2005 News & Results

26 November	Nick Willis and Kimberley Smith made it a double for New Zealand, with wins in the Thanksgiving Day road race in Manchester Connecticut on Thursday. Willis (22) was first in 21m 50s in the 4.748 mile event, beating Alistair Cragg by six seconds. The race record is 21m 19s. Smith (24) won the women's section in 24m 23s, 24 seconds outside the race record. Mary Cullen was second in 25m. Willis, who has qualified for the 1500m and 5000m and Smith in the 5000m and 10,000m for the Melbourne Commonwealth Games, return to New Zealand at the end of December to train and compete leading up to the Games in March. (Athletics New Zealand media release).
26 November	Central Region NTC Qualifier No. 2
31 October	Central Region NTC Qualifier No. 1
02 October	NZ Road Relay Championships
28 September	The World Mountain Running Trophy was not the only World Championships held at the weekend. John Wood and Heidi-Jane Humphries competed in the World Duathlon Championships staged in Newcastle, NSW. John finished 2nd in his age group in a time of 2.33.05 and Heidi 15th in her age group in a time of 2.47.14. Full results here
27 September	Belvedere Road Relays
26 September	Wyatt wins 5th World Mountain Running Trophy Title Jonathan Wyatt has become the first man to win the World Mountain Running Trophy in both the uphill and up-and-down hill formats. His four previous wins had all been of the uphill variety, but Wyatt showed his versatility on Sunday when he won on the up-and-down Mount Victoria course in front of an appreciative home crowd. Wyatt's win was all the more stunning for the break he put on the field, finishing over 2 mins ahead of second place getter, Gabriele Abate of Italy. Full results and news releases available here.