1-2 Oct 2011 Sri Chinmoy 6-12-24 Hour Track Races & 12-Hour Teams Relay - Auckland ... Report, Photos & Results

New Zealand reps. Masterton's Graeme Butcher, in a 207.189 km personal best, & 2010 women's winner - Wellington's Vivian Cheng (192.652 km), became the 2011 Sri Chinmoy 24-Hour national champions last week-end.

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37 individual runners and 3 relay teams participated in the 14th Sri Chinmoy 6-12- 24-Hour Track Races (N.Z. 24-Hour Track Championship) at Auckland's Sovereign Stadium.

The weather was cool/ mild & overcast with gusty winds and some intermitent fine rain.

2003/4 24-hour men's champ. Dhiraja McBryde was the 24-hour men's runner-up with an encouraging 176.660 km, while rookie Kim Allan (Tuakau) was second placed woman with an excellent 178.389 km.

Jenny Williams from Kumeu, ran a very fine 111.518 km to win the Sri Chinmoy 12-Hour Race outright while 60 year old Lance Hunniford from Red Beach achieved note-worthy 97.940 km.

Master's champ, Gary Regtien 75; running an outstanding 87.224 km; was the 12-hour men's runner up ... followed by race walker Mark Gray who walked a steady 81.560 km.

In the women's 12-hour Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team rep. Auckland's Stacey Marsh looked comfortable ... running a promising 88.321 km for 2nd place.

Auckland's Alan Potter (66.965 km) & Tracy Frerk (58.583 km) won the Sri Chinmoy 6-Hour Races ... Tracy finishing ahead of up-coming 18 year old Kallola Brown (58.409 km) by just 174 metres.

During the night 6-Hour winner Alan ran another 3-hour stint to assist 'The 40 Somethings" team achieve victory in the 12-Hour Teams Relay (127.585 km).

At the awards ceremony New Zealand ultra greats, Sandy Barwick & Gary Regtien, presented the Sandy Barwich & Richard Tout Perpetual Trophies to 2011 24-Hour winners Graeme & Vivian.

Sri Chinmoy 24 Hour Race

 

Men

Mthn

50 km

50 mile

100 km

12-Hr

100 mile

200 km

Total km

1 Graeme Butcher 49 Masterton 4.07.28 4.51.21 8.09.31 10.22.35 111.200 18.49.33 23.24.09 207.189
2 Dhiraja McBryde 46 Auckland 4.18.30 5.06.08 8.40.43 11.01.33 107.600 21.09.21   176.660
3 Richard Charles 39 Auckland 5.16.25 6.24.13 10.59.12 14.25.16 86.400     136.184
4 Neville Kuilan 35 Auckland 6.00.59 7.12.05 12.15.15 16.55.03 78.800     130.973
5 Thomas McGuire 26 Auckland 6.00.08 7.30.08 13.58.10 18.17.49 71.200     127.531
6 Sean Roberts 38 Featherston 5.12.50 6.32.20 12.19.12 19.11.22 78.800     112.400
7 Dharbhasana Lynn 35 Auckland 4.43.20 5.38.42 9.58.20   92.800     92.800
8 Gene Andrews 29 Auckland 5.51.10 7.48.20           53.200
 

Women

Mthn

50 km

50 mile

100 km

12-Hr

100 mile

200 km

Total km

1 Vivian Cheng 33 Wellington 4.19.50 5.08.37 8.27.33 10.42.00 110.000 19.08.36   192.652
2 Kim Allan 45 Tuakau 4.22.57 5.20.25 9.28.57 11.51.40 100.800 21.12.23   178.389
3 Penny Kirkwood 42 Auckland 4.09.44 5.05.25 9.40.47 12.59.59 94-000     160.743
4 Brenda Farley 46 Eketahuna 7.00.26 8.21.53 13.42.42 17.25.25 71.200     135.047
5 Nabhoniya Butler 39 Auckland 5.31.20 6.54.54 12.58.31 19.47.14 75.200     121.726

Sri Chinmoy 12 Hour Race

 

Women

Mthn

50 km

6-Hr

50 mile

100 km

   

Total km

1 Jenny Williams 48 Kumeu  4.11.15 4.59.43 59.600 8.18.49 10.39.37     111.518
2 Stacey Marsh 34 Auckland 4.51.42 5.57.14 50.400 10.46.03       88.321
3 Heather Andrews 38 Tauranga 5.34.08 7.53.10 44.400         74.336
4 Niribili File 65 Auckland 5.46.02 7.15.57 43.600         74.075
5 Hilary Boyd 45 Auckland 7.43.21 9.19.20 32.800         64.824
6 Rebecca Oliver 29 Sydney 5.13.49 6.43.41 45.600         56.400
 

Men

Mthn

50 km

6-Hr

50 mile

100 km

   

Total km

1 Lance Hunniford 60 Red Beach 4.18.40 5.11.34 56.800 9.14.14       97.940
2 Gary Regtien 75 Auckland 4.55.25 5.56.00 50.400 10.55.40       87.224
3 Mark Gray 50 Papamoa 5.38.51 6.48.09 44.400 11.44.12       81.560
4 Darrin Heaven 46 Auckland 4.56.25 6.40.30 43.600         51.600

Sri Chinmoy 6 Hour Race

 

Men

Mthn

50 km

         

Total km

1 Alan Potter 42 Auckland 3.46.41 4.27.02           66.965
2 Simon Clendon 47 Auckland 3.50.46 4.36.59           63.359
3 Uddipan Brown 53 Auckland 3.47.57 4.34.22           63.225
4 Doug Johnston 41 Masterton 4.03.07 4.59.45           59.624
5 Andrew McManus 21 Auckland 4.07.39 5.02.19           58.249
6 Sergio Guzzardi 45 Auckland 3.58.30 5.00.10           57.745
7 Jason Rudkin- Binks 43 Auckland 4.26.22 5.37.50           53.169
8 Michael Bennett 46 Auckland 4.47.40 5.55.10           50.616
9 Ray Haste 47 Masterton 5.26.06             43.651
10 Lars Madsen 35 Auckland               41.447
 

Women

Mthn

50 km

         

Total km

1 Tracy Frerk 29 Auckland 4.16.04 5.05.05           58.583
2 Kallola Brown 18 Auckland 4.12.14 5.08.30           58.409
3 Tracy Benjamin 37 Auckland 4.31.03 5.23.47           55.480
4 Rowan Skinner 45 Greytown 4.34.09 5.33.53           53.587

Sri Chinmoy 12 Hour Teams Relay

 

Team

Stint 1

Stint 2

Tally

Total km

1 The 40 Somethings Louise Schofield 16.800 17.200 34.000  
    Katie Robinson 11.600 12.400 24.000  
Geoff Dickson 18.400 17.185 35.585  
Alan Potter 34.000 0.000 34.000  
  127.585
2 Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team - Men Niryana Marshall 14.800 12.000 26.800  
    Daniel Rubin 19.200 12.800 32.000  
Jim Lawless 14.400 13.200 27.600  
Pragunya Daly 29.131 0.000 29.131  
  115.531
3 Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team - Women Marianna Schwendtner 21.200 0.000 21.200  
    Isabel Esparza 25.400 0.000 25.400  
Ujjwala Mettrick 27.800 0.000 27.800  
Nipura Brown 21.593 0.000 21.593  
  95.993