NATIONAL ROAD RELAYS CHAMPS, Sat 2 Oct 2004
Nelson
Five teams represented Leith at the national road relays in Nelson on Saturday.
Best placed was the Masters Men’s 35+ team of Ray Knox, David Rush, Brian Pascoe, Ian Thomas, Alan Funnell, Chris Sole and Richard Hendry, finishing fifth out of 23 in their grade. Their time was 3hrs 53mins 16secs. Pascoe was in strong form, achieving the third best time for the 7.6km long lap four of 27mins 19secs.
The Masters Men’s 50+ team finished sixth out of 12 teams. Dave McLean, Steve Smith, Robin Stephen, Marc Boulle, Ed Stevens, Graham Anderson and Peter Ford completed the course in 4hrs 20mins 38secs. Boulle achieved the second fastest time of 37mins 31secs in the M50+ grade for the 10km long lap four.
The Senior Men’s team of Andrew Lonie, Wayne Smith, Glen Ferguson, Neale McLanachan, Stu Hodges, James Richardson and Kees Keiser were seventh out of 10 teams in the B grade. Keiser ran the 9.9km-long lap seven in 31mins 33secs, to be second fastest over that lap.
The Senior Women’s team of Jan Craig, Meredith Molloy, Jessica Shields, Jan Brosnahan, Julia Scoones, Emily Solsberg and Kirsty Morris finished seventh out of eleven in 4 hrs 50mins 11secs. Morris had a superb run and was the fastest junior women over the 9.9 km lap 7, in 38min 59sec. Brosnahan was second-fastest Masters Women over the 10km lap four, in 46min 11sec; Craig was third fastest on lap 1, timing 48mins 02secs and Scoones third-fastest junior women on lap 5, in 30mins 35secs.
The Leith Composite Team consisting of Laura Scoones, Helen Hendry, Natalie Cobby, Emily Scoones, Adele Poulter and Jacinta Neilson finished fifteenth in its grade
PORT ROAD RACE, Sat 25 Sep 2004
Port Chalmers to Dunedin
On Saturday the club competed in the Port Chalmers Road Races. Grant McDougall ran exceptionally well to win the Port Chalmers to Dunedin Handicap race in a time of 50min 56sec. Andrew Perry, running strongly, finished in third position in the Senior Men’s grade and fourth overall. Emily Solsberg was the first Leith Senior Woman in a time of 57min 47sec, while Cate Shields was the first Leith Masters Woman in 1hr 1min 42sec. Alison Perry ran a steady race to finish in 1hr 4min.
Kirsty Morris won the Women’s Under 20 Race, round 2 laps of the Butts Road Course, in 19min 7sec. Rachel Sloan finished fifth.
Morgan Shields came second in the Boys Under 13 Race, round one lap of the Butts Road course, to finish in 11min 1sec
COAST ROAD RELAY, Sun 19 Sep 2004
Karitane
On Sunday the club held the Coast Road Relay race at Karitane in very cold wintry conditions. Nineteen teams took part in the various relay categories. The Leith Women’s team consisting of Emily Scoones, Kirsty Morris, Alison Perry, Rachel Sloan, Meredith Molloy and Emily Solsberg ran exceptionally well to take out the Women’s A grade title in 1hr 7min 41sec. Morris achieved fastest time of 11min 22sec on leg 2. The Leith Masters Women’s team finished second in the Masters Women’s Grade with Jan Craig gaining fastest time of 13min 20sec on leg 5
MORO MARATHON, Sun 12 Sep 2004
Dunedin
There were some great performances from Leith runners in the Moro Marathon and New Zealand Half-Marathon on Sunday. Stephen Skilling ran a superb tactical race to win the Moro Standard Marathon in 2hr 48min 57sec. Alan Funnell ran a typically gutsy race to finish fourth in 2hr 57min 02sec.
