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This image was taken for a story and photo feature that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on Monday 8th October 1988. "Fun run fans fired up."

Around 2000 people competed in the Evening Standard Palmerston North Joggers Club annual run for fun in either the short 3km or the full 10.6km course. Proceeds from the entry fees and sponsorship for the charity event went to the Heart Foundation's Manawatu branch and the YMCA.

"Super harriers Peter Wriggley and Gary Kapluggin must be the keenest, or the maddest, runers in the Manawatu. The pair cleaned up at the "Evening Standard" - Palmerston North Joggers Club annual run for fun yesterday shortly after completing a 23km warm-up trot around the Mangahou Dam block."

Short event results:
1st: Gary Kappluggin
2nd: Martin Wilson
3rd: Darryl Cotton (12 years old)
4th: Neville Strong (Ross Intermediate teacher and last years winner)
5th: Lawrence Dittmer.

Long event results:
1st: Peter Wrigley
2nd: John Mudgway (Bush Harriers)
3rd: Brian Holmwood
4th: Victor Wong (Ashhurst)

Identification

Object type
Image
Archive
Manawatū Evening Standard Negative Collection
Relation
2017-20
Date
October 8, 1984
Digitisation ID
2022N_2017-20_040083
Format
B&W negative
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Palmerston North

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