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Sunday, December 2, 2018

2018 Scottish P-Team World Mountain Running Champs Tip Track Wellington Sat 1 Dec







Results

Here is everything you wanted to know about pies and stuff


It was a modest but enthusiastic crowd that turned out for this social but testing event.  

None of the people from the morning speed sessions at Newtown Park turned up which I had partly expected.  

Watching that lot run around in circles around the track reminded me of my blog header which quotes the late Robin Williams and his reference to hamsters.

But who needed the elite runners when one of the original P-team founders turned up in the form of Bruce Lake. 

Dressed suitably in black and representing New Zealand (but without the Fred Dagg gumboots) was  “Brucie” raring to go after an absence of  5 year (or so).  

Also risking it for his first beer and pie outing was newbie Bede Schaijik and at some later stage I must ask him how it all went.

After the traditional briefing from ground control (Karl WoodHead and Stu Beresford) the show got underway. 

I didn’t hear any disclaimers about competing at your own risk which considering Stu is a lawyer seems to be an oversight. Maybe it’s in the entry paperwork but there didn’t seem to be any of that either.

Mr Lake was first away which just goes to show that years of practice on P-Team expeditions are never wasted. First impressions always count but I can imagine that second impressions would show Brucie to be walking after the first bend 30 metres. In other words it’s a long way to the top if you want another beer.  

Matyas James was the last away but it surprised me a little that Tom and Glenn the two Victoria University representatives were also slow to finish up the drinking and eating bit and head away.


Apparently there are no winners according to KW but seemingly there have been some consistently good performers notably Api Williams. 

Api was not there today and nor was Don Stevens who told me earlier in the week that he normally does well in this event. 

So maybe bragging rights are only meaningful if you were actually there as a participant.  







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