Wednesday, 1 February 2012
It was a balmy evening, with gentle sea breezes on Takapuna Beach for race 10 of the State Beach Series. Little wind and a low tide meant the conditions were perfect for all competitors.
49er Olympic sailor Marcus Hanson surprised the bunch as he embarked on his first victory in the 3km Stand up Paddleboard event. Troy McAsey finished in second place, 9 seconds behind Hanson with Gavin Houghton came in third. It was not one of the better races for 5th ranked in the world of ocean paddling, Jeremy Stephenson who finished in 4th place. In the Women's event world number two Annabel Anderson left the pack for dead, winning easily 2 minutes ahead of Stacey Smith while Olympic sailor Jo Aleh finished third.
Steven Fergusson showed fine form in the 5km Surf ski paddle taking out the men's race, 10" ahead of Marty McDowell with Oskar Stielau back in third. Rachael Dodwell made a huge improvement this week, jumping up a spot to take 1st place beating her time last week by 6 minutes.
New Zealand swimmer Steven Kent won the 1km ocean race convincingly, a better performance from him after he finished 7th last weekend in the Elite event at the Capitol Classic Ocean swim where he struggled with cramp. It was another strong swim from Kirsty Wannan, who finished 4 seconds ahead of Joanna O'Connor while Brenda Russell finished in third in the Women's race.
In the 5km beach run it was 1st equal for Shaun Bowyer and Adrian Eichmann both clocking a time of 18mins 19". In the Women's division Tara La Grange took out the race but was followed closely by Karen Hallas who finished second ahead of Lesley in third.
Race results follow below the photos.
Photos by Georgia Schofield. You can see larger photos on our gallery page.
Results: State Beach Series, Race 10
1km Ocean Swim Men
| Place |
Name |
Time |
| 1 |
Steven Kent |
10m 37s |
| 2 |
Jackson Cropp |
10m 56s |
| 3 |
Axel Wohlfarth |
11m 12s |
1km Ocean Swim Women
| Place |
Name |
Time |
| 1 |
Kirsty Wannan |
11m 14s |
| 2 |
Johanna O'Donnor |
11m 18s |
| 3 |
Brenda Russell |
11m 28s |
5km Beach Run Men
| Place |
Name |
Time |
| 1= |
Shaun Bowyer |
18m 19s |
| 1= |
Adrian Eichmann |
18m 19S |
| 3 |
Destry Gourlay |
18m 33s |
5km Beach Run Women
| Place |
Name |
Time |
| 1 |
Tara La Grange |
18m 48s |
| 2 |
Karen Hallas |
18m 58s |
| 3 |
Lesley Ryan |
19m 59s |
5km Surf Ski Paddle Men
| Place |
Name |
Time |
| 1 |
Steven Ferguson |
25m 13s |
| 2 |
Marty McDowell |
25m 23s |
| 3 |
Oskar Stielau |
25m 32s |
5km Surf Ski Paddle Women
| Place |
Name |
Time |
| 1 |
Rachael Dodwell |
28m 25s |
| 2 |
Dene Simpson |
28m 37s |
| 3 |
Tracy Wilson |
29m 23s |
3km Stand Up Paddle Men
| Place |
Name |
Time |
| 1 |
Marcus Hansen |
21m 04s |
| 2 |
Troy McAsey |
21m 13s |
| 3 |
Gavin Houghton |
21m 31s |
3km Stand Up Paddle Women
| Place |
Name |
Time |
| 1 |
Annabel Anderson |
22m 04s |
| 2 |
Stacey Smith |
24m 14s |
| 2 |
Jo Aleh |
24m 38s |
3km Board Paddle Men
| Place |
Name |
Time |
| 1 |
Harry Vanderputten |
28m 13s |
3km Board Paddle Women
| Place |
Name |
Time |
| 1 |
Brydi Stark |
28m 16s |
| 2 |
Jacinta Borer |
29m 03s |
| 3 |
Korrin Spice |
31m 57s |
2.5km Junior Beach Run Male
| Place |
Name |
Time |
| 1 |
Josh Haddy |
9m 56s |
| 2 |
Lockie McNair |
10m 26s |
| 3 |
Tor Keeley |
10m 53s |
2.5km Junior Beach Run Female
| Place |
Name |
Time |
| 1 |
Brieanna Harden |
9m 57s |
| 2 |
Samatha Good |
10m 46s |
| 3 |
Olivia Cundy |
11m 06s |
Junior Swim 300m - Male
| Place |
Name |
Time |
| 1 |
Aidan Elliot |
4m 10s |
| 2 |
Adam McPheat |
4m 27s |
| 3 |
Jackson Bramley |
5m 15s |
Junior Swim 300m - Female
| Place |
Name |
Time |
| 1 |
Jacey Cropp |
3m 30s |
| 2 |
Elle Brooke |
3m 45s |
| 3 |
Lauren Harrower |
4m 10s |
