Owairaka Athletics

Awesome racing on Saturday TeamOwai! Well done everyone! Thanks Pakuranga Athletic Club and Athletics Auckland for an awesome event. The course was hard, dry and fast ... and the racing was hot! Big shout out to our Masters Women Team for taking top Winter League points in the most competitive division in the League this year. Thank you Jo and Terence for your work behind the lens and for bringing the tent. You guys are STARS!

Here are the Owai results:

Athletics Auckland GP XC #2, Pakuranga

B8

Liam Bennett 12:05



B10

Luke Pannett 8:57

Theo Ng 10:31



G10

Willow Timmins 10:26

India Kluts 10:35



B12

Sean Pannett 8:26

Tommy Rimmer 8:49

Liam Rummer 9:41



GU12

Addison Kluts 9:06

Olivia York 9:18



B14

Harrison Hatcher 16:17

Elliott Timmins 16:34

Ezra Montague 17:15

Revanth Kishore 19:27



G14

Lilia Kluts 17:03

Sophie Kiernan 24:05



M16

Jasper Hinton 15:27

Elliott Kingston 16:09

Joshua Parkinson 17:00



W16

Stella Leach 17L45

Grace Parkinson 18:07

Grace Vashi 21:25



W18

Isabelle Brunton 28:09

Annika Vashi 30:05



W40

Emily Harvey 30:04



W45

Kirsty MacFarlane 29:07



W50

Tanya Hammond 30:08

Jan Sisley 36:18



W55

Julie Collard 38:33



W70

Liz Hartley 41:10



SM

Anton Weatherhead 29:02

Jack Sanders 35:12

Tharindu Jayasinghe 36:18



SW

Bethany Bromfield 32:34

Leah Hankey 34:53



M35

Joey McGarr 34:15



M40

Mark Morrisey 32:02

Adam Gallagher 32:44

Nick Ming 39:34



M45

Simon Mace 29:44

Dion O’Neale 32:26

Ben Winder 34:35

Terence Ng 53:37



M50

Nick Moore 28:44

Andrew Harvey 33:47

Anthony Lo 38:46

Jerym Brunton 40:55



M60

Garth Cunningham 42:58

Keith and Ketina are in Hirosaki, Japan 🇯🇵 getting ready to line up for the IAU 24hr Asia-Oceania Championships representing New Zealand 🇳🇿

The 24-hour race starts at 3pm Auckland time today (Sat 24 May).

Great to see them alongside the rest of Team NZ ahead of the start.

Live results:
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid0NbsAezw7H3NXpMqpxYB5Fe7v7EYiEh8xEon7Qj2oJkSEq7FHdt74tXrx2hCLKiqWl&id=100000190111998

Thanks to for sharing the photos from Hirosaki.

Good luck to Keith, Ketina and the whole NZ team 👏

Well done everyone who raced and supported at Pukekohe for GP1. Thanks Jo for the awesome pics. Thanks TTT for hosting us again. We love this course and the country vibe in Pukekohe. Carrots 🧡. Next GP is Pakuranga on the 23rd May. Put it in your diaries and we'll do it all again! TTT Runners Athletics Auckland

Pakuranga entry link: https://events.mygameday.app/event/aai2026gp2

OWAI RESULTS:

Athletics Auckland XC GP #1, Pukekohe

2km
Boys U8: Liam BENNETT 11:20🥈
Girls U10: Willow TIMMINS 9:46; India KLUTS 9:47
Boys U10 Luke PANNETT 8:16🥇; Theodore NG 9:44
Girls U12: Addison KLUTS 8:27; Olivia YORK 8:54; Ruby BENNETT 9:53
Boys U12: Liam RIMMER 8:25

4km
Girls U14: Lilia KLUTS 16:17; Jessebelle NG 21:30; Sophia KIERNAN 23:22
Boys U14: Ezra MONTAGUE 15:46; Elliot TIMMINS 15:56; Henry YORK 17:08; Revanth KISHORE 18:29
Women U16: Grace VASHI 17:17; Grace PARKINSON 17:46
Men U16: Harrison SKEWES 13:41; Jasper HINTON 14:46; Elliott KINGSTON 15:43; Joshua PARKINSON 16:15; Ollie CHEETHAM 17:09

6km
Women U18: Annika VASHI 28:33; Isabelle BRUNTON 28:36
Men U18: Rory DAVIES 21:29
Senior Women: Bethany BROMFIELD 23:28 🥇; Leah HANKEY 24:23 🥈
Senior Men: Hamish BOLLAND 21:06; Simoen BAEYENS 22:25; Sam GE**ER 23:45; Tharindu JAYASINGHE 24:51; Jack SANDERS 25:16
Women 50: Jan SISLEY 36:03
Men 35: Joey MCGARR 21:55 🥇
Men 40: Nick PANNETT 21:58 🥈; Mark MORRISSEY 22:27 🥉
Men 45: Simon MACE 21:50 🥇; Karl KALDERS 25:06; Terence NG 38:30
Men 50 Nick MOORE 20:51 🥇; Andrew HARVEY 24:31; Jerym BRUNTON 29:00; James CLENDON 25:40
Men 55: Richard KINGSTON 25:27
Men 60: Garth CUNNINGHAM 30:55; David LOCKHART 31:20

Our May newsletter - events coming up, a London marathon report, and lots of opportunities to get involved! - https://mailchi.mp/b28acf114596/may2026

HUGE weekend for the club 👏

☀️ XC season opener at the Southland Centennial Relays: 57 Owai athletes out racing in the sunshine!

