Taranaki Race Walking Club
Taranaki, New Zealand

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2000
Open Walks - 34 competed including Gabrielle & Amanda Gorst, Amelia De Lorenzo, Jack Tregurtha, Gerald Manderson and Gary Little

Round the Mountain relay - 115 teams competing; Team A 1st 5h 39m 59s, Team B 9th 6h 40m 51s, Team C 25th 7h 10m 19s, Ray Coombe 1st Solo walker 7h 15m 14s
T.E.T All Weather Mondo track opened

2001
Open Walks - 25 competed including Gabrielle & Amanda Gorst, Amelia De Lorenzo, Jack Tregurtha, Diane Pittwood Leonie Davies, Tommy Lamason, Craig Barrett, Michael Lane & Gary Little

Round the Mountain relay - 162 teams competing, Team A 1st 5h 30m 10s, Team B 16th 6h 55m 42s

NZRWA 10km - Seven members competed

Taranaki T & F Champs 3000m - 1st Sue Park W55 19m 36s Taranaki Age Group Record

Taranaki T & F Champs 5000m - 1st Sue Park W55 34m 45.47s Taranaki Age Group Record

2002
Open Walks - 19 competed including Tommy Lamason, Craig Barrett, & Gary Little

Round the Mountain relay - 138 teams competing, Team A 3rd 5h 49m 59s, Team B 4th 5h 50m 19s, 1st solo Rodney Gillum 6h 36m 27s, 7th solo Marlene White 8h 51m 27s, 8th solo Brian O'Shea 8h 51m 28s

NP half marathon - 1st Tony Feek 2h 04m 51s, 2nd Dave Wackrow 2h 07m 23s

2003
Open Walks - 23 competed including Tommy Lamason, Michael Lane Gary Little, Ted & Eva Guy

Round the mountain relay - Team A 1st 6h 02m 49, Team B 2nd 6h 04m 39s, Eric Kemsley: March: Mountain to Surf Marathon - 1st overall 4h 57m, May: Rotorua marathon - Age group winner 4h 53m, Aug: Taranaki 10km Road Champs - Age group winner, Sep ANZ 10km Road Champs Wellington - Age group winner, Oct: Taranaki Master Games - 10km 1st overall, 21.1km 2nd overall

2004
Open Walks - 26 competed including Michael Lane

Alan Clarke - Moved the club assists Mountain to Surf Marathon with judging. Two cups donated for 1st man & woman walker home

Olex Walks - Club taking over the Okato walk as a fund raiser
Eric Kemsley: South Pacific Master Games 5km - Age group winner, 10km - Age group winner, 21.1km - Age group winner, Mar: ANZ Champs Hamilton 5000m - 2nd in age group, 10,000m - 2nd in age group, Apr: World Masters Road Walk Champs Auckland 30km: 3rd in age group, 10km: 3rd in age group 10km: 1st  in team event, May: Rotorua Marathon - 1st overall 4h 18m, Aug: Taranaki 10km Road Champs - 1st in age group, Sep: ANZ 10km Road Champs - 2nd in age group, Oct: NP half marathon - 2nd overall

Taranaki T & F Champs 3000m - 1st Sue Park W60 21m 28.29s Taranaki Age Group Record

Taranaki T & F Champs 5000m - 1st Sue Park W60 37m 16.83s Taranaki Age Group Record

Marton to Wanganui Relay - Team A 1st: 6h 59m 47s, Team B 2nd: 7h 02m 36s

NZRWA 10km Champs - 1st Vanessa Lowl W40 58m 04s

ANZ 10,000m Champs - 2nd Vanessa Lowl W40 1h 00m 18s

2005
Open Walks - 20 competed including Craig Barrett, Tony Sargisson, Graeme Jones, Gary Little, Bart Jones

Marton to Wanganui Relay - Team A 2nd: 6h 52m 22s, Team B 3rd: 6h 54m 11s, Team C 4th: 6h 54m 39s

Eric Kemsley - Club donated $200 towards his expenses for World Walking Champs

Judges Exam results April - A Grade: Rachel Gibbon B Grade: Sandra Moratti, Rodney Gillum, Colin Gibbon, Brian O'Shea C Grade: Glen Burrell, Theresa Gibbon

