Ramblings Ramblings Newsletter of Athletics Tauranga Incorporated Track Update & Relocation of ATHLETE OF THE MONTH our 2007-8 Summer Season September 2007
Volume 2007, Issue 9 September 2007 It’s going ahead!!! Check out the BOP Times article on Page 2. Editor Fay Smith As construction of the new Mondo Ph/fax 5443666, Email: [email protected] Track gets underway at the Domain in October, our summer ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ track & field activities will Inside this Issue consequently be relocated for this Page season to the Otumoetai College grounds. This ground is currently used by the Bellevue Athletics Athlete of the Month Club. 1 Notices First night of the summer season rd will be on Tuesday 23 October, BOP Times : track update (following Labour weekend). Meet
2 NZ AIMS XC at 5.45pm. Val Bromley’s coaching group Whangamata Half ERIC DE LAUTOUR have also relocated to Otumoetai. 3 Club Road Champs World Champion in the M85 Redwoods Forest Relay grade in 10,000m, 1500m, City2Surf Half Marathon 800m, 400m & silver medallist 4 World Masters Athletics in the 5000m. Eric achieved these amazing Hot Pools Run feats at the World Masters 5 NZ Road Champs, Auckland Athletes Championships in GOOD LUCK: We wish our Road Relay teams well as Overseas News Briefs Riccione, Italy! they prepare to face some hot competition Coming Events in Timaru next weekend. 6 Also, good luck to Jess Ruthe who will be Club Contacts: tackling her first marathon and attempting President: Malcolm Taylor Ph 5760000 (maybe) an Olympic qualifying time of Secretary: any volunteers???? 2.33.00 on her debut at the Chicago Treasurer: Alex Whimster Ph 5765039 Marathon 7/10/07. Jess is training at altitude in Boulder, Colorado leading up Event Entries: Bev Smith Ph/fax 5764469 to the event.
Email: [email protected] Uniforms: Bev Smith Ph 5764469 Don’t Forget !!! Club Email: [email protected] Winter Prizegiving & Social Dinner at the Tauranga Citizens th Club, 13 October.
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Generosity clears last hurdle for would have either continued to drop out or than three or four weeks off their peak. new track 14.09.2007 been forced to leave the Bay for cities able But there was no track marked out to offer the all-weather tracks needed to anywhere in the Bay for winter training - reach their full potential. they were just slushy sports grounds. By JOHN COUSINS (BOP Times) Construction of the Bay's first all-weather athletics track will start next month after a "It is absolutely wonderful news - it offers Tauranga Ramblers president Malcolm desperate last-minute appeal for funds the potential to change the face of athletics Taylor said the track will be fantastic and succeeded in raising the rest of the $1.5 in the Bay." predicted athletics would take off. Sprint million needed. coaches, particularly, required all-weather Mr Corboy, backed by Sport Bay of tracks to coach senior sprinters because, as athletes got older and heavier, grass tracks An outpouring of goodwill, led by a Plenty, had drawn up a plan to establish a did not offer the same support. Tauranga philanthropist and the council's Bay of Plenty Academy for Athletics city investment partners, has plugged the centred on the new track. $200,000 gap needed for athletics to take a "We will have a local four-minute miler in giant leap forward. Based on the highly successful academy at the near future," Mr Taylor said. Auckland's North Shore, young athletes By next March a new Mondo Super Flex would be invited into the academy. It will One of the Bay's brightest young stars, vulcanised natural rubber track will ring offer physiotherapists, podiatrists and national age-group champion sprinter the main rugby field at Tauranga Domain. other sports medicine specialists, along Mariah Ririnui, would not have to leave with specialist coaches coming into the the Bay to develop her talents. Bay for training sessions. Tauranga's athletics supporters are ********************************* overjoyed