World Age Best & National Records go in Sri Chinmoy 24-Hour Ultras
Val Muskett from Otago set 5 world age (women 55-59) records in the Sri Chinmoy 12-Hour Race … on route to outright victory (121.983 km ) from men’s 12-Hour winner Justin Cheyne 38, (113.600 km).
Val’s New Marks [** Ratified by the IAU]
50 km ** 4:28:31 was 4:30:46
6-Hour ** 66.041 km was 64.800 km
50 mile 7:28:04 was 7:36.44
100 km ** 9:31:46 was 9:41:31
12-Hour ** 121:983 km was 114:000 km
Race-walker Andrew Shelley 38, from Upper Hutt set national walking records for 50-Miles, 100 km and 12-hours and, along with Belgium’s Rudy Schoors 45, and Caroline Mestdagh 45, walked 100-miles (161 km) in front of walking judges to join the elite New Zealand Centurion Walkers Club ... Rudy walking strongly during the night to achieve Centurion status just 30 seconds ahead of Andrew.
The Sri Chinmoy 24-Hour Men’s Race was won by N.Z. 100 Km rep Greg Hannah 41, of Dunedin in a fine (217.802 Km), from 2008 winner Alex McKenzie 49, in a personal best 206.530 km, followed by impressive rookie Wayne Botha 38, (204.698 km).
Another New Zealand rep, the ever cheerful Vivian Cheng 32, from Wellington (201.400 km), won the women’s 24-Hour, attaining 200 km for the first time, followed by Australian rookie Carol Lapsys, who celebrated her 33rd birthday with an outstanding 182.408 Km, and race-walker Carol Mestdagh 45, 162.800 km.
8 men and 3 women went beyond 100 miles (161km).
The Sri Chinmoy 6-Hour Races were won by Tracy Benjamin 36, (61.911 km) and Stuart MacAdam 18, (57.689 km).
In the Sri Chinmoy 12-Hour Teams Relay Tony Sargisson, Silver Medalist 50-km Walk 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games and up-coming Quentin Rew, who missed by just 1 minute on going to New Delhi, led an enthralling battle for third place between 2 excellent teams of race-walkers.
Racing head to head early on Sunday morning, only the best of the fresh relay runners could avoid being overtaken by Tony and Quentin as hour upon hour they literally scorched around the track … Tony’s team finishing just 394 metres ahead of Quentin’s - 119.118 km to 118.724 km.
The 12-Hour Relay was won by the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team – Men (141.350 km) from Butch's Brigade of Masterton (128.195 km)
New Zealand Ultra greats Sandy Barwick (M.B.E.) and Gary Regtien presented the Sandy Barwick and Richard Tout perpetual trophies to 2010 24-hour champions Greg Hannah and Vivian Cheng.
Sri Chinmoy 24 Hour Race |
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Men |
Address |
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50 Km |
50 Mile |
100 Km |
12 Hour |
100 Mile |
200 Km |
Total Km |
| 1 | Greg Hannah 41 | Dunedin | 4.24.24 | 7.17.44 | 9.20.28 | 124.800 | 16.24.51 | 21.39.25 | 217.802 | |
| 2 | Alex McKenzie 49 | Tauranga | 4.59.30 | 8.16.20 | 10.31.15 | 112.400 | 18.13.46 | 23.16.27 | 206.530 | |
| 3 | Wayne Botha 38 | Auckland | 4.50.50 | 7.49.58 | 10.01.05 | 115.600 | 18.16.41 | 23.25.36 | 204.698 | |
| 4 | Graeme Butcher 48 | Masterton | 4.45.45 | 7.56.08 | 10.27.20 | 113.200 | 22.25.53 | 177.235 | ||
| 5 | Andrew Shelley 41 - N.Z. Centurion C16 | Upper Hutt | 6.04.40 | 9.49.16 | 12.15.22 | 97.940 | 21.37.55 | 174.460 | ||
| 6 | Norman Chan 51 | Ch/Church | 5.29.11 | 9.15.45 | 11.47.39 | 100.400 | 22.12.58 | 164.853 | ||
| 7 | Rudy Schoors 45 - N.Z. Centurion C15 | Belgium | 6.21.45 | 10.26.35 | 13.09.00 | 91.600 | 21.37.25 | 164.400 | ||
| 8 | Richard Pedley 31 | Auckland | 5.31.30 | 10.03.05 | 13.00.45 | 95.600 | 23.42.20 | 162.422 | ||
| 9 | Dhiraja McBryde 45 | Auckland | 5.44.25 | 10.19.20 | 13.38.50 | 90.000 | 140.954 | |||
| 10 | Alan Sutcliffe 41 | Auckland | 5.41.50 | 9.55.30 | 12.42.40 | 94.800 | 133.600 | |||
| 11 | Warren Wright 36 | Australia | 5.56.53 | 10.42.00 | 14.07.16 | 86.800 | 131.423 | |||
| 12 | Barry Wilson 60 | Rotorua | 7.18.50 | 12.09.50 | 15.41.56 | 79.200 | 126.092 | |||
| 13 | Richard Wall 35 | Wellington | 8.43.35 | 14.33.30 | 18.50.16 | 67.600 | 118.691 | |||
| 14 | William Lucas 53 | Dunedin | 7.06.48 | 11.39.50 | 14.57.20 | 82.400 | 117.906 | |||
