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The inaugural Sri Chinmoy 24-hour and 100-km track races were held in mild, windless and sunny conditions.

After the runners introduction, the race was started by New Zealand Ultrarunners Association President Richard Tout.

The men's and women's 24-hour races were dominated by NZ 24 hour record-holder Ian Curtis and by smooth gliding rookie Carolynn Tassie.

In a 'Yiannis'-type opening the power-packed Ian charged through the marathon split in 3:13:52 and past 50 miles in 6:39:16. He was joined for a few kilometres by 62 year old masters champion Gary Regtien who displayed some of his classic high knee-lifting form enroute to a 50 km split of 4:15:48 (12 minutes under the world record masters (60-65) 100 km pace!) Unfortunately Gary had not fully recovered from a respiratory aliment and he had to stop after 73 km.

Ian continued to run strongly, passing 133.6 km at the 12 hour mark. In the second half he slowed a little and required several massage stops for muscle tightness- thus slipping behind his NZ record pace. Nevertheless, he pushed on to complete 200 km in 20:47:00 and finished with a classy 224.8 km.

First-upper Bob Lee achieved the 100 mile goal in 22:56:09 and finished with 165.3 km. Colin Clifton made a brave attempt at his NZ O/70 masters record but stomach problems kept him a few kilometres short.

Race walker Jack Tregurtha added 15 km to his 24-hour best with a steady 142 km. Michael Simons had not fully recovered from the Comrades marathon (90 km) and struggled in the second half while Russell Shannon showed grit to reach 128 km in his first 24 hour race.

In her initial 24-hour outing Carolyn Tassie showed the poise and style which usually comes into its own in multiday events. Looking remarkably fresh in the latter stages of the race she finished just 20 m short of an impressive 190 km.

Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team representative Dianne File was very pleased with her 21 km improvement ... achieving a 137.6 km personal best ... while Caroline Patton was cheerful and steady in completing 111 km.

The Sri Chinmoy 100 km race started simultaneously with the 24-hour event at 9:00 am. The men's race was won by 'first-timer' Dave Mason of the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team in 10:30:19 from a determined Geoff Clarke in 11:22:42 and team-mate Barney McBryde in 11:47:01.

Walkers Chris Metcalfe and Maureen Pennell recorded a consistent 16:51:20.

NZ World 100 km Challenge representative Shawn Cooper was a late starter but he showed his talent as he effortlessly strode through 50 km in a 3:53:30 training-pace before stopping at 74 km with a slight achilles strain.

The 100 km Teams Relay was won by the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team 'Mens' Quad' from the Y.M.C.A. Fliers and the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team 'Womens' Quad'.

Sri Chinmoy 24 Hour Track Race
Men		Mthn	30 mile	50 km	40 mile	50 mile	100 km	100 mile	200 km	Total km
Ian Curtis	1	3:13:52	3:46:20	3:54:47	5:10:53	6:39:17	8:26:52	15:16:43	20:47:00	224.800
Bob Lee	2	4:06:10	4:48:50	5:02:17	6:51:21	9:07:17	11:52:30	22:56:09		165.304
Colin Clifton	3	5:35:53	6:38:46	6:51:50	8:53:27	11:09:58	15:06:26			145.200
Jack Tregurtha	4	6:03:08	7:00:38	7:15:25	9:43:46	12:57:02	16:32:20			142.028
Michael Simons	5	4:07:11	4:48:39	4:59:50	6:58:25	9:20:25	12:11:13			137.601
Russell Shannon	6	4:57:54	5:49:28	6:00:36	8:44:38	11:09:53	14:06:20			128.633
Gary Regtien	7	3:27:17	4:04:40	4:15:48	6:05:39					73.200
Women		Mthn	30 mile	50 km	40 mile	50 mile	100 km	100 mile	200 km	Total km
Carolynn Tassie	1	4:18:21	4:55:25	5:05:59	6:48:05	9:21:06	11:47:06	20:21:58		189.980
Dianne File	2	5:40:50	6:50:09	7:08:10	9:25:57	12:05:52	16:29:40			137.702
Catherine Patton	3	6:18:50	7:49:22	8:03:40	11:23:28	15:47:24	20:39:08			111.041
Sri Chinmoy 100 Km Track Race
Men		Mthn	30 mile	50 km	40 mile	50 mile	100 km			Total km
Dave Mason	1	3:41:17	4:27:24	4:37:36	6:19:56	8:16:23	10:30:19			100.000
Geoff Clarke	2	4:12:39	4:55:53	5:06:10	6:40:35	8:38:42	11:22:42			100.000
Barney McBryde	3	4:11:49	4:58:11	5:11:43	7:05:35	9:20:37	11:47:01			100.000
Chris Metcalfe	4	6:58:27	7:59:06	8:14:35	10:41:11	13:23:43	16:51:20			100.000
Shawn Cooper	5	3:12:51	3:45:11	3:53:30	5:42:15					74.000
Women		Mthn	30 mile	50 km	40 mile	50 mile	100 km			Total km
Maureen Pennell	1	6:58:27	7:59:06	8:14:34	10:41:11	13:23:30	16:51:20			100.000
Sri Chinmoy 100 Km Teams Relay
Team		Mthn	30 mile	50 km	40 mile	50 mile	100 km			Total km
Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team (Men)	1						8:56:26			100.000
Y.M.C.A. Fliers	2						9:54:05			100.000
Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team (Women)	3						11:13:47			100.000