September - Tauranga Ramblers

RamblingsRamblingsNewsletter of Athletics Tauranga IncorporatedSeptember 2010Volume 2010, Issue 9Editor Fay SmithPh/fax 5443666, Email:gc.flsmith@xtra.co.nz▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬Inside this IssuePage1234567Athlete of the MonthRoad Relay TeamsWhangamata HalfThe Champs that weren’tSummerhill RogaineAIMS Games XCMizuno OffRoad KinlochCity to SurfThe Legend & Arthurs HalfWorld Mtn Running ChampsWBOP SS Road ChampsPics from SS Road champsRedwood relaysRedwoods continuedComing EventsSundryAthlete of the MonthSeptemberJessica BitchenoWinner Yr 8 Girls AIMS XC, ina new AIMS Games recordtime of 11.10 for 3km, not easyin the windy conditions.Club Contacts:President: Malcolm Taylor Ph 5760000Secretary: position vacant- volunteers?Treasurer: Alex Whimster Ph 5765039Event Entries: Bev Smith Ph/fax5764469Email: klbjsmith@clear.net.nzUniforms: Robyn Winter 027 6406559or 5702341Winter Club Captain:Russell Lake Ph 5786979Club Email:athletics.tauranga@xtra.co.nzwebsite: www.taurangaramblers.co.nzplus track results are on:www.sportsground.co.nz/taurangaarcRoad Relays this weekend- Yay!We have two very keen Teams goingmade up of some of our club’s mostardent. With 2 family members in oneteam and three in the other, I find myselfon the fence deciding who to support. Maythe best Team win! Shouts all around.Looking at form: MM50+ vs Compositeleg 1 7.79km Max vs Tim,leg 2 10.41km Stu vs Sally,leg 3 11.3 km Gavin vs Michael Sleg 4 9.7km Les vs Russellleg 5 10.8km Terry vs Mathewleg 6 8.2km Murray vs Mike Pleg 7 8.2km Barry vs Kerryleg 8 9.7km Wayne vs SteveWe reckon it’s pretty even. The 50pluswill be relying on Wayne’s racy red flatsto bring then home in a flash, as they havemany times in the past. Steve, straightfrom scoring the final goal of the seasonfor Tauranga City United, will be sportingnew shoes for the event and is hoping tostay in touch with his uncle (it might comedown to a mean sprint finish). His formthis season comprisies only one race in the12km City 2 Surf last weekend & that wasafter spending the night celebratingsoccer prizegiving, an overload of carbs &virtually no sleep, which got him of to aqueasy start. Despite the lethal mix, hepicked it up as the race progressed,coming in strongly over the soft sand, atthe finish.Scottish have 17Teams entered . Hawkshave 9 Teams and their junior men lookpretty hot to contest against ACA.University of Canterbury, Pakuranga &Scottish appear the 3 favorites to contestthe SM title. Auckland University withicon Gavin Stevens running leg 3 shouldbe unbeatable in the MM50+ grade.University of Canterbury are fielding astrong women’s Team again this year.• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •1

Ramblingsevent was also publicised to the BOPorienteering club and with 27 competitorsturning up. The race involved trying to geta total of 20 controls with a time limit of 1hour.The event was won by Angela Simpsonfrom Rotorua with all 20 controls in37mins, closely followed by her dad Ian in42mins. There was a van load of studentsfrom Trident High School in Whakatanewhich helped boost numbers which waspleasing for the organisers. AngelaSimpson has just been to the WorldUniversity orienteering Champs andgained 7 th in the sprint distance so we hada NZ rep in our little race, pretty cool.Just to promote orienteering, there will bea Summer Nav orienteering series heldbetween Tauranga, Rotorua