Tough day for ramblers

Cross country

The wind and hills were a big factor in the Ruamahanga Rambler cross-country handicap event held at McFadgen's property Tea Creek Rd on Saturday.

Course setter Ray Wallis had to be joking when he said it was a flat course. All of 2m might have been, the rest was up and down with a big climb after the start into a galeforce head wind that seemed to get stronger after each lap. With a lap being 1610m long it was a tough day at the office.

Results in order of handicap time and true time:

One lap (1.610km): Josh Price 19.00, 13.30; Blake Price 19.26, 19.26; Charlotte Anderson 23.22 ,15.22; Jack Britland 23.45, 8.15; Tom Parker 23.46, 8.16; Oliver Hammond 23.47, 7.47; Fergus Pitney 24.21, 11.21; Alex Megaw 26.10,13.30; Jessie Parker 27.45,14.15; Sarah Pitney 27.45, 14.15; Samantha Duthie 29.05, 15.35.

Two laps (3.22km): Marshall Pitney 27.03, 19.03; Stephen Yeats 29.32 ,19.32; Kim Drysdale 33.28 ,33.28; Julia Parker 33.28 33.28; Lucas Megaw 36.54 21.14; Irene Price 39.56 39.56; Clarissa Price 42.04 42.04.

Three laps (4.83km): Casey Cox 34.03 34.03; Audrey Sebire 47.59 45.29; Chris Van Gerven 48.44 37.44; Judy Rayner 50.20, 50.20; Lisa Gray 51.59, 50.19; Mel Megaw 51.59, 50.19; Lynne Birkett 53.03, 53.03.

Four laps (6.44km): Derek Cox 46.22, 32.52; Joshua Vermeulen 46.52 ,46.52; Michael Duthie 46.54, 34.54; Malcolm Macdonald 46.57, 32.57; Lloyd Miller 47.09, 35.09; Marty Sebire 47.16 ,37.16; Katherine Horsburgh 47.16, 38.16; Ray Haste 47.38, 35.38; Roger Jones 47.41, 35.41; Wayne Hyman 48.02, 39.28; Martin Parker 48.08, 41.08; Chris Megaw 48.45, 40.05; Steve Britland 49.02 ,40.02; Lesley Graham 50.00, 39.00; Conrad McCaffrey 50.22, 38.22; Ray Wallis 52.38, 47.08; Ben Van Gerven 52.43, 52.43 (walker); Claudia Baechie 53.03, 48.03; Steve Pitney 54.05, 45.05; Rob Hammond 54.05, 48.35; Robyn Weston 1.02.03, 56.23.