at the turn of events after the long-running project reached crisis point The combination of the track and the NZ AIMS Cross Country, six weeks ago. academy opened up huge possibilities to Waipuna, 3/9/07 develop athletics in the Bay and get it back to being a major sport, he said. Wow, some great talent showing up in these young athletes from Intermediate & Academy expertise would be available to Middle Schools all over NZ. other sports where players needed to Ramblers Malcolm Taylor, Wayne Smith, develop speed, such as rugby and soccer - Fay Smith & Ross Hynds lent a hand at with an obvious kick-back for athletics in setting up the course & timekeeping. The the summer. Bay turned on perfect conditions, and A public appeal by Millennium Track there was a good turnout of parents Trust chairman Garth Mathieson that it Once the academy was up and running, watching. was now or never spurred a $100,000 Mr Corboy planned to invite Northern Year 7 Girls: winner was Hannah grant from Tom Roper's Hillsdene Hemisphere athletes to come south in their Kraakman of Pukekohe Intermediate in Charitable Trust and $50,000 from the winter to train in Tauranga. These athletes 11.5 min. (3km) council's city investment programme Malcolm Taylor’s daughter Danni placed would in turn coach and inspire the Bay's th funded by its city partners. young talent as part payment. 5 in 12.15 for Tga Intermediate and Emme Shanley-McDonald (Katikati) placed 45th/63 in 14.15. Lloyd Christie's Christie Family Trust Mr Corboy already has strong contacts Tauranga Intermediate won the Year 7 injected another $28,000 and the rest of with England's breeding ground of athletic girls team with 15 points for their 1st three the money poured in through many stars, the New River Stadium in London. runners. 2nd was Pukekohe 53 pts; smaller donations, led by Murray and Gay He trained and coached at the stadium Otumoetai 3rd 57 pts. Read-Smith's $5000. during his 23 years as a Londoner. Year 7 Boys : Won by Sam Blake, Murray Bay Intermediate in 11.02. from Mr Mathieson said raising the $1.5m was Construction of the track cannot come 74 finishers. Tauranga Intermediate won a huge milestone in the history of athletics soon enough for Brent Newdick, 22, the the teams on 18 points from Northcross on which would see Tauranga hosting a internationally ranked decathlete who 27 pts. major regional or national championship would love to return to train in his Year 8 Girls: Won by Anna Curruthers every year. hometown. "I'd definitely be down there (Kristin School) in 11.34. training on the track," the Auckland-based Hannah Shanley-McDonald (Katikati) Top Bay coach Mike Corboy said the athlete told the Bay of Plenty Times last 32nd/75 in 13.09. track was essential for the future of month. Tga Intermediate won the teams on 27pts athletics. with Cobham 2nd on 42pts Athletes must train all year round to reach Year 8 Boys: won by Scott Hillier of Without it, promising young athletes their potential and should never be more Matamata in 10.19 with Sam Hyndman 2 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Ramblings
(Tga Int) 5th in 11.06, and Ken & Raewyn CLUB ROAD CHAMPS, Keyte’s son Jason (Te Puke Int) 26th/85 Greerton, 22/9/07 in 11.53. In the Year 8 boys teams Havelock North Where would we be without our Intermediate on 40 pts just edged out Tga Masters Men! If the 50 plus team hadn’t Int on 42 pts. turned out then there wouldn’t have been enough people to call it a race. A 12 x 1km relay held after the main Poor effort guys & ladies if you can’t racing saw 13 schools entered. st come to our own local Club Champs. It’s Tauranga Intermediate 1 42.36 min not as if you had to travel far! Matamata Intermediate 2nd 43.45 min rd Present but not racing were Wayne, Dan, Peachgrove Intermediate 3 44.09 min Ray, Malcolm, Fay, Bev & Ken Kerewaro. The rest of you can email me ********************************** with your excuses! WHANGAMATA HALF The day was kind to us, though rain MARATHON 8/9/07 threatened it held off