andWhakatane over the summer betweenNovember and March on Wednesdaynights with starts between 5.30 and 6.30.There will be 3 courses to choose from,short, medium and long with expectedfinishing times of 15, 30 and 45 minutes.New maps have been made of theOtumoetai area and The Lakes at Tauriko.It can be an added challenge to regularrunning and still improve your fitness.Hope to see you out there. Flyers will beput into Sports shops in October. For moreinfo check out the following websiteshttp://www.cdorienteering.co.nz/ or formore info http://www.maptalk.co.nz/Place Name Points Time1 Angela Simpson 20 37.002 Ian Simpson 20 42.003Raewyn Simpson19 49.004Steven Simpson 19 50.405Aaron, Celine 19 59.506Ash, Josh 18 52.207Phil Browne, Christine,Georgia, Caleb 17 54.508Samantha Vlaming, KatelynGoldsmith, Anita Coxhead17 56.159Logan, Kevin 17 56.3010Sam, Jordan 17 1.00.0011Tarin Krammer(18) 17 1.00.3012Mrs Krammer 15 59.3013Helen, Oliver 15 1.00.0014Terry Russel, Greg(17)15 1.04.0015Ruth Coxhead, Penny Vlaming14 57.3016Tim, Emma, Catherine,Johanna 11 56.0017Alex Whimster (16) 10 1.12.20AIMS GAMES Cross CountryWaipuna Park 5/9/10Involving Intermediate and MiddleSchools from throughout NZ this hasgrown into a huge event. Run by SportBOP with the assistance of Ramblers,Malcolm Taylor & Fay Smithtimekeeping, Wayne Smith, marshalling &helping set up course.The day was highlighted by great racingby our younger Ramblers members. Theweather stayed fine for the duration, but acool strong wind was blowing, making ithard going in exposed areas. Amazinglyseveral teams from Christchurch made it,despite the earthquake 2 days earlierdisrupting flights.Yr 7 Girls line upOlivia HinesResults -3km.Yr 7 Girls (60 finishers)1st Keeley Grantham of Tga Int 11.372 nd Olivia Hines Tga Int 12.2133 rd Samantha Bitcheno Te Puke 13.48Yr 7 Boys (75 finishers)1 st Justin Mitchell Tga Int 11.0210 th Jeremy Shaw Tga Int 11.44Yr 8 Girls (63 finishers)1 st Jessica Bitcheno Te Puke 11.104 th Lili Crombie Aquinas 11.417 th Alice McCafferty Kaimai 12.05Yr 8 Boys (76 finishers)1 st Leo Roper Buckland Beach 10.282 nd Andrew Robinson Tga Int 10.41Tauranga Intermediate won the 12x 1kmrelay made up of boys & girls from allgrades in 43.52, with OtumoetaiIntermediate in 2 nd place 44.26 andIlminster 3 rd in 45.15.Jeremy ShawMizuno Off-Road HalfMarathon, Kinloch, Taupo 4/9/10The half marathon was won by MatthewJarvis of Taumarunui in 1.29.05 with 1 stwoman Annika Smail of Rotorua in 26 thoverall 1.39.09.Wayne Smith 34 th 1 st M55-591.40.54Les Dobson 170 th 16 th M50-542.01.29The quarter marathon was won by JamesWeal of Taupo in 43.36 with 1stW IsobelLight of Wellington 5 th overall in 47.11561 runners & 199 walkers competed inthe half . 137 runners & 85 walkers did thequarter.• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •3

September 2010City to Surf 26/9/10 12kmTauranga –Mt MaunganuiWith a new start line near the TaurangaMarina the distance of this event was alsoreduced to 12km from the old halfmarathon. The finish line was on soft sandalong Mount surf beach . Fine weather andgood conditions. Ben Ruthe made thefront page of BOP Times for his win, welldone! Michelle Basson was 1 st woman.Impressive time also by 13 year old ScottCroasdale.Results (12km)Ben Ruthe 1 st 40.08Russell Lake 2 nd 43.00Roger Creighton 4 th 43.55Michelle Basson 6 th (1stW) 44.10Scott Croasdale 7 th 44.27Terry Furmage 9 th 45.03Barry Watson 25 th 