Ten Nowra athletes travelled to New Zealand to compete in Queenstown on Saturday 19th November, in what is known as the most beautiful location for a marathon.
The enthusiastic runners had great success and great fun. Angela Bond said “It’s beautiful here. I recommend the race, very scenic and friendly” after running in 6th in the 10kms 50-59 years group in 54 mins 26. Husband John Bond completed the distance in 1hr17mins03 and was 74th in the men’s 50-59 years group.
Sharyn Bryce improved her 10km time by over half a minute to finish in 1hr7mins44 and placed 47th in the 50-59 years group. Donna Johnson also ran well to finish in 1hr14mins52, placing 85th from 272 competitors in the 50-59 years group.
Eva Moeller-Duhme was 2nd in the 70+ age group from a pool of 25 runners and finished the 10km race in an impressive 1hr19mins31.
In the half marathon Dean Bryce improved his time by 1 minute 10 seconds, running home in 1hr50mins43 to place 34th from 256 runners in the men’s 50-59 years group. Scott Johnson crossed the line in 1hr53mins24 and was 39th in the same age group.
Elissa Calderwood, with minimal training, but new shoes, finished the half marathon in 2hrs06mins05 whilst Andy Depree was right behind her in 2hrs08mins36.
Erich Moeller-Duhme, as always, was inspirational and finished the race in 2hrs21mins25 which placed him 9th from 27 runners in the 70+ age group.
Congratulations to all runners.
The crew are now enjoying a well deserved New Zealand holiday!
