1. Pre-season combined club run with University of Otago, Albany Street, 24 March, 10am
A small group of Leith runners turned out to the Otago University hosted pre-season run from Albany Street on Saturday. Some of the Leith runners enjoying this run in gloriously sunny and warm conditions were Neale McLanachan, Andrew Lonie, Julian O'Hagan and Jan Craig.
2. Opening Club Run, Chingford Park, Saturday 31 March, 1.45 pm.
Leith Harriers welcomed old and new members to its opening club
run from its Chingford Park Clubrooms on Saturday afternoon.
A sudden shower at the start did not dampen the atmosphere as the packs headed
out. The fast pack led by Alan Funnell tackled the tough Organ Pipes course
ascending via Bethune's Gully and finishing down North Road. The medium pack
led by Marc Boulle tackled the Signal Hill route going up North Road, descending
via Opoho Road and finishing with a sustained effort from the Gardens up North
Road to Chingford Park.
The slow pack headed out for a run around the Gardens area before heading back
up Opoho Road for a steep descent back home.
The walking pack found some new tracks around the back of Chingford Park, before
visiting the Chingford Park subdivisions.
The club also bade farewell to two stalwarts of the club, Ed and Carol Stevens, who are moving to Wanaka to manage a B&B Lodge. Ed has been a member of the club for almost two decades and during that time he held many positions including that of President. He was also the main organizer for the mountain running series for many years, particularly the Three Peaks Mountain Race and the Otago Mountain Running Series. Carol also became active in helping in the organization of these races and she also served in the very busy job of club secretary. Ed and Carol will still remain as members of the club as Ed wishes to continue his representation for Leith Harriers in the National Road Relay Championships later this year in the Leith Masters Mens 50+ Team. He has represented Leith countless times in the Masters 40+ and Masters 50+ relay teams over the years and always brings his best running to the fore when he competes in these events. We wish Ed and Carol the best of luck in their new venture.
3. King of the Mountain, Sunday 1 April, 2007
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Leith's recently rejuvenated Glen Ferguson exhibiting some great uphill running skills got to the highest point at the bull ring before the younger inform Neale McLanachan also of Leith. However McLanachan outlasted Ferguson on the mostly downhill and flat return stage to win the race overall and the open men's grade in a time of 55 minutes 36 seconds. Ferguson finished second overall and first Master Man 40+ with a time of 56 minutes 04 seconds.
Second Open man and third across the line was Andrew Pohl (58:01), with Andrew Lonie (Leith) the third Open Man and fourth overall in 59 minutes 8 seconds.
Brent Halley (61:15) of Ariki was fifth overall and second in the Master Men's 40+ grade. Richard Hendry (64:01)was third in the Master Men's 40+ grade.
Sarah Chisnall (61:54) of Ariki was the first Open Women across the line and sixth overall. Megan Belchin (67:.05) and Cindy Lowe (74:27) were 2nd and 3rd respectively in this grade.
Malcolm Hammond (Hill City) continued his dominant form in the Master Men's 50+ age grade with a fine win in 65 minutes 57 seconds. Phil Napper (66:26) of Ariki was second while Peter Tutty (67:33) also of Ariki finished third.
Sue Cuthbert also ran a fine race to win the Masters Women's 35+ grade in 68 minutes 43 seconds. Linda Murdoch (72:58) finished second and Carol Chettleborough (75:22) came third.
Vivian Eyrs (74:04) held out Val Muskett (74:54) to claim first place in the Masters Women's 45+ grade with third place going to Jan Craig of Leith (77:48).
The first three walkers were Maurice Waughan (1:51:34), Barry Nichols (1:52:31), Alan Toomer (1:52:54).
The Otago Mountain Running Series age grades will be as for the Waipori Foot Race and the Three Peaks. The series standings will be upgraded as soon as the full results are confirmed.
