race reports

Nearly 300 people of all ages took part in the 2023 Feilding Festival of Running with many setting personal bests, including a number of first time marathoners

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2023 Marathon race report
The 2022 runner-up Nick Johnston (Feilding Moa) won in 2:48:24 from Kyle Bridgeman (New Plymouth Harriers) 2:50:25 and last years winner Mark Searle (Feilding Moa) 2:28:51. This was Johnston’s second  win at the Feilding Marathon, previously taking the title in 2018.
Johnston therefore wins the Sir Matthew Oram Cup along with the Presidents Cup as the first local resident to finish.
 
This years marathon was a two lap course. Johnston went out to a wide early lead of four minutes, through the first half in just over 1 hour 20 minutes. Bridgeman however made up two minutes over the final half
 
The women’s marathon was won by Anita Chan (Feilding Moa) in 3:39.43 from debut marathon runners Faith Rumball (Tokoroa) 3:53:33 and Georgia Hill (Manawatu Striders) 4:27.15. The 4th placer, Jessica Costall was also undertaking her first marathon.
 
Chan now has her name of the Kohiti Trophy four times, having also won in 2018, 2019 and 2020.
Women’s walk went to Jenny Cheevers (Wellington) in 5:16.14 from Mignon Stevenson (Wanganui Harriers) 5:17.42. Men’s walk went to Marton Salisbury (New Plymouth) 5:48.23 from Malcolm Gray (Y marathon club) 5:49.24.

Age Adjusted Performance (based on World Masters age factors)

Feilding Hotel Cup, Kyle Bridgeman, New Plymouth 2:47.05

Ray Barnett Cup, Barb Carson, Wanganui 3:15.24

Marathon Trophies went to:

Sir Matthew Oram Cup for first male: Nick Johnston, Feilding

Kohiti Trophy for first female: Anita Chan, Feilding

Clausen Plate for first female walker: Jenny Cheevers, Wellington

Ken Walton Cup for first male walker: Marton Salisbury, New Plymouth

Presidents Cup for first Feilding local to Nick Johnston

Trevor Ludemann Cup for Run Team: Feilding Moa (Nick, Anita and Mark Searle)

Leahy Cup for Walk teams: The Y Marathon Club (Ingrid Frost, Malcolm Gray, Mike Leahy)

The 100 Marathon Club which originated in Feilding held a 25th anniversary celebration after the event. 

Planning is now underway to suitably recognise the 70th Feilding Marathon on 9th November 2024.

 
2023 Half Marathon
Denis Owen (Palm North) 1:25.48 from Ashley Wildbore 1:28.40 and Matt Cherri (Feilding Moa) 1:30.50. Denis is a regular winner at Feilding, winning the half marathon in 2021 and 2022 plus the 10km in 2020.
 
Joanne Shortall won the womens in 1:41.46
Men’s walk went to David Jones (Manawatu Striders)  2:27.43; women’s walk winner was Sally Lobb 2:43.56
 
2023 10km
Junior runner, Alec Ball (Feilding Moa) won in 35:42 from clubmate jai Parris 39:53.
The womens 10km was won by Amanda Wallis 43:57 from Lucy McLean 44:07 and Dorota Starzak 44:48. All are Feilding Moa members. Lucy was recently selected to represent NZ Secondary Schools at the 2024 World Schools cross country to be held in Kenya in May 2024.
 
2023 5km
Hayley Cornwall (Feilding Moa) was the fastest in 18:16 with James Moatt 19:49, the best of the males.

2020 results Feilding Marathon

MARATHON

This saw the third successive win for Palmerston North’s Anita Chan. She finished fourth overall in a personal best of 3 hours 32 minutes 13 seconds. This was six minutes faster than her winning time of 2019 which in turn was six minutes faster than 2018.

The marathon was won overall by Mark Searle of Feilding in 2 hours 54 minutes 49 seconds with Phillip Jones next in 3:24:14 followed by Chris Smith 3:27:47. Warm humid conditions took their toll on athletes over the latter half of the course once they had turned at Stanway Hall on Makino Road. Searle however judged his effort level well, recording over 2 minutes faster for the second half.