Highlights -

🥈 U16 Girls 37:00 – Grace Vashi, Lillia Kluts, Clara Kingston, Jessebelle Ng
🥇 Senior Men won the handicap in 28:58 – Ben Anderson, Jack Sanders, Simoen Baeyens, Sam Ge**er
🥈 Masters Men 28:11 – Owen Mitchell, Nick Pannett, Nick Moore, Simon Mace
Strong runs too from our U16 Boys, Senior Women, U20 Women, U20 Men, Social, Masters Women and our second Masters Men’s team.

⛰️ In Wellington, Ben Evans won the National M50 Mountain Running title at the NZ Mountain Running Champs, running 44:49 on the medium course and finishing 2nd overall / 1st M50 🥇

🥈 Ben Lui was recognised as 2nd overall 13yo boy at the Athletics Auckland Junior Track & Field prizegiving.

🇺🇸 In Boston, congrats to Dan Coates on 2:44:54, going sub-2:45 with a negative split.

Also racing:
🍯 Honey Half Marathon, Egmont – Tom McCarthy 1:40.09
🇺🇸 Wake Forest Invitational, USA 5000m – Bella Earl 16:52.97 PB

💪 And at the rescheduled Waterfront Half, there were PBs everywhere:

2km
Theo Ng 9:16

5km
Liam Rimmer 23:43
Ayawa Sotome 23:50 🥉
Tommy Rimmer 23:55
Jessebelle Ng 26:44
Maelee Sotome 30:18

10km
Julian Ng 37:22
Chris Lawrence 39:19
James Rimmer 41:27
Tia Knight 44:19
Owen Mitchell 44:20
Paige O’Brien 1:00:42
Chris Strom 1:44:15

Half Marathon
Anton Weatherhead 1:11:46 (2nd M30-39) Big PB
Mark Morrissey 1:17:00 (2nd M40-49) Big PB
Haoting Ma 1:18:39 PB
Logan Steer 1:21:42 Massive PB
James Marsh 1:21:54
Jie Huang 1:24:23 Big PB
Matty Heads 1:25:24 Massive PB
Karl Kalders 1:26:33
Artem Verbo 1:27:08 Big PB
Olly Saltmarsh 1:27:12 Big PB
Vimal Narayan 1:27:23 Big PB
Tim Mitchell 1:28:47
Jack Sanders 1:30:41 Big PB
Leah Hankey 1:31:42
Liam Gaffney 1:31:59
Simone Rosentretter 1:32:04 Massive PB
Brigid Du Burgess 1:32:19 Big PB
Lani Dodds 1:37:55
Peter Eng 1:45:42
Evan Keating 1:45:47
Ella Pracy 1:47:37 Big PB
Terence Ng 2:02:47
Ketina Chivasa 2:05:00
Simon Brown Haysom 2:16:18

Awesome racing across NZ and overseas. Well done everyone!
Pics: SC Sports Photography, Terence Ng & Wenna Ye

In the neighbourhood this weekend...

THE WEEKLY EVERYTHING POST!
Well done to everyone who made it to Christchurch for the Marathon / Half Marathon or competed in the North Shore 24 hour race and to Sam Ge**er (pictured) who raced the epic Two Oceans Half Marathon in South Africa This weekend is the start of the local cross country season at Cornwall Park. Tonight is your last chance to register to be in a team - we have a big crew turning out. It’s also the NZ Mountain Running Champs in Wellington and the postponed Waterfront Half.
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📅 COMING UP
Saturday
NZ Mountain Running Champs, Wellington
Southland Centennial XC Relays
Karapiro Marathon
Northland Lakes Triathlon, Kai Iwi Lakes
Routeburn Classic, Otago
Waitomo Trail Run

Sunday
Waterfront Half Marathon incl. Auckland Half Marathon Champs

September 5th Te Hāora 2026

October 3rd: New Zealand Road Relay Champs (Wanganui)
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🏃‍♀️SENIOR TRAINING THIS WEEK:
Tuesday 5.55pm Lovelock Track
Threshold/Race Pace repeats - Up to 10x 3min repeats r90sec ***if racing this weekend, just do 5x 3min repeats
If 100% - 3min repeats at Half Marathon race pace at race pace or 20-30sec/km slower than 5k race pace)
If NOT 100% - 3min repeats at Marathon race pace (or slower) (or 30-40sec/km slower than 5km race pace)

Thursday 5.55pm Lovelock Track
Thurs PM - Easy Intervals - Up to 10x 400m repeats r400m jog ***if racing this weekend, just do 5x 400m repeats

If 100% - 400m repeats at 10km race pace (or 10-15sec/km slower than 5km race pace)
If not 100% - 400m repeats @ marathon race pace (or 5km race pace + 30-40sec/km)…or slower
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🏆 RESULTS
Christchurch Half Marathon
Harvey Walsh 1:12:11
Jasper Edgar 1:12:36
Jon Turner 1:16:58
Jonty Oram 1:18:01
Joel Bickers 1:22:20
Nathan Hayhurst 1:31:10
Johnathon Gee 1:31:59

Marathon
Oliver Norman 2:50:04
James Fisher 2:50:20
Andrew Harvey 2:58:09

Two Oceans Half Marathon, South Africa
Sam Ge**er 1:33:31

Celebrating track success, looking ahead to winter running (which starts for juniors TONIGHT) - get the latest in our April newsletter - https://mailchi.mp/751588424e14/april2026