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Brothers memory runs on With the memory of his recently deceased brother running through his head and his feet planted in the shoes his sibling was to wear at these South Island Masters Games, Brett Thornalley was a man possessed with grief, pride and determination. This wasn’t enough to win him the race, or even lift him from the back of the field. But when Brett finished the 800 metre race that his older brother Carl entered earlier this year, he was a happy man. “It was just about him today and we’re just proud to do it for him,” says Brett. As Carl Thornalley passed away just months short of competing in the South Island Master’s Games, Brett took it upon himself to run in his honour and alongside his 70 year-old father Brian. Brett picked up a bronze medal in the 30-44 year-old 800m and Brian claimed a national record for his 9.38 second time in the 60m sprint, and speaking to them at Saxton Oval on Saturday, the pair say it was a proud moment to compete in Carl’s honour. Carl was a fine athlete, says Brian, and was training for the 100m, 200m, 400m and 800m at the Masters Games. Carl was going to run alongside his father, who was targeting the 60m 70-75 year old record. But when Carl passed away in June, aged just 41 years old, Brian says he couldn’t race anymore. “I just lost all interest in doing anything, but Brett said well we’ve gotta do it for Carl because that’s what he wanted,” he says. The day Carl’s brand new Adidas running shoes arrived from the United
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Brett and Brian Thornalley after competing at the South Island Masters Games in honour of their brother and son, Carl, who passed away earlier this year. Brett ran in Carl’s shoes and won a bronze medal for his efforts in the 800 metres, a race his brother was training for. Photo: Phillip Rollo.
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