4. Club Run, Chingford Park, Saturday 7 April, 1.45pm
Due to many being away from Dunedin on the Easter Weekend, there was a small turnout at the club run on Saturday. The walkers were nowhere to be seen except for Barry Nichols who paid a courtesy visit.
The weather was ideal for running with the humidity from the last weekend a distant memory. The fast pack led by Andrew Lonie which included Alan Funnell and Mark O'Donnell, headed up to the Organ Pipes to return via North Road, while the medium slow pack headed to Ross Creek where it splintered into four groups. Stephen Skilling resumed his usual solo running effort to take a route up Malvern Street, Marc Boulle and Christine Leith took a more gentle run around the reservoir, Peter Hughes, Grant McDougall and Ron McLay-Barnes running at a slightly faster pace went further up into Ross Creek, while Jim Flynn and Vicki Williams had turned to go back to the club at Woodhaugh Gardens.
On returning to the club, we found that Vicki had managed to lock herself into the wrong shower room. After a bit of a battle, Alan Funnell used his locksmith skills to set her free. Afterwards, the scene was set for a quiet chat in the lounge area while gouging on tea, coffee, cake and biscuits.
5. Club Run, Chingford Park, Saturday 14 April, 1.45pm
There was a good turnout despite the cold windy weather. The summer presentations were made and soon afterwards the runners and walkers were off to their various destinations.
Neale McLanachan took the fast pack consisting of Kirsty Morris, Mark O'Donnell, Alan Funnell, Ray Knox and Ron McLay-Barnes out to Graham's Bush via Sawyer's Bay. The pack returned via North Road with some taking the shortcut down Norwood Road.
Grant McDougall took a large medium pack up Signal Hill via Logan Park while Clare Pascoe took the slow pack for a circuit of Ross Creek.
The walkers drove on down to Woodhaugh Gardens and from there enjoyed a walk around Ross Creek.
6. Club Run, Chingford Park, Saturday 21 April, 1.45pm
It was a good day weatherwise for running with no rain, and no real chill in the air. With many intending to run the Three Peaks on the Sunday, the packs were affected accordingly with some doing short easy runs. The small fast pack led by Marc Boulle, which included Mark O'Donnell and Ray Knox headed up to the Organ Pipes via Bethune's Gully and then finished with a flourish down North Road with leader Marc being left behind by the younger runners.
The medium fast pack which included Rod McCall, Kirsty Morris, Meredith Molloy, Brian Pascoe and Alistair MacAlevey headed out to the Garden's area, then to Queen's Drive, past Moana Pool and then back down to George Street before heading back to Chingford Park.
The slow pack led by Rachel Sloan and which included Clare Pascoe, Christine Leith, Peter Nees, Muzza (Murray McCloy), Russell Hight and Tim Baine (who incidentally got lost somewhere along the way) went up Signal Hill via Norwood Street to return via Calder Avenue.
The walkers decided to traverse the top of the Garden's area and explored a way of finding their way back down Evans Road, but to no avail having to settle for an alternative route.
7. Leith Lovelock Relays Trials and Club Run, Chingford Park, Saturday 28 April, 1.45pm .
The Leith Lovelock Relays Trials were held on Saturday 28 April, with the first race starting at 2.15pm. The surface was a bit wet and muddy on the far corner, but mostly the going was quite firm.
John Winsbury won the Men's Mile and the Maiden Mile in 4 minutes 44 seconds from Neale Mclanachan (4 minutes 45 seconds). Third was Andrew Lonie in 4 minutes 56 seconds. Will Sew Hoy did well to finish sixth in this event and first in the Men's 19.
Kirsty Morris won the Women's Mile in 5 minutes 23 seconds from Meredith Molloy (5 minutes 56 seconds). Christine Leith was first in the Women's 35 grade.
