Just Plain Running

In the holidays I did quite a lot of running. Training as well as races! On the first Saturday of the holidays I ran in the North Island Cross Country Championships and picked up 14th in the U-14 3km race. Only 1 year 8 pupil was ahead of me in this race and that was Jacob Priddey in 9th. Everyone else ahead of me was either year 9 or 10 and they achieved placing from 5th to 15th in the NZSSXC (New Zealand Secondary Schools Cross Country) so it was quite a good one considering age and growth difference and how hard the course was! In the second Saturday of the Holidays I was down in Napier competing in the Poverty Bay championship U-14 4km event which I picked up a decent placing FIRST! I won that event by 16 seconds over a kid who was 8th at North Island Champs! I then came home to Hamilton to compete in WBOP (Waikato Bay Of Plenty) Cross Country Championships. I Ran superb picking up 3rd and only losing to second by half a second! So overall I have had a superb action packed sporty holiday!
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Catch Ya

Road Runner (Meep Meep)

Spain-5 Vs New Zealand-0

On the 15th of June 2009 New Zealand played Spain in Johannessburg, South Africa.
A Good spain side well infact one of the strongest in years set out to destroy a weak New Zealand side. New Zealand was without the Blackburn captain Ryan Nelsen so they were really dead in this match. Fernando Torres the best striker in the world had a stunning match picking up his first goal in the 6th minute from there New Zealand were looking quite poor. Fernando Torres picked up his second in the 14th minute and it was bassically a tap in for someone as good as him! In the 17th Minute Torres got a fabulous header in the top corner and New Zealand's keeper Glen Moss was distraught!
In the 24th minute Francesc Fabregas was set up with the easiest goal of his career a tap into an open goal! From there New Zealand looked doomed! 3 minutes into extra time in the first half saw David Villa slot one away after one of New Zealand's defenders went to kick it but missed it completly.That made the half time score 5-0 to spain. A stronger second half from New Zealand saw Spain score no more goals. But the thing they score was loads of free kicks from New Zealands desperate defence. The Final score was 5-0 to spain!

Goal Sheet
Goals : Spain - Fernando Torres 6, Fernando Torres 14, Fernando Torres 17, Cesc Fabregas 24, David Villa 48