| 15 | Dave Knudsen 51 | Auckland | 5.42.00 | 11.21.05 | 15.22.31 | 84.400 | 110.000 | |||
| 16 | Nick Warren 30 | Auckland | 7.11.30 | 12.49.55 | 16.50.29 | 75.600 | 103.727 | |||
| 17 | Gene Andrews 28 | Auckland | 7.11.30 | 12.44.55 | 23.28.10 | 75.600 | 102.927 | |||
| 18 | Kevin Wilson 59 | Auckland | 7.53.05 | 63.200 | ||||||
Pl. |
Women |
Address |
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50 Km |
50 Mile |
100 Km |
12 Hour |
100 Mile |
200 Km |
Total Km |
| 1 | Vivian Cheng 32 | Wellington | 5.10.47 | 8.30.40 | 10.43.57 | 110.000 | 18.28.52 | 23.51.17 | 201.400 | |
| 2 | Carrol Lapsys 33 | Australia | 5.22.19 | 9.10.44 | 11.39.06 | 102.400 | 21.05.57 | 182.408 | ||
| 3 | Caroline Mestdagh 45 - N.Z. Centurion C17 | Belgium | 6.30.50 | 10.42.32 | 13.31.05 | 89.600 | 22.51.46 | 162.800 | ||
| 4 | Sophie Anderson 32 | Auckland | 6.12.20 | 11.04.56 | 15.00.57 | 82.000 | 144.400 | |||
| 5 | Phillippa Speedy 30 | Auckland | 6.25.47 | 12.17.30 | 16.07.43 | 79.600 | 128.000 | |||
| 6 | Nabhoniya Butler 38 | Auckland | 7.24.59 | 13.36.15 | 20.35.36 | 72.000 | 114.897 | |||
Sri Chinmoy 12 Hour Race |
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Women |
Address |
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50 Km |
6 Hour |
50 Mile |
100 Km |
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Total Km |
| 1 | Val Muskett 56 | Waikouaiti | 4.28.31 | 66.041 | 7.28.04 | 9.31.46 | 121.983 | |||
| 2 | Joanne Mann 29 | Auckland | 7.10.57 | 43.600 | 11.44.43 | 82.424 | ||||
| 3 | Niribili File 64 | Auckland | 6.41.16 | 44.800 | 67.722 | |||||
| 4 | Juliette Gallienne 52 | Auckland | 10.07.06 | 32.400 | 59.859 | |||||
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Men |
Address |
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50 Km |
6 Hour |
50 Mile |
100 Km |
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Total Km |
| 1 | Justin Cheyne 38 | Auckland | 4.49.19 | 61.600 | 8.01.20 | 10.11.39 | 113.600 | |||
| 2 | Steve Ciprian 46 | Auckland | 4.39.48 | 62.000 | 8.11.36 | 11.03.06 | 105.442 | |||
| 3 | David Walker 47 | Auckland | 5.45.53 | 52.000 | 9.32.26 | 11.55.10 | 100.268 | |||
| 4 | Darrin Heaven 45 | Auckland | 5.30.42 | 54.000 | 10.42.04 | 83.360 | ||||
| 5 | Gary Regtien 74 | Auckland | 44.000 | |||||||
Sri Chinmoy 6 Hour Race |
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Women |
Address |
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50 Km |
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Total Km |
| 1 | Tracy Benjamin 36 | Auckland | 4.51.05 | 61.911 | ||||||
| 2 | Janet Singh 29 | Auckland | 47.292 | |||||||
| 3 | Linda Law 59 | Red Beach | 42.705 | |||||||
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Men |
Address |
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50 Km |
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Total Km |
| 1 | Stuart MacAdam 18 | Auckland | 5.06.12 | 57.689 | ||||||
| 2 | Michael Law 61 | Red Beach | 26.654 | |||||||
Sri Chinmoy 12 Hour Teams Relay |
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Team Name |
Address |
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50 Km |
6 Hour |
50 Mile |
100 Km |
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Total Km |
| 1 | Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team: Tallaja Carey, Uddipan Brown, Asankita Bell, Thomas Maguire | Auckland | 4.08.40 | 75.200 | 6.23.30 | 8.16.50 | 141.350 | |||
| 2 | Butch's Brigade: Ray Haste, Rowan Williamson, Doug Johnson, Greg Baillie | Masterton | 4.23.07 | 67.200 | 7.11.56 | 9.06.37 | 128.195 | |||
| 3 | The Over 200 Club - Walkers: David Sim, Tony Sargisson, Mike Parker, Mark Gray | Auckland | 5.03.38 | 58.800 | 8.17.20 | 10.04.07 | 119.118 | |||
| 4 | Barberew Walkers: Shirley Barber, David Barber, Alana Barber, Quentin Rew | Auckland | 4.54.54 | 61.200 | 8.04.37 | 9.59.27 | 118.724 | |||
| 5 | Army Team: Ross Cullen, Janette Cullen, Charlie Harrison, Fiona Ellisons | Tauranga | 7.02.38 | 42.000 | 79.232 | |||||
| 6 | Rosemary's Team: Rosemary Innes-Jones, Kyra Innes-Jones, Jeremy Barrow, Patty Nazif | Auckland | 7.39.50 | 40.000 | 72.931 | |||||
