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Two former champions will revive their
long-standing rivalry at this weekend’s ASB Christchurch
Marathon.
While the national marathon
championship will take centre stage at the 40th anniversary
ASB Christchurch Marathon this Sunday, it is the Half
Marathon that could produce the hardest fought race of the
day.
In a race of champions amongst men, 2019 half
marathon champion, Daniel Balchin, and 2016 champion, Oska
Baynes, will line up together yet again. Balchin (30) and
Baynes (29) have gone head-to-head in races all over the
country for more than a decade, but it is in Christchurch
where their rivalry has been keenest.
Balchin
(Cromwell) has won Christchurch’s half marathon twice, in
Press Release – Christchurch Marathon
Two former champions will revive their long-standing rivalry at this weekend’s ASB Christchurch Marathon.
While the national marathon championship will take centre stage at the 40th anniversary ASB Christchurch Marathon this Sunday, it is the Half Marathon that could produce the hardest fought race of the day.
In a race of champions amongst men, 2019 half marathon champion, Daniel Balchin, and 2016 champion, Oska Baynes, will line up together yet again. Balchin (30) and Baynes (29) have gone head-to-head in races all over the country for more than a decade, but it is in Christchurch where their rivalry has been keenest.
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Chanel Muir leads the Lovelock Mile field on his way to victory at the 2020 Lovelock Classic athletics meeting in Timaru.
Chanel Muir is facing some strong opposition as he seeks to go back-to-back in the prestigious Lovelock Mile in Timaru on Saturday. The New Zealand junior 1500 metres champion was impressive in winning in 2020 in 4 minutes 15.15 seconds when just 17 years old but his repeat chances at the Lovelock Classic will be tested by the inclusion of fellow Cantabrian Tom Moulai in the 23-strong field. Moulai, 22, a NZ age group champion in 2015 and 2017 over 800m, has a fastest mile time just .61sec slower than Muir, set in Seattle in the US in February.