The inaugural Nelson event celebrating all things running, The Spectacle, was hailed a resounding success with 1,500 competitors and crowds lining the streets on a scorching hot summer’s day in December.
“It went exceptionally well,” Matthews’ CEO Michael Cochrane, one of the organisers behind the event, told The Press. “The city really got behind it and there was highlight after highlight on Saturday.”
More than 20 representatives from the optical industry competed, with the top finishers in the main events being: Colette Read (Matthews) women’s 5km; Ben Harris (OPSM) men’s 5km; Tanique Wilde (Matthews) women’s 10km; Richard White men’s 10km; Jemima Daniels (Matthews) women’s 21km; Aaron Irvine (Specsavers) men’s 21km; Leah Watson (ophthalmic nurse) women’s 50km; Todd Scott (retired) men’s 50km.
