THE 30th 'Mountain to Surf' Marathon was held on March 7, with around 260 runners and 40 walkers taking part.
The start line was at the North Egmont mountain gates and the weather couldn't have been better so there were some very good times. The walkers started at 6.30am in the dark with the runners following an hour later.
Dennis Kowalewski and ex-Stratford runner Dennis Jordan became Mountain to Surf Marathon 'Icons' by completing their 25th event, and they are only the second and third runners to achieve this honour.
Local runners' and walkers' times are:
(Runners) Dave Hunger 3h 2m; Chris Prankerd 3h 19m; Brad Monaghan 3h 21m; Clarke Dorne 3h 24m; Albie Jane 3h 30m; Bryan Bailey 3h 32m; Dennis Kowalewski 3h 38m; Peter Merson 3h 41m; Chris Drummond 3h 43m; David Jane 3h 44m; Gloria Moffitt 3h 45m; Greg Cox 3h 47m; Brendon Mulligan 3h 47m; Louise Kowalewski 3h 48m; Des Phillips 3h 57m; Dianne Kowalewski 3h 59m; Michelle Brown 4h 5m; John Van Burgsteden 4h 1m; Mark Petrie 4h 48m; Barry Hosking 5h 1m; Brooke Gibson 5h 26m; Daniel Kurth 5h 31m.
(Walkers) Baz Preston 5h 1m; Denise Stewart-Jacks 5h 2m; Des Hussey 5h 28m; Rory Shaw 5h 36m; Jim Reed 5h 36m; Diane Jane 5h 37m; Bruce Fergusson 5h 39m; Sandy Hirst 5h 56m.
On February 21, Albie Jane competed in the NZ 100km Championships at Taupo. There were 52 starters in this event and Albie finished 10th in a time of 10 hours 59 minutes.
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