Hi guys and girls,
Getting ready for the 2009 series!!
Below are the race dates for this years series, we have a couple of new additions this year also - we hope everyone will like!
This year the series will progress as it did last year with the distances increasing each race, we are also going to run two 5km running races in the weeks between, just for a bit of fun!
Swim Run Races
Tuesday 13th Jan - Roy's Bay (Green Bridge end) 250/500m Swim & 2/4km Run
Tuesday 27th Jan
Tuesday 3rd Feb
NEW for 2009 - 5km Fun Run Series
Tuesday 20th Jan
Tuesday 10th Feb
Ill update the race venues and distances shortly, for now get training for the first race - its not long now!!!
See you soon
Saturday, December 27, 2008
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Race 5 Media Release
Wind makes for a tough swim leg in the final race of the Blue Seventy Swim Run Series
Media release
20.02.08
Meadowstone end of Roys Bay
What looked like a perfect afternoon for a race soon changed as the wind picked up and made the lake incredibly choppy, adding an additional challenge for those competing. The wind did not deter people away from the grand finale for the year with a very respectable turnout of 23. There were decisive wins in both the Long and Short Course with the winners in each section coming home with minutes to spare in front of the second place getters.
The Short Course winner, Tane Duncan, proved unstoppable in the swim and continued his winning form into the run, even completing the run without shoes.
Other notable performances were given from Brendan Booth, the only junior male to compete in the long course, Nathaniel Vaandering who came from being a few minutes back in the swim to gain 3rd place overall in the Long Course after a flying run. Also Leigh Cooper completed all the races in the series and showed some serious improvement from week to week; two more consistent competitors were Trudie Carter and Shane Gibson, Trudie completing a hard swim well and Shane running extremely well also.
With this being the final race the draw for the Blue Seventy Wetsuits were made, the first wetsuit the winner needed to be present to win and the second wetsuit could be won by anyone. After drawing a few names that were not present, the first wetsuit went to a very deserving competitor, David Strang. The second wetsuit went to a competitor who was not present and we are currently contacting him to inform him of his win.
Thanks to all those people who joined in and gave the series a go, you guys made it all worth organising. Cheers J
Media release
20.02.08
Meadowstone end of Roys Bay
What looked like a perfect afternoon for a race soon changed as the wind picked up and made the lake incredibly choppy, adding an additional challenge for those competing. The wind did not deter people away from the grand finale for the year with a very respectable turnout of 23. There were decisive wins in both the Long and Short Course with the winners in each section coming home with minutes to spare in front of the second place getters.
The Short Course winner, Tane Duncan, proved unstoppable in the swim and continued his winning form into the run, even completing the run without shoes.
Other notable performances were given from Brendan Booth, the only junior male to compete in the long course, Nathaniel Vaandering who came from being a few minutes back in the swim to gain 3rd place overall in the Long Course after a flying run. Also Leigh Cooper completed all the races in the series and showed some serious improvement from week to week; two more consistent competitors were Trudie Carter and Shane Gibson, Trudie completing a hard swim well and Shane running extremely well also.
With this being the final race the draw for the Blue Seventy Wetsuits were made, the first wetsuit the winner needed to be present to win and the second wetsuit could be won by anyone. After drawing a few names that were not present, the first wetsuit went to a very deserving competitor, David Strang. The second wetsuit went to a competitor who was not present and we are currently contacting him to inform him of his win.