Glen Ferguson eaily won the Master Men's 35 mile in a fast time of 4 minutes 59 seconds. Steve Skilling was second in 5 minutes 13 seconds. Alan Funnell finished in third place in 5 minutes 15 seconds. Marc Boulle won the Master Men's 50 grade finishing in 5 minutes 38 seconds. Gerald Scoones was not far behind and finishing fast in 5 minutes 43 seconds. Graham Anderson was third Master Man 50 in 5 minutes 56 seconds.
The Girls and Boys Under 10 race over 400m was won by Reuben Knox in 1 minute 34 seconds. Izaak McCall was second in 1 minute 43 seconds while Erin Knox finished third in 1 minute 45 seconds. The Boys 800m race was won by Liam McCall in 3 minutes 15 seconds with Zac Bayne second in 3 minutes 27 seconds.
8. Club Run, Brockville Community Church Hall, Brockville, Saturday 26 May, 1.45pm
Leith club members were hosted by the recreational walkers at the Brockville Community Church Hall on Saturday afternoon. There was a very good turnout despite the fact that the Barnes Cross Country was on the next day. The fast/medium pack all started out together heading up towards the Bull Ring via the farm tracks. Some opted to run for only about 40 minutes so the large pack got progressively depleted as each group turned back as various points along the way.
The weather was ideal for running so in a way it was a pity there was a race on the next day.
The slow pack had a good run and the walking group headed down Brockville Road for a circuitious walk up Fraser's Gully back to the church hall.
9. Club Run, Chingford Park, Saturday 2 June, 1.45pm
There was a really small turnout for the club run on the Queen's Birthday weekend with most members away from Dunedin on holiday. The weather conditions were damp and rainy but this did not deter the fast pack consisting of Andrew Lonie, Alan Funnell and Neale McLanachan from heading up North Road, down to Sawyer's Bay and then up Graham's Bush to finish with at a fast canter down North Road again. Andrew Lonie said that this run was done at almost half marathon race pace.
The less-fast pack headed out to the Garden's area for a run in those environs, while Elliot Nicholls and Marc Boulle opted for a Chingford Park, Quarry Gardens 45 minute tempo run hitting some mean hills in the process.
10. Christchurch Marathon - Leith Results and report, Sunday 3 June
Kirsty Morris excelled in the 10km Road Race in Christchurch on Sunday, winning the women's race in 36 minutes 27 seconds. Others to perform well were: David Rush (34:04) who won the Men's 40-49 grade in the 10km race, Glen Ferguson (70:21) winning the Men's 40-49 grade and Gerald Scoones sixth in the MM50 grade in the half-marathon. Jason Palmer was Leith's best performer in the Marathon finishing 19th in the Senior Men's grade and 27th overall in a time of 2 hours 52.32 minutes. As results come to hand we will complete this report.
11. Combined club run with Taieri and Civil Service, Chingford Park, Saturday 16 June, 1.45pm
Cold, cloudy but windless conditions greeted the prospective runners and walkers at Chingford Park this afternoon. The Taieri and Civil Service contingent turned up in their droves which made for some sizeable packs heading out on the various runs. The small fast pack led by Andrew Lonie and including Neale McLanachan and Glen Ferguson headed out in a fast canter to the top of Mount Cargill for a run back to the club via Pine Hill and the steep steps down to North Road.
The large medium pack followed up from Bethunes Gully with half the pack carrying on to the Organ Pipes track to finish down North Road, while the other half returned back down the track to Bethunes Gully and thence back to the club. This section had splintered into many smaller groups running at their preferred pace. Peter Morris was heard to comment that some of the countryside resembled the English moors where he grew up.
The slow pack headed down North Road for a run through Ross Creek while the walkers mostly took an easy stroll up to Bethunes Gully to the loop track before returning in a leisurely way back to the club. The Civil Service club thanked Leith for the invite and returned the invitation for next year. All in all, a very satisfying workout for all concerned.
