Runners take off from the start line at the Redwoods Forest Relay. Photo / Stephen Parker
Runners take off from the start line at the Redwoods Forest Relay. Photo / Stephen Parker
Runners took to the forest in their droves for the 40th Redwoods Forest Relay.
The event, on Saturday, attracted about 60 teams and in conditions conducive to speed, they did not disappoint.
The Hamilton City Hawks were dominant in the open 5km races, winning both the men's and women's. Theirmen's team of William Swales, Sunil Fernandez-Ritchie, Marcus Daws and Sean Trowern finished the race in 1h 36m.
In the masters' races it was the home club, Lake City Athletic, who were dominant, winning both the men's and women's.
The men's team, comprising Matt Parsonage, Adrian Lysaght, Jason Cameron, Bruce Edwards and Tony Broadhead finished in 1h 32m 27s. Parsonage had the fastest lap time of 17m 45s.
The women, Sarah Lei, Sian Twiddy, Gillian Shapley, Kelly Mitchell and Jodie Hickson, won in 2h 4m 39s.
Lake City's Matt Parsonage ran the fastest lap (17m 45s) in the masters men's 5km relay. Photo / Stephen Parker
Whakatāne Harriers won the composite 5km, Egmont Athletics won both the male and female youth 3.4km races, and the Lake City duo of Glennis Hennessy and Denise Caudwell won the 5km walk.
Redwoods Forest Relay results
Red Stag Redwoods Forest Running and Walking Relay results
Men's Open 5km 1st Hamilton City Hawks- 1h 36m, 2nd Red Stag Flying Fitters - 1h 52m 26s, 3rd Red Stag Trust Me I'm a Sparky - 2h 8m 27s. Fastest lap: Aiden Campbell (Whakatāne Harriers) 17m 36s.
Women's Open 5km 1st Hamilton City Hawks - 1h 50m 43s, 2nd Egmont Athletics, 2h 21m 31s. Fastest lap: Kovo Macdonald (Hamilton City Hawks) 20m 57s.
Masters Men's 5km 1st Lake City Rotorua - 1h 32m 27s, 2nd Hamilton City Hawks - 1h 35m 52s, 3rd Cambridge Harriers - 1h 39m 50s. Fastest lap: Matt Parsonage (Lake City Rotorua) 17m 45s.
Masters Women's 5km 1st Lake City Rotorua - 2h 4m 39s, 2nd Hamilton City Hawks - 2h 9m 18s. Fastest lap: Kirsten Milne (Hamilton City Hawks) 20m 56s.
