Margaret Walker thirteenth
Margaret Walker, of Christchurch, finished thirteenth in the Nagoya women’s marathon won by a fellow New Zealander, Glenys Quick, on Sunday. Walker’s time was 2hr 44min, which was outside the qualifying time of 2:35 for the New Zealand team for the Olympic Games. However, she will have an-
other chance at breaking the time on April 8, when she competes in the Canberra marathon in Australia. Her personal best is 2:40.07, set in Melbourne last October. Walker led for the first 30km of the Nagoya marathon, but found the sub-zero temeperature hard to handle. Three New Zealand
women have now qualified for the Olympics. They are Ann Audain (2:32.07), Mary O’Connor (2:33.44) and Quick (2:34.25). Allison Roe and Lorraine Moller, two top contenders for the team will make their attempts in the Boston marathon in the United States next month. The team will be announced on April 30.
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