Kepler Challenge 60 kms
Fiordland National Park
Te Anau New Zealand
Saturday 4 December
Australian mountain running champion Vanessa Haverd from Canberra has finished second in New Zealand’s premier mountain run, the Kepler Challenge, and Isobel Bespalov 5th. Both Haverd and Bespalov have been Six Foot Track winners in Australia. The best performed Australian male was Chris Helliwell of Canberra in 13th place.
Full results, race reports and pictures of the stunning scenery are available at www.keplerchallenge.co.nz Sydney’s Adrienne Torda who finished 36th female has also posted great photos on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/#!/album.php?aid=302529&id=666421114
There were many Australian participants. Results of the first three finishers and of all Australians listed in the results are as follows.
Females | ||||
Place | Forename | Surname | Location | Time |
1 | Shireen | Crumpton | Dunedin, nz | 5:46:02 |
2 | Vanessa | Haverd | Canberra, act, australia | 5:52:02 |
3 | Sarah | Coglan | Queenstown, nz | 6:07:22 |
5 | Isobel | Bespalov | Melbourne, australia | 6:43:40 |
8 | Gill | Fowler | Sydney, australia | 7:11:07 |
13 | Sandra | Oliver | Canberra, australia | 7:20:03 |
15 | Amanda | Underwood | Nsw, australia | 7:25:14 |
18 | Charne | Musgrove | Forster, australia | 7:32:36 |
22 | Veronica | Vandenbroeck | Victoria, australia | 7:46:26 |
30 | Stefica | Key | Sydney, australia | 8:05:27 |
36 | Adrienne | Torda | Sydney, australia | 8:14:56 |
74 | Jessica | Strugnell | Hobart, australia | 9:00:32 |
90 | Anna | Cronin | Melbourne, australia | 9:35:32 |
93 | Susan | King | Sydney, australia | 9:38:47 |
Males: | ||||
Forename | Surname | Location | Time | |
1 | Vajin | Armstrong | Christchurch, new zealand | 5:03:27 |
2 | Norman | Dunroy | Dunedin, nz | 5:04:56 |
3 | Martin | Lukes | Christchurch, nz | 5:08:09 |
13= | Chris | Helliwell | Canberra, australia | 6:00:33 |
19 | Tony | Fattorini | Nsw, australia | 6:13:11 |
47 | Matthew | Meckenstock | Perth, australia | 7:02:02 |
50 | Eamon | Sullivan | Melbourne, australia | 7:10:25 |
78 | Dan | Robinson | Sydney, australia | 7:30:15 |
83 | Oliver | Keaveney | Sydney, australia | 7:34:31 |
98 | Nathan | Facer | Nsw, australia | 7:47:47 |
101 | Michael | James | Melbourne, australia | 7:49:22 |
107 | Marcus | Hooke | Sydney, australia | 7:52:24 |
111 | Dean | Simpson | Forster, australia | 7:54:04 |
118 | Matthew | Hole | Canberra, australia | 7:59:01 |
127 | Craig | Smith | Brisbane, australia | 8:07:09 |
133 | Mike | Toby | Gold coast, australia | 8:15:43 |
138 | Shawn | Depper | Cairns, australia | 8:17:54 |
147 | Stephen | Bowers | Sydney, australia | 8:26:20 |
181 | Robert | Bell | Melbourne, australia | 8:56:37 |
194 | Gareth | Parker | Sydney, australia | 9:12:07 |
201 | Jason | Roth | Sydney, australia | 9:15:36 |
208= | Phil | Cameron | Sydney, australia | 9:17:30 |
208= | Robbie | Wright | Sydney, australia | 9:17:30 |
215 | Timothy | Hardiman | Darwin, australia | 9:20:46 |
227 | Fergus | Hayes | Nsw, australia | 9:29:09 |
228 | Paul | Doyle | Sydney, australia | 9:29:18 |