12. Combined club run with Hill City Harrier & Athletic Club, Chingford Park, Saturday 30 June, 1.45pm
Hill City turned out in force to enjoy some sublime running weather conditions from Leith's Chingford Park club rooms on Saturday. Leith's big guns were competing at the Kennett Cup South Island Cross-country Championships in Christchurch.
Leith treated the Hill City and Leith medium and medium slow and slow packs to a tough run up the Mount Cargill track via Bethune's Gully. Ron McLay-Barnes was the acknowledged leader of the medium pack but the leader of the medium slow and slow packs got lost in the translation. Anyhow, a large pack of runners strung itself out along the track to Mount Cargill and the Organ Pipes. The youngsters kept up a steady pace to the turnoff with the more experienced runners like Alex McEwen, Mark O'Donnell, Brian Pascoe, Julian O'Hagan, Stu Hodges, Marc Boullé, Richard Barker, Caden Shields and co, showing the youngsters how to negotiate the tough hill run. At the turnoff, Ron McLay-Barnes took a group which included Romana Salis, Mark O'Donnell, Stu Hodges, Julian O'Hagan to the Organ Pipes for a run down North Road back to the club.
Caden Shields, Richard Barker, Marc Boulle and the younger runners and some of the slower runners headed back down to Bethune's Gully to the club. On the way down Noel Matthews and Rachel and Wayne van Gorp were passed still heading up to the Mount Cargill parking area and view site. They were to return later back down the track to the club via Bethune's Gully.
The fast pack which included pack leader Kirsty Morris, Elliot O'Sullivan, Alex Gorrie, John Bayne and Andrew Moore had earlier headed up North Road to the Sawyer's Bay turnoff for the run down to the bay, then up to the Graham's Bush track to meet up with the remnants of the medium pack for a fast run down North Road back to the club. Alex Gorrie and John Bayne set a mean pace. Bayne was ambitious enough to head up to the Organ Pipes for a solo run down to the club via Bethune's Gully. We were all finishing off the goodies on the table when he came trudging across the wet muddy Chingford Park soccer fields.
The walkers headed up North Road to the Signal Hill Track for a look at the harbour views and then headed on back down the hill at a brisk pace. Afterwards everyone enjoyed the after run and walk eats and drinks. Leith would like to thank Hill City for sharing the runs and walks with the club.
13. Combined club run with Caversham Harrier & Athletic Club, Caversham Club Rooms, Saturday 14 June, 1.45pm
Leith members were guests of the Caversham Harriers club on Saturday
afternoon. The packs ventured out under cloudy, drizzly and cold conditions.
Richard Hendry, Rod McCall and Ron McLay-Barnes were the Leith runners who joined
the Clinton Coker fast pack while John Landreth led the medium pack to Abbotsford
for a bit of a mud splash to the Reservoir. Leith runners in this pack included
Peter Morris, Steve Smith, Steve Skilling and Andrew Perry.
Malcolm Giles led the medium slow pack through Caversham to Kaikorai Valley
while John Stinson took the slow pack to Kaikorai Valley via Lookout.
The walkers explored the Green Island, Bush Road, and Churchill Road areas.
The tea and conversation afterwards was as always of the highest order.
14. Otago Cross Country Championships (Leith Report), Saturday 21 July
Glen Ferguson (27:22) won the 8 km Masters Men's 35 Otago Cross
Country Championship on Saturday. David Rush (27:38) was not far behind in second
place. Alan Funnell (29:31) although not fully fit managed fourth place. Richard
Hendry (30:05) finished 6th and Ray Knox (30:09) finished 7th, both having good
runs.
John Winsbury (39:52) competed well in the Senior Men's 12km race to finish
fourth despite having breathing problems. Andrew Lonie (41:08) was the next
Leith runner finishing in seventh position. Mark O'Donnell (45:03) and Jason
Palmer (46:28) were the other Leith runners in the field.
Gerald Scoones (31:52) was the best of the Leith Master Men's 50 runners with
a well-earned fourth place finish. Peter Morris was just 5 seconds adrift while
Graham Anderson finished seventh in a large field.
