March 26 update.

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 The summer, such as it was , is drawing to a close and soon it will be 'acorns in Hagley Park'

   time again. Opening day / Registration is March 31st at the Club rooms Burnside High from 1.30 pm

Just looked up results from the NZ T&F Champs held on March 23-25 . Could only see four CHCH Avon athletes there - Courteney Ruske who won the 3000m Track Walk in 15.04 .

Well done ...Oh,  she also won the 10,000 m Track Walk in 53.55 for first place too.

Laura Smith ran an 800 m final in 2.15 .28 for fourth spot .Well done too .
Laura also ran the U17 1500 in 4.37 .


Margot Gibson and Lydia Marshall ran in the 1500 m final .Margot was a close 4th in 4.42 with Lydia on 4 seconds behind her for 8 th spot.

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A very hot windy Nor' West day for the Link relay on Saturday 24 March .Quite a good turnout of teams ( mainly Vets and Children ) . CHCH Avon had one adult team there. We called ourselves the' Fifty / Sixties ' because there were two V60 and two V50 men in the team .Turned out to be a fun afternoon and we all ran up to our expectations .

4 km Cross Country course times:

1-John Palmer -17.27

2- Mike V dColk- 16.56 

3- Chris Florkowski - 20.21

4 - Denis Christmas - 17.39

we were 27 seconds off our predicted team time , but that wasn't  good enough to win- the winners were 14 seconds out.  We got 7 th fastest team out of 22  . Results - http://www.canterburymastersathletics.org.nz/content.asp?syscmd=dl&ID=C2BA5A4762E5459B973312CC6FBFCA26

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Dave Holland posted this picture of himself in full flight  after winning the M 50 category in a Brisbane Twighlight 10km race .His time was 38.46 . All those interval sets paid off Dave.

 Post race photo at top right . Is that the guy you beat carked out on the grass behind you ?

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The Ashburton Easter Hop races are on Easter Saturday 7 April , 10 am .

 $15 for reg runners of the 16 km event.

entries preferred early (April 2 ) but taken right up to start time on the day if necessary .

 email me (Mike ) for Entry form because there is no website so far .

accurate 16 km course and 8 km walk / fun run  course . Top marshalling , spot prizes*  and customary chocolate marshmallow egg as you cross the line .

Weather can be quite hot this early in the year,  but it can easily be cold too .

* First male and female finishers will win a pair of shoes . 

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Registrations are open for our next event - the Sri Chinmoy Self-Transcendence Waimairi Beach Challenge! The course begins at Broad Park and heads out along the beach, before turning and coming back along a trail through the dunes and forest park. The 24km event will reach the mouth of the Waimakariri River, while the 14km event turns back at the Spencer Park surf club. Kids will do a shorter out-and-back course.

Event Information

Date: Sunday 1st April 2012 
Time: 24km: 8:00am; 14km and Kids 2.5km: 9:00am

Registration opens 45 minutes before your event start. A race briefing will be held on the start line 5 minutes before event start. The cut-off time for all races is 12:00pm.

Event Options: 24km, 14km, Kid's 2.5km Race

Location: Broad Park, Waimairi Beach, Christchurch

Entry

• Enter Online (please note that online entries close at 9pm on Friday 30th March.)
• Reply to this email by 9pm on Friday 30th March letting us know which race you would like to enter, and you can pay (cash only) on the day without incurring a late entry fee.
• On the day entry is available from 8:15am and will incur a $5 late entry fee.

Please note that all entries must be recieved by 9pm on Friday 30th March. Any later entries will incur a $5 late entry fee.

Event	Under 20 or Student	Adult	60+	Late Entry
Kids 2.5km (U15)	$7	N/A	N/A	+$5
14km (15 years+)	$14	$18	$14	+$5
24km (17 years+)	$25	$30	$25	+$5

For more information, please visit our website The Lotus-Heart Restaurant is available from 9:30am. The meal is complimentary for all participants. Supporters are welcome to purchase breakfast for $7.

Happy training and we hope to see you there!

Vajin Armstrong

Race Director

Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team

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The final regular track meeting of the summer was at Rawhiti on Saturday March 10th .