Best Leith performer in the New Zealand Half-Marathon Championships was Kees Keizer who finished in fourth position in 1hr 14min 19sec to edge out Ian Thomas who finished in 6th position overall. Thomas won the Men’s 35-39 title in a time of 1hr 15min 03sec. Conar Delahunty was third in the Men’s 35 grade. Richard Hendry won the Men’s 40-44 title while Dave McLean was third in the Men’s 50-54 grade.
Emily Solsberg was the first Leith women home. She finished in tenth position in a time of 1hr 42min 20sec. Adele Poulter took out the Women’s 50 title and Jan Brosnahan took second place in the Women’s 45 grade
PENINSULA RELAY, Saturday 4 Sep 2004
Dunedin
Congratulations to the Leith Men’s 2 team for winning the Peninsula Relay on Saturday. The team of John Bayne, Marc Boulle, Mark O’Donnell, Dougal Bale, Alan Funnell, Andrew Perry, Rod McCall and Stephen Skilling won in 2hr 23min 04sec. Marc Boulle was third fastest on the arduous leg 2, Shiel Hill – Centre Rd in 12min 04sec and Alan Funnell was third fastest from leg 5, Portobello to Broad Bay in 11min 18sec. Stephen Skilling was not only first across the finish line at Wickliffe St, but also third fastest on leg 8, from Teviot St to Wickliffe St in 12min 32sec.
The Leith Men’s 1 team of David Rush, Brian Pascoe, Marko Draganoff, Stephen Gould, Ray Knox, Kees Keizer, Wayne Smith and Neale McLanachan was fifth overall and in second-fastest time, in 2hr 16min 12sec. Brian Pascoe took second fastest time on leg two in 12mins 03sec, while Ray Knox ran a typically gutsy run on leg 5, in the second-fastest time of 10min 54 sec. Kees Keizer ran superbly to be the second fastest on leg 6, Broad Bay to MacAndrew Bay, in 15min 42sec. The fastest overall on leg 8 was Neale McLanachan in 11min 56sec.
Sixth overall and the second women’s team was Leith Women 1, Kirsty Morris, Emily Solsberg, Jan Brosnahan, Jan Craig, Renee Hodges, Julia Scoones, Nicky Samuels and Natalie Cobby.
Leith Men’s 3 and Mixed teams finished 14th and 15th overall, respectively
CLYDE ALEXANDRA ROAD RACES, Saturday 28 Aug 2004
Alexandra
Leith claimed several wins and some good places and times at the Clyde to Alexandra race on Saturday.
Nicky Samuels ran superbly to claim victory in the Open Women. Samuels finished first in her section and 29th overall, with an impressive 36min 16sec. Meredith Molloy was 13th in 42min 32sec, while Alison Perry was 20th in 49min 14sec.
Marc Boulle continued his recent red-hot form by scorching to a win in the Masters Men’s 50-plus in an impressive 35min 26sec, finishing 25th overall. The next-best Leith runner in this section was Dave McLean, 51st overall and eighth category placing in 38min 30sec. Also finishing in the top 10 was Graham Anderson, who was ninth in 38min 39sec.
In the Masters Men’s 40-plus, Leith took places second to fifth, with Richard Hendry, (34min 14sec), Brian Pascoe (34min 29sec), Ray Knox (34min 54sec) and Rod McCall (35min 52sec) all running strongly. Ron McClay-Barnes was seventh, finishing in 39min 17sec
Leith’s first runner across the line was Kees Keizer, fifth in the Open Men’s and overall, with a gutsy 32min 41sec. Ian Thomas also finished in the top 10 with 32min 54sec.
Jan Craig ran a good time of 40min 52sec to finish equal 69th and fourth in the Masters Women’s 50-plus.
In the Masters Women’s 40-plus, Cate Shields was ninth in 45min 16sec, while Helen Hendry was 12th in 50min 16sec.
Leith won first and second place in the Women’s under-20 six km race, with Kirsty Morris first in 23min 29sec and Natalie Cobby second in 27min 32sec
OTAGO ROAD CHAMPS, Saturday 21 Aug 2004
Wharf Circuit, Dunedin
There were some impressive results by Leith runners in the Otago Road Championships held on Saturday.
