A feature report
on the entire race
see >> Three
Peaks 2012 feature page(old site)
For records and statistics from the old Three Peaks
website including latest Three Peaks report
see >> Three
Peaks website home page
(old site)
A fine album of photos taken by Pam Andrew of the
finish of the the Three Peaks 2012 is available (over
700 photos).
see >> Photo
Album by Pam Andrew
Leith XC Champs:
Sat 16 June 2012 These
take place again at the Balchin Family farm at Clinton,
South Otago. For entry and race details
>> Leith XC
Champs 2012
Rosebank Lodge Balclutha
Half Marathon, 10km run, 10km recreational walk, Sun 24
June 2012. For entry form and race details
>> Balclutha
Half Marathon 2012
2012 New Zealand
Marathon Championships - Urgent Message for Clubs
who may have members wishing to enter the 2012 New Zealand
Marathon Championships. For more info...
>> Athletics
Otago
The NZ Secondary Schools Track
& Field and Road Race Championships - 7-9 December 2012
This event will be taking place here in Dunedin in December
this year. Many volunteers will be required to make this
a successful event. For information on the event and on
how to volunteer
>> Athletics
Otago
Athletics Otago Athlete of the
Year Awards Evening is being held on Thursday 10 May 2012
Forbury Park Function Centre, Victoria Road, Dunedin
>> Athletics
Otago
The Athletics New Zealand Track
and Field Championships took place on 23/24/25 March 2012.
For results
>>
Athletics New Zealand
Karetai Challenge 2012: Sun 18
March 2012
Popular trail/road event organised by the Ariki Harrier
and Athletic Club Leith's Alan Funnell wins in 1hr
3min 51sec. First in the women home was Leith's Sue Cuthbert
in 1hr 12min 2sec
>>
Leith Results
Page
Results also for Papatowai Challenge
and Final Southern Coastal Series incorporating
both the Karetai Challenge and the Papatowai Challengeand organised by the Ariki Harrier and Athletic Club.
Alan Funnell won the MM40-49 grade
of the Southern Coastal Series. Jude Patterson finished
second in the MW35-44 grade. >>
Leith Results
Page
OTAGO PENINSULA CHALLENGE: Results.
Took place on Sunday 29 January 2012. >> Athletics
Otago Website
NEW BALANCE RACE THE TRAIN:
This event took place on 8th January 2012, Kingston Flyer
Railway Station, Central Otago. For details and results
>>
ActiveQT
NATIONAL ROAD CHAMPS:
Saturday 20 August 2011 Ray Knox of Leith Harriers competing
in the National Road Champs won a bronze medal for finishing
third in 35:54.14. He competed in the Master
Men's (50-54) as part of the Athletics Otago team. He has
been in great form this year and this is a tremendous achievement
in a very competitive grade.
>> Winter
Harrier reports
TIMARU ROUND THE
GORGES RELAY:
Saturday 13 August 2011 The Leith team which took part
in the Timaru Round the Gorges Relay on Saturday 13 August
2011 achieved 2nd place in the A grade after being elevated
to A grade from B grade status once the results had been
collated. This was a great
achievement from a team which constituted various levels
of runners with the average age being 38.6 years. A photo
album will be available soon.
For results
>> Round
the Gorges Relay 2011
and for Leith report
>>
Winter
Harrier reports
and
photos
>> Photo Album
Leith's Jason Palmer
won the Otago Half Marathon Open title at the The Rosebank
Lodge Balclutha Half Marathon + Associated 10km Road Race
and 10km Recreational walk, which took place on Sunday 19
June 2011 at Balclutha. For more results and
report
>>Balclutha
Half Marathon 2011
or for Leith specific results and report
>> Results Page >>
Winter
Harriers Reports 2011
The SBS Christchurch
Marathon took place this year, on 5 June 2011. The
race started and finished at Lincoln University. For the
latest on this great event
>> SBS
Marathon, Christchurch
Great Naseby Water
Race held on
Saturday 28th August.
