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New Zealanders at the 2004 World Mountain Running Championships

The championships alternates between 'uphill-only' and 'up-and-down' courses - with this year's to be an uphill course.

5 September
A week after running the Olympic Marathon in Athens, Jonathan Wyatt has done the seemingly impossible and won a 4th World Title. See results below.

Report from Mike Wakelin:
A hot first day on the course and not too satisfying for the kiwi junior men and senior women. The juniors had trouble with stitch, particularly Hamish Clareburt who had to walk parts of the downhill. Maybe their expectations were a little high as the strengths of some newly participating countries like Eritrea, Mexico and Turkey is changing the traditionally European dominated mountain running scene. Places aren't so comparable to other years. Hayden McLaren was first kiwi (40+?), Matt Singleton, Bevan Stevens and Hamish Clareburt all toughed it out creditably. Shireen Crumpton was also a little disappointed with her 8th place just not quite feeling it was her best effort (sometimes uphill running is so slow that you feel that). Rachel Penney (25th) and Anna Frost filled in the team well at their first Mt champs, but an injured Belinda struggled through further back.

The second day had more amicable weather conditions (cloudy and cooler). First up was the open race and NZ was well represented by Seaton Meredith (5th), Shireen Crumpton (1st women, just a Sunday run after the race the day before!!), Patrick Meffen, Daniel Clendon, Ross Wakelin, Ben Fouhy and Arthur Klap. The senior men were reasonably satisfied with their races. Brilliant run from Jono in first place, followed by Callum Harland (46th), Alistair Snowdon (62nd), Mike Wakelin (69th), Joe Piggen (84th) and Kim Hogarth (95th) in a field of 154 runners. Bit of an eye-opener for Joe and Kim in their first world mt champs but all ran hard.

The TV had a delayed half hour coverage of the first days racing and live coverage of the mens race. Surely TVNZ/TV3 managed to pick up something for the news at least?? We're off to the prizegiving now to hear our national anthem... heading home tomorrow.

3 September Report from Mike Wakelin:
Race weekend draws near in Sauze d'Oulx, we've moved into the teams hotel and pretty much everyone's arrived. Jono Wyatt is looking good to take his place in the mens team, meaning reserve Seaton Meredith will be lining up in the Open Race. But unfortunately Moana Burt has a back injury and will withdraw to let Anna Frost run for the Senior women. The only other current problem is the womens race tops and all the tracksuits have been captured by customs in Milan after ANZ had to speed mail them - hopefully they'll arrive by the opening ceremony tonight (or it'll be kiwi mufti)??

Otherwise things are going to plan. We've apparently acclimatized to what altitude there is and familiarised with the ups and downs of the course (also familiarised with the towns shops and restaurants and a smidgeon of the lingo). Weather is fine, forecast is sunny.

29 August - the Masters champs were run today on the same course to be used for the open champs next week. News so far is that NZ won the bronze medal in the men's event.

Report from Mike Wakelin:
It was a good day at the masters world mountain running champs, sunny, clear (approx 25 deg C)cool light breeze blowing up the hill, and fine runs from the NZers. Rolling starts for each 5 year age category, 20min apart, starting with 70+ men and women together, but no men 35 to 40 age group. By the finish (8.5km 750m climb) it was a continuous string of mixed ages and styles. Trevor Ogilvy was rapt with his well paced run for third (55-60 age group). Pat Meffan backed up past senior mens world champs performances with a deserved third place in the 45-50 age group. In the same category Paul Forster and Colin Earwacker were a few minutes back. Graeme Pearson in the 40-45 group was similarly placed in a huge field of runners. Our only woman, Leanne Dury drifted back to finish 5th in the 35+ group. Results below

21 July - Athletics New Zealand has announced changes to the teams for the championships. Former world champion Jonathan Wyatt is confirmed for the team - recognising that he will be running just a week after competing in the Olympic Marathon. Wellington runner Mike Wakelin is also named for the team, reaping his reward for a long recent run of excellent form including a win at the Wellington Mountain Running champs. Seaton Meredith has been selected as reserve for the men's team. Not such good news on the women's side with the withdrawal of both Sarah Morgan and Sarah Beresford meaning that NZ will not field a junior women's team this year. Other selectees are Beinda Wimmer, Anna Frost, Matt Singleton and Flynn Morris-Clarke. The updated team is listed below.

