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Race News

You can also see this article on our Triathlon-specific site, Totally Tri.

Around 460 athletes tested their swimming, running and paddling skills on Takapuna Beach last night in Race 2 of the State Beach Series.

Conditions were very different from the previous week where competitors were lashed by strong winds and big seas. Steven Kent led the mens 1.5km swim home, making it two from two, 27s ahead of the promising Mirangi Bay teenager, Jackson Cropp. It was a real tussle in the womens event where last year's top performing swimmer Brenda Russell dead heated for first with Kirsty Wannan.

There was plenty of focus on the mens 5km Surf Ski Paddle where former olympic and world championship athletes are using the event as a teaser to olympic qualifying. Steven Ferguson reversed last week's result leading the field home, a comfortable minute ahead of Travis Mitchell and Ben Fouhy.

Results are shown below the photo gallery.

Photos by Sam Mayhew Photography.

Results: State Beach Series, Race 2

Tuesday, 8th November 2011

Ocean Swim 1000/1500m - Male

Place Name Time Points
1. KENT, Steven 14m 29s 100.00
2. CROPP, Jackson 14m 56s 97.86
3. ANDERSON, Ross 15m 09s 96.86

Ocean Swim 1000/1500m - Female

Place Name Time Points
1. WANNAN, Kirsty 15m 41s 100.00
1. RUSSELL, Brenda 15m 41s 100.00
3. ROSEWARNE, Nicole 15m 56s 98.90

Junior Swim - Male

Place Name Time Points
1. LLOYD, Rhys 2m 28s 100.00
2. ELLIOT, Aidan 2m 40s 94.40
3. MCPHEAT, Adam 2m 47s 91.32

Junior Swim - Female

Place Name Time Points
1. BROOKE, Elle 2m 31s 100.00
2. WALKER, Emma 2m 37s 97.23
3. BURKITT, Sarah 4m 04s 65.39

Beach Run 5km - Male

Place Name Time Points
1. SUTHERLAND, Nick 19m 01s 100.00
2. MASON, Finn 19m 21s 98.75
3. RIMMER, James 19m 32s 98.10

Beach Run 5km - Female

Place Name Time Points
1. LA GRANGE, Tara 19m 56s 100.00
2. MASON, Grace 22m 31s 91.39
3. EICHMANN, Jesse 22m 41s 90.89

Junior Beach Run 2.5km - Male

Place Name Time Points
1. GOOD, Jake 11m 09s 100.00
2. ELLIOT, Luke 11m 40s 96.81
3. SAXBY, Toby 11m 49s 95.99

Junior Beach Run 2.5km - Female

Place Name Time Points
1. HARDEN, Brieanna 11m 38s 100.00
2. DALTON, Tayla 12m 17s 96.27
3. CUNDY, Olivia 12m 19s 96.08

Surf Ski Paddle 5km - Male

Place Name Time Points
1. FERGUSON, Steven 25m 42s 100.00
2. MITCHELL, Travis 26m 49s 97.03
3. FOUHY, Ben 27m 02s 96.47

Surf Ski Paddle 5km - Female

Place Name Time Points
1. DODWELL, Rachael 32m 00s 100.00
2. BUTT, Georgia 33m 46s 96.23
3. HILDEBRANDT, Katja 42m 16s 80.07

Stand-Up Board Paddle 3km - Male

Place Name Time Points
1. STEPHENSON, Jeremy 21m 43s 100.00
2. MCASEY, Troy 21m 46s 99.82
3. BARFOOT, Greg 22m 02s 98.98

Stand-Up Board Paddle 3km - Female

Place Name Time Points
1. ANDERSON, Annabel 22m 20s 100.00
2. ALEH, Jo 25m 19s 91.12
3. SMITH, Stacey 26m 19s 88.35

Board Paddle 3km - Male

Place Name Time Points
1. CAMPBELL, Brady 25m 32s 100.00
2. OLSEN, Jarrod 25m 48s 99.25
3. DONNELL-BROWN, Nico 28m 06s 93.23

Board Paddle 3km - Female

Place Name Time Points
1. STEPHENSON, Vanessa 31m 16s 100.00
2. WILLIAMS, Lauren 32m 53s 96.48
3. WILLIAMS, Te Ohorere 33m 17s 95.64