Otago Half Marathon Championships (The Shoe Clinic Hill Free Half Marathon), Sunday 8 October 2017
Outram
Leith’s Sharon Lequeux won the Otago Half Marathon Open Women’s title at the Shoe Clinic Hill Free Half Marathon held at Outram on Sunday in a time of 1 hour 32 minutes 43 seconds finishing tenth overall. Christine Montgomery won the Masters Women Over 50 title in 1 hour 37 minutes 38 seconds finishing 19th overall. In the associated 10km run, Michael Walker won the Masters 35-49 grade in 38:26.6 finishing seventh overall. Clifford Kelway-Pope finished 22nd overall in 46:23.9
New Zealand Road Relay Champs, Saturday September 30th, 2017.
Rotorua
The Leith Team won the Senior Men’s C-Grade seven-lap National Road Relay held in Rotorua on Saturday in 4 hours 4 minutes 45 seconds. The Leith team of Neale McLanachan, Stuart Hodges, Hamish McKinlay, Ray Knox, Andrew Lonie, Nathan Hill and Glen Ferguson came first out of the seven finishers and first out of the four senior men’s teams. There were great individual performances with Neale McLanachan, Hamish McKinlay, Nathan Hill and Glen Ferguson finishing with fastest times on their laps while Ray Knox and Andrew Lonie finished with second fast times on their laps. The Leith Social Team of Glenn Thompson, Corinna Thompson, Susan Craig, Margaret Knox, Peter Hughes and Tom McKinlay ran very well and finished tenth of twenty teams in its grade in 3:36:10 run over 6 laps. Thanks to all team members and to the organisers of the Leith participation in this iconic event
Hughes Memorial Handicap Road Races, (5km Main Race), Saturday 16 September, 2017
Dunedin
A small field gathered for the Hughes Memorial 5km Road Race on Saturday afternoon starting from the old High Tide restaurant in Kitchener Street. Due to the small number of entrants the race was an open non-handicap event. Results: 1. Ray Knox MM50 22:34 2. Christine Montgomery MW50 23:24 3. Stu Hodges MM50 24:06 4. Cliff Kelway-Pope SM 28:05
Cadbury Dunedin Marathon (Otago Marathon Champs), Sunday 10 September 2017
Dunedin
This year the Cadbury Dunedin Marathon incorporated the Otago Marathon Championships for senior and master grades.
Leith’s athletes featured prominently in the results:
Leith athletes competed for the senior and masters grades Otago Marathon Championships which were incorporated in the Cadbury Dunedin Marathon on Sunday. Jason Palmer finished fourth in 2hr 50min 4sec winning the Otago Marathon Senior Mens title. Sharon Lequeux finished twenty first overall in 3hr 17min 5sec and was fourth senior woman and second in the senior womens Otago Marathon Championships. John Bayne won the Otago Marathon Championships Master Mens 50+ title in 3hr 24min 58sec. Dave McLean (Mens 50+) finished second in 3hrs 55mins 31secs. In the non-championship half-marathon, Danny Baillie was third in 1hr 17min 10sec and first master mens 40+ runner. Glen Ferguson was just a second adrift in fourth place in 1hr 17min 11sec finishing as second master Mens 40+ runner. Sophie Smith finished second in the senior womens grade (third open womens grade) in 1hr 28min 39sec. Young Hamish McKinlay finished in 1hr 29min 28sec. In the quarter marathon Michael Walker had a great run finishing second in 44min 54sec. Cliff Kelway-Pope finished sixth in 49min 20sec
Otago Road Champs, (included Race Walk Champs), Saturday 19 August 2017
Course – perimeter of Forbury Park Race Course, Victoria Road, Dunedin
Christine Montgomery won the Master Women’s 50+ age grade 5km Otago Road Championship title on Saturday in 20min 49sec. The event was held around the perimeter of the Forbury Race Course and the weather was calm, cool and cloudy. Jason Palmer finished second in the Open Men’s 10km Otago Road Championship in 34 minutes 7 seconds with Cliff Kelway-Pope finishing sixth in 41 minutes 42 seconds. Sharon Lequeux finished fourth in the Open Women’s 10km in 41min 26sec. Michael Walker was the sole competitor in the Men’s 35-49 age grade 10km finishing in 40min 7sec. Ray Knox finished fourth in the Master Men’s 50+ grade 10km in 43min 14sec with Peter Hughes finishing sixth in 49min 39sec
Peninsula Relay Saturday 5th August, 2017
Otago Peninsula, Start/Finish in Portobello
Format was a handicapped relay event starting and finishing in the Portobello Domain and consisting of 6 legs. The first team started at 12.30pm.
Leith Harriers had two teams competing in the Peninsula Relay on Saturday. The weather was cold but sunny and a strong north-easterly wind was blowing. The Leith Mixed Team took full advantage of their handicap to finish eleventh across the line, holding off their more fancied Leith Men’s team which finished fourteenth on handicap. The mixed team of Susan Craig, Louisa Andrew, Stu Hodges, Alan Funnell, Nolan Hill and Sophie Smith achieved a time of 2hrs 29mins 51secs. The Leith Men’s team of Neale McLanachan, Cliff Kelway-Pope, Glen Ferguson, Michael Walker, Hamish McKinlay and Danny Baillie were the third fastest team with a time of 2hrs 11min 6secs
Christchurch Marathon, Half-Marathon, 10km, Sunday 4 June 2017
Christchurch
Danny Baillie finished third in the Master Men’s 40-49 grade in the Half-Marathon in a time of 1hr 18min 43sec and ended up placing 24th overall. Susan Craig also ran the Half-Marathon finishing in 02:03:15
Joe Cowie Memorial Handicap Races, Saturday 27 May 2017
Forbury Park Race Way, Victoria Street, Dunedin
Report by Susan Craig
Feature event was the 5km Handicap Race on a 1km circuit around the Forbury Park Race Way. This race, which in the past was previously a 3-miler race (4.83km), is held annually in honour of Leith’s Joe Cowie.
There were near perfect conditions for the twelve Leith runners who turned out to take part in the handicapped races for the Joe Cowie Memorial Cup at Forbury Park Race Way on Saturday. A slight head wind down the back straight didn’t make much of a dent on the times of the 5km runners with Susan Craig (off go) placing first in a time of 26:49 with Hamish McKinlay (off 10.30mins) 2nd at 29:03 and Mark O’Donnell (off 10.30mins) 3rd at 29:23. 4th was Cliff Kelway-Pope (off 10.30mins) at 29:26 with Danny Bailey (off 13.30mins) 5th at 30:38 and Andrew Lonie (off 12.45mins) 6th at 30:46. Other runners on the day were Michael Walker, Glenn Ferguson and Ray Knox. Danny Baillie had fastest time of 17mins 8secs. Undertaking the 2km run were Caitlin O’Donnell (1st at 8:13), and Jim Flynn (2nd at 16:44). Well done to all those who took to the track