25 May - The initial NZ team has been announced by Athletics New Zealand. ANZ have said that the selections are based on performances at the NZ Mountain Champs in Wanaka. Additional athletes may be added to the team based on their previous World Mt. Running performances and form leading up to this event during the early winter.

Previous world Champions in the men's and women's event are in doubt with Melissa Moon unavailable for selection while Jonathan Wyatt has his Athens marathon commitment which is one week prior.

Colin Earwaker	Graeme Pearson	Trevor Ogilvie	Patrik Meffan

Parade & Women's Race - click photos to enlarge

Parade	Parade	Shireen Crumpton	Crumpton, Penney, Frost, Wimmer

Open Race - click photos to enlarge

Seaton Meredith	Patrik Meffan	Shireen Crumpton	Arthur Klap

Mens Race - click photos to enlarge

Jonathan Wyatt	Jonathan Wyatt	Jonathan Wyatt	Wyatt & Ben Fouhy	Mesfin, Wyatt, Fontaine

More photos here: http://www.mountainrunning.com/kiwis/

Senior Men
1 127 WYATT Jonathan 72 NZL NEW ZEALAND 48'47 0
2 61 MESFIN Tesfayouhanis 74 ERI ERITREA 50'04 1'17
3 67 FONTAINE Raymond 79 FRA FRANCE 50'26 1'39
46 131 HARLAND Callum 72 NZL NEW ZEALAND 55'06 6'19
62 128 SNOWDON Alaistair 66 NZL NEW ZEALAND 55'50 7'03
69 130 WAKELIN Mike 68 NZL NEW ZEALAND 56'23 7'36
84 129 PIGGIN Jo 77 NZL NEW ZEALAND 57'38 8'51
95 132 HOGARTH Kim 75 NZL NEW ZEALAND 58'11 9'24
(154 Finishers)

Senior Men Teams
1 ITA 44
6 100 GAIARDO Marco 70 ITA ITALY 51'27 6
9 99 DE GASPERI Marco 77 ITA ITALY 51'42 9
11 98 CHICCO Davide 73 ITA ITALY 51'52 11
18 97 ABATE Gabriele 79 ITA ITALY 52'59 18
21 102 PORRO Roberto 70 ITA ITALY 53'14 21
25 101 MOLINARI Antonio 67 ITA ITALY 53'26 25

2 ERI 66
2 61 MESFIN Tesfayouhanis 74 ERI ERITREA 50'04 2
7 62 MERID Teklemariam 75 ERI ERITREA 51'31 7
23 64 FETLE Teklesenbet 78 ERI ERITREA 53'19 23
34 63 AHFEROM Mehari 76 ERI ERITREA 54'23 34

3 SUI 75
13 194 EPINEY Sébastien 67 SUI SWITZERLAND 52'23 13
14 193 GEX-FABRY Alexis 73 SUI SWITZERLAND 52'34 14
22 198 JOHL Toni 66 SUI SWITZERLAND 53'16 22
26 195 ANCAY Tarcis 70 SUI SWITZERLAND 53'27 26
48 197 JOLY Stéphane 83 SUI SWITZERLAND 55'13 48
66 196 VOLERY Georges 68 SUI SWITZERLAND 56'04 66

10 NZL 178
1 127 WYATT Jonathan 72 NZL NEW ZEALAND 48'47 1
46 131 HARLAND Callum 72 NZL NEW ZEALAND 55'06 46
62 128 SNOWDON Alaistair 66 NZL NEW ZEALAND 55'50 62
69 130 WAKELIN Mike 68 NZL NEW ZEALAND 56'23 69
84 129 PIGGIN Jo 77 NZL NEW ZEALAND 57'38 84
95 132 HOGARTH Kim 75 NZL NEW ZEALAND 58'11 95
(27 Teams)

Junior Men
1 241 HABEN Mohamed 87 ERI ERITREA 45'16 0
2 243 WELDEMICHAEL Kiflom 87 ERI ERITREA 45'42 26
3 270 CARERA Juan Carlos 88 MEX MEXICO 46'07 51
46 286 Mc LAREN Hayden 87 NZL NEW ZEALAND 53'08 7'52
55 288 SINGLETON Matthew 87 NZL NEW ZEALAND 54'39 9'23
63 287 STEVANS Bevan 85 NZL NEW ZEALAND 56'18 11'02
65 285 CLAREBURT Hamish 85 NZL NEW ZEALAND 57'06 11'50
(74 finishers)

