Selwyn Times: December 18, 2019

4 Wednesday December 18 2019
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No sign of calling it quits
• From page 1
Rolston is currently ranked No
1 in the world for her age group
over the ironman distance and
ninth in the half ironman distance.
However, she admits the
commitment to the endurance
racing does result in a sore body.
“You usually appreciate a massage
and depending if you run
the whole way your legs feel terrible,
but I’ve got to a stage where
I refuse to run the whole way
and being a race walker I can
walk as fast as I can run almost if
I’m tired,” said Rolston.
The effort in Western Australia
also qualified her for the Ironman
World Championships in
Kona, Hawaii, in October. It will
be her seventh time competing
at the event. This year Rolston
achieved her best result at Kona,
finishing fifth in her age group.
Competing in close to 50
ironman events, you would find
it hard to believe she didn’t do
her first until later in life. In
fact, she only began doing short
distance triathlons following the
birth of the youngest of her five
children.
“The ironman was basically a
challenge for my 50th birthday.
A friend informed me that
him and some his mates from
Dunedin, for their 50th birthday
MULTI-TALENTED: Shirley Rolston is also a national record
holder on the athletics track and in 24-hour running.
‘You usually appreciate a
massage and depending
if you run the whole way
your legs feel terrible’
– Shirley Rolston
the challenge was to do an iron
and he said to me: ‘Well you’re
a female, but you can do the
challenge to if you like.’ Of that
group of six or so, I’m the only
one still regularly doing ironman,”
she said.
Rolston resident is no stranger
to records outside of ironman
either. In 2016 she broke the
national women’s 65-69 24-hour
running record by completing
129.681km. Rolston also holds a
national 5000m track record in
the same age group.
As for when she plans to call
it quits on breaking age group
records Rolston says: “We’ll wait
and see, as long as I can.”
For now her focus is on
completing Ironman New
Zealand in Taupo in March.
Later that month she will take on
her next challenge by travelling
to Europe to walk the Camino
Frances trail which stretches
780km from French Pyrenees
to Santiago de Compostela in
Spain.
• By Devon Bolger
POLICE HAVE begun their
Christmas campaign to stop
drink driving in the district.
Sergeant Alex Pickover said
they see an increase in the behaviour
during this time of year.
“There are a lot of Christmas
dos and people on holiday
around this time and there are
people who do drink and drive,
we are catching people doing it.”
The campaign was launched
last week and will continue
throughout the Christmas and
new year period.
One of the key moves will be
breathalysing every driver who
is pulled over, Sergeant Pickover
said.
“If you’re stopped by the police
while driving you will be put
Crash ‘easily preventable’
•From page 1
Said Constable Croucher:
“The serious crash unit
is investigating and at
this stage, we are unable
to release further details.
Next of kin have been
advised.”
The fatality comes as
police in the district focus
on patrolling controlled
intersections in the lead-up
to Christmas, he said.
Blair
Croucher
SELWYN TIMES
More alcohol checkpoints
through the machine to see if
you’ve been drinking or not.”
There will also be an increase
in alcohol checkpoints in the
area, he said.
Sergeant Pickover said their
advice is if you are unsure
whether you are over the limit,
don’t drive.
“Just make other arrangements
or stay sober if you don’t have an
appropriate ride home.”
He said the campaign is about
spreading preventative messages
as well.
“If you’re caught under the
influence you’re disqualified from
driving, you run the risk of losing
your job, there’s a monetary fine
and you no longer have a means
of transport. It can cause a lot of
issues for you”
“It is just a timely reminder
for everybody travelling on
rural roads to take their
time, take care and be
aware that many of our
roads are obviously
controlled by give way and
stop signs.
“It’s very sad but
disappointing at the
same time. It was very
easily preventable,” said
Constable Croucher.
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