Te Ahumairangi TEN THOUSAND Festival
Te Ahumairangi 10000 Festival success for 25 year old Japanese visitor Taishori Kawano from the Miyazaki Rikkyo club in a time of 31.28.19 ahead of Scottish Clubs’ Lennox Crowe and Joel Carman. Beth Garland won the womens title in 34.47.48 ahead of Kumiko Otani . Top under 20 athletes were Max Doherty [Olympic] and Charlotte Conder [Olympic] . Conder ran a new standard for the Wellington Under 20 record of 38.52.70. Doherty ran a personal best 31.33.57 to take the under 20 title and finish 4th in the race
Top masters athletes were Daniel Clendon [WHAC] in 34.29.71 and Sally Gibbs [Wanganui] 38.52.77 and Katie Jenkins[Olympic] caiming the Wellington Masters Woman top result with 39.58.0. Michelle Allison [Scottish] ran 49:19.57 and broke the NZ Women’s 70+ record .
Results Here
Results and Medal winners for the AW Championships coming soon
Prize winners are listed below. If you have won a cash prize please email me back with your bank account details so we can transfer the prize money to you:
Men’s Race
- Taishiro Kawano – 31:28.19 – $100
- Lennox Crowe – 31:31.43 – $50
- Joel Carman – 31:31.94 – $50
- Max Doherty – 31:33.57 – $50
- James Campbell – 33:53.66 – $50
Women’s Race
- Beth Garland – 34:47.48 – $100
- Kumiko Otani – 36:27.10 – $50
- Ella Creagh – 38:34.37 – $50
- Charlotte Condor – 38:52.70 – $50
- Sally Gibbs – 38:52.77 – $50
Records
- Michelle Allison – 49:19.57 – Broke the NZ Women’s 70+ record – $400
- Charlotte Conder – 38:52.70 – Broke the Wellington Women’s under 20 record – $100
Fastest last lap
- Taishiro Kawano – 64.4 seconds – $100
Commentator’s Awards
- Katie Jenkins for a good strong W50s run in the B race – $100
- Max Doherty for a PB of over a minute and taking it to the seniors in the last two laps – $100
- Willie Gunn for his effort on the track and his encouragement of his girls in the relay – they were also the last athletes warming down on the track. – $100
Relay winners
- WHAC Men’s & Friends ‘A’ – 30:15.64 – 25 × $10 Lifestyle Sports vouchers
Spot prizes
- Dave Kettles – $50
- Anna Fifield– $50
- Guy Dryden – $50
- Paul Barwick – $50
- Rachel Cann – $50
- Ella Creagh – $50
- Eshan Lorestani – $50
- Kumiko Otani – $50
- Andrew Wells – $50
- Darcy Mellsop – $50
Club prize for 5 athletes closest to seed time
- Wellington Harrier Athletic Club: Kumiko Otani 2.90 sec, Daniel Lawrey 4.39 sec, Ella Creagh 4.37 sec, Kelvin – Wong 21.43 sec, Harrison Cooper 24.47 sec – $200
Congratulations also to our B Race winners:
- Men’s B Race: Louis Colville – 39:24.31
- Women’s B Race: Katie Jenkins – 39:44.13