during the race. Braden Neal led the first 3 laps until finishing his 6km. This was a test for his A good battle up front between the top injured ankle and his first race since four athletes. Well done John Caie & tearing ligaments 5 weeks earlier. Russell Mike Powell showed a remarkable return Mark Williams for their placings in the Lake, who had been hot on his tail, took to fitness since his last race. money! over the lead finishing 1st in the 10km The weather was great. The event was race. well supported with 266 finishers in the half, 451 in the 10.2km, & 383 in the 5.7km. Free tea, coffee & Milo was available all day to everybody & all entrants received a pair of FILA socks. Prize Money was awarded 2 top three Open Men & Women & Top three Masters Men & Women 40plus, plus spot prizes. Half Marathon 1st Stephen Lett (Auckland) 1st MO 1.13.08 nd nd 2 Kent Hodgson (Hamilton) 2 MO 1.13.18 2km rd st 3 John Caie (Ramblers) 1 M40 Mystique Blockley 1st G12 8.46 1.14.07 Jessica Bitcheno 1st G10 9.01 th rd 4 Mark Williams (Ramblers) 3 MO 4km 1.14.50 Anna Gould 1st W40 20.36 th st 10 Tracey Clissold (Auckland) 1 FO Robyn Winter 1st W55 21.17 Anna Gould took the Masters Women title 1.21.24 Alex Whimster (walk) M55 36.21 th 17 Gavin Smith (Ramblers) 2nd/25 M50 6km 1.25.01 Braden Neal 1st M19 22.13 nd th 22 Philippa Durkin (Ramblers) 4 /40 10km FO 1.25.56 Russell Lake 1st M35 37.01 10.2km: won by Wayne Guest (Te Aroha) Gavin Smith 1st M50 38.29 35.57. First woman was Bridget Ray Stu Smith 2nd M50 40.23 (Hawks) in 40.43. Mike Powell 1st M55 41.57 5.7km: won by Jay Wallwork (MU20 John Addy 2nd M55 42.23 Auckland) in 21.37 Tim Masters 3rd M55 42.31 st nd 61 Fay Smith (Ramblers) 2 /21 F50 Dave Whitehead 3rd M50 42.54 37.08 Mathew Smith 1st SM 43.02 Robert McPherson 1st M65 45.53 Sid Pavett 1st M70 47.29 Mystique won the 2km
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RED STAG REDWOODS Hawks Masters Women annihilated the CITY 2 SURF, Mt Maunganui FOREST RELAY, ROTORUA Masters Women field comprising 5 teams, 23/9/07 at the same time beating all the open 15/9/07 ladies teams, with a brilliant 1.39.56. Or perhaps it should be renamed Surf 2 The weather was brilliant & sunny and City, as they ran it in reverse this year. turnout was up on the previous year. 217 finished the Half Marathon Run, 73 Tauranga Ramblers Men blitzed the rest of the Half walk, 176 the 12km run and 241 the Open Men’s field by 5 ½ minutes. Ben the 12km walk. Believe the course might Ruthe gained a good lead for his team- be a little short too! mates by running the first two laps with negative splits, his 2nd lap being fastest Half Marathon st overall for the day. Hamilton Hawks 1 Mark Williams 1.12.48 nd placed 2nd. 2 Paul Davidson (ex Rambler) 1.13.58 th Laps were approx 5 km with Youth grades 15 Les Dobson 1.28.07 th running 3km. 34 Peter Kennedy 1.33.24 th Mens Open (13 teams) Oscar Curry 39 John Addy 1.35.17 th th 1st Tauranga Ramblers 1.18.29 85 Gillian Dean 17 F 1.43.25 st Ben Ruthe 16.01 1 female was Jessica Stacey of Tauranga th Ben Ruthe 15.13 in 19 place overall 1.28.44 st Iain MacDonald 15.21 1 home in the walk was another ex Kyle MacDonald 15.35 Rambler : Selwyn Mawkes in 2.14.11 Mark McKeown 16.19 5th Tauranga Ramblers No 2 1.31.48 12km st John Caie 17.06 1 was yet another ex Rambler Leo Walter Andy Bedford 17.03 in 39.59 nd Lincoln Churchill 19.49 2 Regan Bones 43.45 th Ken Keyte 17.54 4 Braden Neal 46.57 th Mathew Smith 19.56 9 Bradley Maisey 49.57 st Masters Men 40plus (9 teams) 1 female home was Chantelle Richmond th Won by Lake City 1.27.21 of Auckland in 11 place overall 52.00 3rd Ramblers 50plus 1.39.26 Followed by ex Rambler Petra Creighton th Gavin Smith 18.47 in 12 place overall 52.16 th th Stu Smith 19.11 28 Andrea Evason 6 F 57.30 st th Wayne Smith 19.04 91 Anna Gould 40 F 1.08.50 Mike Powell 20.58 Tim Masters 21.26 ################################## Colin Boocock, back after a long injury Composite ( 19 teams) break th Won by Kawerau 1.39.46 17 WORLD MASTERS 8th Ramblers 2.02.53 ATHLETICS CHAMPS, Colin Boocock 22.54 Riccione, Italy, 4th-15 Sept Malcolm Taylor 23.29 Mystique Blockley 24.55 I’m told it was pretty hot & muggy over Sid Pavett 23.46 35degrees most days, with some really big Robyn Winter 27.49 fields in some events. NZ sent 55 athletes. Female Youth (20 teams) A total of 9000 competed from 90 Won by Napier 52.41 nd countries. 