100km_2026_Results_List.pdf 83.68 KBIn mild sunny conditions, Jonah Smith 7.50.25 (Caversham Athletic) and Maggi Forsyth 8.24.54 (Greymouth Athletics) ran excellent races to win the 19th Sri Chinmoy 'Self-Transcendence' 100 km/ Athletics NZ Championships at North Hagley Park, Christchurch on Sunday 01 November 2026 ... becoming 2026 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 evergreen park.
Jonah was closely followed by Andy Crosland 7.56.58 (Hutt Valley Harriers) and Matthew Gare, 9.31.35 (Lake City Athletics).
Vivian Cheng, 11.16.03 (Wellington Harriers) was the women's 100k runner-up.
Athletics New Zealand's Jason Cameron presented the 100 km ANZ championship gold, silver and bronze medals to the leading runners.
Andy Good, 2.59.54 (UC Athletics) and Megan Lake 4.57.35 (Dunedin) won the Sri Chinmoy 'Self-Transcendence' 50 km events ... Andy running a outstanding race record.
Stuart Densie 4.31.22 (Christchurch) was the 50k runner-up and Paul Lemon 4.40.27 (Richmond) was third.
Georgina Cox 5.06.59 (Wainuiomata Athletic) was the 50 km women's runner-up, followed by Natasha Dempster, 6.45.37
Toby O’Rorke, 4.17.35 (Egmont Athletics) won the Sri Chinmoy Marathon/ Athletics NZ Road Racewalk Championship.
Catherine McCarten, 4.22.44 (Egmont Athletics) won the women's Athletics NZ Half Marathon Road Racewalk Championship.
The Sri Chinmoy Half-Marathon Men's Racewalk was won by Lucas Martin, 1.41.18 (Athletics Whanganui) ...followed by Daniel du Toit, 1.43.53 (Trentham United) and David Smyth, 2.28.55 (Christchurch Avon ).
Annabelle Grant, 1:09:27 (Papanui Athletics) won the Sri Chinmoy 10 km Road Race Walk/ Athletics NZ Road Under 18 Championship.
Paige Batson, 34.14 (Christchurch) won the Sri Chinmoy 5 km Race Walk … followed by Megan Baker, 34.41 (Gebbies Valley) and Rebecca Brundell, 46.03 (Christchurch).
Runners, helpers, friends and family members attended the 7.30 pm awards ceremony, at the Lotus Heart Restaurant.... followed by a delicious post-race vegetarian meal.
