Terry Bone took another win from Hayden Squance over a testing swim of just on 1km. Terry made an early break and although Hayden gained towards the end, he fell short by teo seconds. Hamish Neill and Ben Marshall had a similar battle a little furth back to finish ahead of teenagers Eddie Swain and Marcel Kepess. Lilly Claridge continued …
This year’s Eyebright Mile was very satisfying. Conditions were calm at the start and stayed that way until the last few hundred metres, making for a challenging finish. A lead bunch of Hayden Squance, Chris Smithers and Terry Bone set the pace, with first Hayden and then Chris easing ahead towards the finish. Lilly Claridge, Keshia Linyard and Christina Harris …
Tonight’s race was shortened to about 750m because of rough seas, but it was still a testing little challenge. Leg one, to a buoy just over 200m offshore,provided some drama at the front of the field. The mark was hard to spot with the sun low in the sky. Ben Marshall passed it to the left instead of the right …
Things started out a little confused, with the buoys in unexpected places, but the course turned out to be a good one. Hayden Squance swam an excellent tactical race, lurking behind Terry Bone most of the way, but getting on the inside as they turned the final orange buoy, winning by a touch as they hit the ramp. William Seymour, …
Conditions were perfect for the 15th Rylock Opening Splash since the race began in 2008. Hayden Squance and Blenheim swimmer Chris Smithers reversed their finish order from last year, with Hayden taking first place in 24.56. Marcell Kepess finished third, ahead of Waimea College principal Fraser Hill, then Hayden Lockie. Keshia Linyard took sixth place (just ahead of her father …
Feature photo: Mike Crowe looms up behind Jon Linyard and his daughter Nia at the finish line. Photo:Ruth Leckey. Perfect conditions for swim two. One of the biggest fields of the past couple of seasons, 148 swimmers, took on the short or long swims, with Terry Bone repeating last week’s win over Hayden Squance over the long course. Marcel Kepess …
Good conditions for the opening night, with 121 starters taking on the longer swim of about 750m, or the shorter version. Fresh from success in the Bay of Islands, Terry Bone established a slight lead over Hayden Squance on the first leg of the long course. Expecting to be overtaken at any moment, Terry pushed on to a rare victory …
A beautiful morning at Rabbit Island for the Tineli Cross Triathlon and Duathlon with Sprint and Short Distance options. There was 52 competitors on the start line, with a good mixture of age groups. It was great to see both new faces and returning racers with a few newbies in the sport taking part. Congratulations to our overall winners: Sprint …
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Congratulations to all our competitors and making the most of a windy and wet Sunday. Not a bad turn out for Race 2. Congratulations to our overall winners: Long Multisport Tri -Overall Sam Millson 1:20:24.7 William Nieuwenhuis 1:24:39.6 Greg Scott 1:36:24.3 Short Multisport Tri -Overall Kate West 50:36.2 Rod Sharp 57:11.1 Kaitlyn Robinson 58:57.1 Long MB Duathlon -Overall Morgan Lumsden …