4 of them were Ramblers! 2 Tga Girls College 53.23 Incl. Ramblers: Outstanding performances from Eric De Lydia O’Donnell 12.55 Lautour in the M85 grade, who as usual Brittany Walker 15.54 entered just about every thing and only Male Youth (18 teams) decided not to run the marathon because Won by Energy City 46.10 th the heat was too intense. His times as 5 Tga Boys College 50.58 follows- Incl Ramblers: 10,000m Gold 1/1 58.01 Oscar Curry 12.00 5,000m Silver 2/5 27.34 Angus Curry 13.31 1,500m Gold 1/3 8.11.60 The Open Women grade was won by 800m Gold 1 /4 3.45.17 Hamilton Hawks in 1.43.25, from 5 teams. John Caie 400m Gold 1 /5 1.33.25 4 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Ramblings
Murray Clarkson M60 NZ ROAD CHAMPS, UNITEC Some really exciting racing, and not just th 1,500m semi/heat 4 5.05.40 CAMPUS, AUCKLAND, 1/9/07 in the Senior grades. The course was 1500m final 4th/12 4.56.78 challenging, with a few more hills and a nd th 800m 2 H2/4 11 o/all 2.29.89 tight hairpin, making it tougher than the 800m semi 6th H2/2, 8th o/all 2.24.55 Waikato Champs. 800m final 12th/12 2.29.82 Robert McPherson M65 Top performance by Jess Ruthe in 8km XC 20th/50 34.18 winning the Senior Women’s race nearly 3 10,000m 17th/24 H1 of 2 46.02.86 minutes ahead of her nearest rival Rowan 5,000m 16th/23 H1 of 3 21.09.12 Baird of Auckland. Jess makes running Brendan Magill M40 look so easy! Unfortunately for her they 3km Steeples 5th in 2nd final /2 started the Women’s race 2 minutes 21st/31 overall 10.53.30 behind the men so she had to play catch up instead of racing against the guys.
Husband Ben Ruthe scored bronze in the Malcolm’s medal ceremony. Men’s race. Despite an early lead, he was just edged out by Scott Winton (Auckland) 30.38, & Luke Hurring (Otago) 30.41, in the latter stages.
Malcolm Taylor scored a silver in the 10km walk. Sid Pavett blasted the 70plus age group for a gold and Wayne Smith received his first ever individual National OROPI HOT POOLS RUN medal, a silver in the M55. Well deserved 29/9/07 too!
Start line for the Masters Mens race. Wayne’s battle to try and beat brother This was our last home club event for the Waikato were crammed against the kerb to Gavin pushed them both to the limit. At a Road season. Present were Kerry & Bev the right. lap to go Wayne edged in front slightly Smith, Malcolm Taylor, Stu & Karen after trailing Gavin during the first 3-4 Smith, Gavin & Fay Smith, Mystique laps. Gavin was convinced Wayne would Blockley & family members, Alex have the sprint at the end so put in a last Whimster, Robert McPherson , Dave ditch effort on an uphill on what he Whitehead & Sid Pavett. thought was the last corner, only to find that he had the wrong corner and had to Dave led runners on a 5-6km jog up sprint another couple of hundred metres. Warners Road into the privately owned Fortunately, Wayne was already too Gideon Fields. From there we followed stuffed to give chase. tracks to a large, hidden waterfall. Quite impressive and worth the trip. I admit John Caie put in a gutsy performance in living in Tauranga 32 years and didn’t Gavin & Wayne the extremely competitive M40 grade. know it existed. That race was won by Richard Bennett of Canterbury in 32.03. We then headed back to the Hot Pools where those who wanted could take a WBOP placed 2nd to Auckland in the swim. Teams in the Senior Men (Incl Ben & Iain), Senior Women (headed by Jess), and Masters 50plus grade ( incl Gavin & Wayne). Waikato’s Aaron Pulford & Camille Buscombe won the M16 & W19 grades and Marion Millward won the W45 and Masters Women race. Fay Riley Open Men’s start, featuring Ben, Iain & won the W65 grade.
