| Perfect warm,
conditions provided the perfect setting for a wonderful
26th Skyline Challenge in Dunedin on Sunday 5 April
2009, and despite some patchy light rain, the sun
shone through for most of the event. |
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Norman
Dunroy at start of Pineapple Track
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Norman Dunroy ran a magnificent
race to win Dunedin's 26th Skyline Challenge Three
Peaks Mountain Race. Running strongly throughout
the race, he completed the tough and hilly 26km
course, which traverses Flagstaff, Swampy Summit
and Mount Cargill, in 2 hours 5 minutes 50 seconds.
In addition to winning the race overall, he also
won the Men's 35+ title.
Dunroy (43), moved to Dunedin from the United Kingdom
with his wife, Helen, last year. He is an accomplished
cyclist and multisporter and was initially undecided
on whether to enter the race. However, he put aside
his apprehension and made a late entry to the race,
which ultimately proved to be the right choice.
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| Second across
the line was the 2008 winner Tom Hunt, who also won
the Open Men's title in 2 hours 10 minutes 12 seconds. |
Left in photo
- Tom Hunt, at the prizegiving - the presenters are
president Peter Hughes and race organiser Kirsty Morris |
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Chris Sole, third overall
and first in the Master Men's 50 grade finishing
strongly in
2 hours 16 minutes 14 seconds to set a new record
for the MM50+ grade.
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Chris Sole once
again showed that the combination of a shrewd running
brain and a proven ability to run over this rugged
and hilly terrain enabled him to finish third overall
and first in the Master Men's 50 grade breaking the
previous MM50 record held by Marc Boulle (2005) by
one minute and 14 seconds. |
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Andrew
Riddle - 2nd Open Man
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Andrew Riddle also ran a well judged
race to finish fourth overall and second in the
Open Men's division in a time of 2 hours 19 minutes
37 seconds. Seen here at the finish line.
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Lukas Frei finishing at Chingford
Park. He finished fifth overall and third in the
Open Men's division in a time of 2 hours 22 minutes
27 seconds.
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Lukas Frei - 3rd Open
Man
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| Sue Cuthbert won
the Master Women's 35+ title in 2 hours 31 minutes
18 seconds |
Sue Cuthbert winning
the Master Women's 35+ title as well as being
the fastest woman overall.
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Kim Herbert-Losier
winning the Senior Women's title
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Kim Herbert-Losier ran well to win the
Senior Women's title as well as finishing third fastest
woman overall. |
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Louisa Andrew finished second in
the Master Women's 35+ grade and second woman overall
in a time of 2 hours 33 minutes 4 seconds
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Louisa Andrew finishing
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Jan Craig
winning the
Master Women's 50+ title
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Jan Craig achieved a milestone
in her running career by winning the Master Women's
50+ title in 2 hours 51 minutes 29 seconds.
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Shireen Crumpton
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The Mixed team of Shireen Crumpton and Clinton
Coker have broken the mixed team's record with
a combined time of 2 hours
8 minutes 59 seconds. Crumpton got to the top
of Swampy Summit in a time of 59 minutes 24 seconds.
While Coker traversed the second part of the relay
course in 69 minutes 35 seconds.
The previous record was held by the mixed team
of Ben Revell and Pippa Jerram with the combined
time of 2:18:34
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Clinton Coker
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Geoff Williamson
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The team of Geoff
Williamson and Oliver O'Sullivan won the Men's team
race to finish in 2 hours 4 minutes 34 seconds. Williamson
got to the top of Swampy Summit in 59 minutes 48 seconds,
while O'Sullivan ran 64 minutes 46 seconds for the
second half to achieve the win. |
Ollie O'Sullivan
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Dorothy Mowat
finishing 4th in the
Masters Women's 50 + grade
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Dorothy Mowat may have been the last finisher,
but she is one determined person. She is planning
to tackle the Great Wall of China Marathon soon
and this is part of her training.
We wish Dorothy all the best in her endeavour and
hope that the tough Three Peaks course provided
her with the ideal preparation.
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Teams Placings:
The team of Geoff Williamson and
Oliver O'Sullivan won the Men's team race to finish
in 2 hours 4 minutes 34 seconds. Williamson got to the
top of Swampy Summit in 59 minutes 48 seconds, while O'Sullivan
ran 64 minutes 46 seconds for the second half to achieve
the win.
Anna Gray 1:14.09 and Emily Makower 1:34.00 won the
Women's teams race in 2:48.09
Shireen Crumpton 0:59.24 and Clinton Coker 1:09.35 won
the Mixed teams race in 2:08.59
Town Garage King of the Mountain
Norman Dunroy won the 2009 King
of the Mountain title after being the first man (individual
entries only) to the top of Swampy Summit and still complete
the race. His time to Swampy was 58 minutes 42 seconds.
Town Garage Queen of the Mountain
Sue Cuthbert won the Town Garage Queen of the Mountain
title for 2009 after being the first woman runner (individual
entries only) to the top of Swampy Summit and then still
complete the race. Her time to Swampy was 69 minutes 44
seconds.
Notable Achievements:
John Scoones completed his 24th Three Peaks
Thanks to all the competitors, organisers, sponsors,
helpers and spectators who made it such a great day for
mountain running. And congratulations to Kirsty Morris
and Peter Hughes for co-ordinating the race organisation,
Thanks too to Greg Johnston, Margaret Knox and Mrs Morris
(Kirsty's mum), Megan Belchan, Ron McLay-Barnes, the two
tailend charlies - Jamie Sinclair and Grant Koedyk, Marc
Boulle and all the marshalls and everyone else who helped
make this a memorable day.
For all inquiries: Contact Peter Hughes ph
03-4737409 or email Peter
Hughes
Three
Peaks Results Archive
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Results | 2008 Race Report |
