Typically shit Dunedin weather conditions meant a smaller than normal turnout for the annual “Bezzett Jewellers Clocktower Race”, held at noon on the Tuesday of O Week. Competitors lined up to try and beat the midday charms and take overall honours on the day.
The men’s race was tighter than an Auckland hipster’s jeans, with defending champion Chris McLean pipping American exchange student David Blumer by the tip of his foreskin over the final metres of the dash. Frances Riley was the first woman across the line and went home with the glory and a nice prize from Bezzett Jewellers.
Men’s
1st- Chris McLean (53.1 sec)
Women’s
1st- Frances Riley (66.0 sec)
Records
Men: Todd Mansfield (48.14 sec – 2008)
Women: Sonja Bowe (56.70 sec – 1997)
53 Seconds is Ages for Some Guys
