Bay Harbour: September 16, 2020

Wednesday September 16 2020
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Social distancing underpins Sumner challenge
SOCIAL distancing rules and
the vagaries of the season made
the Brad Richards Building
Sea2Sky Challenge even more
memorable.
Based at Scarborough Park,
the event was held on Sunday
after the Covid-19 lockdown
forced its postponement in
March.
It is traditionally a triathlon
but the swim leg was cancelled
because of the time of the year,
organiser John Newsom explained.
The challenge was broken into
a series of events with groups of
75 athletes in each zone.
Athletes arrived at separate, set
times and groups stayed within
fenced off areas until being
called to the start line.
It was a “socially distanced
start line” comprised of groups
of 10-15 athletes. They had to
leave the race site as soon as they
could after their race.
Athletes were only allowed to
use portaloos in their zone, and
volunteers could interact only
with athletes in their designated
zone, Newsom said.
The measures, approved by
the city council, Triathlon New
Zealand and Sport New Zealand,
were designed for the Covid-19
alert level guidelines, Newsom
said.
The winner of the men’s race
was Mt Pleasant-based Mike
Phillips, a professional ironman
who won Ironman New Zealand
in 2019 when he broke the run
course record.
His time was 1hr 18min, less
than a minute ahead of Flavio
Vianna and Sola Kuwasaki. Julia
Tully won the female race, ahead
of Annabel Ramsay and Nicole
Wilson.
The 17km run only option was
a new addition to a list that also
included a Junior Challenge and
a Kids (5-9) Challenge.
The Sea2Sky Challenge will be
held on March 14, 2021.
HARD YARDS:
(Clockwise) –
Sumner’s Andrew
Abakhan in the full
challenge.
Junior competitors
jostle for space.
Sumner man
Shaun McSoriley
completes
the 17km run
challenge.
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