"It depends on the day and the weather, if it's balmy they are more likely to beat Jack's record."
By Ryan Dunlop, The Timaru Herald
Many have tried and failed to beat South Canterbury gold medalist and local legend Jack Lovelock's personal record for a Mile. but 2018 may be the year.
On...
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Race honors 1936 Olympic 1500m champion and local legend Jack Lovelock; winner to receive $600 prize money with an extra $400 for a sub-4 minute Mile
From The Timaru Herald
No Lovelock Mile competitor has yet managed to beat the best Mile time of the man commemorated in the annual race, but...
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Smit women's Open Mile champion at Lovelock Classic
By Timaru Herald
Daniel Balchin (Canterbury) won the Lovelock Open men's Mile in 4 minutes, 14.50 seconds at the Lovelock Classic track & field meet on Saturday, the first New Zealand Grand Prix classic meet of the summer.
He ran at the...
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Prestigious Mile opens 9th Lovelock Classic, first Grand Prix meeting; Athletics NZ awarding cash prizes
By Stu Piddington, Timaru Herald
Timaru's Lovelock Classic has been given a boost by being included in Athletics NZ's high-performance program.
The ninth Classic is the first Grand Prix...
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