Kyle Results on next page:
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6 October NZ Road Relay Championships, Timaru. The highlight of Results NZ ROAD CHAMPS: most club’s season. A huge event, with some very hotly
st contested races between clubs, but also some social grades. Jess Ruthe 1 /13 SW 10km 33.47 A great weekend away: Ramblers have entered 4 teams. Ben Ruthe 3rd/38 SM 10km 30.48 Iain MacDonald 7th SM 10km 31.57 Course maps & full details on www.athletics.org.nz website Kyle MacDonald dnf 13 October John Caie 4th/10 M40 10km 34.46 Reebok Ekiden Rotorua Relay Russell Lake 9th/11 M35 10km 36.20 13 October Gavin Smith 6th/11 M50 10km 38.21 Prize-giving evening & very reasonably priced Bistro meals Wayne Smith 2nd/12 M55 10km 38.24 from 6.30pm at Tauranga Citizens Club, names of those Tim Masters 9th/12 M55 10km 43.56 attending to Bev Smith, Ph /fax 5764469 or email st Sid Pavett 1 /3 M70 10km 47.22 [email protected] , all ages very welcome. Make it a Malcolm Taylor 2nd/2 M55 walk 66.41 th great night! Dale Bull 14 /16 M19 8km 29.39 21 October
UCAN2 Fun Runs/walks/ & Duathlons , Coronation Park, Mt Maunganui, register from 7am, race start 8am 23 October Opening Club night for Summer Track & Field. Otumoetai College field( & Bellevue Athletics Track) 5.45pm Programme of events to be finalised 27 October Fundraising fun run in Papamoa Hills put on by Papamoa Surf Lifesaving Club and Community Sports Trust. Register from 11.30am in Poplar Lane Carpark. Race starts 1pm up
the walking track & round summit loop. Trophies for King & Queen, first to top. Plus spot prizes. Adults $10, children under 15 $5. 27 October Tasman King of The Mountain Race, Mt Edgecumbe Kawerau. www.kawerauharrierclub.co.nz 28 October Waimea Half Marathon, including NZ Half Marathon Championships. www.athletics.org.nz 30 October
Dale Bull Track & Field Club Night, Otumoetai College 5.45pm
6 November News from Around the World Track & Field Club night, Otumoetai College, 5.45pm
10 November Haile Gebrselassie of Ethiopia broke the World Marathon record when he won the Maratoto Extreme Challenge, Hikutaia School (between Berlin Marathon on 30/9/07. His time Paeroa & Thames) offroad half marathon run into the 2.04.26 was 29 seconds faster than Paul Coromandel ranges, mountain bike option, or 5 & 10km fun Tergat’s record over the same course in run/walk options. www.maratotochallenge.co.nz 2003. The womans winner was Gete 11 November Wami also of Ethiopia in 2.23.17. Round the Bridges, Garden Place Hamilton. 6.2km & 12km
runs & walks. Also a 2km primary/intermediate schools Jonathan Wyatt of NZ has cleaned up a grade. Heaps of prizes. Enter online www.coolrunning.co.nz series of Mountain Races recently or entry forms at all sports outlets or Hamilton City Hawks. including winning both the World Long 17 November Course & Short Course races in Switzerland. Kauri Run, 30km & 13km Trail runs from Waikawau Beach over ranges to Coromandel Township Jess Ruthe won the women’s City to Surf www.arcevents.co.nz/kaurirun Race in Sydney on 12/8/07 in a time of 18 November 46.33, and I apologise for omitting this in Toi’s Challenge, Whakatane , 18km run, walk & relay on our last newsletter. Ben Ruthe placed scenic bush, beach & clifftop circuit. th 13 in 44.18 at the same event. www.geocities.com/toischallengenz
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