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Sunday, August 27, 2023

2023 Needle Relay Evans Bay Wellington Sat 27 Aug

 



Results

This year there were 18 Children’s Relay teams and 46 Open Relay teams.  Based on last year’s results the numbers were 17 and 50 respectively.

The kids did 4x1.6km laps and the open relay was comprised of 2x3km laps and 3x5km laps

Highlights were the battle between the Olympic boy’s team and the Trentham United team which Olympic won by the slim margin of 8 seconds.

The Kapiti girls’ team picked up the win in their grade ahead of Olympic Harriers which claimed second. The chasing Trentham United team was a mere 4 seconds behind.

So the kid's rivalry between Olympic and Trentham continues

In the open relay, the WHAC Senior Men’s A team cruised unchallenged to victory finishing roughly 8 minutes or so ahead of the Victoria Uni team which was second, as it was last year. 

It’s a pity Scottish could not field more Senior Men’s teams as it did in 2022 when it won

The Senior Women’s race was won decisively by WHAC from Scottish.

Most of the Master's Men’s and Women’s grades were won by Scottish, except for the Men’s 60 grade which was won by WHAC.

The Trentham Men’s Junior team retained its title from last year as did Olympic in the Junior Women’s grade.

The only drama of the day would have been the number of teams disqualified for using the same runner more than once.

Plus the scintillating performance from Stewie McKenzie who turned out for a Hutt Valley Harriers composite team, his first race since the 1936 Olympics.



Kids Relay Photos




















































Open Relay Photos