Top athletes on track

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Connor Haley
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The women’s mile gets under way. PHOTO: CONNOR HALEY

Hot and humid conditions greeted top athletes from around the country as they travelled to Timaru to compete in the 20th edition of the Lovelock Classic on Saturday. Reporter Connor Haley captured some of the afternoon’s action.

University of Canterbury’s Ethan Smolej (left) wins the men’s A mile for the second year in a row with a time of 4min 18.58sec.
Rosa Twyford (Whippets) dominated the women’s mile field, winning the race with a time of 4min 49.33sec.
Ethan Hole (South Canterbury Athletics) and Brooke Darcy (Hill City University) get off the mark quickly in a men’s 100m open heat.
Preparing to represent Run Timaru in the men’s 100m open are Toby Winter and Patrick Dawson.
Toby Winter competes in the men’s open long jump.

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