48.12Winston Murton 29 th 49.37David Stewart 34 th 50.09Emma Hyett 40 th (3rdW) 50.34Steve Smith 45 th 51.10John Addy 58 th 52.41Jack Dangen 92 nd 54.13John McKinley 205 th 59.15Jeremy Shaw 215 th 59.39Sam Averill 347 th 1.04.161072 finishers in the 12km run plus 734finishers in the 12km walk.EmmaMichelleScottThe Legend Marathon &Arthur’s Half Marathon 18/9/10This event is run in the scenic WaitakereHills, Auckland:- training ground for thelegendary Arthur Lydiard .Fantastic marathon time from IainMacDonald for 2nd over this difficultcourse.Marathon 42.2km (165 finishers)Winner was Dale Warrander in 2.30.012 nd Iain Macdonald 2.35.213 rd Steve O’Callaghan 2.36.57Womens winner was Shireen Crumpton in2.59.32Arthur’s Half 21.1km (282 finishers)Winner was Stephen Lett in 1.11.555 th Craig Kirkwood 1.16.48Womens winner was Maria Akesson in1.27.28World Mountain RunningChamps, Kamnik, Slovenia5/9/10Congratulations to Ruby Muir whoplaced 11 th in the Junior Women’sevent from 51 finishers in a time of26.42. She raced over 4.5km with a430m ascent in cloudy but freezingconditions. Starting conservativelyRuby moved strongly through fieldfrom about half way and had anexcellent finish just 2mins behind thewinner. It was Ruby’s first WorldChampionship event and signals agood future in the event.350 athletes from 39 nationscompeted over the various racedistances.NZ runners Jonathan Wyatt, Anna Frost,Ruby Muir, James CoubroughWBOP Secondary School’s RoadChamps, The Lakes, Tauriko22/9/10Not large fields. A cold, strong wind wasblowing across the subdivision Brad Smith& Gareth Hyett organised, using the TBCmarquee as shelter from the passingshowers. I popped along to help time-keep& photograph with Sally Gibbs recordingplaces which Malcolm Taylor compiled oncomputer.Medals were donated and presented by theLakes developers.4 ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙

RamblingsJulian Oakley & Mohamed Ali battle inthe SB 6km raceJG 3km (7)1 st Isabella Kirk of TGC 11.414 th Amy Robinson TGC 12.38JB 3km (19 finishers)1 st Jacob Priddey Hamilton 10.023 rd Scott Croasdale TBC 10.2211 th Hayden Keyte Te Puke 11.17Int G 3km (12)1 st Olivia Ritchie Dio 10.46Int B 4km (11)1 st Michael Sutton TBC 12.507 th Jason Keyte Te Puke 13.579 th Ollie Ranby TBC 14.21SG 4km (5)1 st Mikayla Nielson (Corr) 13.502 nd Shelby Goddard TGC 15.473 rd Julia Campbell TGC 16.08SB 6km (6)1 st Julian Oakley TBC 20.062 nd Mohamed Ali Fairfield 20.08Amy Robinson (right)Ollie RanbyRedwoods Relays, Rotorua11/9/10The weather was a bit doubtful but therain held off until after the event. 68 runteams & 18 walk teams participatedcoming from as far away as NewPlymouth, Napier, Auckland & Kapiti.Ramblers Open Men won with veryconsistent times on all legs. Well doneguys! While Hawks & Lake City got off toa good start running Aaron Pulford &Steve O’Callaghan first to take the lead(both recording 15.17) we had the depth inthe ranks as the race progressed. Ben rantwice due to a late withdrawal by GarethHyett. Sally Gibbs had the fastestwomen’s lap time.Results (approx 5km laps)MO (7 teams)Tauranga Ramblers 1 stBen Ruthe 16.18Kyle MacDonald 16.08Craig Kirkwood 16.14Iain MacDonald 16.06Ben Ruthe 16.321.21.18MM (11 teams)Won by Hawks 1.27.46, Lake City 2 nd1.29.32Tauranga Ramblers 3 rdRoger Creighton 18.36Gavin Smith 19.36Stu Smith 19.43Ken Keyte 18.02Terry Furmage 19.091.35.06Tauranga Ramblers 6 thDean Willacy 20.30Dean Willacy 19.41Max Ball 21.21Murray Clarkson 20.59Barry Watson 20.541.43.25Tauranga Ramblers 7 thIan Bitcheno 22.09Brendan Gibbs 22.18Mike Powell 22.04Les Dobson 20.33John Addy 22.071.49.11Hayden KeyteJason KeyteCambridge Harriers won the Women’sopen grade in 1.41.17 ahead of Hawks.• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 5 •

