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In cool, mild conditions Keith Burrows 218.912 km (Owairaka Athletics) and Helen Wateworth 206.108 km (Hatea Whangarei) ran superb races to achieve clear victories in the 27th Sri Chinmoy 24-Hour Track Races/ Athletics New Zealand Championships, at Auckland's AUT Millennium Stadium on Sat/ Sun 10-11 May 2025 ... Keith adding a 4th NZL championship to his 3 consecutive wins in 2020, 2022-23 and runner-up performance in 2024.

Brendan Dean 195.520 km (Auckland) was the men's runner-up, followed by Deen Abu Bakar 188.839 km (YMCA Mthn Club).

Former New Zealand champions Dawn Tuffery 195.511 km (Hamilton City Hawkes) and Vivian Cheng 186.435 km (Wellington Harriers) were 2nd & 3rd women.

John Bowden presented Athletics New Zealand 24-hour national championship Gold, Silver & Bronze medals to the leading 3 men & women.

Winners, Keith and Helen will join previous 24-hour race champs and have their names engraved on the respective Richard Tout and Sandy Barwich 24-Hour Perpetual Trophies.

Bryan McCorkindale 111.092 km (Christchurch), ran an outstanding (men 70-74) 12-hour world age best performance (subject to IAU ratificaion).

Jantinus Meints C32, Woerden, The Netherlands (23:44:49) observed by race-walking judges, walked 100-miles in 24-hours, and was awarded a New Zealand Centurion medal by Philip Sharp, President of the New Zealand Centurion Walkers Club ... Janitus becoming just the 6th walker to achieve all 7 international Centurion badges.

In the Sri Chinmoy 12-Hour Race, outright winner, Carol Robertson 130.006 km (Hamilton City Hawkes) ran a brilliant race, adding 2 km to her 2023 race record ... followed by Niribili File 58.905 km (Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team) and Bernadette Benson 50.400 km (Bright, Australia).

Samuel Beale 124.228 km (Lake City Athletic) was the 12-Hour men's winner, from James Inward 116.280 km (Athletics Masterson) and Karl Kalders 107.263 km (Auckland).

Mel Aitken 69.011 km (Leith Harriers) won the Sri Chinmoy 6-Hour Race outright ... followed by Natalie Wenzler 42.749 km and Jessie Dean 37.376 km.

Aron Thompson 66.668 km (TTT Runners) won the men's 6-hour ... followed by Stuart Tomlinson 53.348 km (Auckland) and Malcom Chamberlin 47.889 km (Auckland City Athletics).