Video Camera - Club purchased one

Natasha Lowl - 19 Mar: 1st Secondary School Champs in Inglewood 1500m 8m 42.25s - 3 Apr: 2nd NI Secondary Schools T & F 3000m 18m 17 25s June: 1st U20 Open Walk 5km 31m 52s, 20 Aug: 1st Taranaki Road Champs U16 5km 32m 25s, 3 Sept: 2nd ANZ Road Champs Feilding U16, 5km 31m 11s, 11 Dec: 3rd  NZ Secondary Schools T & F Champs in Auckland Open girls 2000m 11m 23.56s

Taranaki 10km Road Champs - B Grade walkers allowed to enter for first time, bent knee allowed but no lifting

Marton to Wanganui Relay - 3 mixed evenly matched teams entered

NP half marathon - 1st Glen Burrell 1h 40m 51s, 2nd Eric Kemsley 1h 56m 08s

Coastal Relay - Team A 2nd 5h 43m 54s, Team B 3rd 5h 53m 02s,

Eric Kemsley: Athletics Taranaki 3000m - 1st in age group 14m 53s Taranaki Age Group Record, Feb: Athletics Taranaki Champs 5000m Champs - 1st in age group, NZ Master Games Wanganui - 10km 1st overall, 21.1km 1st overall, Mar: Mountain to Surf Marathon - 2nd overall, July: World Master Games Edmonton - 5000m 2nd M50 25m 43s, 20km 1st M50 1h 46m 53s, Sep: Athletics NZ 10km Champs Feilding - 1st M50 52m 56s, Oct: NP Half marathon - 2nd overall 1h 56m 08s

2006
Open Walks - 19 competed including Tommy Lamason, Gary Little Andrus & Michelle Lei, Ted & Eva Guy, Diane Pittwood Shirley & David Barber

NZ Road Relay Champs in Feilding - 2 teams entered

Glen Burrell - Designed new club uniform top

Mountain to Surf marathon - Club provided two judges

Mike Nield - Developed Club Web site

Eric Kemsley, Natasha Lowl, Glen Burrell - Club donated $100 each for expenses to National Road Champs in Christchurch, Natasha Lowl 1st U19 5km 28m 30s, Glen Burrell 1st SM 3000m, Eric Kemsley 1st M55 10km 52m51s

Alan Clarke - Elected president NZRWA

Natasha Lowl - 1st Taranaki Champs W16 1500m 8m 34s, 4th ANZ Junior T & F Champs Hamilton W16, 3000m 17m 26s, 1st NZ Secondary Schools T & F Champs Inglewood Open girls 3000m 17m 23s New Record, 2nd NI Secondary Schools Champs Hastings - Open Girls 3000m 17m 05.14s, 1st Taranaki Road Champs Hawera - U19 5km 28m 59, 1st NZ Road Champs Christchurch - U19 5km 28m 30, 1st RWNZ Long Distance Walk Champs Clive - U19 15km 1h 32m 30s, 3rd NZ Secondary Schools T & F Champs Christchurch Open Girls 3000m 10m 32s

Rotorua marathon - 1st Jeff Wells M60 4h 50m

Taranaki 10km Road Champs - 1st Marlene White W55 1h 8m 18s

NP Half Marathon - 1st Glen Burrell 1h 39m 54s New Record, 2nd Eric Kemsley

Taranaki Athletics 5000m Champs - 1st Vanessa Lowl W40 24m 42.59

Eric Kemsley: Oceania T & F Master Champs Christchurch - 2nd 3000m M50 14m 20s 2nd 5000m M50 25m 16s 2nd 10km M50 51m 46s, Mar: NZ Master T & F Champs Wellington - 1st 3000m M50 14m 47:24s 1st 10km M50 52m 51s, Oct RWNZ Long Distance Walks - 2nd 20km 1h 50 47s, Dec: N.I. T & F Master Champs Whakatane - 1st 3000m M55 15m 01s 1st 5000m M55 25m43.7s 1st 10km M55 53m33s