Thanks to all those people who joined in and gave the series a go, you guys made it all worth organising. Cheers J
Race 5 Results
Swim Run Wanaka
Race 5
20/02/2008
Short Course
Overall SC/Number/Name/Swim/(Lap)/Finish/Category Placing
1/9/Tane Duncan/11.25/(13.2)/24.45/1st
2/12/Erin Hurley/12.05/(14.16)/26.21/2nd
3/2/Clair Winslade/14.12/(13.02)/27.14/3rd
4/6/Jack Booth & Tarras Duncan/27.31/1st Team SC
5/17/Leanne Kent/15.51/(12.02)/27.53/2nd SC OF
6/7/Victoria Booth & Bronnie Drmanoly/17.13/(11.11)/28.24/2nd Team SC
7/4/David Strang/17.35/(13.87)/31.22/1st SC VM
Long Course
Overall LC/Number/Name/Swim/(Lap 1)/Run 1/(Lap 2)/Finish/Category Placing
1/22/TedBare/17.00/(8.36)/25.36/(8.19)/33.55/1st OM
2/11/Mark Cockroft/16.19/(10.3)/26.49/(10.56)/37.05/2nd OM
3/13/Nathaniel Vaandering/19.01/(9.16)/28.17/(9.15)/37.32/3rd OM
4/1/John Mezger/16.53/(10.89)/27.42/(10.07)/37.49/4th OM
5/16/John Gordon/20.26/(8.88)/29.14/(8.42)/37.56/1st VM
6/10/Grant Baird/19.33/(9.26)/28.59/(9.65)/38.24/5th OM
7=/18/Chris Leech/19.00/(10.02)/29.02/(10.53)/39.55/6th = OM
7=/19/Michael Webster/18.36/(10.65)/29.01/(10.54)/39.55/6th = OM
9/8/Chris Booth/21.54/(9.91)/31.45/(9.85)/41.3/8th OM
10/20/Fi Fairburn/17.29/(11.97)/29.26/(12.11)/41.37/1st OF
11/3/Gary Tweedie/20.18/(10.29)/30.47/(11.59)/42.06/2nd VM
12/21/Trudie Carter & Shane Gibson/23.33 /(9.81)/33.14/(9.87)/43.01/1st LC Team
13/15/Leigh Cooper/21.00/(11.19)/32.19/(11.24)/43.43/2nd OF
14/23/Phillippa Findlay/22.18/(10.91)/33.09/(11.2)/44.29/3rd OF
15/5/Brendon Booth/25.15/(11.98)/37.13/(11.94)/49.07/1st JM
16/14/Jackie Boyd/22.2/(14.19)/36.39/(14.81)/51.2/4th OF
Race 5
20/02/2008
Short Course
Overall SC/Number/Name/Swim/(Lap)/Finish/Category Placing
1/9/Tane Duncan/11.25/(13.2)/24.45/1st
2/12/Erin Hurley/12.05/(14.16)/26.21/2nd
3/2/Clair Winslade/14.12/(13.02)/27.14/3rd
4/6/Jack Booth & Tarras Duncan/27.31/1st Team SC
5/17/Leanne Kent/15.51/(12.02)/27.53/2nd SC OF
6/7/Victoria Booth & Bronnie Drmanoly/17.13/(11.11)/28.24/2nd Team SC
7/4/David Strang/17.35/(13.87)/31.22/1st SC VM
Long Course
Overall LC/Number/Name/Swim/(Lap 1)/Run 1/(Lap 2)/Finish/Category Placing
1/22/TedBare/17.00/(8.36)/25.36/(8.19)/33.55/1st OM
2/11/Mark Cockroft/16.19/(10.3)/26.49/(10.56)/37.05/2nd OM
3/13/Nathaniel Vaandering/19.01/(9.16)/28.17/(9.15)/37.32/3rd OM
4/1/John Mezger/16.53/(10.89)/27.42/(10.07)/37.49/4th OM
5/16/John Gordon/20.26/(8.88)/29.14/(8.42)/37.56/1st VM
6/10/Grant Baird/19.33/(9.26)/28.59/(9.65)/38.24/5th OM
7=/18/Chris Leech/19.00/(10.02)/29.02/(10.53)/39.55/6th = OM
7=/19/Michael Webster/18.36/(10.65)/29.01/(10.54)/39.55/6th = OM
9/8/Chris Booth/21.54/(9.91)/31.45/(9.85)/41.3/8th OM
10/20/Fi Fairburn/17.29/(11.97)/29.26/(12.11)/41.37/1st OF
11/3/Gary Tweedie/20.18/(10.29)/30.47/(11.59)/42.06/2nd VM
12/21/Trudie Carter & Shane Gibson/23.33 /(9.81)/33.14/(9.87)/43.01/1st LC Team
13/15/Leigh Cooper/21.00/(11.19)/32.19/(11.24)/43.43/2nd OF
14/23/Phillippa Findlay/22.18/(10.91)/33.09/(11.2)/44.29/3rd OF
15/5/Brendon Booth/25.15/(11.98)/37.13/(11.94)/49.07/1st JM
16/14/Jackie Boyd/22.2/(14.19)/36.39/(14.81)/51.2/4th OF
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Race 5 Details
Blue Seventy Swim Run Series Race 5
Last race in the 2008 Series
Wednesday 20th Feb
Location - Meadow Stone end of Roy's Bay (main Wanaka lakefront) by the green bridge where you head onto the Waterfall Creek track
Register - 5.15 - 5.45pm
Briefing - 5.50pm
Race Start - 6pm
Entry $10 pp
Teams Welcome
LC - 1000m Swim, 5km Run
SC - 500m Swim, 2.5km Run
Blue Seventy Wetsuits winners are drawn at race 5!
See you there!
Last race in the 2008 Series
Wednesday 20th Feb
Location - Meadow Stone end of Roy's Bay (main Wanaka lakefront) by the green bridge where you head onto the Waterfall Creek track
Register - 5.15 - 5.45pm
Briefing - 5.50pm
Race Start - 6pm
Entry $10 pp
Teams Welcome
LC - 1000m Swim, 5km Run
SC - 500m Swim, 2.5km Run
Blue Seventy Wetsuits winners are drawn at race 5!
See you there!
