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Recently I received by email from Geoff Honey who entered our Kokoda Challenge Race this year in August. He has taken time to put pen to paper and sent me an attachment which I will share with you now.
The run down on the Kokoda Recognition Run in honour of Dr Geoffrey Vernon, Military Cross (MC), Australian Army Medical Corps (AAMC).
Geoff Honey set out to participate in the 2007 Kokoda Challenge a foot race across the Owen Stanley Ranges in PNG using the Kokoda Track. Geoff dedicated his participation in this event to Dr Geoffrey Vernon MC, Australian Army Medical Corps. Further detailed information on Doc Vernon is contained in the notes attached.
The attached notes may give you some idea of the event and the issues faced by the participants.
Photograph: Geoff Honey shortly after the commencement of the race at the Kokoda Memorial Hospital. Geoff is in the middle of this photograph. The eventual winner Brendan Buka is slightly in front to his right (red shoes) who won in an unbelievable time of 17 hours 20 minutes! Brendan also set the record in the opposite direction in 2006 in a time of 17 hours 49 minutes. Each year he has picked up prize money of K10,000.00. Will he enter our event in 2008, I bet he will, where else can he pick up K10,000 so quickly? When he arrived at Owers' Corner he could have kept going to Port Moresby. The first thing he wanted to eat….was…wait for it….an apple!
Kokoda___Vernon_Run___review_1_.pdf
100_1775__Small_.JPGLast week Freddy Yauga arrived in town off a trek and had with him his digital camera. He gave me his memory card and I noticed some he took at Owers' Corner at the end of this race when Brendan Buka came home. I will share a couple of them with you now.
Pic 1: Brendan crosses over the finish line to CHEERS, HORNS BLARING, all of us SCREAMING
Pic 2: Russell Eroro picks him up and carries him to a chairPhotograph: Freddy Yauga singing TAKE ME HOME COUNTRY ROAD as Brendan made his way up the final hill at Owers' Corner. Davidson Eroro on the keyboard.
DSCF0136__Small_.JPGFinal 15 Placings in the Kokoda Challenge 2007 event from Kokoda to Owers's Corner:
Brendan Buka 17 Hours 20 Mins
Gibson Komori 20 Hours 08 Mins
Luana Naga 20 Hours 27 Mins
Cyprian Aire 20 Hours 32 Mins
Cliff Taimbari 20 Hours 36 Mins
Duggy Eroro 20 Hours 46 Mins
Slimmy Sairo 21 Hours 44 Mins
Siron Overari 22 Hours 16 Mins
Lancelot Yauga 22 Hours 17 Mins
Jude Waide 23 Hours 32 Mins
Andrew Yauga 25 Hours 10 Mins
Leslie Tavara 25 Hours 35 Mins
Joe Duhube 27 Hours 41 Mins
Kageni Tim 28 Hours 19 Mins
Benen Aruo 29 Hours 29 MinsPhotograph: Our driver Richard Aire welcomes home his son Cyprian who came fourth in a time of 20 hours 32 minutes.
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