Thanks Paul for going to all this trouble. There is always something special
about turning the BP corner and heading down the home straight. I must let you
know that there are quite a number of is the look out for your smiling face as
we head toward the end of the race. You are a great promoter of walking and I
personally wish to thank you for your contribution and support of race walking
in NZ but in particular in the Manawatu. A Fabulous turnout tonight.
Wouldn't it be amazing if we could get many of these runners and walkers to join
the club. Do you think that potential people would join the club if there was
an incentive for them which was linked to the very successful Super Seven
series. Wouldn't it change the face of athletics if these sort of numbers of
people turned up weekly throughout the year not to race against each other but
against themselves as this event promotes. Worth thinking about and working
towards eh. All the best. Dean Cocks


-----Original Message-----
From: "Paul Godbaz" <paul.godbaz@...>

Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2007 21:50:06
To:"Kiwiwalkers" <Kiwiwalkers@yahoogroups.com>
Cc:"Evan Davies" <ercad@...>, "Manawatu Striders"
<info@...>, "Amanda Young"
<amanda.young013@...>
Subject: [Kiwiwalkers] Manawatu Striders Super Seven Series, (Really SUPER)


This evening under a clear blue sky with only a zephyr of a breeze and 22
degrees of warmth 800 people of varying abilities competed in the first of the
seven event series of 7km walks/runs sponsored by Vautier Pharmacy, a precious
friend of ours. As far as I know they all enjoyed their participation and will
return to better their new benchmarks established tonight.
This event, according to the organisers, is NOT a race, it just turns out that
way.
Not being very interested in the run side of the event I do not know the name of
the first finisher but his time was 25.10.
The walkers' result interested me more and the following times were diligently
recorded: Diligent, That's a big word, I actually had to look it up in the
dictionary.)
1.   Dean Cocks  42.10
2.   David Jones  44.13
3=  Evan Davies  45.19
3=  Glen White  45.19
5.   Darryl James  45.43  (first lady)
6.   Michelle Daly  47.05
7.   Denise Brunskill  47.51
8.   Kay Davenport  48.06
9.   Ross Archibald  48.20
10.  John Richdale  49.29
11.  Amanda Young  50.17
12.  Sharon Wright  50.24
13.  Andrus Lei  50.42  ( I bet you can't think up a NEW excuse, Andrus. I have
already used them all.)
14.  Jackie Welch  57.46
15.  Judy Cocks  57.50
16=  Rose Kearns  58.04
16=  John Kearns  58.04 
 
A great start to another series with several battles looming. Well done ALL.
Cheers,  Paul.
 
For those out-of town walkers, this series of events is being conducted each
Tuesday for seven weeks and all of you would be very cordially welcome to
compete. It is a great build-up to the New Zealand Masters Games in Wanganui or
any other campaigns that you have in mind.