Kokoda Challenge – 2007

[Boss Meri]

The Kokoda Challenge for 2007 is underway and commenced at 7am this morning from Kokoda. Entrants are as follows:

1. Grayford Enjeka
5. Danny Melai
7. Vincent Idau
9. Anna Dunn
11. Duggy Eroro
15. Gibson Komori
17. Charlie Holo
19. Bobby Kavai
21. Luwana Nagas
23. Grant Jephcott
27. Leslie Tavara
29. Cyprian Haera
35. Geoff Honey
37. Cliffy Taimbari
39. Brendan Buka
41. Monty Geua
43. John Korove
45. Daniell Cowley
47. Bennen Aruo
49. Slimmy Serio
51. Lancelot Yauga
53. Andrew Yauga
55. Kageni Teem
57. Robin Joins Mungeri
59. Charlie Boiri
60. Cyprian Aire
65. John Hunt Hiviki
67. Olwin Oerari

CHECKPOINTS are as follows:

[Boss Meri]

Update 1pm 25th August: At checkpoint 3 in the lead was BRENDAN BUKA. The next placegetter at that stage was Slimmey Serio.

At the moment they are down low and its hard to get message out. We will know more once they hit Nauro. Its now 12:45 and have heard some runners have passed through 1900 and are heading via Naduri towards Efogi.
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[Boss Meri]

Update 1900 Checkpoint:

• 39. Bredan Buka – 12:15
• 15. Gibson Komori – 12:45
• 41. Monti Geua – 12:58

There they GO – see you all at Owers' Corner – GOODLUCK:
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[Boss Meri]

Update Efogi Checkpoint:

• 39. Brendan Buka – 3:00
• 15. Gibson Komori – 3:45
• 11. Duggy Eroro- 4:15
• 41. Monti Geua – 4:16
• 63. Cyprian Aire – 4:30
• 49. Slimmy Serio – 4:30
• 05. Danny Melai – 4:34
• 37. Cliffy Taimbari – 4:40
• 21. Luwana Nagas – 4:45
• 67. Olwin Oerari – 4:55
• 13. Jude Waide – 5:16
• 51. Lancelot Yauga – 5:16
• 55. Kageni Teem – 5:30
• 27. Leslie Tavaram – 5:35
• 53. Andrew Yauga – 5:40
• 01. Grayford Enjeka – 5:44
• 57. Robin Joins Mungeri – 5:45
• 47. Bennen Aruo – 5:47
• 31. Joe Duhube- 5:50
• 07. Vincent Idau – 6:05
• 29. Cyprian Haera – 6:05
• 43. John Korove – 6:20
• 19. Bobby Kavai – 7:24

Photograph: Our trekkers who just finished their trek today….are they next year's competitors? Thanks must go to this trek for the photographs above as they just came in and generously gave me their memory cards so I could share these pics with you:
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[Boss Meri]

Update Menari:

• 39. Brendan Buka – 4:38
• 15. Gibson Komori – 5:43
• 63. Cyprian Aire – 6:21
• 49. Slimmy Serio – 6:22
• 37. Cliffy Taimbari – 6:24
• 21. Luwana Nagas – 6:46
• 05. Danny Melai – 6:57
• 67. Olwin Oerari – 7:15
• 13. Jude Waide – 7:24
• 51. Lancelot Yauga – 7:28
• 55. Kageni Teem – 7:38
• 27. Leslie Trava – 7:51
• 53. Andrew Yauga – 7:58
• 47. Bennen Aruo – 8:10
• 31. Joe Duhube – 8:38
• 57. Robin Joins Mungeri – 8:53

[Boss Meri]

Update Nauro:

• 39. Brendan Buka – 6:46
• 55. Kageni Teem – 8:10
• 15. Gibson Komori – 8:21
• 37. Cliffy Taimbari – 8:43
• 63. Cyprian Aire – 8:43
• 11. Duggy Eroro – 8:50
• 49. Slimmy Serio – 9:10
• 21. Luwana Nagas – 9:19
• 13. Jude Waide – 9:54
• 67. Olwin Oerari – 9:58
• 51. Lancelot Yauga – 10:12
• 53. Andrew Yauga – 10:31
• 27. Leslie Tavara – 11:16
• 47. Bennen Aruo – 12:10
• 31. Joe Duhube – 2:03
• 57. Robin Joins Mungeri – 2:06

[Boss Meri]

Update Ioribaiwa:

• 39. Brendan Buka – 9:20
• 15. Gibson Komori – 11:28
• 37. Cliffy Taimbari – 12:00
• 21. Luwana Nagas- 12:00
• 63. Cyprian Aire – 12:00
• 11. Duggy Eroro – 12:00
• 49. Slimmy Serio – 12:26
• 67. Olwin Oerari – 12:55
• 51. Lancelot Yauga – 1:00
• 13. Jude Waide – 2:00

[Boss Meri]

Update Owers' Corner:

• 39. Brendan Buka – 12:10.. HURRAY!!! HURRAY!!!! The champ of last year's race has done it again
• 15. Gibson Komori – 3:11..He clocked 20hrs 8mins…."CONGRATULATIONS"
• 21. Luwana Nagas – 3:28…(20hrs 27mins)
• 63. Cyprian Aire – 3:33…20hrs 32mins
• 37. Cliffy Taimbari –

[Tracy Tobin]

Congratulations Brendon,
What a great effort, you are an incredible athlete and must be feeling so proud right now.
My congratulations also go to every other runner who competed, I'm inspired by all of you and hope that you are all happy with your results.

Well Done & congratulations again

Tracy Tobin

[Boss Meri]

Update 26th August, 5:45pm: Just arrived back in from Owers' Corner.

ITS OFFICIAL – Brendan Buka has smashed John Hunt Hiviki's record from Kokoda to Owers' Corner in a time of 17 hours 20 minutes.

First home in Kokoda was Tom Hango in a time of 19 hours 9 minutes. As Tom did not break Brendan's record, Brendan Buka is still the record holder for both directions and another K10,000.00 richer for his win from Kokoda to Owers' Corner yesterday!

You should have seen him last night, all covered in perspiration, but we just HUGGED him…horns were blarring…..country road was being sun over the loud speaker and the excitement was something I will never ever forget.

Well done to our two KTL boys, Brendan Buka and Tom Hango, we at Kokoda Trekking are just so PROUD of them and all competitors in our 2007 Kokoda Challenge who tried their hardest.

We have brought back into Port Moresby the winner Tom Hango and also four other placegetters who combined to win the 'Team Event' for Kokoda Trekking.

Will update more later but have to race to another briefing for a trek going out tomorrow…yes, no rest for us!

Photograph: Brendan Buka shortly after arriving at Owers' Corner in the record time of 17 hours 20 minutes:
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[kearney]

CONGRATULATIONS Brendan on your 1st place WIN!! You are unbelievably FAST, and now the record holder for both directions, you and your family must be extremely proud of your achievements(I can definitely imagine how excited mum (Gail-KTL) was when you crossed the finish line in record winning time). It would have been so exciting to actually be there and see you and Tom cross the finish lines. You have both completed your individual races in awesome times, and deserve all of the praise & attention you can get. Congrats also to Cyprian Aire, in being in the top 5 guys to cross the finish line!! Looking forward to seeing where all of the other guys we know that were racing end up. Cheree

[Boss Meri]

Excited…you gotta believe it! – Brendan sits for the first time in 17 plus hours shortly after arriving at Owers' Corner:
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