Maxford Pipe (left) pips Guy Williamson to the finish line yesterday May 10, 2014. Photo: supplied

Dozens of runners braved the tropical storm-like rains that swept the Territory yesterday Saturday May 10, 2014 to compete in the final race of the Blenheim Trust 5K Series, with Maxford Pipe (left) taking the win. Photo: VINO/File

Pipe had defeated Williamson on Saturday May 3, 2014 during the Dive BVI 10K race in Virgin Gorda. Photo: File

In a sprint finish yesterday Maxford Pipe pipped Guy Williamson, for the second time in a week, at the line to win in a photo finish, although in the race dubbed “Ladies First” Dual Carriageway Dash Katrina Crumpler and Tallulah Kinkead actually beat the men to the finish line!

Pipe had defeated Williamson on Saturday May 3, 2014 during the Dive BVI 10K race in Virgin Gorda.

Some 55 hardy souls braved the elements for the glory of Mrs. Robinson’s world famous banana bread and a trophy.

Final championship results are:

BLENHEIM 5K SERIES CHAMPIONS

MEN

WOMEN

POWER WALKING

MEN:              Gerard Rose

WOMEN:       Sophie Bennett

In other dates for Runners Calenders (with 5k youth and runners option)

CERES 10K SERIES: race start at 6.00am with registration from 6.30am

MAY 31 – City Circuit, Monda track A.O. Shirley Grounds

JUNE 28 - Carrot Bay X10k, Festival Ground, Carrot Bay

JULY 19 – Beef Island Breeze and Beach Bash, Long Bay Beef Island

OCTOBER 11 – Steelman warmup – Beef Island

NOVEMBER 8 – Half Marathon Warm up and Ceres 10k Grand Finale, race start 4.30pm, Watering Hole

BLENHEIM TRUST 5K

RACE 4 – DUAL CARRIAGEWAY DASH – May 10, 2014

RESULTS

MEN

1. Maxford Pipe, 18:52.17.  2. Guy Williamson, 18:52.18.  3. Ian Montgomery, 19.47.  4. Julius Farley, 19.16.  5. Curwin Andrews, 20:23.  6. Vaughan Vanoudtshoorn, 20:32.  7. Aaron Gardner, 20:40.  8. Michael Killourhy, 21:30.  9. Paul Hubbard, 22:05.  10. Stefano Tasking, 22:21.  11. Adrian Dale, 22:31. 

WOMEN

1. Katrina Crumpler, 22:09.68  2. Tallulah Kinkead, 23:15.  3. Rosmond Johnson,  23:56.  4. Clare-Louise Whiley, 24:42.  5. Kay Reddy, 25:24.  6. Sally Blackmore, 25:50.  7. Natasha Ruscheinski, 26:22.  8. Anna Kinkead, 26:26.  9. Philomena Robertson, 26:50.  10. Richie Paul, 27:05.  11. Zoe Bickerton, 27:24. 

BLENHEIM TRUST 5K

Overall Series results

MEN

1.Guy Williamson 3 , 2. Maxford Pipe 4 , 3.Ravindra Sukhu 8 ,  4.Julius Farley 10 , 5. Vaughan Vanoudtshoorn  14, 6.                Curwin Andrews 15 , 7.  Zebalon McLean 18 , 8.  Aaron Gardner  22 , 9.    Paul Hubbard 26 , 10.Patrick Ormond  33

WOMEN

1.NiMade Oniasih , 5 2. Rosmond Johnson  7 , 3.Clare-Louise Whiley 10 , 4.Kay Reddy 13 5.=Samantha Sukhu and Anna Kinkead 19 7.Philomena Robertson 21 8. Casey McNutt 25 9.Juliane Potgieter 26  10.=Maureen Peters and Zoe Bickerton 29  12.Richie Paul  34