2007
Open Walks - 23 competed & held in conjunction with RWNZ 15km & medals awarded to first three male & female walkers. Women allowed to compete for Hawera Cup 15km. 3rd Eric Kemsley 15km 1h 22m 50s

RWNZ One Hour Freestyle Walk Palmerston North - 31 competed Glen Burrell SM Silver Marlene White W55 Bronze Vanessa Lowl W40 Silver Jeff Wells M 60 Bronze

Long Distance Walk Champs 20km - Katie Tahere 1st in W35 2h 26m 10s Marlene White 1st W55 2h 22m 36s

NZ T & F Champs 3000m -1st Glen Burrell

NZ T & F Champs 20km -2nd Glen Burrell

NZRWA name changed - Now to be known as RWNZ

Glen Burrell - Designed new medals for RWNZ

Rotorua Marathon - Recognised walkers for the first time in 43 years RWNZ awarded cups for first male & female walkers home

Points Trophy - Requirements listed on club web site

National Walks Relay Trentham - 2A & 2B teams entered, A 1st team home

Marton to Wanganui - Teams finished: 3rd, 4th, 5th & 6th

NZ T & F Champs Inglewood - 3rd Vanessa Lowl SW 3000m 16m13:11s, 2nd Natasha Lowl W19 3000m 16m 38s, 3rd Eric Kemsley 3000m SM 14m 27s

RWNZ 10,000m Champs Inglewood - 3rd Vanessa Lowl SW 59m 29s 2nd SM 53m 31s

NZ Master Champs - 1st Katie Tahere W35 3000m 20m 13:96s 2nd Katie Tahere W35 10km 1h 9m 20s

NI Master Champs - 1st Katie Tahere W35 3000m 19m 22:32s 1st Katie Tahere W35 10km 1h 05m 45s, 1st Eric Kemsley 3000m M55 14m 57s, 1st Eric Kemsley M55 10km 50m58s
Taranaki T & F 3000m - 1st Marlene White (W55) 19m 23.48s Taranaki Age Group Record, 1st Ivor Ellis (80) 24m 05.51s

Taranaki T & F 5000m - 1st Vanessa Lowl (W40) 28m55.25s, 1st Glen Burrell SM 22m 41.81s, 1st Eric Kemsley (M55) 24m 56.21s, Taranaki Age Group Record, 2nd Tony Burrell (M55) 29.59.64s

Taranaki Road Champs 10km Lepperton - 1st Marlene White (W55) 1h 6m 27s, 1st Katie Tahere (W35) 1h 7m 16s, 1st Eric Kemsley M55 53m 56s

ANZ Road Champs 10km Auckland - 1st Glen Burrell SM 47m 41s, 1st Eric Kemsley M55 53m 56s, 1st Vanessa Lowl W40, 1st Marlene White W55 1h 9m 08s, 3rd Rachel Gilberd SW 59m 23, 3rd Natasha Lowl W19 5km 30m 12s

NP half marathon - 1st Eric Kemsley 1h 55m 30s, 2nd Dave Wackrow 2h 11m 48s, 3rd Vanessa Lowl - 2h 12m 06s

Round the mountain relay - 1st Team A 16h 36m, 2nd Team B 17h 00m

Judges Exam Results - 'A' Grade: Graeme Harvey, Colin Gibbon Brian O'Shea 'B' Grade: Alan Jones 'C' Grade: Eric Kemsley, Alan Clarke

Athletics Taranaki 5000m Inglewood - 1st Vanessa Lowl SW 28m 55.85s

Ekiden Relay - Club Team winners

Rotorua Marathon - 2nd Denise Stewart-Jacks 5h 55m

Life Members - Ivor Ellis & Trevor Suthon

2008
Children's Champs 1km - 1st Renee Moratti (11/12 yrs) 5.54:01 Record

Open Walks - 47 competed & first time for 'B' Grade walkers (13) including Christine Tuka, Sue Hoskin, Jan Bliekendad, Shirley & David Barber, David Lonsdale, Mike Parker, Peter Baillie, Russell Smythe, Gary Little

2009