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RWNZ Grand Prix Series - 2011

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28th March - Final events held at the National track and field championships. See points table for final points and see results page for precis of event with full details of results.
28th Jan - 17 walkers contested the 3,000 metres track walk in Wellington this evening. Matthew Holcroft once again showed a clean pair of heals to the rest of the field finishing in a very consistent time of 13 minutes 27.57 seconds, yet again less than a second different to his previous race. Daniel Lord was second once again and in third was a new comer to the scene, 16 year old Stuart Hood of Maidstone Athletic Club who finished in a time of 15 minutes 30.31 secs. Some of you will remember Stuart from the Ekiden relay walking for Trentham as a 14 year old. Rosie Robinson showed a strong women's field who was boss. She won in a time of 14 minutes 36.78 seconds with Natasha Mrrihy second and Alana Barber third. Allanah Parker from Palmerston North continues to improve as her confidence with Race Walking grows, finishing over 20 seconds better than her previous outing. Matthew Holcroft and Allanah continue to lead the Grand Prix Points table. View all the results from the Capital Classic here.
25th Jan - Matthew Holcroft won the 3000 metres track walk in 13mins 26.91 seconds with Daniel Lord second at the Cooks Classic at Palmerston North in the latest round of the RWNZ Grand Prix. Matthew was only 1 second slower than his time at Hastings. Allanah Parker from Palmerston North made it back to back victories in a time 17mins 37.84 seconds, again only 1 second difference to Hastings. Matthew is now the leader in the Grand Prix for men and Allanah Parker has a clear lead in the female race for the points. All the results can be viewed here.
22nd Jan - Report from David Sim - The 3rd round in the GP Series was held at the Sylvia Potts Classic meeting. It was a very wet but calm evening in Hastings for the field of 6 excellent race walkers in the 3,000 metres handicap event.

First across the line was Palmerston North walker, Allanah Parker who was very steady in her pace and showed a lovely style, very closely followed by a fast finishing Daniel Lord only 2 seconds back. Fastest time was Matthew Holcroft in a very smart time of 13:25.87 and then Daniel Lord in 13:38.29. Natasha Murrihy was fastest female in 15:26.62. Complete results can be viewed here.
16th January - Report from David Sim - The second event in the RWNZ Grand Prix Series was held at Ngataringa Bay, Devonport yesterday. The event was held in conjunction with the RWA 15km Championships.
The race attracted a field of 11, 2 women and 9 men and attracted out of town visitors Graeme Jones and Matthew Holcroft. These two walked stride for stride at the front of the field for all but the last 3 laps when Graeme pulled away and then Mike Parker moved into second.

Maggie Bradley saw off her only rival in the women’s grade to claim both the RWA championship and the maximum points in the Grand Prix.
Conditions on the day were ideal, although the temperature did increase substantially as the race went on. Results attached here. Breakdown of lap times are here.
4th January - First event in the Series raced in a very hot Tauranga - see the attached for a report from David Sim on this event which also served as a tribute to Ted Guy. The initial leaders in the series are Quentin Rew and Alana Barber.
20th December - New Grand Prix Race Walking series for RWNZ members announced. Prize money up for grabs for the 1st 3 men and women overall in the Series. This is your chance to race against your fellow Race walkers in a Series of 8 events that extends from Auckland to Dunedin. For all the details, click here.