the top of the points ladder although Busch will not relinquish his rights to the cup easily.
report courtesy Trevor Fulton
Results
12 yrs and under - 2km (1 short lap)
Place Athlete Grade Clock Time H'cap Actual Time Fastest Times H'cap Points
1 Brendan Speakman B12 12:05 03:30 08:35 1 15
2 Mitchell Turner B12 12:10 02:40 09:30 2 Visitor
3 Fraser Harris B12 12:18 00:30 11:48 6 14
4 Liam Ward B12 12:28 02:40 09:48 3 13
5 Annie Creagh G12 12:31 02:20 10:11 4 12
6 James Harris B12 12:45 02:20 10:25 5 11
7 Natasha Town G12 13:20 00:00 13:20 7 10
Boys 14/16yrs and under - 4km (2 short laps)
Place Athlete Grade Clock Time H'cap Actual Time Fastest Times H'cap Points
1 Cameron Poole-Smith B16 21:19 05:00 16:19 2 15
2 Eric Speakman B16 21:28 04:40 16:48 4 14
3 Michael Sullivan B16 21:48 05:20 16:28 3 13
4 Ryan Woolley B16 22:17 06:00 16:17 1 12
Girls 14/16 yrs and under - 4km (2 short laps)
Place Athlete Grade Clock Time H'cap Actual Time Fastest Times H'cap Points
1 Katie Harris G16 24:57 05:45 19:12 1 15
2 Laura Nagel G14 24:57 04:50 20:07 3 14
3 Sarah Starkey G14 25:30 03:30 22:00 4 13
4 Aleesha Heywood G16 25:41 02:00 23:41 5 12
5 Annieke Engels G16 25:51 05:45 20:06 2 11
6 Abbey Green G14 26:45 00:00 26:45 6 10
Women 19 yrs and under, Senior and Masters Women - 6km (2 long laps)
Place Athlete Grade Clock Time H'cap Actual Time Fastest Times H'cap Points
1 Ashleigh Aitken W19 37:15 09:00 28:15 1 15
2 Marilyn Brown MW 38:48 08:30 30:18 2 14
3 Shayna Heywood W19 39:20 05:30 33:50 3 13
4 Cheryl Simpson MW 39:51 06:00 33:51 4 12
5 Sheila Baxter MW 41:28 02:50 38:38 5 11
6 Diane Barclay MW 41:53 01:00 40:53 6 10
Men 19 yrs and under - 6km (2 long laps), Senior and Masters Men - 9km (3 long laps)
Place Athlete Grade Clock Time H'cap Actual Time Fastest Times H'cap Points
1 Steve Lindsay MM 54:04 12:00 42:04 5 30
2 Stu McKie MM 54:42 09:00 45:42 10 29
3 Frank Bush MM 55:12 16:30 38:42 1 28
4 Daniel Wallis M19 55:28 33:30 21:58 1 15
5 Stefan Smith M19 55:29 33:00 22:29 2 14
6 Alan Simpson MM 55:36 13:00 42:36 6 27
7 Eric Phimister MM 56:08 16:00 40:08 2 26
8 Wayne Smith MM 56:21 10:30 45:51 11 25
9 Craig Eustace MM 56:26 14:30 41:56 4 24
10 Trevor Fulton MM 56:31 15:30 41:01 3 23
11 Shane McCormack* 6km 56:40 30:10 26:30 3 -
12 Kent Wilson MM 57:19 14:00 43:19 8 Visitor
13 John Craven MM 59:20 14:00 45:20 9 22
14 Craig Mathers SM 1:02:17 19:00 43:17 7 21
15 Glenn Thomson MM 1:03:27 10:30 52:57 13 Visitor
16 Paul McGettigan MM 1:04:04 12:00 52:04 12 Visitor
*Arrived Late, timed for two laps
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