Running under an assumed name Stephen Lett won the Kerikeri Half Marathon in 1:07:56 on Saturday ahead of Jono Jackson and Aaron Jackson.
Entered as Stefan Lee, Lett was competing in his first race since securing the National 1/2 Marathon title in Auckland only three weeks ago, which added to his 10km Road and 10,000m Track titles from earlier in 2011.
The in-form Lett has had a dream season in 2011, a year which has been capped off by his inclusion in the New Zealand team to compete in the International Chiba Ekiden Relay in Japan on Wednesday.
Michelle Curran | Monday, November 21, 2011
Top runners battled out the 2011 Fullers GreatSights Kerikeri Half Marathon to the very end, with a tail wind helping the athletes to threaten the long standing records.
Three North Shore runners dominated the men's field, and the trio fought over the lead position for the 21.1km road race starting at Waiare Rd, Okaihau and finishing at Kerikeri Domain.
Stefan Lee was the eventual winner in a very respectable time of 1h 07m 56s - only just pipping Jono Jackson who sprinted home behind him in 1h 08m 09s. In third was Jackson's brother Aaron, in 1h 08m 43s rounding out the contest between the trio.
The men's record for the 21km race was set in 1999 by Seaton Meredith, in a time of 1h 05m 14s and although Lee was still over two minutes away from cracking Meredith's time, it was quicker than last year's winning time 1h 13m 23s set by Matamata's Wayne Guest.
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Entered as Stefan Lee, Lett was competing in his first race since securing the National 1/2 Marathon title in Auckland only three weeks ago, which added to his 10km Road and 10,000m Track titles from earlier in 2011.
The in-form Lett has had a dream season in 2011, a year which has been capped off by his inclusion in the New Zealand team to compete in the International Chiba Ekiden Relay in Japan on Wednesday.
Michelle Curran | Monday, November 21, 2011
Top runners battled out the 2011 Fullers GreatSights Kerikeri Half Marathon to the very end, with a tail wind helping the athletes to threaten the long standing records.
Three North Shore runners dominated the men's field, and the trio fought over the lead position for the 21.1km road race starting at Waiare Rd, Okaihau and finishing at Kerikeri Domain.
Stefan Lee was the eventual winner in a very respectable time of 1h 07m 56s - only just pipping Jono Jackson who sprinted home behind him in 1h 08m 09s. In third was Jackson's brother Aaron, in 1h 08m 43s rounding out the contest between the trio.
The men's record for the 21km race was set in 1999 by Seaton Meredith, in a time of 1h 05m 14s and although Lee was still over two minutes away from cracking Meredith's time, it was quicker than last year's winning time 1h 13m 23s set by Matamata's Wayne Guest.
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