Race 4 Results
Number / Name / Swim + T1 / Run Lap 1 (SC Finish) / Run Lap 2 / Overall time / Cat Place
14 / Nat Vaandering / 6.33 / 8.17 / 8.08 / 22.58 / 1st LC Male
9 / Fraser Hill / 7.00 / 8.26 / 8.06 / 23.27 / 2nd LC Male
1 / Chris Booth / 7.50 / 8.08 / 7.50 / 23.48 / 3rd LC Male
7 / Gary Tweedie / 7.24 / 9.09 / 8.55 / 25.28 / 1st LC Vet
10 / Josh Tweedie / 7.07 / 8.52 / 9.45 / 25.44 / 4th LC Male
5 / Fi Faribairn / 6.45 / 9.58 / 9.35 / 26.18 / 1st LC F
12 / Leigh Cooper / 7.58 / 9.35 / 8.59 / 26.22 / 2nd LC F
2 / Brendon Booth / 8.57 / 8.56 / 9.27 / 27.26 / 1st LC JM
6 / Jackie Boyd / 9.00 / 12.03 / 12.27 / 33.30 / 3rd LC F
13 / Robert Lee / 10.08 / 9.30 / 9.10 / 28.48 / 2nd LC Vet
4 / Dave Strang / 12.15 / 11.42 / 11.28 / 35.25 / 3rd LC Vet
11 / Erin Hurley / 8.23 / 10.20 / 18.43 / SC 1st
3 / Jack & Vic Booth / 8.55 / 9.50 / 17.45 / SC 1st Team
8 / Callum Hill / 10.24 / 11.09 / 21.33 / SC 2nd
14 / Nat Vaandering / 6.33 / 8.17 / 8.08 / 22.58 / 1st LC Male
9 / Fraser Hill / 7.00 / 8.26 / 8.06 / 23.27 / 2nd LC Male
1 / Chris Booth / 7.50 / 8.08 / 7.50 / 23.48 / 3rd LC Male
7 / Gary Tweedie / 7.24 / 9.09 / 8.55 / 25.28 / 1st LC Vet
10 / Josh Tweedie / 7.07 / 8.52 / 9.45 / 25.44 / 4th LC Male
5 / Fi Faribairn / 6.45 / 9.58 / 9.35 / 26.18 / 1st LC F
12 / Leigh Cooper / 7.58 / 9.35 / 8.59 / 26.22 / 2nd LC F
2 / Brendon Booth / 8.57 / 8.56 / 9.27 / 27.26 / 1st LC JM
6 / Jackie Boyd / 9.00 / 12.03 / 12.27 / 33.30 / 3rd LC F
13 / Robert Lee / 10.08 / 9.30 / 9.10 / 28.48 / 2nd LC Vet
4 / Dave Strang / 12.15 / 11.42 / 11.28 / 35.25 / 3rd LC Vet
11 / Erin Hurley / 8.23 / 10.20 / 18.43 / SC 1st
3 / Jack & Vic Booth / 8.55 / 9.50 / 17.45 / SC 1st Team
8 / Callum Hill / 10.24 / 11.09 / 21.33 / SC 2nd
Close racing and Sprint finishes in race four of the Blue Seventy Swim Run Series
Media Release
06.02.08
Bremner Bay
Perfect conditions once again greeted the competitors in the 4th race of the Blue Seventy Swim Run Series at Bremner Bay; the sun was out, not a cloud in the sky and barely a ripple on the water! The field was down a bit after last week’s record turnout but the racing was just as fierce!
Beginning the Long Course and the Short Course swim legs together at Eely point the competitors swam left to right watching from the transition area set up on the shore side at Bremner Bay.
Having to head substantially offshore to find some deep water the long course competitors were the first to emerge from the water with travelling Ironman athlete Nathanial Vaandering (Canada) emerging just ahead of Fi Fairbairn (Wanaka) and Fraser Hill (Waikato).
These three competitors were only 20sec apart and were a sign of the racing to come as they headed out onto the 4km run course. Emerging not far behind them and chasing hard were Leigh Cooper and Chris Booth both from Wanaka also.
The Short course proved to be another successful day for young Erin Hurley after competing in her first ever race in the Blue Seventy Swim Run series last week she managed to take control after the swim and cruised to victory in just under 19mins for the 300m swim and 2km run.
The Waikato proved to be producing hardy young competitors where Callum Hill at only 9yrs of age competing in the short course ended up swimming the long course swim and then if that wasn’t enough he ran the entire 2km run along the gravel track in bare feet, Finishing in 2nd in the Short course in 21.33!
In the long course there was some hard running going on where the men’s field was seeing the front 3 competitors close the gap to first, Vaandering finished 30sec clear in a time of 22.58sec not far ahead of a hard chasing Fraser Hill in and Chris Booth in 23.27sec and 23.48sec respectively.