Junior Men Teams
1 ERI ERITREA 7
1 241 HABEN Mohamed 87 ERI ERITREA 45'16 1
2 243 WELDEMICHAEL Kiflom 87 ERI ERITREA 45'42 2
4 244 TEWELDE Biniam 87 ERI ERITREA 46'21 4
16 242 GEBRESELASI Kidane 87 ERI ERITREA 49'57 16

2 TUR TURKEY 29
8 338 KAYA Nihat 88 TUR TURKEY 47'35 8
9 339 GONEN Sedat 88 TUR TURKEY 48'14 9
12 337 OZTURK Mugdat 87 TUR TURKEY 49'08 12

3 ITA ITALY 30
5 265 DEMATTEIS Bernardo 86 ITA ITALY 46'54 5
11 268 ROPPOLO Mattia 85 ITA ITALY 48'49 11
14 266 DEMATTEIS Martin 86 ITA ITALY 49'29 14
15 267 GHEZZI Ruggero 85 ITA ITALY 49'53 15

15 NZL NEW ZELAND 164
46 286 Mc LAREN Hayden 87 NZL NEW ZEALAND 53'08 46
55 288 SINGLETON Matthew 87 NZL NEW ZEALAND 54'39 55
63 287 STEVANS Bevan 85 NZL NEW ZEALAND 56'18 63
65 285 CLAREBURT Hanish 85 NZL NEW ZEALAND 57'06 65
(17 teams)

Junior Women

1 428 MOCHALOVA Jioulia 87 RUS RUSSIA 26'40 0
2 442 KRKOC Lucija 88 SLO SLOVENIA 28'11 1'31
3 440 KOSOVELJ Mateja 88 SLO SLOVENIA 29'48 3'08
(35 Finishers)

Junior Women Teams

1 SLO SLOVENIA 5
2 442 KRKOC Lucija 88 SLO SLOVENIA 28'11 2
3 440 KOSOVELJ Mateja 88 SLO SLOVENIA 29'48 3
23 441 MLADENOVIC Suzana 87 SLO SLOVENIA 33'15 23

2 RUS RUSSIA 7
1 428 MOCHALOVA Jioulia 87 RUS RUSSIA 26'40 1
6 430 MAKAROVA Tatiana 87 RUS RUSSIA 30'14 6
9 429 NEMKINA Natalia 88 RUS RUSSIA 30'56 9

3 POL POLAND 17
4 425 WISNIEWSKA Dominika 86 POL POLAND 29'54 4
13 427 HANDZLIK Dagmara 86 POL POLAND 31'45 13
20 426 BOTA Iwona 85 POL POLAND 32'46 20
(11 Teams)

Senior Women

1 68 ROTA GELPI Rosita 73 ITA ITALY 50'27 0
2 29 PICHRTOVA Anna 73 CZE CZECH REPUBLIC 50'37 10
3 5 MAYR Andrea 79 AUT AUSTRIA 50'52 25
8 87 CRUMPTON Shireen 70 NZL NEW ZEALAND 51'59 1'32
25 88 PENNEY Rachel 73 NZL NEW ZEALAND 55'35 5'08
44 85 FROST Anna 85 NZL NEW ZEALAND 59'32 9'05
64 86 WIMMER Belinda 75 NZL NEW ZEALAND 1:04'55 64
(81 Finishers)

Senior Women Teams

1 ITA ITALY 14
1 68 ROTA GELPI Rosita 73 ITA ITALY 50'27 1
4 65 CONFORTOLA Antonella 75 ITA ITALY 51'04 4
9 66 GAVIGLIO Flavia 63 ITA ITALY 52'18 9
23 67 RAVIZZA Matilde 71 ITA ITALY 55'22 23

2 AUT AUSTRIA 49
3 5 MAYR Andrea 79 AUT AUSTRIA 50'52 3
10 8 SUMMER Petra 75 AUT AUSTRIA 52'51 10
36 6 BAUMANN Sandra 71 AUT AUSTRIA 57'22 36
39 7 RAUSCH Patrizia 72 AUT AUSTRIA 58'20 39

