In mild sunny conditions, Konoka Azumi, 8.15.12 (Owairaka Athletics, AUK) and Ben Taylor, 9.10.18 (North Canterbury Athletics) ran excellent races to win the 18th Sri Chinmoy 'Self-Transcendence' 100 km Road Races at Hagley Park North, Christchurch on Sunday 02 November 2025 ... and became the 2025 Athletic New Zealand 100 km national champions.

The 100 km champs were held on a 2.5 km World Athletics/ AIMS certified course, within the picturesque, peaceful park.

Outright 100 km winner Konoka set a women’s race record, taking 9 seconds off Rebecca Toomey’s 2019 course best … followed by Samira Sultan-Rouse, 9.26.50 (Port Hills Athletic) and Tia Jones, 9.59.37 (Brisbane AUS), who set an Australian women's (60-64) 100k best. Ana Meredith (Christchurch CAN) completed 92.5 km.

George Young, 11.14.02 (Mairehau CAN) and George Mills, 11.49.06 (Sydenham CAN) were men's runners-up … followed by Paul Forbes, 12.06.24 (Run Timaru).

Athletics New Zealand's Jason Cameron and John Bowden presented 100 km ANZ championship medals to champs Konoka and Ben, and runners-up Samira and Paul.

Vajin Armstrong, 3.16.23 (Christchurch, CAN) and Hannah Oldroyd, 3.23.09 (Kaiapoi CAN) ran outstanding races to win the Sri Chinmoy 'Self-Transcendence' 50 km events ... Vajin just missing Dayle McLaughlan’s 2023 course record by 45 seconds … Hannah breaking her 2023 women’s 50k mark by 22 seconds.

Mat Wiseman, 3.17.54 (Christchurch, CAN) also ran an excellent race, leading until being passed by Vajin a few kilometers from the finish. David Shadbolt, 5.11.33 (Rollston CAN) was third.

Siobhan Griffiths, 4.22.44 (Rotorua, BOP) was the 50 km women's runner-up, followed by Natasha Demster, 7:48.10 (Christchurch, CAN).

In the Sri Chinmoy 100 km 4-person Team's Race, the ‘Motus Rollston’ team (7.34.16) were victorious over the ‘Four Of A Kind’ (7.50.16) and ‘Sports Doctors’ (7.54.05) teams.

Runners, friends and family members attended the 7.30 pm awards ceremony, at the nearby Lotus Heart Indian Vegetarian Restaurant.... followed by a post-race meal.