For full results and to see the record breaking Leith teams'
achievements
>> Great
Naseby Water Race
For an eyewitness account
>> Media
release
See the latest updates to Leith
runs, coaching and training schedules
>> Coaching/Training/Runs
Mahinerangi Madness
Multi Sport Race 2011
Walk - 18km
Run - 18km
Short MTB - 18km
Long MTB - 45km
Duathlon - 18km bike, 18km run
Visit the website:
>> Mahinerangi
Madness Multi Sport Race
On Sunday 15 August
2010, Aaron Allan finished second to lead the Leith team of
Allan, Sam Cuthbert (3rd) and Bruce Knox (4th) to a win at
the Otago Road Championship (Wharf Circuit) Boys 10 &
under age grade. For provisional results of the Junior age
grades + Masters Women's grades + 10km Handicap + 5km Open
Race.
>> Otago
Road Championships 2010
>> Leith Harriers Reports
>> Leith results page
ATHLETICS NZ CROSS
COUNTRY CHAMPS
Leith Athlete Andrew
Lonie finished 4th in the MM35-39 grade, Megan Balchin finished
13th in the senior women's grade and Jason Palmer (2010 Otago
Duathlon Champion) finished 31st in the senior men's grade
(Otago team 3rd) at the Athletics New Zealand Cross Country
Championships at Waikanae, North Island today Saturday 7 August.
For full results
>> ANZ
XC Champs 2010 results
Otago Cross Country
Championships
Saturday 24 July 2010
On a day when Ariki
dominated the Senior Men's race spearheaded by Dougal Thorburn's
fine win over Caversham's Bevan Stevens, Leith's Andrew Lonie
(running in the SM grade) will be satisfied with his seventh
place finish. Kirsty Morris was third in the Senior Women's
race and Alan Funnell second registered runner (third overall)
in the MM35 race. Provisional results are now available and
a photo album that is partly finished is viewable
>> Athletics
Otago Homepage >> Photo
Album (still being updated) >> Harrier
Reports 2010
HUGHES MEMORIAL RACE
Bill Kenny won Leith's
Hughes Memorial Handicap Open Grade road race for the first
time on Saturday 10 July 2010. The race was held from the
corner of Wickliffe and Fryatt Streets (opposite the transmission
station) and the distance this year was 10.23km. For the minor
placings and results of the junior grades races.
>> Hughes
Memorial races 2010
CHINGFORD CHALLENGE
LEITH XC CHAMPS
At the Leith XC Champs
held at Chingford Park on Saturday 19 June 2010, Andrew Lonie
won the Leith XC Men's title as well as winning the MM35 title.
Kirsty Morris won the Senior Women's title with Louisa Andrew
winning the Master Women's 35 title. Leith won the Leith/Varsity
Chingford Challenge taking out both the Open Women's and Open
Men's title with Otago University unable to field full teams
due to exams.
For results and report summary
>> Leith
Cross Country Champs 2010
PONYDALES
Caversham Senior Men's
No. 1 team has successfully defended its Open Men's title
after a titanic struggle with the strong Ariki team at the
30th Leith XC Relays (Ponydales) which this
year took place again at the Dunedin Pony Club, Three Mile
Hill, Dunedin on Saturday 15 May 2010. The University of Otago
Senior Women's No. 1 team won the Open Women's title
from a quality Hill City team. For results, reports and images.
>> Ponydales 2010
Caversham has won the
Senior Men's Lovelock Relay title for 2010 and the Leith Master
Men's No. 1 team has won the Master Men's 35+ grade relay
at the University of Otago Lovelock Relays held at the University
Oval, Logan Park on Saturday 1 May 2010 and the Leith Masters
Women 35 team has won the Master Women's 35 title. For more
results and news.
>> Lovelock Relays
Leith Athletes did
well at the King of the Mountain Race held from Whare Flat
on Sunday 11 April 2010. Glen Ferguson won overall as well
as the MM35+ grade. Alan Funnell finished 2nd overall and
2nd in the MM35+ grade. Geoff Williamson won the Open Men
grade finishing third overall. For full results >> Results
Page
The Club AGM took place
on Tuesday 23 March 2010 at Chingford Park clubrooms, North
East Valley and the new club officials and committee were
selected. Congratulations to Ron McLay-Barnes on being selected
as the new club president for 2010 and 2011.
