Ohakea 10km Forest Run

By CPL Christopher Cubbit

Competitors take off.

Ohakea Physical Education and Recreational Training (PE&RT) annual 10km Forest Fun Run was held on 20 August in perfect conditions at Raumai Range forest. Participants turned out in big numbers for this event with over 80 enthusiastic base personnel taking part.

Competitors completed two 5km laps along the undulated terrain of the forest floor. In the male’s category, CPL Matt Ericksen set a blistering pace. Out in front, he completed the race in an outstanding time of 39:50mins – winning him the gold.

SGT Dave Walters and CPL Nathan Hodgkinson, were in close contention for second after the first 5km. However, SGT Walters experience saw him take the silver, leaving CPL Hodgkinson to take the bronze.

LAC Butters and SQNLDR Hancock.

Ohakea Admin had a couple of speed demons in the women’s category. CPL Rochelle Keys who was the spearhead of the group, maintained a huge lead throughout the race. Also, LAC Alannah Butters set a strong pace throughout the race, finishing second.

Some competitors chose to team up and complete a lap each. The team’s category was dominated by SGT Dave Walters and his young apprentice FGOFF Alec Hutchings. Second place had No. 3 Squadron written all over it, with AC Andrew Sunde and AC Nick Johnston representing in their muscle singlets and short shorts. Third place went to the Armourer team of FGOFF Jonathan Young and CPL Carl (Diesel) Williams.

F/S Hughes chased by FLTLT Carlsson.

Overall, the afternoon was a huge success with smiles on everybody’s faces. A huge thank you goes out to all those that volunteered as marshals. We would not be able to run this type of event without your help.

The PE&RT Section would also like to thank our event sponsors from Shoe Clinic, DB Breweries, Bloom-A-Bulls, and also the Redbull girls who blessed us with their presence, handing out samples to all competitors.

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