Alex McKenzie 54,  Wiaouru (195.432 km) and Sharon Scholz 39, Wangaratta AUS (170.853 km) won the 2015 Sri Chinmoy 24-Hour Races last weekend. Alex becoming a dual 24-hour champion ... following on from his victory in the 2008 race.

Sharon, along with her husband Justin, race-walked together for the entire 24 hours and, observed by race walking judges, became New Zealand centurion walkers C20 & C21.

Wayne Botha 43, Auckland (119.948 km) won the Sri Chinmoy 12-Hour Race ... setting a new Guinness 100 km barefoot running record of 8 hours 42 minutes 11 seconds on the way ... improving by 7 minutes on his 2013 mark.

Fiona Ellison 45, Tuaranga (100.700 km) won the women's 12-Hour in a fine ultra debut.

Race-walker Graeme Jones 42, (Napier) set national records (open men) for 6-hours (52.983 km), 50-miles (9.16.14), 100km (11.33.16) and 12-hours (103.247 km).

Kim Dirks 44, Auckland  (56.631 km) also had an auspicious start to her ultra career ... winning the Sri Chinmoy 6-Hour Race outright ... just ahead of men's winner Ian Brailsford 50, Auckland (56.139 km).

At the awards ceremony New Zealand ultra greats Sandy Barwick and Richard Tout presented the 24-hour perpetual trophies to 2015 champions Alex and Sharon.

Sri Chinmoy 24-Hour Race
Open Men		Age	Address	50 Km			100 Km	100-Mile	Km
1	ALEXANDER MCKENZIE	54	Waiouru NZL	4.31.25			10.14.46	18.47.37	195.432
2	LANCE HUNNIFORD	64	Army Bay NZL	5.24.57			11.49.59	21.06.55	182.171
3	JUSTIN SCHOLZ (C21)	40	Wangaratta AUS	6.16.40			13.02.24	22.24.29	170.853
4	BRIAN PRESCOTT	51	Cambridge NZL	5.16.20			11.52.17	23.10.00	165.443
5	JESPER FUHLENDORFF	44	Waiuku NZL	6.13.52			14.03.32	23.26.31	162.608
6	RICHARD YOUNG	55	Christchurch NZL	5.24.33			13.35.35		149.967
7	JOHN KILMARTIN	64	Haddon AUS	6.18.57			13.20.31		146.927
8	JASON BUCKLEY	44	Auckland NZL	5.58.21			14.59.39		136.459
9	MARK GRAY	54	Papamoa NZL	6.10.05			16.46.15		129.949
10	ALAN POTTER	46	Auckland NZL	4.59.46			11.12.48		122.400
11	BRYAN McCORKINDALE	63	Christchurch NZL	4.30.07			9.52.48		114.400
12	KEVIN WILSON	64	Auckland NZL	9.07.41			20.04.54		109.885
13	TRENT VANNISSELROY	26	Auckland NZL	5.28.44			13.26.17		107.585
14	DAVE CANDY	51	Christchurch NZL	9.19.13					68.263
15	WARREN BURKE	48	Wellington NZL	9.09.57					66.800
Men 50-59
1	ALEXANDER MCKENZIE	54	Waiouru NZL	4.31.25			10.14.46	18.47.37	195.432
Men 60-69
1	LANCE HUNNIFORD	64	Army Bay NZL	5.24.57			11.49.59	21.06.55	182.171
Open Women		Age	Address	50 Km			100 Km	100-Mile	Km
1	SHARON SCHOLZ (C20)	39	Wangaratta AUS	6.16.39			13.02.24	22.24.29	170.853
2	GEORGINA COX	40	Lower Hutt NZL	5.02.51			11.33.49		156.466
3	HEATHER ANDREWS	42	Tauranga NZL	6.29.40			15.22.47		149.343
4	PENNY KIRKWOOD	46	Auckland NZL	5.14.13			12.46.55		145.208
5	VALERIE MUSKETT	61	Hampden NZL	5.08.41			11.25.34		120.000
6	ALEXANDRIA SENIOR	33	Renwick NZL	8.44.58			19.55.46		103.660
7	NIRIBILI FILE	69	Auckland NZL	8.56.03					91.211
8	VIVIAN CHENG	37	Wellington NZL	5.15.32					81.189
Women 60-69
1	VALERIE MUSKETT	61	Hampden NZL	5.08.41			11.25.34		120.000
Sri Chinmoy 12-Hour Race
Open Men		Age	Address	50 Km	6-Hr	50-Mile	100 Km		Km
1	WAYNE BOTHA	43	Auckland NZL	4.03.45			8.42.11		119.948
2	CRAIG PRICE	40	Papamoa NZL	4.55.57			10.54.37		108.905
3	GRAEME JONES (*NZL  Open Men Race-Walking Records)	42	Napier NZL	5.37.53	52.983k*	9.16.14*	11.33.16*		103.247*
4	MATT FORD	45	Mt Maunganui NZL	5.11.10					92.360
5	ROGER COLQUHOUN	45	Tauranga NZL	11.47.44					50.000
6	GARY REGTIEN	79	Auckland NZL						32.000
Men 70-79
1	GARY REGTIEN	79	Auckland NZL						32.000
Open Women		Age	Address	50 Km			100 Km		Total Km
1	FIONA ELLSON	45	Tauranga NZL	5.23.19			11.56.21		100.700
2	ALICE ADIWINATA	35	Auckland NZL	5.39.20					96.190
3	AINIE KWOK	51	Auckland NZL	7.08.56					78.857
4	CHERYLL MARTIN	29	Auckland NZL	6.45.47					78.607
Women 50-59
1	AINIE KWOK	51	Auckland NZL	7.08.56					78.857
Sri Chinmoy 6-Hour Race
Open Men		Age	Address	50 Km					Km
1	IAN BRAILSFORD	50	Auckland NZL	5.16.53					56.139
2	RICHARD LAKE	57	Auckland NZL	5.34.26					53.349
3	CLIFF HARRISON	46	Tauranga NZL	5.50.07					51.269
4	ERIC SILA	37	Auckland NZL						47.805
5	ANDREW SHELLEY	59	Auckland NZL						47.677
Men 50-59
1	IAN BRAILSFORD	50	Auckland NZL	5.16.53					56.139
Open Women		Age	Address	50 Km					Km
1	KIM DIRKS	44	Auckland NZL	5.16.50					56.631
2	ANNA SMYTH	36	Cromwell NZL						43.720
3	HEATHER SMYTH	70	Orewa NZL						32.920
4	PARAMARTHA GALLIENNE	57	Auckland NZL						31.407
Women 50-59
1	PARAMARTHA GALLIENNE	57	Auckland NZL						31.407
Women 70-79
1	HEATHER SMYTH	70	Orewa NZL						32.920