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Day in a life as a Nz u20 400m champ🇳🇿 / winter session recap
#nz #australia #training #trackandfield

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Fantastic running from the crew at New Zealand Schools Cross Country in Wellington over the weekend.

Year 9 Girls
3rd Sophie Reid, Aquinas College

Year 9 Boys
9th Seb Bell, Tauranga Boys College

Junior Girls
2nd Daisy Ruthe, Otumoetai College
9th Mackenzie Hetherington, Otumoetai Colleeg
14th Ellie Renwick, Mount Maunganui College
18th Eliza Dunn, Otumoetai College
35th Sonja Copeland, ACG Tauranga

1st 3 & 6 person team Otumoetai College

Junior Boys
41st Lachlan Veal, Tauranga Boys

Senior Girls
38th Maia Basile, Otumoetai College
51st Kate Faitl, Otumoetai College
53rd Ava Bryant, Otumoetai College

Senior Boys
1st Corban Homes, Bethlehem College
8th Ronin Dickens, Tauranga Boys
30th Lachlan Murray, St John’s College
41st Jack Tomlinson, Bethlehem College
75th Sam Moore, Christs College
78th Zharn Bolton, Papamoa College
152nd Flynn Balfour, Palmerston North Boys

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We’re back

29:17 for the win at a windy Selwyn 10km, my first race after two years on the sidelines with an achilles injury. Thank you to everyone, near and far, who’s supported me through the toughest period of my life—I’m hoping to make you all proud.

📷 @jonisebastiano 💕

#running #marathon #achilles #newzealand #athletics

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South Island Secondary Schools 2026: A Weekend for the Books! 🏃⚡️

What an absolute cracker of a weekend, mainly Saturday, at the South Island Secondary Schools Championships! The energy was high, the competition was fierce, and the results were awesome 👏

The Track & Field Highlights:

* The Double Gold: A massive performance in the U16 100m and 200m for Vernie, taking home gold in both! The 200m was particularly special, clocking a new record of 22.13s.

* Jumping into History: Skye Wilson was on fire, setting a new U16 Long Jump record with a massive 5.42m leap.

* Shooter Star: Huge congrats to Lily Morrison for her Golden Double in the U20 100m and 200m and her Silver in the 400m.

* Podium Finishes: Libby Norfield for securing a hard-earned Silver in the U16 High Jump.

* Athletic Bro: Rocco North always pushing Vernie, Well Done on your Silvers in the U16 100m and 200m, and Bronze and new PB in Discus of 44.42m!!!

* Relay Magic: The CBHS U16 relay team, pictured with the main man Mike Drury, showed quick teamwork to break the U16 4x100m relay record!

More Than Just Racing
It wasn’t just about the times on the clock; it was about the community.

It was awesome to have Blair Williamson from @limitzeronz trackside—one of the legendary sponsors making this journey possible.

A massive shout-out to the support crew—Raewyn, John, Massey, Rochelle, Maia, and the rest of the whānau. Your support in the stands and on the socials mean everything.

Special Moments
A highlight of the meet was finally meeting the team from NZ Predicts in the flesh! Lucas caught up with Vernie for an interview right after that clinical 100m final win—stay tuned for that one.

Captured some incredible photos with fellow champions and friends and whānau. This weekend was a perfect reminder of why we love this sport.

Bring on the next one! Aussie National Champs April 18th!!! 🇳🇿✨

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🚨🚨EXCULSIVE INTERVIEW WITH THE U18 100M CHAMP🚨🚨

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Lex Revell-Lewis | New Zealand 400m Record | 45.87

Lex Revell-Lewis: so good he did it twice 🏆🏁

Just one week after taking the New Zealand Resident’s record and becoming National Champion, Lex Revell-Lewis travelled to the Adelaide Invitational determined to unleash the fireworks.

And it is fair to say the Auckland Arrow put on a serious display 🎇

Taking on Australia’s top talent, Lex delivered another huge run, lowering his own outright New Zealand 400m record to 45.87. A time that sees him stand at the 5th fastest man in Oceania 🇳🇿

The 400m is one of the most demanding events in athletics; there is nothing quite like the lactic burn in the final straight.

Lex used FLYCARB’s BICARRB to help buffer that rising acidity, giving him the ability to keep pushing when the race really starts to bite 🥣

Next up for Lex is the big one: the World Indoor Championships in Toruń, Poland, where he will line up against the best athletes in the world.

#400m #kiwi #FLYCARB #bicarb #athletics

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⚡ 7.00 SECONDS ⚡

Vernie stepping up and taking on the senior men — and taking the win.

At just 14, he stopped the clock at 7.00 in the 60m, winning the heat against a strong senior field. Then the times come up… and the rankings confirm what we’ve been saying.

Right now, Vernie sits #1 in the world for age 14.

Still plenty of work ahead, but it’s exciting to see the progress and the speed building.

Proud moment for our whānau and a big thank you to everyone supporting the journey.

Next stop… sub7. ⚡

Shout out to @nzpredict for his stat work!!!

#trackandfield #sprinting #athletics #60m

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@daisy.ruthe National 1500m Championships. Solid effort from the front. They had to run sub 4:42 to win nationals as they had timed finals and half the best girls in the country were in the 1st heat that went 4:42 won well by Sacha Mitchell.

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Senior Women's 100m Final at @trackstars tonight in Auckland!!

⏰ 7:30PM NZ championships 100m final
📺 Watch on TVNZ 1 or TVNZ+

#fit #athletics #running #nz #trackandfield

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With the scratching of the majority of the 1500m field, we are pleased to announce 3 new track stars have been added to the @trackstarsnz bill. @benjaminwall_ , George Varney and @isaacmurphynz make up 1/4 of the final 1500m field with Isaac also having run the 5000m. This “diamond league level production” has more camera men than participants so you are guaranteed to witness us from every angle whether u like it or not. Tune in for the boys medal presentation and post win interview at 9.30pm xx

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NZ National Championships – U16 200m Final

Vernie backed up today to take the U16 200m national title in 22.91s, running smart with a hamstring that wasn’t quite 100%.

A composed race — managed the bend well and brought it home strongly to secure the win.

100m and 200m national champion this weekend.

Next up: U18 4×100m relay with the Canterbury team. 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️

#NationalChamps #200m #AthleticsNZ #SprintLife #CanterburyAthletics

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NZ National Championships – U16 100m Final

Vernie wins the U16 100m national title in 11.01s into a -1.9 headwind.

A strong run in difficult conditions to take the win. The time was also faster than the U18 winning time.

A composed series across the rounds and a great result on the national stage.

200m tomorrow.

#NationalChamps #U16 #100m #AthleticsNZ #SprintLife

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