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Young runners show their skill
WILLIAM WOODWORTH
Marlborough’s best young cross-country runners took to the Wither Hills Farm Park tracks on Tuesday August 8 for school pride and to secure their shot at representing the region. Primary schools from as far as Canvastown and Kaikōura sent their best runners to Blenheim, with each of the races seeing excellent efforts throughout the field from lead runners giving their all. Competitors helped one another to the finish, which was a credit to all the runners.
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One of the most competitive races was the Year 7 boys, where Seddon School’s Austin Ryan and Brodie MacDonald were neckand-neck through the whole course, with their final sprint starting more than a kilometre away from the finish line with Austin edging out the win.
Competitors, parents and supporters alike filled the Rifle Range Rd carpark and lined the fence for each of the starts, with group sprints setting the pace early for many of the races and lots of encouragement throughout the starts, and to carry exhausted runners through the finish line. A standout performance came in the final race of the day in the Year 8 girls, as Renwick School’s Brooke Goodsir led from start to finish despite spirited chasers throughout the pack. Each of the top 10 finishers were invited to be a part of the Marlborough Primary Schools team that will take on teams from Nel son, Tasman and the West Coast.
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