Fourteen New Zealand athletes have secured starts in the prestigious IAAF World Challenge event in Melbourne on Saturday evening. The meeting is the first of the IAAF 2013 series of fourteen Diamond League and fifteen World Challenge international events. The group includes winners of nine New Zealand senior … [Read more...]
Gregson wins Queen Street Mile
Queen Street Golden Mile – 1 April 2013 Thirty years on and the Queen Street mile still has the magic and excitement as the runners scorch down the City strip in slick times. Ryan Gregson of Australia had the speed when it counted over the final 100m to race home the winner in 3m 48.58s, [...]Gregson wins Queen Street … [Read more...]
Queenstown Biking Excitement
Breath-taking alpine scenery and courses ranging from challenging to recreational will put Queenstown, New Zealand, on the world cycling stage. The 10-day Queenstown Bike Festival (now in its third edition) features more than 25 events ranging from recreational rides, social events and the Tour de Wakatipu to the … [Read more...]
Races ending 17th March
ROAD RACES AROUND THE COUNTRY Kaiteriteri Gold Half Marathon, 16 March: Phil Costley 1h 13m 26s, Simon Leaning 1h 20m 12s, Brian Kemp 1h 23m 44s. Andrea Malpas 1h 25m 59s, Klaartje van Schie 1h 27m 16s, Colette Read 1h 33m 59s. 10km: Stephen Blair 39m 47s, Ben Tuck 40m 57s. Robyn Deane 41m 13s, [...]Races ending 17th … [Read more...]
Davies runs New York Half
New York City Half Marathon – 17 March 2013 Battling freezing temperatures Mary Davies finished 15th in the women’s section in 1h 12m 6s, just 16 seconds outside her personal best set in Edmonton Canada last August. Caroline Rotich of Kenya cut a minute off her best time in winning in 1h 9m 9s. Rotich [...]Davies runs … [Read more...]
Willis starts fast in Auckland
FAST 1500m, AUT Millennium Stadium North Shore – 28 February 2013 Beijing Olympic Games 1500m silver medallist Nick Willis ran a quick 1500 metres in Auckland on Thursday evening. Preparing for an attempt to run a qualifying time of 3m 35.00s at the Sydney Track Classic on 9 March, he came up with an impressive … [Read more...]
Road Results February 2013
Auckland O’Hagan’s Viaduct 5km, 19 February: Robbie Johnson 15m 43s, Scott Winton 15m 43s, Tony Payne 16m 8s, Warick Brenan 16m 13s. Katrin Gottschalk 18m 56s, Megan Stewart 20m 2s. Rat Race 5km, Takapuna, 20 February: Peter May 17m 20s, Matt Smith 17m 47s. Carly Graham 20m 56s. Hamilton Eastside Riverpath 5km, 19 … [Read more...]
New Zealand Half 2013
WELLINGTON New Zealand Half Marathon Championship – 17 February 2013 Hamish Carson former national 1500m and 3000m champion, added the half marathon title to his list of achievements. Carson won in 1h 8m 51s from Dougal Thorburn 1h 9m 17s, Stephen Lett 1h 10m 11s and Rowan Hooper 1h 11m 21s. Alex Williams added the … [Read more...]
Punt excels at Porritt Classic
HAMILTON Porritt Classic, Porritt Stadium – 9 February 2013 Black Sticks hockey player Anita Punt continued her dream run in her first taste of sprinting this season. Coming on top of some solid hockey training in the morning she headed in Molly Florence in both the 100m and 200m clocking impressive, even though they … [Read more...]
Summer Vaults Meeting
Summer Vaults Meeting, Mission Bay – 26 January 2013 Athletics came to the beach in the form of a summer of pole vaulting with international competitors at the Mecca Stonehouse Café Mission Bay on Saturday. For the second year the crowds were entertained with some spectacular vaulting, Australian Blake Lucas winning … [Read more...]