The Marathon Walk saw a close battle between last years winner, David Jones of Manawatu Striders and Steve Doughty (Auckland YMCA). Doughty crossed the line first in 5:16:07 with Jones next in 5:19:44.

The Roy Lamberton Memorial Half Marathon

Three of Roy Lambertons descendants take part in the Walk with Bria, Garth and Pam Lamberton finishing together in 3 hours 15 minutes. The walk was won overall by David Cushing (Manawatu Striders) in 2:32:41 and the first woman was Michelle Ward in 3:00:13.

The Half Marathon run was a close affair, eventually won by Brendon Corner of Palmerston North in 1;27:18 from David Creamer (Wellington Harriers) 1:28:19 with John Hartevelt third in 1:28:27. Feilding Moa club member and Nga Tawa School director of sport Claire Horner won the womens’ race in 1:37:16 from Anthea Oliver (Wellington Tri Club) 1:38:07 and Michelle Staasen (Manawatu Striders) 1:46:05.

Other results:
10km Run Men 1. Denis Owen (PN) 37:36, 2. Reuben Duker (Moa) 38:39, 3. Jordan Sabine 48:35
Women: 1. Poppy Rae-McGregor (Moa) 38:45, 2. Karis Rae (Moa) 42:05, Dorota Starzak (Moa) 42:13

10km Walk: 1. Evan Davies (Striders) 1:09:32, 2. Jane Warnock (Striders) 1:21:22, 3. Patricia Koenders 1:28:05
5km run: 1. Bill Twiss (Moa) 19:54, 2. Lucy McLean 21:00, 3. Andrew McLean 23:17

2021 Race Report

Feilding Marathon, 6th November 2021

The 67th Feilding Marathon was a repeat win to Feilding Athletics president, Mark Searle in 2 hours 58 minutes 28 seconds with Thomas McElroy next at 3:26.17 and Mark Hudson 3:33.56.

The women’s marathon was won by Serena Hammond of Miranda in 3:20:58 from Dana Purdy (Palmerston North) 3:46.59 and winner of the past three marathons, Anita Chan 3:49.13.

The Marathon walk titles went to David Jones (Manawatu Striders) 5:06.58 and Mignon Stevenson (Wanganui Harriers) 5:27.47.

Other results:

Half marathon run – Men: 1. Denis Owen (P/North) 1:24.30 2. Jacob Taylor-McLean (Manawatu Striders) 1:32:22, Dave Scott (Feilding moa) 1:32.43. Women: 1. Dorota Starzak (Feilding Moa) 1;32.59, 2. Paula Jackson 1:38.45, 3. Joanne Shortall (Mt Biggs) 1:40.35

Half marathon walk: 1. Grant Dyer 2:21.11, 2. Graeme Olliver 2:26.07, 3. Andrew Shelley 2:27.39

10km run – Men 1. Reuben Duker (Feilding Moa) 36:09, 2. James Harvey (Pnorty) 39.33, 3. William Twiss (Feilding Moa) 39.46. Women – 1. Stephanie Walker (feilding Moa) 43:50, 2. Amanda Wallis 44.28, 3. Raquel Lozano 48.54

10km walk: 1. Ian Morton (Wgtn Scottish) 1:10.50, 2. Colin Clark (Feilding Moa)  1:12.34, 3. Rachelle Tait 1:13.40

5km: 1. Millie Evans (Moa) 20.02, 2. Harrison Stevens (Moa) 21.29, 3. Sophie Crofskey (Moa) 22.40

2.5km: 1. Sasha Humphreys (Moa) 14.25, 2. Abigail Cookson (Moa) 15.13, 3. Ruth Cookson (Moa) 15.14

2020 results Feilding MarathonDownload

2018 race report

The 64th consecutive Feilding Marathon was held on Saturday 3rd November. The race starts and finishes at Timona Park, with the turnaround at Stanway Hall on Makino Rd. Over 240 runners and walkers took part across events ranging from 5km to the marathon. The youngest was Joshua Addenbrooke of Feilding who ran the 5km. The oldest competitor eighty year old John Stuart of Palmerston North completed the half marathon walk in 3 hours 25 minutes.

