Joe Cowie Memorial 3 Mile Handicap race, Saturday 10 May 2008
Chingford Park
On Saturday at Chingford Park, Jason Palmer won the Joe Cowie Memorial 3 Mile Handicap race, second was Ray Knox and third was Elliot O’Sullivan. Andrew Lonie achieved the fastest time of 16min 10sec.
First woman finisher was Sue Cuthbert, with Clare Pascoe second and Kirsty Morris third. Morris was the fastest woman in 17 minutes 43 seconds.
Caleb Bennet won the Boys 12 and Under, 500m Handicap race. Claudia Sole won the Girls 12 and Under, 500m Handicap race. Isabella Bennett was the only competitor in the Girls 14 and Under grade.
Most runners were very happy with the new course, describing it as challenging and interesting. Handicapper Jim Flyn was stymied by some naughty youngsters who fiddled with the arrow at the end of Ainslee Terrace causing him to go slightly off-course before a vigilant Margaret Knox re-directed him. Thanks go to the timers, marshals and entry officials
SBS Marathon, Sunday 1 June, 2008
Christchurch
In the full Marathon, Glen Ferguson (2hrs 31min 43sec) won the Masters Men’s Marathon title finishing 8th overall. Jason Palmer (2hrs 40mins 41secs) finished 15th overall and 13th in the M20-39 grade. Sue Cuthbert finished 2nd in the W40-49 grade and 3rd Woman overall in 3 hours 1 minute 42 seconds.
Alan Funnell (2hrs 56mins 10secs and 10th M40-49) was clearly not at his best, while John Bayne (3hrs 10mins 41secs) also did not have one of his better runs. Richard Hendry despite recent illness and running conservatively finished well up the field in 15th place in the M40-49 grade and 54th place overall.
In the Half Marathon, Megan Balchin (1hr 39mins 23secs) finished 37th in the W20-39 grade.\
Balclutha Half-Marathon, Sunday 29 June 2008
Balclutha
A contingent of Leith athletes competed well in the Balclutha Half-Marathon. Kirsty Morris (1hr 24min 34sec) won the Senior Women’s title from second placed woman and first Master Woman Sue Cuthbert (1hr 25min 9sec).
Glen Ferguson (1hr 12min 12sec) finished second overall after having fought out a classic duel with Hill City’s Mike Wakelin. He was also the first Senior Man, having decided to enter in the Senior Men’s grade. Richard Hendry (1hr 18min 53sec) was sixth overall and second Master Man.
Alice Barach (1hr 37min 33sec) finished fourth Senior Woman. Other Leith Athletes to compete were Sonja Cameron and Bianca Parry
Peninsula Relay, Saturday 9 August 2008
Otago Peninsula, Dunedin
Leith teams achieved first, second and third place in the Peninsula Relay on Saturday.
The Leith Men’s 2 team of Marc Boulle, John Scoones, Patrick Manning, Grant Koedyk, Grant McDougall, Graham Anderson, John Bayne and Steve Skilling finally gained the lead with about one kilometre to go to get a win for Leith.
The Leith Men’s 1 team of John Winsbury, Chris Sole, Dave Rush, Richard Hendry, Mark O’Donnell, Alan Funnell and Ray Knox surged into second place on the last lap and also achieved third fastest time of 2hrs 17mins 8secs over the demanding 39.8km course
The Leith Women’s team of Sarah Bryant, Sarah Toomey, Kirsty Morris, Jan Craig, Alison Winsbury, Rebecca Keat, Sue Cuthbert and Alice Barach finished in third place.
Individual highlights adding to the great team efforts, were: Alan Funnell (17:07) leg 6 third fastest time, Mark O’Donnell (10:53) leg 5 third fastest time, Richard Hendry (21:38) leg 4 third fastest time
Clyde Alexandra 10km Road Races, Saturday 23 August 2008
Alexandra
Glen Ferguson (5th overall) spearheaded the Leith effort in the Clyde Alexandra 10km Road Race on Saturday taking out the Master Men’s 35 title in 32min 22sec. Andrew Lonie (32:59) finished second MM35, Richard Hendry (34:39) third MM35, David Rush (34:58) fourth MM35, Mark O’Donnell (35:05) fifth MM35 achieving an excellent first 5 places for Leith in this grade.
Jason Palmer (33:36 PB) finished 8th in the Senior Men’s grade,
Megan Balchin despite the flu, finished fifth in the Open Women’s grade to be the first Leith woman to finish. Sue Cuthbert (38:21) finished second in the Master Women’s 35 grade.
Ed Stevens (40:26) was the first Leith MM50 to finish achieving 8th position in this grade.
Reuben Knox (8:46) finished second in the Junior Boys 12 and under 2km off-road race.
Alice Cuthbert (9:10) was the first Leith finisher in the Junior Girls 12 and Under 2km off-road race
Hughes Memorial 10.24km Handicap Race, Saturday 30 August 2008
Wharf Circuit, Dunedin
Grant McDougall won the annual Hughes Memorial 10.24km Handicap Race on Saturday off a handicap of 17min 15sec. Second was Patrick Manning off a handicap of 19:00 and third was Sue Cuthbert off a handicap of 19:30. McDougall managed to secure a 58 second win over Manning who held out a fast finishing Cuthbert by 23 seconds. From then on, it was a steady procession with most finishing within three minutes of each other.
Andrew Lonie finished in tenth position off a handicap of 26:00 to post the fastest time of 36mins 11secs.
