26 WEDNESDAY 17 September 2014
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Runners gear up for coastal classic
Runners taking part in last year’s Abel Tasman Coastal Classic. Photo: Marc Palmano/Shuttersport.
Sixty runners from Nelson and Tasman will be lining up in this Saturday’s Abel Tasman Coastal Classic trail run, from Awaroa Lodge to Marahau in the Abel Tasman National Park. The 36 kilometre event has attracted 350 competitors and has been sold out for months. It is the 21st running of the Nelson Events race which has been included in UK Trail Running Magazine’s top 50 worldwide trail runs.
A number of world class runners have competed in the event, including Scott Molina, Erin Baker, Greg Fraine, Jonathan Wyatt, Phil Costley and Rod Dixon. Three runners who lined up in the inaugural event in 1994, Chris Gates , Colin Rolfe and Owen Rowse, will be back again on Saturday, along with the Motueka Round Table and Motueka Search and Rescue, who have been there every year to offer valuable support for the iconic event.
Richmond ninth grade girls’ football team the Storm enjoyed celebrating a successful season at the club’s prizegiving last Saturday. The Storm ended the season on a high by beating the boys teams at the ninth grade tournament at Neale Park, winning the final against Accelerate 3-2 in a penalty shootout.
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