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Autumn Fun Run Series
5km Run or Walk (with 2.5km option for kids).
- Registration (from): 5:30pm
- Walkers: 6:00pm
- Runners (& kids): 6:15pm
| Date | Venue |
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| 2nd March | Logan Park |
| 9th March | Chingford Park |
| 16th March | Bayfield Park |
| 23rd March | Logan Park |
Check out the Results page for the latest fun run results.
Hill City Report - 8 March 2010
08 / 03 / 2010
It was a busy week and weekend for our athletes at the Cali with a twilight meeting on Wednesday and a lot of our teenage athletes were involved in Otago Secondary Schools Champs.
At the mid week meeting Robbert Jopp won the under 14 100m, Claire Hodge and Danielle Lippitt came second and third in the under 19 women's 1500m. Liz and Laureen Wilson both their hundred meter races. Rachel Kingsford won the women's 3000m.
On Saturday a large number of our younger athletes competed and did very well in the Otago Secondary Schools Champs. A couple of them also broke Otago records.
Chris Mcnoe, William scorgie, Toby Batchlor and Rebekah Greene were just some who had great days and now head down to Invercargill for the Otago Southland meeting in Invercargill this weekend.
The fun run series has started and the first night saw a few less competers in the fun run but they all had good runs and walks.
Alex McEwan
Club Manager
Hill City Report - 21 February 2010
21 / 02 / 2010
Congratulations to Rosie Robertson for coming 3rd the 20km walk for NZ in Tasmania and setting a new p.b (and also going under the world walking cup qualifying time again a couple of weekends ago).
Rebekah Greene came 2nd in the women's 1500m for NZ on Saturday and did a p.b as well as break Otago records from under 16 to senior women's in the time of 4:21.98.
It was perfect over the two days of the weekend in the Otago Track and Field champs at the Cali for all kinds of events as the sun shone and the wind stayed away.
Rosie Craven set new Otago women 13 to 14 records in the pole vault 2.35 meters. Matt Aitken broke a New Zealand 17 to 19 AWD javelin record on Saturday with 19.99m.
Our club did very well with lots of members in all the age groups finishing in the top three. Lauren Wilson, Liz Wilson, Ian Craven, Rosie Craven, Anna Smythe , Mark Chignell, Ilse Rietberg, Kevin Duggan, Roseanne Robinson, Mathew Aitken, Andrew Moore, Tobby Flett, John Gilmore, Robert Jopp and Christopher Mcnoe all won Otago titles. Well done to all the other Hill City Athletes that competed as well.
This weekend it is the children's turn at there Otago champs.
Alex McEwan
Club Manager
Hill City Report - 13 February 2010
13 / 02 / 2010
It was a windy and testing day for our athletes that competed in the regular Saturday competition at the Calidonian.
Hamish Finnie won the mens 17 to 19 discuss and hammer throws. Bryn Jones won the men's 15 to 16 discuss throw and came fourth in the hammer.
Mackenzie Haugh won the boys 14 and under high jump from club mate Christopher O'Conner and Mackenzie won the long jump as well.
Oliver O'Sullivan came third in both the senior men’s 1500m and 5000m. Kevin Duggan won the masters men 1500m and 5000m.
Shauna Pali backed up her fourth from the nz women under 19 3000m champs last week with a second in the women 15 to 16 1500m.
Bella and Jack Bloomfield won their age group 400m while dad Stephen came second.
Shireen Crumpton won the women's half marathon in Buller Gorge Half marathon on Saturday. Rosie Robertson competed for New Zealand in the 20km walk in Tasmania on Saturday and at this moment there is no information on how she went.
This weekend is the Otago track and field champs at the Cali so good luck to all our senior athletes taking part.
Alex McEwan
Club Manager
Hill City Report - 07 February 2010
07 / 02 / 2010
It was sunny and hot at the Cali on Saturday for the New Zealand Junior men and women under 19 3000m NZ champs and the Otago 3000m champs.
In the junior women's champs (3000m) Rebekah Greene dominated the race to win the NZ title and break the Otago record in 9:30.69 with Shauna Pali coming in fourth. In the junior men’s race Alex Gorrie was the first Hill City athlete home in 8th place, with William Scorgie coming in 11th.
Elliot O'Sullivan came 9th in the senior men’s Otago champs 3000m. Katrina Andrew won the women’s 15 to 16. Matt Bixley came second in the masters men 35+.
Ben Jowsey won the men's 17 to 19 800m with Michael Ogle second. Bella Bloomfield won the women's 17 to 19 800m and her father Stephen came second in the master’s men 35+ 800m.
Rosie Craven won the girls 14 and under pole vault with another personal best of 2.25 meters.
