The first road relay of the 2012 cross-county and road season was contested at the weekend, when 35 teams from athletic clubs in the Waikato and Bay of Plenty regions took part in the Matamata Around the Streets relay.
This was the 42nd annual event of this popular relay catering for all ages of running and walking over a 3.3.km lap of central Matamata.
Lake City Athletic Club teams were prominent in several divisions, with wins coming in the senior and masters men's five-person grades. The senior men won in a team time if 51.15 from Hamilton City Hawks and host club Matamata.
Steven O'Callaghan was the fastest member of the Lake City senior team in 9.51, but had to be satisfied with the second-fastest lap time of the day, behind Hawks' Tim Stewart who recorded 9.45.
In the masters men's division, Chris Corney returned the fastest time for Lake City members when he recorded 10.50.