For the first time in 17 years a local Feilding runner won the marathon. Nick Johnston finished in 2:32:14, over 35 minutes ahead of second placed Nicholas Bagnall (Wellington) at 3:10:18 with Tim Carpenter (Palmerston North) third in 3:17:19.

After 42.195km it’s time for a well earned rest

Johnston recorded the fastest Feilding Marathon time in the past 41 years, though still seven minutes adrift of the 1967 race record of 2:25:20 established by John Comber.  The out and back course climbs 140 metres to the turnaround and Johnston was pleased to record a faster time over the second half.  “This is the first marathon where I have had a negative-split”.

Johnston won the Sir Matthew Oram cup for fastest time and the Presidents Cup as first local runner. He combined with Feilding Moa clubmates Mark Hudson and Patricia Stichbury to retain the Trevor Ludeman Cup for club teams.

Womens winner of the Kohiti Trophy was Anita Chan of Palmerston North in 3 hours 44minutes 55 seconds, followed in by previous seven time Feilding Marathon winner, Ingrid Frost (Auckland) in 4:03:51 with Michelle Parker of Matamata third in 4:09:53.

Joff Hulbert of Napier made two wins in succession in the marathon walk, winning the Ken Walton Cup with a time of 4:54:44. David Jones of Palmerston North was second, 5:26:02 and Dennis Jordan (New Plymouth) third in 6:07:36.

Twenty five years after winning the 1993 marathon – which he did in 2:32:35 –  David Chard of Woodville won the M55 division of the Roy Lamberton Memorial Half Marathon in 1:48:50.

The half marathon was won overall by Vern Preston of Hastings in 1:25:01, with a narrow gap to Steffan Wong (Kapiti) in 1:25:25. Wong led the race most of the way but Preston had the stronger finish. Third was Liam Woolford of Palmerston North in 1:26:56. The trophy for first Feilding Moa finisher was won by Brendon Corner who was fourth across the line in 1:27:18.

The Womens half marathon was won by Palmerston Norths Sophia Seddon in 1:38:21 from Anthea Oliver (Wellington) 1:38:49 and local Joanne Shortall, 1:41:58.

The Calverleys made the event a real family occasion, with three generations completing the half marathon.  Seventy nine year old Elizabeth Calverley of Feilding did the walk in 3 hours 1 minute, while her son Richard, back visiting from New Jersey where he farms ran the half along with her grandaughter Jessica of Dunedin. Richard ran for Feilding Moa as a junior in the early 1970’s and fondly recalled Roy Lamberton as his coach at that time.

Other results:

Half marathon walk: Men 1. Derren Hutchinson (Napier) 2:17:46; 2. David Cushing (PN) 2:25:20; 3. Colin Clark (Feilding Moa) 2:36:43. Women 1. Denise Brunskill (PN) 2:31:35; 2. Heather Yalden (Whanganui) 2:44:46; 3. Mirjam Morris (Wellington) 2:28:32.

10km run: men 1. Chris Lines (Whanganui) 36:34; 2. Denis Owen (PN) 38:19; 3. Samuel Stichbury (Feilding Moa) 38:59. Women 1. Karis Rae (PN) 44:50; 2. Rebecca Tuck (Feilding) 46:08; 3. Sarah Davison (PN) 51:18

10km walk: Men 1. Edward Hutchinson (Napier) 1:16:41; 2. Jim McIntyre (Feilding Moa) 1:23:17. Women 1. Leeann Lock (Whanganui) 1:19:04; 2. Brooke Lock (Whanganui) 1:19:05; 3. Diane Mant (Feilding) 1:35:56

5km run: Men 1. Jimmy Ellingham (PN) 18:02; 2. Toby Smith (Feilding Moa) 21:23; 3. Angus Paterson (Feilding Moa) 22:42. Women 1. Laura Smidt-Robinson (Feilding Moa) 20:14; 2. Stephanie Walker (Feilding Moa) 20:31; 3. Poppy Rae (Te Horo) 21:56

5km walk: men 1. Samuel Hokopaura (Hawera) 45:43. Women 1. Alice Donald (PN) 46:30; 2. Rachel Gilvray (PN) 46:32; 3. Jennifer Webb (Feilding Moa) 46:46