The pick of the youngsters was Liam McCall who finished 8th in the Boys 12 and
Under 1500m race.
15. Club Run, Chingford Park, Saturday 28 July
Leith members enjoyed some good runs from Chingford Park in fine weather on Saturday. The fast pack consisting of Richard Hendry, Alan Funnell, Neale McLanachan, Greg Cooke and Glen Ferguson headed up North Road to Sawyers Bay then returned via the tough Graham’s Bush track. Greg had an argument with a low hanging tree trunk but survived.
Ron McLay-Barnes led the medium pack out to Logan Park returning via Ravensbourne, Signal and Opoho Street. Michael was the lone Otago University representative in this group.
Christine Leith took the slow pack up to Pine Hill for a run down Patmos Avenue to Leith Valley before returning to the club via Woodhaugh Gardens.
The walkers took a drive to Upper Junction for a walk around that area.
16. New Zealand Union Cross Country Championships, Wingatui Race Course, Dunedin, Saturday 4 August 2007
Leith athletes performed well for both club and centre at the Union Cross Country Championships on Saturday. See below message from Rod McCall, President of Leith Harriers and Leith race report further down below:
Congratulations to Leith athletes who competed in
the Union Cross Country Champs from the President, Rod McCall >>
Hi everyone,
I would like to congratulate all Leith runners that competed at the New Zealand
Cross country Champs at Wingatui this past weekend.
Special congratulations must go to the medal winners:
* Glen Ferguson MM 40-44 Bronze
* Ray Knox MM 45-49 Bronze
* Peter Morris MM 55-59 Bronze
* Graham Anderson MM 60-64 Silver * Kirsty Morris part of the Senior womans
team that got Bronze.
* Glen Ferguson, Dave Rush and Alan Funnell Part of the MM 35 - 49 team that
got Bronze
* Peter Morris a member of the MM50+ team that got Bronze
* John Winsbury and Andrew Lonie for making the team in the senior Mens race
that took Bronze.
As you can see Leith members played a major roll in the success of Otago at this championships.
Cheers Rod McCall
8km Races
Glen Ferguson (27:55:07)continued with his great form this year, finishing third in the MM40-44 grade and fifth overall.
David Rush (28:53:04) also in great form, finished 7th in the MM40-44 grade and seventh overall. Richard Hendry was the next Leith runner in this grade with a solid 31 minute 2.2 second finish.
Ray Knox (29:53:04) enjoyed one of his best runs of the season finishing 3rd in the MM45-49 grade and 23rd overall. Alan Funnell while still not at peak fitness performed well in the MM35-39 grade with a fourth place finish in 29 minutes 26.2 seconds.
Peter Morris had a superb run coming second in the MM55-59 grade in 31 minutes 46.6 seconds while Graham Anderson showed the "youngsters" how to do it with a great second place finish in the MM60-64 grade with a time of 32 minutes 42.3 seconds.
Kirsty Morris (31:51) finished tenth in the Senior Women's race.
Leith Medal Tally: 2 Silver, 3 Bronze
6km Races
Jan Craig also not at peak fitness, still ran well to finish 6th in the MW45-49 grade with a time of 27 minutes 16.7 seconds.
12km Senior Men's Race
John Winsbury ran well despite recent injury and illness finishing 16th in 41 minutes 28.2 seconds. Andrew Lonie was the next Leith runner to finish with a solid 24th placing in 42 minutes 41.1 seconds. Neale McLanachan also battling a niggling injury finished in 26th place with 43 minutes 6 seconds.
Leith had four teams competing at the Peninsula Relays on Saturday. They were
the Leith SM or Open team, the Leith Masters, Leith Greybeards and the Leith
Women. The Leith SM team were disqualified but still managed an unofficial fourth
place after a great team effort. The Leith Women were also disqualified after
one runner did not turn up but still put on a brave face to finish the race.