In the open men’s 10,000 metres, Marko Draganoff won the Masters Men’s with ease, in 34 minutes 24 seconds. Ray Knox was fourth in 35min 19sec.
Continuing his recent good form, Marc Boulle swept the Masters Men’s 50-plus section; winning in 36min 04sec. Taking fourth place in 38min 01sec was Peter Ford. Club president Steve Smith in 38min 35sec and the durable Graham Anderson in 38min 37sec, both put in solid efforts. As always, Dave McLean ran with determination, finishing 11th in 40min 19sec.
Neale McLanachan achieved Leith’s best time in the senior men’s section, finishing seventh in 34min 22sec. Also finishing in the top ten was Conor Delahunty with ninth place in 34min 57sec
In the 10,000m Handicap race, Grant McDougall was third in 42min 39sec.
Jan Craig ran a good race to finish third in the Masters Women’s in 19min 49sec. Jan Brosnahan was seventh in 20min 54sec, while Cate Shields was 10th in 21min 55sec.
Bill Kenny finished a respectable fifth in the Open 5000 metres in 22min 33 sec.
Leith completed the double in the Women’s under-20, with Sarah Bryant winning in 18min 53sec and Kirsty Morris second in 19min 32sec. Natalie Cobby, fifth in 21min 11sec, Laura Scoones sixth in 22min 20sec and Emily Scoones seventh in 22min 25sec confirmed Leith’s strength in this section.
Another winner was Jessica Shields who easily win the women’s under-17 in 20min 29sec, while Morgan Shields won the Boys under-13 in 10min 47sec
TIMARU GORGES RELAY, Saturday 31 July 2004
Timaru
Leith continued its recent superb results at the Timaru Gorges Relay on Saturday with more success.
The Leith Men’s team regained the B-grade title it won two years ago, finishing in 4hours 4mins 18secs – over seven minutes ahead of the next best team in the field of eight.
Brian Pascoe got the team off to a flying start, covering the 8km undulating leg in 30mins 11secs.
Despite recent injuries, Kees Keizer ran well on the next leg, completing it in 28mins 51secs.
The rugged hill climb was taken on by Andrew Perry, who ran with determination to finish in 28mins 58secs.
Allan Funnell then sped along the mainly flat, straight 11km leg to Cave Township in an outstanding 41mins 13secs.
Ed Stevens covered the five km uphill leg to the lime works, in an impressive 24mins 40secs.
From there, Peter Hughes ran strongly, to complete leg six in 30mins 46secs. Ray Knox also had a good run on a tough leg, finishing in 27mins 44secs.
Richard Hendry then had the honour of completing the undulating 8 km leg back into Timaru, claiming the title in 31mins 55secs.
The Leith women’s team also performed well at Timaru, gaining third place in the D-grade, out of 11 teams. They ran the relay in a respectable 5hours 01mins 20secs.
Leith’s mixed team also ran well, coming fourth out of five teams, finishing in 5 hours 28 mins 50 secs
HUGHES ROAD RACE, Saturday 3 July 2004
Wharf Circuit, Dunedin
The rugged Dave MacLean claimed victory in the Open 10km Hughes Road Race on Saturday. The weather conditions for the races were harsh, with a biting wind circulating around the two-lap Wharf circuit.
Starting from a 14min 30sec handicap MacLean ran well on the first lap, before really cranking up the pace and reeling in other strong contenders along Fryatt St to the Kitchener St turn-around. He sustained the effort to finish in 38min 56sec actual time (53min 26sec finishing time). Second home was Graham Anderson in 40min 13sec actual time (53min 43sec finishing time). Peter Ford put in a very strong effort to be third with 40min 01sec actual time (53min 46sec finishing time).
Emily Solsberg was the fastest woman, finishing in 47min 27sec. The two fastest actual times were recorded by Marko Draganoff with 35min 55 and Neale McLanachan in 36min 25sec.
