THE RESULTS        Saturday 1 May 2010

LION FOUNDATION ROTORUA MARATHON

Fastest Men		Fastest Women
1. Dale Warrander 2:26:54		1. Johanna Ottosson 2:50:19
2. Tsutomu Saeki 2:27:09		2. Victoria Humphries 2:56:01
3. Steven   O’Callaghan 2:28:57		3. Lesley Turner-Hall 2:57:05
4. Glynn Hadley  2:33:41		4. Marion Millward 3:00:13
5. Gavin Stevens 2:37:01		5. Fiona Eagles  3:09:04
6. Kyle MacDonald 2:39:45		6. Erin Furness  3:10:20
7. Kees Keizer  2:41:33		7. Maria Kroonenberg 3:11:01
8. Grant Schofield 2:42:47		8. Janet Crawford 3:17:33
9. Chris Corney  2:43:21		9. Kathryn Gardner 3:20:08
10. Adrian Lysaght 2:45:09		10. Keri Houston 3:21:34

AGE GROUP MARATHON RUN
Men 16-34                                       Women 16-34
1. Tsutomu Saeki 2:27:09            1. Johanna Ottosson 2:50:19
2. Steven O’Callaghan 2:28:57   2. Fiona Eagles  3:09:04
3. Glynn Hadley  2:33:41              3. Erin Furness  3:10:20

Masters Men 35-39 NEW RECORD   Masters Women 35-39
1. Dale Warrander 2:26:54                1. Lesley Turner-Hall 2:57:05
2. Adrian Lysaght 2:45:09                  2. Maria Kroonenberg 3:11:01
3. Anthony Ng  2:58:16                        3. Janet Crawford 3:17:33

Masters Men 40-44                      Masters Women 40-44
1. Grant Schofield 2:42:47         1. Keri Houston  3:21:34
2. Carl Gamble  2:52:50             2. Ingrid Frost  3:22:27
3. Tony Broadhead 2:57:56       3. Diane Stark  3:26:43

Masters Men 45-49                   Masters Women 45-49
1. Chris Corney  2:43:21          1. Victoria Humphries 2:56:01
2. Bruce Edwards 2:50:39       2. Debbie Robinson 3:25:19
3. Dave Cronshaw 2:55:27      3. Leanne Berkahn 3:27:07

Masters Men 50-54                  Masters Women 50-54
1. Gavin Stevens 2:37:01       1. Marion Millward 3:00:13
2. Jack Koenen  3:01:36        2. Sally Duggan  3:26:28
3. Rick Campbell 3:04:50      3. Betty Harp  3:29:28

Masters Men 55-59                Masters Women 55-59
1. Andy Harper  3:09:38         1. Marion MacDonald 3:32:14
2. Geoff Glass  3:12:07          2. Denise Adams 3:36:15
3. Roger Ward  3:13:59         3. Alexandra Coupe 3:44:10

Masters Men 60-64                 Masters Women 60-64
1. Campbell Horn 3:21:14     1. Bernie Portenski 3:24:42
2. Richard Bright 3:29:35       2. Anna Spittle  4:31:54
3. Paul Stuckey  3:42:01         3. Ank Goeman  4:42:41

Masters Men 65-69                 Masters Women 65-69
1. Mike Hopkins  3:29:10        1. Gail Taylor  4:12:51
2. George Preddey 3:38:40    2. Colleen Falloon 4:46:57
3. David Beverley 3:43:05       3. Pauline Coupland 5:11:53

Masters Men 70-74                Masters Women 70-74
1. Alec Day  3:59:42                1. Jan Fleming  4:43:50
2. John Hammond 4:10:59    2. Jennifer Mattson 5:20:02
3. Don Nicolson  4:25:57    

Masters Men 75-79                Masters Women 75+
1. Barry Boston  5:06:14        1. Clasina van der Veeken 5:16:04
2. Brian Smith  5:08:33 
3. John Sewter  5:19:25 

Masters Men 80+ NEW RECORD
1. Stan Gawler  5:03:24
2. Ray Urbahn  5:04:28

MARATHON MERIT AWARDS
Fastest First Marathon
Male                                        Female
Kyle Macdonald  2:39:45    Fiona Eagles  3:09:04

Fastest Masters
Men                                          Women
Dale Warrander  2:26:54     Victoria Humphries 2:56:01

ASICS TEAMS AWARDS
Men                                                                  Women
1. Lake City Athletic Club 10:48:08            1. Auckland YMCA Marathon 10:42:02
2. Auckland YMCA Marathon  12:11:45      2. Wellington Scottish Athletics 11:04:39
3. Auckland City Athletic Club 12:58:24     3. Lake City Athletic Club  11:15:10

Fastest Overseas
Men                                                           Women
Tsutomu Saeki  2:27:09 (Japan)           Heather Wolffram 3:57:05 (Australia)

COMPETITIVE WALKERS
Fastest Walkers – Men          Fastest Walkers – Women
1. Cliff Harrison  4:29:22       1. Brooke Cowsill 4:38:13
2. Peter Baillie  4:29:25         2. Rebecca Crossan 4:44:28
3. Peter Zwart  4:35:39           3. Denise Brunskill 4:54:39

LION FOUNDATION 5KM FUN RUN
Male                                         Female
1. Ben McHale  17:12          1. Stephanie Pearson 20:25

LION FOUNDATION 10KM FUN RUN
Male                                         Female
1. Scott Winton  33:12          1. Mikayla Nielsen 40:08

Other Special Prizes
Classic Hits ‘Best Drinks Station’ – Number 9, based at the half way at Hamurana Hill Section.  Congratulations to the volunteers of Western Heights High School, lead by Peter O’Connell. Presented with large gift baskets from New World West End, and a refreshment voucher to the Millennium Hotel.
 
TIMEX ‘Stood the Test of Time’ Awards – presented with a TIMEX Watch
    Rod Swindlehurst – Volunteer of 25 years who owns & fires the cannon at the start. Rod began with one firing, but now has 4 different starts within 15 minutes!
    Ted Sheppard – Volunteer of 40 years, has done tasks ranging from special drinks for runners, cleaning up on Sunday morning, and more recently manning the 30K time clock on the course.
     # 29 ATC Squadron – Volunteer Service group since 1978, the Squadron’s cadets have marshaled on the course, and more recently remove the timing chips at the finish line.
    Verna Cook-Jackson – a participant who first ran in 1980 as a first timer (4:14:24), and was one of only 192 entrants. Verna completed her 30th Rotorua Marathon this year in 4:57:56, making her the woman who has Taken on the Lake the most!

Survivors – All new Survivors (completing their 15th Rotorua Marathon), and all those entering a 5 year milestone (20, 25, 30, 35, 40, and yes, 45 years Colin Smyth) were invited to the Prize Giving stage to have their achievements recognised, and given a voucher from the Polynesian Spa. For a full summary please go to this page.