VP5k Races 2024 Saturday 18th May
Report by John Stinson
The Caversham Harrier Club held their Annual Vice President’s 5K Races in cold wet conditions at Bayfield Park last Saturday with the course circuiting the Park and Streets surrounding the Anderson’s Bay Inlet. The race was formerly held around Forbury Park Raceway for 97 Years with the first recorded edition being 1925. Despite the inclement conditions competitors still managed to convey an atmosphere of enthusiasm and enjoyment to everyone involved. Their appreciation shown to the Marshal’s around the Course and to the Recorder’s and Timekeepers at the Start/Finish area was great. The Winner of the Senior 5K race was Kerry Rowley with Leon Miyahara recording Fastest Time honours. Rhondda Rowley was first finisher in the 5K Walk with New Zealand Race Walking representative Alex Brown recording Fastest time of 26.40. In the Colts race Nate Crawford was first to finish with Fastest time recorded by Josh Keogh with 3.47
Results: Vice President’s 5 K Run 1st Kerry Rowley,2nd Sharon Bungard 3rd Nicholas Heng. Fastest times Leon Miyahara 16.49 Jono Ryan 18.16 Simon Walker 20.18.
Walkers 5K 1st Rhondda Rowley,2nd Shona McDonald 3rd Fiona Turnbull. Fastest times Alex Brown 26.40 Katherine Van Der Vliet 36.59 Lara Findlater 37.28
Colts 1st Nate Crawford 2nd Calum Starkey 3rd Quinn Reynolds Fastest times Josh Keogh 3.47 Nate Crawford 4.15 Perry Saker 4.22