Also well done to Merrilee Williams, Elaine Abram and Sarah Rhodes for completing the run in the Otago Peninsula Challenge on the last Saturday of January.
Good luck to Rosie this weekend as she competes for NZ in Tasmania in the 20 km walk against the Aussies.
Alex McEwan
Club Manager
Hill City Report - 01 February 2010
01 / 02 / 2010
Congratulations to all our club members who are or have competed in the New Zealand masters games being held.
Three members from the club competed in the track and field over last weekend: Liz Wilson, Les McNoe and Kevin Duggan. Liz won gold in the 100m 200m 400m Long jump in women’s 45 to 49 age group, Les won a silver in both the shot put and the discus in the men’s 45 to 49 and Kevin came fourth in the 3000m men’s 45 to 49. Kevin also won medals in the rowing and in the teams race in the rail trail.
Two other members had entered but were cruelly forced to pull out because of the same achillies injuries David Holloway and Alex McEwan.
A big thank you must go out to the club members who turned up in force to help out over both those days you did us proud.
More than 30 of our younger members in the children’s section competed at the annual South Island Colgate Games in Timaru resently.Our athletes bought home 24 medals.
There was some outstanding performances from:
- Chris McNoe (boys 13) 3 gold in the 400m, 800m and the relay, 2 bronze discus and medley relay.
- Sam McAuly (12) 2 gold 100m and 200m one silver in the relay and a bronze in the 400m.
- Jaren Roy (10) 3 silvers in discus shot put and high jump, George Woodhouse (13) 3 gold in hurdles and relay and one bronze in the medley relay.
- Oliver Molteno (10) one silver 800m and a bronze in the 1500m and Meg McKay (13) three bronze in 400m, race walk and medley relay.
Congratulations to those athletes and all of the club members that competed in the South Islands next year they are here in Dunedin.
Alex McEwan
Club Manager
Hill City Report - 23 January 2010
23/ 01/ 2010
It was a great day for the club as it saw a clean sweep in both the men's and women's Time buster race held in the Otagon on Saturday morning with Tobby Flett winning it, Ben Jowsey was second and William Scorgie third in the men. Lauren Wilson won the women's title with Tessa Sutton 2nd and Rebekah Greene 3rd.
It was great weather for the weekly Saturday inter-club at the Cali on Saturday. It was programme b and was also the Otago Champs 5000m. Elliot O’Sullivan had a good run and came 7th in the senior men's, Shirren Crumpton won the senior women's title with Rebecca Grant fresh from her 5th placing in the Women’s elite Wanaka triathlon last weekend (16th of Jan), coming 4th in the 5000m.
Kevin Duggan came 2nd in the masters men with Matt Bixley coming 8th.
Mrytle Rough came 4th in the master's women.
In other events Bryan Simpson came second in the senior men's 800m 2:04.51. Rebekah Greene came 1st in the women's 15 to 16 800m with a time of 2:10.01 (which was another pb to her and also was an Otago women’s 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 record).
Hamish Finnie won the men 17 to 19 javelin 80g throw and came second in the shot put. Isle Rietberg came 1st in the women 17 to 19 javelin and the shot put. Tobby Flett backed his win in the Time buster by winning the 17 to 19 100m from William Sew Hoy who came second.
Alex McEwan
Club Manager
Hill City Report - 16 January 2010
16/ 01/ 2010
Happy new year to all the club members for 2010.
Congratulations to Roseanne Robinson for making the new Zealand walking team in the 20km track walk for the test match between New Zealand and Australia in Tasmania on the 13th and 14th of February.
Also congratulations to Rachael Kingsford for taking out the New Zealand 10,000m track title in Tauranga in the time of 35:11:45.
On Saturday was the first inter-club meeting of 210 at the Cali. There was small number of Hill City athletes turn up and compete.
Stephen Pinker won the masters men 35+ 1.50 discuss throw and then the men's 35+ 6kg hammer throw. New club member Ilse Rietberg won the women’s 17 to 19 long jump and Lauren Wilson came second. Lauren won the 100m and 200m women’s 17 to 19 as well.
Mark Chignell won the masters men 35+ 100m and 200m.
Bryan Simpson had his first run of the season by finishing third across the line in the Caledonian Society Handicapped mile.
Alex Gorrie was the fastest Hill City time in the mile and was the second fastest time over all with 4:28:25 with William Scorgie the 2nd fastest Hill City and 7th fastest over all with 4:46:70. Bryan Simpson third fastest Hill City and 9th fastest time of 4:55:57 and Elliot O'Sullivan the next fastest Hill City and the 10th fastest over all with 4:56:12.
Also this weekend many of the children in the club were competing in Timaru at the South Island Colgate champs.
This Saturday is programme b and is also the Otago 5000m champs.
Alex McEwan
Club Manager