The Leith Greybeards and the Leith Masters ran well but unfortunately the full
results have not been made available at time of writing, so we can't report
much. (These results will be out soon)
Individual performances: Glen Ferguson (11:46) fastest on Lap 2. John Winsbury
(26:29) fastest on Lap 6. John Bayne was third fastest on Lap 5.
Thanks are conveyed to all those who put much time and effort into the Leith
effort and the race officials and marshals on the road.
18. Clyde to Alexandra Road Races (including Otago Road Champs) 2007
Leith competed in the Otago 10km Road Champs on Saturday held in conjunction
with the Clyde/Alexandra Road Race. Kirsty Morris (35:52) ran a great PB to
finish third in the Senior Women's race. Glen Ferguson (31:37) won the Masters
Men's 35 title and John Winsbury (31:45) finished fourth in the Senior Men's
Championships while Andrew Lonie (5th SM, 32:19) ran well. Mark O'Donnell (15th
SM, 34:42) ran a great PB hitting form at just the right moment.
Ferguson (1st), David Rush (2nd, 34:12) and a resurgent Ray Knox (3rd, 34:52)
took out the Master Men's 35 team's title. Alan Funnell (4th MM, 35:03) and
Richard Hendry (5th MM, 35:37) also put in good performances.
Marc Boulle (5th, 37:39), Dave McLean (6th, 38:59) and Ed Stevens (7th, 39:35)
ran well in the Master Men's 50 race.
Other highlights: Dave Sharp winning the 10km walk. Julian O'Hagan winning the
famous Undy 500.
19. Combined club run with Ariki Harriers, Chingford Park, Saturday 25 August,
1.45pm
Leith hosted Ariki Harriers at Chingford Park on Saturday. In fine sunny conditions
the packs headed out in all directions.
Richard Hendry took the fast pack, which included Simon Kerr and Luke Hurring
up to Mt Cargill via Bethune's Gully to return via Pine Hill.
Graham Anderson led the medium pack consisting of among others, Rod McCall,
Jan Craig, Malcolm Hammond and Allan Williment up North Road to Signal Hill,
down to Logan Park to return via the North Cemetery and Blacks Road.
Christine Leith was the slow pack leader. This pack headed out for a run through
the Garden's Tracks. David Crewe, Wayne Allen, Bill Kenny and Jim Flynn enjoyed
the pace of this run.
The walkers traversed the Quarry, Garden's area returning via Knox College and
Blacks Road.
20. Otago Champs (balance of), Wharf Circuit, Sunday 26 August
Jason Palmer won the 10km Handicap Race in a very good time of 35 minutes 48 seconds.
David Rush did well in the 5km Open Race, finishing 9th as first Leith runner in 16 minutes 21 seconds. Marc Boulle was next in 18 minutes 48 seconds while Bill Kenny, just back from his Gold and Silver gathering exploits in the Scottish and USA Masters Track and Field Championships finished with a good time of 24 minutes 6 seconds.
Erin Knox ran well in the Girls 12 and Under 2000m race, to finish in seventh position in a time of 9 minutes 41 seconds. Hayden Funnell in the Boys 12 and Under 2000m race and running in a very competitive field finished 14th with a time of 9 minutes 41 seconds.
21. Edmond Cup Steeplechase, Wingatui Race Course, Saturday 1 September
Neale McLanachan (35:21) swept back into form by winning the Senior/Masters
Men's 9.2km Race at the Edmond Cup Steeplechase Races on Saturday. . The team
of McLanachan, Alan Funnell (7th), Ray Knox (11th), Mark O'Donnell (13th), Richard
Hendry (14th) and Brian Pascoe (16th) finished second.
Kirsty Morris (19:24) won the Senior Women's title. Jan Craig (22:15) won the
Master Women's 45+ title. Steve Smith (20:17) finished third in the Master Men's
50+. The Leith team of Smith, Graham Anderson (4th), and Ed Stevens (5th) won
the team's title.
