Athlete Profiles



Name: Liam van der Boom     Age: 12     Coach: Rachel Burden

Liam's Individual Cross Country Achievements:

Pakuranga Cross Country: 9th place
Auckland Teams Cross Country: 11th place
Long Bay Cross Country: 2nd place
Auckland Cross Country Champs: 7th place

Grand Prix Series Points: 374 points
(8th overall in Auckland)
Question: How long have you been doing cross country for?
Liam's Answer: 1 year

Q: Which cross country race was your favourite and why?
A: My favourite was Long Bay, because I came 2nd.

Q: What is your fastest 2km time?
A: 7min 22sec (at the Long Bay race)

Q: What was your goal for cross country?
A: To beat Simon.

Q: Did you achieve your goal?
A: No...

Q: What do you hope to achieve next year?
A: I'm going to try not to let Blake beat me.

Q: What is your favourite tv programme?
A: The Simpsons.

Q: If you could be any superhero, who would you be?                   
A: Superman.

Q: What are your favourite takeaways?
A: Pizza.

Q: What do you like to do for fun?
A: I like to ride my scooter.

Q: What is your least favourite vegetable?
A: Tomato.

Q: What would you do if you had $100?
A: I would buy a new scooter.
                                                                                                                                                                                             




Name: Brearna Fearnley     Age: 11     Coach: Rachel Burden

Brearna's Individual Cross Country Achievements:

Papakura Cross Country: 7th place
Pakuranga Cross Country: 9th place
Auckland Teams Cross Country: 10th place
Auckland Cross Country Champs: 12th place
Auckland Road Champs: 9th place

Grand Prix Series Points: 366 points
(11th overall in Auckland)


Question: How long have you been doing cross country for?
Brearna's Answer: 1 year

Q: Which cross country race was your favourite and why?
A: I really liked all of the races, because they were all fun.

Q: What is your fastest 2km time?
A: 8min56 sec (at the Auckland Road Champs)

Q: What was your goal for cross country?
A: To become faster and to beat Teancum.

Q: Did you achieve your goal?
A: The first one, yes. The second one, no.

Q: What do you hope to achieve next year?
A: To run at least 4km.

Q: What is your favourite song?
A: 'Without You' by Usher and David Guetta

Q: If you could be any animal, what would you be?
A: I would be an elephant.

Q: What is your favourite colour?
A: Pink and purple.

Q: If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go?
A: I would go to Hawaii.

Q: What is your favourite flavour of icecream?
A: Blueberry Sherbert.

Q: What do you like to do for fun?
A: I like to hang with my friends.
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