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People record-breaking stair climb Paul Gerritsen, the fastest man in the Sky Tower Challenge 2010 was running out of air when he hit the top and says his whistle had started blowing at about the 30 th floor. “Breathing was a real struggle and for the last 10 floors I was sucking so hard it felt like I was holding my breath,” he said. Paul is on eight months’ leave from Remuera station while he trains and prepares for this year’s World Rowing Championships in November. He’s a member of the national men’s quad team. He says the rowing training helped but it was his previous experience in the stair climb that really made the difference. “I learned you really have to pace yourself and run the whole way up, not sprint the first 10 flights or so as that just leaves you drained,” he said. Paul made it to the top 30 seconds faster than he did on his first attempt last year and broke the record with his time of 9 minutes 35 seconds. First-timer Erin Gray from the Queenstown Volunteer Fire Brigade was fastest woman at 13 minutes 28 seconds, beating the 2009 time by more than one minute. Erin walked fast and steadily up the stairs “Physically, I couldn’t have run – the gear I was wearing weighed about half as much as I do!” Her training included running up the stairs at a local reserve – which she had to climb up and down 16 times to come close to the distance of the Sky Tower. 14 Issue No. 60 “I found the training harder than the actual event. When I got to the top of the Sky Tower I couldn’t believe it was over so quickly.” Pahia’s Volunteer Brigade once again claimed the fundraising trophy, for the fifth consecutive year, raising $24,000 of the $193,000 raised for the Leukemia and Blood Foundation. Left: Fastest Man, Paul Gerritsen, Remuera Blue Watch. Right: Fastest Woman, Erin Gray, Queenstown VFB.
2010 Events Events Calendar Calendar July 17th–18th national snooker tournament Hawera Colin.dudley@fire.org.nz August 29th Wellington Prov Indoor Bowls tournament Wellington denchy@xtra.co.nz september 11th taranaki toughest firefighter Around the Mountain Oakura da-rielly@hotmail.com 06 752 7302 July 18th Wellington Provincial f/B Golf tournament Feilding Golf Club Warren.Dunn@fire.org.nz september 3rd–4th nZfs national rugby tournament Auckland james.hall@fire.org.nz 021 0237 4301 October sports Council regional sports committee meetings In your area Contact your regional sports council rep for more details August 8th Wellington Provincial f/B driving Challenge Mansfield Raceway Feilding denchy@xtra.co.nz september 4th UfBA driving Challenge Manfield Contact Anthony Dench denchy@xtra.co.nz October 2nd–3rd national Basketball tournament Napier francis.reid@fire.org.nz August 18th–20th nZfs national ski & snowboard Championship Ohakune ohakune@fire.org.nz karen.hawke@yahoo.co.nz september 6th national trout fishing tournament Turangi jim.prescott@fire.org.nz October 11th–15th national Golf tournament Whangarei Mike.Lister@fire.org.nz For the latest information on Fire Service sports events go to: firenet/sports/upcomingsportsevents REMINDER New Zealand Fire Brigades Institute Applications to sit exams must be received by 1 August 2010. Further information and an application form can be downloaded from our website: http://www.ufba.org.nz/nzfbi/exams/downloads.php The New Zealand Fire Service Magazine from our ‘101 uses for a helmet’ file: Parnell Blue Watch Station Officer, Martyn Baker’s newborn – Hamish. July 2010 Events 15
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