Grant Koedyk (off 17:15) ran well to finish in 6th position also had his son Liam (off 8min) in the race. Young Liam did well to finish the flat but tough windblown course in 57 minutes.
Thanks go to the race officials and club patron Doug Milne for braving the bitingly cold North Easterly wind
Port Road Race, Saturday 6 September 2008
Port Chalmer to Dunedin
Kirsty Morris (46min40sec) finished third overall also winning the Bevan Richmond Memorial Cup for first Woman finisher and the Hill City Plate for fastest Women in the Port Chalmers-Dunedin Handicap Race on Saturday. Andrew Perry (48:04) finished second overall to help the team of Perry, Morris, John Bayne, Andrew Lonie (third fastest overall in 42:30), Patrick Manning and Grant Koedyk (Civil Service Centenary Trophy, first MM50) win the Frank Perry Trophy. The team of Morris, Megan Balchin and Jan Craig won the women’s teams title and the team of Perry, Bayne and Lonie won men’s teams title.
Erin and Reuben Knox won the G12 and B12 Handicap races respectively
National Road Running Championships, Saturday 6 September 2008
Hamiltion
At the National Road Championships in Hamilton, Sue Cuthbert (19:22) finished second in the Women’s 40-44 5km race, Richard Hendry (36:01) finished tenth in the MM40-44 and John Winsbury (33:14) finished 18th in the large and competitive Senior Men’s 10km race
Dunedin Moro Marathon, Sunday 14 September 2008
Dunedin
A summary of the Leith performances in the Moro Marathon on Sunday. Richard Hendry was first MM35 and Sue Cuthbert was second woman in the full marathon and Glen Ferguson was fourth in the Half-Marathon
Athletics Otago 10km Road Championships, Saturday 20 September 2008
Dunedin
Leith athletes competed in the Athletics Otago 10km Road Championships on Saturday. Glen Ferguson finished second in the Master Men’s 10km race whilst also posting 4th fastest time of 32min 53sec overall. David Rush (35:13) finished 3rd in this competitive grade. Ferguson, Rush and Ray Knox (4th) won the team’s title.
Jason Palmer 34:24) finished third in the Senior Men’s grade. Kirsty Morris (37:07) finished third in the Senior Women’s grade. Megan Balchin (41:40) finished fourth.
Graham Anderson (40:42) finished 5th in the Master Men’s 50+ grade and with Marc Boulle and Grant Koedyk won the teams title.
Sue Cuthbert (18:58) won the 5km Master Women’s’ 35+ title.
Reuben Knox, Andrew Koens and Erin Knox competed in the 12 and Under races.
Steve Skilling (10th) achieved fastest time of 36:13 in the A R Geddes 10km Handicap Race.
Richard Hendry (18:18) finished fourth in the Non-Championship Open 5km Race
Winter windup and presentations, Saturday 27 September 2008
Chingford Park
Leith held its winter windup and patrons’ club runs and walks at Chingford Park on Saturday. We welcomed Patron Doug Milne to the proceedings.
Some of the trophies that were awarded for the 2008 Winter Harriers season:
Jason Palmer won the John Raynor Trophy for the runner with the most provincial potential. He also won the men’s Senior Aggregate Trophy and the J. B. Hislop Challenge Cup for the Interclub Senior Aggregate Men. Richard Hendry won the D. A. Forbes Trophy for most consistent Winter Harrier. Kirsty Morris won the senior women’s aggregate Heaps Trophy. Sue Cuthbert won the Blair Trophy for Masters Women Winter Aggregate while Andrew Lonie won the Dr. N. R. Jefferson Cup for Masters Men Winter Aggregate. Megan Balchin won the Gopi Jain Cup for the senior women club aggregate. Glen Ferguson won the Ralph King Shield for first Leith man in the Otago Road Championships
National Road Relays Championships, Saturday 4 October 2008
Taeiri Plains, Mosgiel
The Leith Master Men’s 40 team of Richard Hendry, Ray Knox, Steve Skilling, Andrew Perry, Glen Ferguson (fastest MM40 on leg 5), John Bayne and David Rush won the bronze medal in its grade at the National Road Relays Championships in Dunedin on Saturday.
The Leith Senior Women’s team of Kirsty Morris, Megan Balchin, Rebecca Keat, Alice Barach, Sue Cuthbert, Jan Craig and Sarah Bryant finished sixth in its grade.
The Open Masters 50 team of Marc Boulle, Ed Stevens, Graham Anderson, John Scoones, Paul Hellebrekers, Grant Koedyk and Brian Pascoe finished sixth in its grade.
The Senior Men’s team of Neale McLanachan, Mark O’Donnell, Graig Grant, Will Hyndman, John Winsbury, Jason Palmer and Andrew Lonie finished 13th in the competitive A grade.
The Open C team of Patrick Manning, Sarah Toomey, Jill Alexander, Alison Perry, Allison Winsbury, Sonya Cameron and Viv Eyers finished seventh in the Open C grade
Hill Free races, Otago Half Marathon Champs, Sunday 12 October 2008
Outram
In the Hill Free races on Sunday, Andrew Perry (1:23.00) finished second in the MM35 grade Otago Half-Marathon Championships. Kirsty Morris (37:30) won the Senior Women’s 10km while Megan Balchin finished second. Sue Cuthbert (39:49) MW35 and Richard Hendry (36:24) MM35 won their grades
