Results
Strong northerly winds and rising created havoc for the cone
and finish chute technicians. I doubt
that the runners thought conditions pleasant either especially since it was the
last race of the season.
Back on the waterfront since October 2016, Ayesha Shafi was
the first woman home in 19.41. This follows on from her good showing at the
Wellington 5,000m track championship last Saturday when she ran 18.33.
Just behind Ayesha in second place was Letha Whitman in
19.43, the current Wellington woman's 10,000m track champion. This is her third start on the waterfront and
while the windy conditions were not conducive to good times there is always
next year
Danielle Trewoon picked up 3rd place for the
women with a time of 20.43. Danielle must be in good shape because she was only
a few seconds off her PB from a few weeks ago and when you consider the weather
conditions her performance tonight was very good. Next year I think we might
see a sub-20 minute from Danielle as well as a few others.
Well what can I say about the men’s race? Daniel Jones has never been beaten on this
course and holds the record. He is the current Wellington 10,000m and 5,000m
track champ and a noted off-road runner.
So “Daniel the Animal” cruises home in 15.56 just doing
enough to head off the opposition. Daniel’s next big goal is the Gold Coast
marathon in July but between then and now his Scottish club will be looking to
him to help underpin it’s winter cross country campaign.
Second home for the men was Bejamin Hamer who ran 16.07.
Ben is waterfront first-timer, hails from Nelson but has been living overseas
(California?). I would bet a dollar to a
donut that Ben is not new to athletics or to 5k races, so note to the
recruiters.....
Mark Moore was third in 16.08, one second behind Ben. The
time is a PB for Mark and his 3rd placing the best of all his
waterfront races.
Will Critchlow was next home in 4th and I can declare
him the winner of the Critchlow/Thompson challenge. I got an on camera interview with Will when
he finished but this turned out to unusable because all you can hear on the soundtrack is ferocious wind.
So now that the waterfront racing season is over until October, Daryl is keen to get your ideas on how the series can be improved.
My suggestions are:
1 Reduce the entry fee
2 Offer 3 free races. Make the first and last races free and perhaps one early in the new year.
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