AGN | 2024 | M6 | 7th fastest man in NZ (aged 60-65) … Rain, Pain, and the Sprint Game: Age Group Nationals Chronicles! Cambridge, Waikato ⛅

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Just when it seemed he had us, his flames flickered out, and I surged past to claim a cheeky 7th place. 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