3 USA UNITED STATES 50
11 141 ORTIZ Anita 64 USA UNITED STATES 53'03 11
15 142 HAEFELI Laura 67 USA UNITED STATES 53'41 15
24 143 LARSON Erica 71 USA UNITED STATES 55'23 24
31 144 ISOM Lisa 72 USA UNITED STATES 56'39 31

9 NZL NEW ZELAND 77
8 87 CRUMPTON Shireen 70 NZL NEW ZEALAND 51'59 8
25 88 PENNEY Rachel 73 NZL NEW ZEALAND 55'35 25
44 85 FROST Anna 85 NZL NEW ZEALAND 59'32 44
64 86 WIMMER Belinda 75 NZL NEW ZEALAND 1:04'55 64
(20 Teams)

Open Race
SM
1 1050 BIZET Ivan 80 FRA 56'18 0
2 1013 GIACCOLI Stefano 72 ITA Tranese Unione Industr 56'25 7
3 1019 OLIVIER Bulle 66 FRA ALERAM 56'33 15
4 2011 SEATON Meredith 70 NZL 57'09 
11 1044 CLENDON Daniel 76 NZL 59'48 3'30
37 1045 FOUHY Ben 79 NZL 1:11'18 15'00
(51 finishers)

M40-50
1 1274 BORSCHEL Thomas 57 USA 55'36 0
2 1001 RAVIZZA Sergio 64 ITA S.D. Baudenasca 57'29 1'53
3 1292 MEFFAN Patrik 59 NZL 58'04 2'28
(39 finishers)

M50-60
1 1519 ANDREOLOTTI Mario 52 ITA Amici Pianezza 1:06'02 0
2 1512 EVANS Dic 46 WAL 1:07'31 1'29
3 1513 PATTERSON Jim 46 NIR 1:08'31 2'29
17 1529 KLAP Arthur 51 NZL 1:20'27 14'25
(23 finishers)

SW
1 2019 CRUMPTON Shireen 70 NZL 1:01'11 4'02
2 2012 LOW Kelly 70 USA 1:04'49 7'40
3 2008 RE Nadia 81 ITA Atletica Cumiana 1:07'55 10'46
(18 finishers)

MASTER MASCHILE M40
1 171  MEIJA Ricardo      1963 MEX Ecatepec                43'52    0
2  58  SCHMUCK Helmut     1963 AUT St. Martin Bei Lofer    45'21 1'29
3 139  TORRESANI Franco   1962 ITA Atletica Trento Cavit   45'50 1'58
17 29  PEARSON Graeme     1959 NZL Lake City Athletic      50'18 6'26

MASTER MASCHILE M45
1 209  BORSCHEL Thomas    1957 USA La Sportiva Mtn Runnin  48'47    0
2 237  STROBL Helmut      1959 GER Svo-Germaringen         49'10   23
3 207  MEFFAN Patrick     1959 NZL Atletic Nelson          49'28   41
11 320 FORSTER Paul       1959 NZL                         52'10 3'23
15 321 EARWAKER Colin     1956 NZL                         52'51 4'04

MASTER MASCHILE M55
1 608  GRANT Bernard      1948 ENG Harrogate Harriers      53'50    0
2 652  ORLANDINI Roberto  1945 ITA San Pellegrino          55'19 1'29
3 602  OGILVIE Trevor     1948 NZL Lake City Athletic Clu  56'06 2'16

MASTER FEMMINILE MF35
1 1103 ORTIZ Anita        1964 USA Team Teva               52'30 0
2 1105 CZUTA PAKOSZ Irena 1966 POL Technik Komorno         55'24 2'54
3 1114 RIDLEY Susan       1965 SCO Edinburgh Southern Har  59'10 6'40
4 1110 SLOAN Tricia       1966 NI  Newcastle Ac            59'53 7'23
5 1126 DRURY Leanne       1966 NZL                       1:00'59 8'29

Local Time	NZ Time	Event
4 Sep 11.00am	4 Sep 9.00pm	Junior Men	8.46km 862m climb
4 Sep 11.30am	4 Sep 9.30pm	Senior Women	8.46km 862m climb
4 Sep 12.15pm	4 Sep 10.15pm	Junior Women	3.57km 447m climb
5 Sep 8.30am	5 Sep 6.30pm	Open Race	10.14km 1017m climb
5 Sep 10.30am	5 Sep 8.30pm	Senior Men	10.14km 1017m climb