The Annual Report for 2009/10 is downloadable
>> Documentation
Sue Cuthbert, John
Bayne, Jim Kerse (full-marathon), and Andrew Lonie (half-marathon)
all had great runs at the 2009 Southland Marathon (ANZ Marathon
Champs) held on Sunday 22 November 2009. Cuthbert won the
gold medal in the MW40-49 grade. Bayne won the silver medal
in the ANZ Marathon MM45-49 grade. Jim Kerse won a bronze
in the MM60-64 grade. For results and report and to see how
the rest of the Leith contingent fared:
>> Summer
Reports
The Leith Masters Women's team excelled
at the National Road Relay Championships 2009, Akaroa Relay,
held from Christchurch on Saturday 10 October 2009. The team
of Jan Craig, Louisa Andrew, Joy Wylie, Viv Eyers, Jill Alexander,
Jan Brosnahan, Meredith Molloy and Sue Cuthbert won the Silver
Medal for Leith. The Leith Open C Team finished third in the
C grade. For more news, results and reports on this prestigious
event
>> National
Road Relay 2009
Glen Ferguson finished second overall
in the Dunedin Moro Half-Marathon held on Sunday 13 September.
He was also first Master runner to finish. To cap a great
day for Leith, Richard Hendry took out the Master Men's title
in the full Marathon, while Sue Cuthbert finished second woman
overall and first Masters Women. Louisa Andrew also featured
in the Half-Marathon.
>> Dunedin
Moro Marathon
National Road Relay Championships
2009, Akaroa Relay, Christchurch, Saturday 10 October 2009.
The entry steward is taking entries for this event now. Please
email entry steward
if you wish to enter this event. Check link below for the
criteria for this event before you email and also current
Leith entry list.
>> National
Road Relay 2009
Athletics New Zealand Cross Country
Championships, Christchurch, Sat 1 August, 2009. Leith athletes
representing Otago have excelled at the National XC Champs:
Glen Ferguson 2nd in the MM45-49 (equal time to winner), Louisa
Andrew 2nd in the MW35-39 grade, Jan Craig 2nd in the MW50-54.
For full results
>> Athletics
New Zealand XC Champs 2009 and Leith report
>> Leith Harrier
Reports
Grant McDougall gives an enthralling
account of his run in the 2008 Sydney Marathon which took
place in September. Check the story and photos
>> Sydney
Marathon 2008
Leith's Master Men's 40 team ran
an excellent race to win the bronze medal after a tough battle
with Lake City and Wellington Harriers in the National Road
Relay Championships held out at Mosgiel and Outram on Saturday
(4 October 08)
>> Leith
NRR Feature Page
A Leith photo album and a general (all clubs) medal winning
team photo album is now available.
>> Photo Album
Bill Kenny (Leith) finished second
in the USA M70 2000m Meter Steeplechase Championships with
an excellent time of 9 mins 36.35 seconds. Great going Bill.
He has also now finished second in the M70 800m USA Championships
with a time of 2:55.50 and third in the M70 1500m Championships
with a time of 6:12.82.
Bill Kenny (Leith)
was crowned the Scottish Athletics Masters M70 1,500m champion
on the weekend of the 14/15th July 2007. The 1,500m was run
on the Saturday and Bill finished in a time of 6.13.45 in
managing to outlast fellow M70 competitor Thomas O'Reilly
who finished in a time of 6.19.14. Sunday saw Bill competing
in the 800m. This time around Thomas O'Reilly turned the tables
finishing in a time of 2.55.0. Bill settled for second just
3 seconds behind in 2.58.0. The championships were held in
Grangemouth Stadium in Edinburgh. Report by Dr Kelvin Broad
Former
Leith Runner competing in Canada: Emily Solzberg has been
sighted competing in Canada. For report and photos >>
Click here
WINTER HARRIERS: Ponydales
(Leith XC Relays), took place on
Saturday 19 May 2012, 1.45pm, Dunedin Pony Club, Taieri Road,
Dunedin.Provisional results are now available as well as brief
report summary
>> Ponydales
2012
WINTER HARRIERS: Club
run with Hill City - University Club, at Chingford Park, 1.45pm
>> Calendar
WINTER
HARRIERS: Ray Knox has won the Joe Cowie Memorial Handicap
