Wellington Frontrunners has gone global with our leader Nigel featuring in the pages of Gay Star News. Read the full article here
And congratulations to all the FRs who participated in the Martinborough Round the Vines Run on Sunday 18 March and the 2012 Wellington Round the Bays fun run on 26 February.
The first 2012 Sunday run on 8 January may have been in less than ideal conditions (let’s admit it, it was raining continuously), but six Wellington Frontrunners still turned out and braved the conditions. Congrats to Paul D, Paul R, Nigel, Antony, Matt and Andrew D for avoiding the temptation to stay curled up in bed – see you all next week.
A few hardy (maybe foolish) Wellington Frontrunners joined in the annual Santa run on the Wellington watefront on 7 December 2011.
The New York Times has run an interesting article on rediscovering the best way to run (and usually without shoes). The video and graphics are very interesting. Thanks to David for passing on the link. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/06/magazine/running-christopher-mcdougall.html?_r=1&hp
With the return of daylight saving, midweek runs are back on the agenda. Starting from this Wednesday (19 October) from outside the Freyberg Pool at 6pm.
Congratulations to everyone who travelled over to Masterton on 9 October to compete in the Wairarapa Country Marathon, Half-Marathon and 10km. Antony and Paul B ran well in the half marathon and Nigel, Paul R, Anita, Mario and Robbie dashed around the 10k course. As usual, Masterton turned on a sunny day! Full results are here: http://techs.net.nz/trusthouse.co.nz/sport/athletics/marathon_results.htm
Wellington Frontrunners outside Makoura College after the Wairarapa Country Marathon, Half-Marathon and 10k events.
There was a good turn out of 15 Wellington Frontrunners and partners at the mid-year dinner at Thorndon’s Indus Restaurant. The gathering served as an opportunity to farewell David, who is moving to Malaysia, and to welcome our newest runner, Matt from Canada.
The next big event on the running calendar in Wellington is the Armstrong Motor Group Marathon, Half-Marathon and 10km run on June 19. After midnight on June 6, entries cost an extra $15 so get in quick. Click here to enter.
In other news, a few current and former Frontrunners have had significant achievements. Alan, from San Francisco, who ran with Wellington Frontrunners in 2007 and 2008, has just graduated with his Master’s degree from San Francisco State University. Well done Alan! In the running arena, Nigel finished 1st in the SuperVeteran men section of the Karori Gutbuster in March. Paul B finished third in the same category. Nigel also competed in the Hawkin’s Hill Challenge in April. Meanwhile, Antony completed his second marathon at Rotorua at the end of April and Mario competed in the 10.5 km run.
A team of Wellington Frontrunners headed north to Levin for the Great Forest Run in the Waitarere Forest Run on Saturday 3 April 2011. Congratulations to David G. who finished his first half-marathon in a very respectable 1h44m. As with recent years, the weather was fine and there was no wind.
Full results
10km
Wellington Frontrunners after the Great Forest Run
Outgames running medal winners
Wellington Frontrunners gather before the run
Congratulations to all the Wellington Frontrunners who participated in the 5kn and 10km runs the group organised as a part of the AsiaPacific 2011 Outgames in the Capital. With more than 100 competitors from around the globe participating in the events on Oriental Parade on Sunday 13, it was a fantastic success with lots of positive feedback. Three Wellington Frontrunners featured in the medals – Nigel, Antony and David G. The results can be viewed online here. There are also lots of photos from the event online here.
