Results
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High humidity and blustery conditions are not conducive to
fast times although those Newlands College students who lined up for their annual fitness test
were probably not too concerned as they all got PB’s anyway.
In the men’s grade Levente Timar took line honours fresh
from his Lower Hutt Park Run win last Saturday. His time of 16.23 is not his
best for this event (he did 15.44 six years ago) but he looked comfortable
heading toward the finish.
But Timar appears to be a hidden talent and without a club
as well? I am surprised the local recruiters
have missed him.
Like many others
Timar will be running the Cigna Round the Bays 10kon Sunday and I might just
keep an eye on his time
Second home was newcomer Paul Shoemark in 17.38 heading off
a fast finishing Will Critchlow who was also credited with 17.38. But from where I was watching this was not a
dead heat so I think Daryl’s Five Eyes system might have got Will’s time wrong.
And yes Will I did
hear what you said when you crossed the finish line and no I did not get it on
video.
In the women’s race Kate Slater running for Scottish scored
a big PB in 20.17. Her previous best time for this event was 21.10 so you can
see the huge improvement even allowing for the windy day. Can Kate get below the
magic 20 minutes before the season ends?
The 2nd woman finisher was Chistina Totina who
clocked 20.53. Her best time is 20.34 recorded in November 2017 and on that occasion
she was also 2nd.
Third but not least was Caroline Mellsop who ran 21.11. She ran
this event for the first time back in 2016 and mostly finishes in the top 10
for the grade. There has to be a PB in those legs waiting to get out.
A lot of today’s competitors will be doing one of the Round
the Bays races this Sunday. Good luck
for that and if conditions look like they good be hot and sticky (even early in
the morning) don’t forget to drink plenty of fluids early in the race even if
you don‘t think you need it.
This applies especially to those doing the 10k and
half-marathon options
In the meantime Daryl will continue to fiddle with Five Eyes
and Will can lie in the bath knowing that he has trashed Brendon in the Critchlow/Thompson
challenge, at least for now