The Female field was equally exciting with a sprint finish between Fi Fairbairn and Fiona Cooper (Wanaka), exiting the water almost one minute in arrears Cooper chased hard on the run catching Fairbairn in the finishing straight but didn’t have quite enough to edge out Fairbairn who had just enough to take the women’s win in 26.18sec and her 4th Straight win of the Series! Cooper finishing in 26.22sec and claiming another second after placing 2nd last week, Jackie Boyd who seems to like the Bremner Bay course took home 3rd spot in 33.30sec.
Notable performances were from Chris booth with a strong run to claim 3rd place in the open men’s field, Leigh Cooper with a strong run leg, Callum Hill for his extra effort in the swim and taking on the gravel track in bare feet and Dave Strang for completing his 4th Blue Seventy Swim Run Series race of the series and looking fresh at 66 years of age crossing the finish line!
The Blue Seventy Swim Run Series takes a break next week and comes together on the Wednesday the 20th of Feb for the fifth and final race of the 2008 series to be held at the Meadowstone end of Roy’s Bay (The main Wanaka shore front) by the green bridge at the entrance to the Water fall creek walking track.
Race 5 sees the long course competing over a 1000m swim and a 5km run and the Short Course over a 500m Swim and a 2.5km run. It’s the last race in what has been a wonderful series over the start to 2008 – if you haven’t done any of the races yet get out there there’s only one left!!
More details www.swimrunwanaka.blogspot.com
End
Steve Gould & Nicky Samuels
Race Directors
Blue Seventy Swim Run Series 2008
Steve.gould@shpg.co.nz
0212282644
06.02.08
Bremner Bay
Perfect conditions once again greeted the competitors in the 4th race of the Blue Seventy Swim Run Series at Bremner Bay; the sun was out, not a cloud in the sky and barely a ripple on the water! The field was down a bit after last week’s record turnout but the racing was just as fierce!
Beginning the Long Course and the Short Course swim legs together at Eely point the competitors swam left to right watching from the transition area set up on the shore side at Bremner Bay.
Having to head substantially offshore to find some deep water the long course competitors were the first to emerge from the water with travelling Ironman athlete Nathanial Vaandering (Canada) emerging just ahead of Fi Fairbairn (Wanaka) and Fraser Hill (Waikato).
These three competitors were only 20sec apart and were a sign of the racing to come as they headed out onto the 4km run course. Emerging not far behind them and chasing hard were Leigh Cooper and Chris Booth both from Wanaka also.
The Short course proved to be another successful day for young Erin Hurley after competing in her first ever race in the Blue Seventy Swim Run series last week she managed to take control after the swim and cruised to victory in just under 19mins for the 300m swim and 2km run.
The Waikato proved to be producing hardy young competitors where Callum Hill at only 9yrs of age competing in the short course ended up swimming the long course swim and then if that wasn’t enough he ran the entire 2km run along the gravel track in bare feet, Finishing in 2nd in the Short course in 21.33!
In the long course there was some hard running going on where the men’s field was seeing the front 3 competitors close the gap to first, Vaandering finished 30sec clear in a time of 22.58sec not far ahead of a hard chasing Fraser Hill in and Chris Booth in 23.27sec and 23.48sec respectively.
The Female field was equally exciting with a sprint finish between Fi Fairbairn and Fiona Cooper (Wanaka), exiting the water almost one minute in arrears Cooper chased hard on the run catching Fairbairn in the finishing straight but didn’t have quite enough to edge out Fairbairn who had just enough to take the women’s win in 26.18sec and her 4th Straight win of the Series! Cooper finishing in 26.22sec and claiming another second after placing 2nd last week, Jackie Boyd who seems to like the Bremner Bay course took home 3rd spot in 33.30sec.
Notable performances were from Chris booth with a strong run to claim 3rd place in the open men’s field, Leigh Cooper with a strong run leg, Callum Hill for his extra effort in the swim and taking on the gravel track in bare feet and Dave Strang for completing his 4th Blue Seventy Swim Run Series race of the series and looking fresh at 66 years of age crossing the finish line!
The Blue Seventy Swim Run Series takes a break next week and comes together on the Wednesday the 20th of Feb for the fifth and final race of the 2008 series to be held at the Meadowstone end of Roy’s Bay (The main Wanaka shore front) by the green bridge at the entrance to the Water fall creek walking track.
Race 5 sees the long course competing over a 1000m swim and a 5km run and the Short Course over a 500m Swim and a 2.5km run. It’s the last race in what has been a wonderful series over the start to 2008 – if you haven’t done any of the races yet get out there there’s only one left!!
More details www.swimrunwanaka.blogspot.com
End
Steve Gould & Nicky Samuels
Race Directors
Blue Seventy Swim Run Series 2008
Steve.gould@shpg.co.nz
0212282644
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