Vicky Williams (off go) won the Women’s 3km event in 15min 34sec (15min 34sec finishing time, fourth time place). Second was Jan Craig in 12min 15sec (16min 25sec, first time place), while third place went to Kirsty Morris in 12min 20sec (16min 30sec finishing time, second time place). Jan Brosnahan was fourth in 13min 09sec (16min 49sec finishing time, third time place).
Laura Scoones won the Women’s under-20 2km event in 8min 01sec (8min 11sec finishing time, second time placing). Natalie Cobby was second in 7min 57sec (8min 17sec finishing time, first time place), third was Emily Scoones in 8min 11sec (8min 21sec finishing time, third time place). Rachel Sloan was fourth in 8min 22sec
CHRISTCHURCH MARATHON, Sunday 6 June 2004
Christchurch
There were some excellent results by Leith runners in the Christchurch marathon and half-marathon on Sunday.
Of those running the marathon, Rod McCall put in a brilliant effort to complete the 42.2 km event in 2 hr 53mins 44sec and finish 27th overall in a field of 300 competitors. He was also seventh in the Men’s 40-49 section.
Grant McDougall was confident of breaking his previous personal best of 3hr 24min and ran a superb race to finish in 3hr 08min 45sec, smashing his old mark by a blistering 16 minutes.
This time was also an impressive 22 minutes faster than his previous marathon time and an even better 29 minutes speedier than his first marathon time. McDougall was 59th overall and 37th in the Men’s 20-39 group.
Ron McLay-Barnes put in a typically determined effort to cross in 3hr 29mins 56secs, 128th overall and 29th in the Men’s 40-49 section.
Jim Kerse also made the finish line in 4hr 25mins 25secs, 278th overall and 14th in the Men’s 50-59 section.
In the half-marathon, Neale McLanachan was in stunning form, finishing 26th overall in a field of 1209 competitors. McLanachan time was 1hr 15mins 34secs, which also gave him 21st placing in the Men’s 20-39 section.
Ed Stevens ran a gutsy race to finish the half-marathon in 1hr 28mins 16secs. Stevens was 132nd overall and sixth in the Men’s 50-54 section.
Jan Craig was also sixth in her section, Women’s 45-49 and 258th overall, in 1hr 34mins 18secs
COWIE MEMORIAL THREE MILE RACES, Saturday 22 May 2004
Cate Shields overcame the cold, gusty conditions and a fast finishing Ben Carpenter to win the Cowie Memorial Three Mile Race on Saturday. She also gained the fastest MW40 grade time of 21min 19sec. Alison Perry finished in third place
McLanachan clinched the fastest time of 15min 39sec. Second fastest in the OM was Andrew Lonie in 16min 37sec, a time that would give Lonie much confidence after a long lay-off through injury.
The evergreen Marko Draganoff was fastest in the MM40, in 16min 2sec. Ray Knox was as gutsy as ever; claiming second fastest in the MM40 time in 16min 53sec and Rod McCall was third fastest in the MM40 in 17min 15sec.
Graham Anderson swept to victory in the MM50 with an outstanding effort of 18 min 21 sec, with Peter Ford second in 18 min 34 sec and Ed Stevens third in 18min 46sec
Nicky Samuels had the fastest time in the Open Women’s grade, in 18min 4sec. overall. Running well for second fastest time in 18min 38sec was Alison Bradshaw, with Emily Solsberg third fastest in 19min 52 sec
Helen Hendry gained the fastest time in the MW35 section in 22min 56sec.
Jan Brosnahan had the fastest time in the MW45 in 20min 4sec.
Jessica Shields won the girls U-18 two km race by three seconds, in 7min 50sec. Second was Natalie Cobby in 7min 53sec, Laura Scoones was third in 7min 56sec and Emily Scoones fourth in 8min 4sec.
Alexandra Lesa won the children’s U12 500m race convincingly in a time of 2min 18sec