September 2010MW (4 teams)2 Hawks teams placed 1 st & 2 ndTauranga Ramblers 3 rdSally Gibbs 19.25Sally Gibbs 21.13Petra Creighton 21.03Shari Ball 27.20Robyn Winter 32.282.01.29The youth grades ran over the shorter3km approx lap distance:FY (13 teams)Tauranga Girls College 1 stEsther McArthur 12.57Shelby Goddard 13.46Julia Campbell 13.57Casey Blackwell 13.0553.45TGC 2 team 5thAmy Robinson 14.24Tauranga Ramblers 7 thMorgan Ball 15.11Samantha Bitcheno 15.21Jodi Furmage 15.15Kelly Furmage 14.211.00.08MY (13 teams)Egmont Athletics 1 stTauranga Boys College 2 ndMichael Sutton 11.26Michael Sutton 11.51Javahn Kennedy 12.01Scott Croasdale 12.1047.28Tauranga Ramblers Comp 9 thHayden Keyte 12.30McKenzie Ball 15.16Andrew Creighton 14.33Jasmine Creighton 17.4959.38DeanAndrewBenJasmineIan BitchenoJodiShari6 ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙

RamblingsWheelbarrow Race 18 th September.The weather wasn’t great and very fewshowed up so a pack run was organised atWaipuna instead.Fernland Spa Run 25 th SeptemberAgain it rained but a bunch of hardyrunners including Terry, Jodi & Kelly,Sally, Sid, Gavin, Russell, Alex, Tom,Laurie, Mia, Ian & Murray ran. EricDeLautour , Malcolm & myself preferredthe shelter of a handy covered picnic table.Due to the inclement weather it wasdecided not to have the BBQ.Smith’s Sports Shoes Everyone’s5km Run Walk Series returns30 th September 2010,Maxwells Road Reserve entries from5:15pm,5km Walk start 5:45 pm. Entry Fee$5.005km Runners start 6:00 pm. Entry Fee$5.003km Runners start 6:00 pm. Entry Fee$3.00Spot Prizes.Coming Events2 OctoberNZ Road Relay Championships, Inglewood. The big event of theseason. We have a MM50+ team and a Composite Teamentered & the competition will be intense between them.3 OctoberSBS Half Marathon, Hamilton3 October- 14 OctoberCommonwealth Games in New Delhi, India7 October & every ThursdayEveryone’s Run /walk 5km series from Maxwells Rd entries from5.15pm, walk starts 5.45pm, run 6pm. Prizes after.17 OctoberSir Barry Curtis 10km & 5km Auckland(Sunday) incorporating thepreviously cancelled NZ Road Champshttp://www.sirbarrycurtis10k.co.nz/19 OctoberSummer track & Field commences Tauranga Domain.Programme to be finalised but most likely: 5.45pm Hammer,6pm 100m, 6.30pm 800m & Long Jump, 6.45pm 300m, 7pm3000m.23 OctoberNorth Island Combined Events Champs, Hastings26 October6pm 60m & High Jump, 6.30pm 1000m, 6.45pm 300m &Shotput, 7pm 4000m31 Octoberadidas Auckland Marathon & Half Marathon & Quarter Marathon(NZ Marathon champs) http://www.aucklandmarathon.co.nz/2 November6pm 100m & Javelin, 6.30pm 1500m & Triple Jump, 6.45pm400m, 7pm 5000m.7 NovemberBays & Bridges Challenge 14km starting from Strand car parkarea/ Harbour Bridge/ Airport/ Omanu Golf Course/ Matapihi/ RailBridge/ back to Strand. Walkers 7.30am & Runners 8amhttp://www.baysandbridgeschallenge.co.nz/Anyone not entering can you please make yourself available tomarshall, or help in other areas. Contact David Whitehead,Russell Lake or Bev Smith to volunteer and be allocated a job.Les at the Redwoods relay• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 7 •