Sarah Thomas (11:00) finished second in the Women's 14 and Under race.
Liam McCall (4:53) was the highest placed Leith runner in the Boy's 12 and Under
race, finishing seventh.
Natalie Pascoe (5:46) ran well to finish 5th in the Girls 12 and Under Race.
The relay team of Talia Drummond, Alison Perry and Sarah Thomas finished 9th
in the relay event.
22. NZ Road Champs, Auckland, Saturday 1 September
There were only two Leith representatives in the Otago team at the ANZ Union Championships held in Auckland.
John Winsbury ran well to finish in 18th place with a time of 32 minutes 52 seconds in the Senior Men's 10km Race.
David Rush (Leith) running in the Master Men's 40-44 grade, finished ninth in 37 minutes 39 seconds.
23. Club Run, Chingford Park, Saturday 8 September, 1.45pm
Leith members enjoyed runs and walks from the Chingford Park clubrooms on Saturday
24. Moro Marathon and Half Marathon, Leith Report, Sunday 9 September
On Sunday Leith runners did well in the Dunedin Moro Marathon and Half Marathon. In the Half-marathon Kirsty Morris won the Women's title with a personal best time of 1hr 20.27min. John Winsbury ran well to finish second overall with a time of 1hr 9.47min. Neale McLanachan (1hr 11.08min) was the next Leith runner finishing in fourth position. Andrew Lonie finished fifth with a good 1hr 14.49min finish. Jason Palmer ran a good race to finish in ninth place overall with a time of 1hr 17.20. Robin Janata (1hr 22.36) finished 16th in the Senior Men's grade.
Third in the Master Men's grade was Richard Hendry (1hr 21.37min), Greg Cook
(1hr 21.44) was fourth, Andrew Perry (1hr 21.58) finished fifth with John Bayne
(1hr 24.23) finishing as ninth Master Man. Grant McDougall (1hr 33.18) finished
18th in the Master Men's grade.
Leith also had a representative in the Full Marathon. Dave McLean (MM50) completed the Full Marathon finishing tenth in the Masters Men's grade with a time of 3hrs 26.14.
25. Club Run, Chingford Park, Saturday 15 September, 1.45pm
Leith members enjoyed the fine weather conditions on Saturday exploring the
various running and walking options available from the Chingford Park clubrooms.
Neale McLanachan led the fast pack up to the Organ Pipes, with he and Alan Funnell
the pace setters. John Bayne and McLanachan were to the fore on the way back
down via North Road.
Jan Craig led the medium pack to the Ross Creek area. This pack negotiated Kirsty's
track before returning down the roller coaster to Woodhaugh Gardens for a steady
paced run back to the club up North East Valley road. Prominent in this group
were Kirsty Morris, Peter Morris and Graham Anderson.
Peter Hughes took the slow pack to Ross Creek. Included in this group were Christine
Leith and Clare Pascoe. Bill Kenny and Jacinta Neilson ran as far as
Woodhaugh Gardens before turning back.
The walkers explored the Helensburgh area via Burma Road.
26. Port Chalmers to Dunedin Road Races, Saturday 22 September
Leith athletes did well at the Port Road Races on Saturday. Sarah Thomas won
the Women's 19 and Under 4.8km Handicap Race on the Butts Road course.
In the 12.37km Port Chalmers to Dunedin Handicap Race, Kirsty Morris (47:57)
achieved fastest Women's time in finishing sixth in the Women's grade and was
the first Leith Women home.
First Leith man home and fourth overall was Neale McLanachan with the second
fastest time of 41 minutes 1 second. Second Leith man was Graham Anderson (50:36)
who finished 6th in the men's grade. Third Leith man was Andrew Lonie (42:42)
achieving 6th fastest time.
Liam McCall did well in the Boy's 12 and Under Handicap race over 2.4km (Butts
Rd) finishing in fifth position.
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