5km Open Race, held on Saturday 12 May 2012, at
Forbury Park Raceway, Victoria Street, Dunedin.For
more results and reports
>> Joe
Cowie 2012
WINTER HARRIERS: At
the Lovelock Relays held on Sat, 5 May 2012 at the University
Oval in Dunedin,
Caversham won the Senior Men's title and Hill City the Senior
Womens' titles but Leith took three of the minor titles on
offer with its Master Men's 35 No. 1, Master Women's 35 and
Social 1 team all winning their races. Results
now available, see
>> Lovelock Relays
WINTER HARRIERS: Results Lovelock Relay Trials, took place
on Saturday 21 April 2012, 1.45pm, Chingford Park, North East
Valley, Dunedin. >>
Lovelock Trials
WINTER
HARRIERS:Leith
Harriers club run took place on Saturday 14 April 2012, 1.45pm,
Chingford Park, North East Valley, Dunedin.Check
Leith Harrier reports
>> Leith Harrier reports
TRACK
AND FIELD: Results Athletics Otago Track and Field Modified
A Prog meeting held on Saturday 17 March 2012 at the Caledonian,
Dunedin >>
Track
and Field
TRACK
AND FIELD: Results
Athletics Otago Track and Field Twilight Meeting held at the
Caledonian Ground, Dunedin on Saturday 3 March 2012 - Otago
Champs Day Two >>
Track
and Field
THE COASTAL CLASSIC-
MTB and Run took place on Sunday 6 November 2011
- Taieri Mouth For results and report visit the
race website
>> Coastal
Classic 2011 (website)
HILL
FREE RACES:
The Hill Free Half Marathon and 10k race and walk, 2km 12
& Under race took place on Sunday 9 October 2011 at Outram.
For results
>> Hill
Free Website
Leith
held its Winter Windup and Summer and Winter Trophy presentations
on Saturday 1 October at its Chingford Park Clubrooms The
presentations were held first and then the runs and walks.
A full report on proceedings will be available in our harrier
reports section this week.
>> Winter Harrier reports
Neale
McLanachan has won the 2011 Hughes Memorial Handicap 10.19km
Road race held along the wharf and Portsmouth Drive on Saturday
24 September 2011 starting from 1.45pm. For
report and results
>> Hughes 2011
PORT
ROAD RACE: Saturday
17 September 2011 Leith's
Gaya Gnanalingam has won this popular open grade 12.3km handicap
race between Port Chalmers and Dunedin. Shauna Pali of Hill
City was second runner to finish and Ariki's Gene Sanderson
was third across the line and first male to finish.
Results summary for the associated junior handicap races
are available as well as the full provisional results for
all races.
>> Port
Road Race (Athletics Otago website)
or Leith Results page
>> Leith Results page
for Leith report summary (photo album out soon)
>> Winter
Harrier reports
OTAGO
MARATHON CHAMPS 2011: in conjunction with the MORO MARATHON: Sunday
11 September 2011, Dunedin Leith athletes excelled on Sunday.
Russell Hewitt ran a magnificent race finishing fourth overall
and winning the Otago Marathon title for 2011 by being the
first Otago registered Open runner to finish (3rd Open Men
overall). Sue Cuthbert won the Otago Master Women's Marathon
title finishing first woman overall. Ed
Stevens won the Master Men's 50 Otago Marathon title.
Peter Frew finished second in the Otago Marathon Championship
Master Men's grade. Louisa Andrew won the Moro Half Marathon
Master Women's grade finishing second woman overall. For
Otago Marathon Champs results
>> Leith
Results page for
Moro Marathon results and
Otago Marathon Champs results
>> Moro
Marathon 2011
for Leith report summary
>>
Winter
Harrier reports
CLUB
RUN: Saturday
10 September 2011
Leith hosted Ariki Harriers for a combined run and walk from
Chingford Park on Saturday. Although
the Moro Marathon and Half Marathon is on the next day, a
small but enthusiastic bunch of walkers and runners from both
club turned out.
>>
Winter
Harrier reports
(pending)
PENINSULA
RELAY: Saturday
27 August 2011 Alexandra Harriers won the 2011
Peninsula Relay, which took place on Saturday 27 August 2011.
Leith
Blue team finished second and Hill City 1 team finished third.