Here are some track results from the last three meetings .It was good to actually go out to the New- BrOly grounds and watch the racing, as we had a duty club day ( many thanks to  Anne K , Sue W, John I, Iain and James  who made up the team) .We helped move all the track equipment from the shipping containers into the new shed which has been built near the clubrooms. Along with setting up hurdles etc we did a full afternoon's labour . 

       It was good to see Courteney Ruske in action on the 3000m walk.She is really looking the goods and powered around the track in a class of her own . Race walkers are so energetic that they get very close to actually running .But we kept an eye on Courteney's feet and deemed there to be a few blades of grass in contact with both shoes . Sam Neighbours was  in the same event and looked to be comfortable at a slower pace .

Feb 25 th 

Georgia Surie (16) ---13.78 ------100 m

Lauren Beckett (16)---30.78 ------200 m

and H.J ---1.5 m

Laura Smith (16)  ------64.64 -----400m

and   4 min 59  -----1500m

Lydia Marshall  (18) ----  2.30.9 ---800m

Brodie Thomas   (16)      13.02 -----100m

and 300m hurdles in 47.65 

and L. Jump in 5.09

Tannock Blair (16)  ---2.07 ---800m 

and 4.26.3 ----1500m

Matt Dryden (17) --2.08.9----800m

and 4 min 35  --1500m.

Alex Manton (20) ---- 2.10.0 --800m

Scott Bridgman (20 ) ---- 2.15.9 ---1500m  

Josh Kokich  ( 16 ) ------5.08 -1500 m

and  16.06 for 3000m Walk.

Dan Coats  (16) ---10.14 ----3000m 

Sam Neighbours (16) ------27.46  ---3000m Walk.

18th Feb 

Georgia Surie (16) .....13.76 ...100m

and Triple J ...9.69 m

Lauren Beckett (16)....66.46 ...400m 

and HJ ...1.45 m

Brodie Thomas ( 16) ....26.39 ..200m 

and discus and javelin

Scott Bridgman (20 )...2.14 ...800m

Tannock Blair  (16) ...2.09.7 ...800m 

and 4.43 ...1500m

Josh Kokich ( 16) ...2.33 .... 800m

and 16 min 33 ....3000m Walk

Lydia Marshall (18 ) ....4.56 ...1500m

Denis C ( V60 ) ... 12.03 ....3000m

Samantha Neighbours (16)  ...27.43 ...3000m Walk 

March 10 

Georgia Surie (16)......13.62 ...100m

and Triple Jump ...9.33 m

Margot Gibson (18) ........30.13 ...200m   

and 800m ...... 2.19.4 

Courteney Ruske  (18) ....14.54 ...3000m Walk

Samantha Neighbours (16) -----26.48 ...3000m Walk

Jack Fifield   (16) ....15.90 .....100m Hurdles

Laura Smith  (16 ) ......63.51 .400m 

and ...4.56 ...1500m.

Dan Coats   (16) ......4.46 ....1500m

Canterbury T&F Champs (Timaru Stadium March 3-5)

Margot Gibson (18 ) .......2.18.07 ..800m (1st place )
Lydia Marshall  (17) ....5.09...1500m
Courteney Ruske (18) ..14.56 ...3000m Walk (1st place )


Laura Smith (16)....61.59 ...400m (3 rd ) 
and    ..2.19.14 ...800m (2nd ) 
AND ....4.47 ...1500m (2 nd )


Lauren Beckett  (16)......2.39.69 ..800m 
and ......... 5.24 ..1500m (6th )


Brodie Thomas (17) ...12.13 ..100m
and ...59.58 ..400m


Matt Dryden (17 ) ...2.07.66 800m  (3 rd ) 
Tannock Blair (17) ...2.03.81 ....800m (1st ) 
and ....4.29 ....1500m (2nd )


Daniel Coats  (16)...4.41 -----1500m (3 rd )


Scott Bridgman (20 ) ...57.99 ...400m 
and ..2.13.71 ..800m
AND...4.47 ....1500m


Alex Manton  (20 ) ..2.03.84 ....800m 
and ..4.37......  1500m

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SHOE CLINIC  will be offering us special deals over the normal instore ones and they may be supplying some prizes for our club events . Take a look at the text under the SHOE CLINIC logo at the top of this page for current news. Shaun and the shoe Clinic do a great job of supporting athletics in Christchurch so pop into their shops and see all the gear they have to keep you looking good and running well.

see end of this page for latest Shoe Clinic news.

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