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10 October 2022 • Weekly Roundup

Weekly Round Up: 10 October

Catherine Lund highlighted the opening of the season with a record breaking 5000m of 16:51 at the Athletics Otago opening day (Photo: Michael Dawson)

New Zealand Track & Field results

AUCKLAND

Throws Spring Series #2, AUT Millennium Stadium, North Shore – 8 October 2022
Savannah Scheen DT 49.56m. Jasmine He Ling 4kg HT 39.30m PB, 3kg HT 47.35m PB. Kate Hallie DT 40.06m, 3kg SP 15.40m PB. Tirado Fernanda 3kg HT 40.95m.

Arno van der Westhuizen HT 52.74m, DT 32.75m, JT 40.43m, SP 12.80m. Daniel Shaw 800g JT 46.92m PB, 700g JT 47.36m. Percy Maka 1.5kg DT 49.01m. Jean-Lewis Potgieter 5kg HT 34.59m PB, 1.5lkg DT 34.84m. Connor Brady 4kg SP 11.20m PB, 1kg DT 35.12m PB, 500g JT 38.97m PB.

DUNEDIN

Athletics Otago opening day, Caledonian Ground – 8 October 2022
Catherine Lund highlighted the opening of the season with a record breaking 5000m of 16:51. PB. The 16 year old U18 national cross country champion broke the Otago U17, U18 and U19 women’s record of 17:16.13.

International Results

AUSTRALIA

Melbourne Marathon, MCG, 2 October: Mark Robinson (Whippets) 2:45:46 PB (107). Christina Kersey (Whippets) 3:07:08 PB (44). Half marathon; Fionn Cullinane (Pakuranga) 1:10:02 PB (19), Jason Hunt (Univ of Canterbury) 1:10:28 PB (25).

USA

Battle in Beantown Cross Country, Boston MA, 23 September: 8km; Will Anthony 23:57 (6). 6km; Sophie Atkinson 17:29 (7), Penelope Salmon 17:35 (12), Ava Duggan 17:55 (20).

48th Paul Short Invitational Cross Country, Lehigh University, Bethlehem PA, 30 September: 8km Liam Back 23:17 (12).

44th Chicago Marathon, 9 October: Andrew Brown 2:41:52 (422), Andrew Dewar 2:50:27 (846), Andrew Smith 2:52:56 (1031). Hayley Hughes 3:13:16 (470), Darshna Govind 3:17:57 (661). Benson Kipruto of Kenya won in 2:04:24, half 1:02:25. Ruth Chepngetich of Kenya ran the second fastest time by a woman in 2:14:18, half 1:05:44.

Road and Trail Races Around the Country

AUCKLAND
Fox Trot 5km, Viaduct Harbour, 4 October: Simon Mace 15:54, Harvey Walsh 16:21, Harry Harris 16:37. Tia Knight 19:37, Kate Thomas 20:52, Bronwen Peterken 21:14.

Rat Race 5km, Takapuna, 5 October: Gene Rand 17:06, Damon Nicholas 19:10, Ryan Williams 20:30.

YMCA 10km Auckland Domain, 6 October: Sam Walker 37:09, Daniel Yep 42:36, Anton Roche 42:58.

OHOPE
Sun to Surf Half Marathon, Mahy Reserve, 8 October: Daniel Jones 1:09:33, Liam Dooley 1:14:51, Matt Parsonage 1:14:55. Ingrid Cree 1:24:47, Alie Corporaal 1:37:18, Lucy Garner 1:47:27. 10km; Oliver Ashburn 39:46, Liam Witbrock 39:51, Sabrina Grogan 40:27. 5km; Kian Weston 19:36, Sahara Katene 21:27.

MASTERTON
Waipoua River Run, 9 October: 20km; Darius Simpson 1:19:21, Whena Gordon 1:20:19, B Dandy 1:30:38. Lisa Carlyon 1:48:21. 12km; Darcy Mellsop 50:55, Helen Marie Gard’ner 55:11, Malcolm MacDonald 59:15. 4km; Flynn Register 14:25, Brooke Duffy 17:55, Jack Gard’ner 18:28.

NELSON
Abel Tasman Coastal Classic 33km Trail Run, Marahau to Kaiteriteri Beach, 8 October: Flavio Vianna 1:33:42, Vajin Armstrong 1:35:20, Mick Keating 1:37:37. Annabelle Bramwell 1:51:26, Nikki Hill 1:56:04, Rebecca Kingsford 1:56:44.

MARLBOROUGH
Marina 2 Marina, 13km, Picton, 8 October: Gus Marfell 55:56, Jarod Thomsett 1:05:15, Grant Beattie 1:08:45. Zoe King 1:13:36, Isabel Clarke 1:14:43, Aimee Burnard 1:15:20.

INVERCARGILL
Southland Festival of Running, Stead Street Wharf, 9 October: Marathon; Craig Iversen 2:49:56, Jason Russell 3:08:01. 10 mile; Willie Gunn 67:08, Andrew Horton 68:23. Kimberley Iversen 68:23. 10km; Buddy Small 36:11, Aaron Barclay 38:18, James McLeay 41:00.