Fastest team was Caversham 1. Leith White finished
ninth out of 13 teams. Provisional Results are available
>> Peninsula
Relay 2011
or
>> Leith results page
(still provisional)
and
>>
Winter
Harrier reports
THE GREAT NASEBY WATER
RACE:
Saturday 27 August 2011
This race is growing in popularity with many Leith members
having competed over the weekend. Check how well the Leith
contingent did in this race
>> Great
Naseby Water Race
or check the Leith Harrier reports for a race report summary
>>
Winter
Harrier reports
Leith's
Ray Knox (Bronze medal MM50-54) led the Otago team to a second
place team finish in the Master Men's 50+ grade at the Athletics
New Zealand Cross Country Championships held at Halswell Quarry,
Christchurch on Saturday 23 July 2011. Louisa
Andrew was another Leith athlete who won a bronze medal in
the MW35-39 grade. For more results
>> NZ
Cross Country Champs 2011
and
>>
Winter Harrier reports
Leith's
Alan Funnell won the Master Men's 35 title at the
Otago Cross Country Championships on Saturday, 9 July 2011
at the Waikouaiti Race Course. Leith's Louisa Andrew sealed
the Master Women's 35 title. Ariki's
Dougal Thorburn won the Senior Men's title and Hill City's
Rachel Kingsford won the Senior Women's title from Leith's
Kirsty Morris. Leith's Ray Knox got second place in the Otago
Men's 50+ championship race.
>> Otago
Cross Country Champs 2011
also see
>> Photo Album Index
and
>> Winter Harrier reports
>> Results
The
Leith Cross Country Championships took place on Sunday 3 July
2011 at the Balchin Family farm in Clinton, South Otago. The
course was great and so was the hospitality offered by the
Balchin family. Kudos to Jason Palmer and Megan Balchin for
organising this truly amazing event. And thanks to Megan's
parents for being such great hosts. There was some really
keen racing on a real testy cross country course that offered
everything from mud, slippery wet grass, steep gullys and
electric fences. For full details on what transpired, including
results
>> Leith XC Champs
2011
and
>> Winter Harrier reports
>> Results
Caversham's
Daniel Balchin won the Open Men's title at the the
Edmond Cup Cross Country held yesterday Saturday 25 June 2011
at the Wingatui Race Course. Leith's
Kirsty Morris won the Open Women's title. For provisional results
>> Edmond
Cup 2011 or >> Results
Page
or Leith specific reports >> Harrier
reports 2011 Photo album is now available
The
results for the Barnes Cross Country Handicap Races which
took place at Kettle Park on Sunday 12 June 2011 are available.
For results
>> Barnes
Cross Country 2011
For Leith report
>> Winter
Harriers Reports 2011
A
photo album will be available in due time
New
club member Jude Patterson made an immediate impact in club
harrier running by winning the Joe Cowie Memorial Handicap
Open Grade 3-Miler held at Chingford Park on Saturday 28 May
2011.
For results and report
>> Joe Cowie
Memorial races 2011
The
Caversham Senior Men's team have won the Open Men's "Ponydales"
title in record time. Hill City won the Open Women's title.
The
Leith Cross Country Relays "The Ponydales" were
held on Saturday 21 May 2011 at the Dunedin Pony Club, Three
Mile Hill Road. Results are now available - photos and report
summaries will be out later on Sunday and also on Monday.
>>
Ponydales 2011
Otago
University won the Chingford Challenge Shield from defending
champs Leith on Sat 14 May 2011 at Chingford Park. For
results and a report summary
>> Chingford
Challenge 2011
The
Leith Masters teams defended their titles in emphatic fashion
at the Lovelock Relays which took place on Saturday 7 May
2011 at the University Oval, Logan Park, Dunedin.The
Leith MM 1 team won by almost a minute and a half from the
Ariki MM 1 team. The Leith MW 1 team won by over two minutes
from the Caversham MW1 team. For results, reports and photos
>> Lovelock Relays 2011 >> Photo Album
>> Winter
Harrier Reports
(for a Leith teams' report)
Leith
held its Lovelock Relay Trials on Saturday 30 April 2011 at
Chingford Park. For
results and report
>> Leith Lovelock Trials
The
Anzac Day Family Fun Run, Walk and Jog took place Monday 25
April 2011 from the Guthrie Pavilion, Bayfield Park. This
was organised by the Ariki Harrier & Athletic Club. For
a report:
>> Anzac
Day Fun Run, Walk, Jog
The
New Zealand Track and Field Championships took place on Friday
25 March through to Sunday 27 March 2011. For
more details and results
>> Athletics
Otago
Billy Kenny and Kelvin
Broad training in Scotland.
>> More