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National Records

1. Introduction

The page lists the national records – records set by New Zealand citizens or permanent residents anywhere in the world under the rules of Centurion walking. If you read in the newspaper that A. Runner has set a world record in the 1500 metre run, you can be reasonably confident the record was set under the same exacting conditions as the old record. Similarly for the 100 metre freestyle in swimming, a double FITA round in archery and the 4000 metre team pursuit in cycling.

Unfortunately, the same can not be said for centurion or ultra walking. There are at least three reasons for this:

  • the requirements on the straightness of the front leg vary slightly from country to country
  • the amount of judging varies for race to race.
  • the amount of drug testing varies from race to race

Hence it is difficult to talk about world records or even possibly national records as the terms are used in Athletics. Nevertheless, the achievements are usually called records.

The records listed below were all set in races that were judged under the IAAF rules for racewalking or the rules of the relevant Centurion Club. The New Zealand Centurions Club recognises separate records for the track and road circuits. Thus it is important when referring to a record to state whether the record is for the track or road. The New Zealand Centurions Club refers to records set on the track as the New Zealand record. A track can be up to 500 metres. All the track records listed below were made either on a 400 metre athletic track or the 500 metre track at Calboolture Historic Village in Queensland.

Some of the records for men were supplied by Jack Tregurtha. The lists come from the 2000 edition of the handbook for the New Zealand Masters Athletics.

The details for some records are missing and it could be argued that the result should not be counted as a record. I have included the results in the list because they were accepted as records by the New Zealand Centurions Club before I started maintaining the records.

Throughout the lists

  • the age group M40 means men 40 to 44 years old, M45 means men 45 to 49 years old, and so on.
  • an open record for a distance or time is time or distance irrespective of age.

For some age groups, I have included previous records so that people can see the progression of the record in these age groups.

Age GroupTrack or Road?WalkerTimeDateDetails
National records for standard distances
Women
50 miles
OpenTrackLinda Law11:06:106 July, 2002Set during the New Zealand Centurion 24-hour walk held 6-7 July, 2002 at Sovereign Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand as part of the sixth annual Sri Chinmoy 6-12-24 hour running races.
W45TrackMaureen Metcalfe11:13:598 July, 2000Set during the New Zealand Centurion 24-hour walk held 8-9 July, 2000, at Sovereign Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand as part of the fourth annual Sri Chinmoy 6-12-24 hour running races.
W50TrackLinda Law11:06:106 July, 2002Set during the New Zealand Centurion 24-hour walk held 6-7 July, 2002 at Sovereign Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand as part of the sixth annual Sri Chinmoy 6-12-24 hour running races.
W60TrackTerri Grimmett13:37:0014 November 2020Set during the New Zealand Centurion 24-hour walk held 14-15 November, 2020 at Millennium Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand as part of the 23rd annual Sri Chinmoy 6-12-24 hour running races.
W65TrackBeverley Horton15:33:3128 September, 2003Set during the New Zealand Centurion 24-hour walk held 27-28 September, 2003 at Sovereign Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand as part of the seventh annual Sri Chinmoy 6-12-24 hour running races.
100 kilometres
OpenTrackJoanne Aitken14:10:027 October, 2018Set during the New Zealand Centurion 24-hour walk held 6-7 October, 2018, Auckland, New Zealand as part of the 2018 Sri Chinmoy 6-12-24 hour running races.
W45TrackJoanne Aitken14:10:027 October, 2018Set during the New Zealand Centurion 24-hour walk held 6-7 October, 2018, Auckland, New Zealand as part of the 2018 Sri Chinmoy 6-12-24 hour running races.
W50TrackLinda Law14:10:308 July, 2001Set during the New Zealand Centurion 24-hour walk held 7-8 July, 2001 at Sovereign Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand as part of the fifth annual Sri Chinmoy 6-12-24 hour running races.
W65TrackBeverley Horton19:41:0128 September, 2003Set during the New Zealand Centurion 24-hour walk held 27-28 September, 2003 at Sovereign Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand as part of the seventh annual Sri Chinmoy 6-12-24 hour running races.
100 miles
OpenTrackJoanne Aitken23:31:277 October, 2018Set during the New Zealand Centurion 24-hour walk held 6-7 October, 2018, Auckland, New Zealand as part of the 2018 Sri Chinmoy 6-12-24 hour running races.
W45TrackJoanne Aitken23:31:277 October, 2018Set during the New Zealand Centurion 24-hour walk held 6-7 October, 2018, Auckland, New Zealand as part of the 2018 Sri Chinmoy 6-12-24 hour running races.
Men
50 miles
OpenTrackGraeme Jones9:16:143 October, 2015Set during the New Zealand Centurion 24-hour walk held 3-4 October, 2015, at Sovereign Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand as part of the eighteenth annual Sri Chinmoy 6-12-24 hour running races.
OpenRoadDudley Harris10:11:181992Hawera to New Plymouth road race
M40TrackGraeme Jones9:16:143 October, 2015Set during the New Zealand Centurion 24-hour walk held 3-4 October, 2015, at Sovereign Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand as part of the eighteenth annual Sri Chinmoy 6-12-24 hour running races.
M45RoadRichard McChesney10:24:4820 May, 2018Set during the Continental Centurions Race 19-20 May 2018, held on a 3.9km road circuit
M50TrackGerald Manderson10:09:4619 September, 1998Set during the Australian Centurion 24-hour walk held 19-20 September, 1998, at George Knott Athletic Track, Clifton Hill, Melbourne, Australia.
M55TrackGerald Manderson09:58:2818 September, 1999Set during the Centurion 24-hour walk held 18-19 September, 1999, at Coburg Harriers Track, Coburg, Melbourne, Australia.
M60TrackGraham Cleal11:11:427 July, 2001Set during the New Zealand Centurion 24-hour walk held 7-8 July, 2001, at Sovereign Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand as part of the fifth annual Sri Chinmoy 6-12-24 hour running races.
M65RoadDudley Harris10:11:181992Hawera to New Plymouth road race
M70TrackColin Clifton11:24:4910 July, 1999Set during the New Zealand Centurion 24-hour walk held 10-11 July, 1999, at Sovereign Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand as part of the third annual Sri Chinmoy 6-12-24 hour running races.
M75TrackColin Clifton11:57:106 July, 2002Set during the New Zealand Centurion 24-hour walk held 6-7 July, 2002, at Sovereign Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand as part of the sixth annual Sri Chinmoy 6-12-24 hour running races.
100 kilometres
OpenTrackGraeme Jones11:33:163 October, 2015Set during the 24-hour Centurion walk held 3-4 October, 2015, at Sovereign Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand as part of the eighteenth annual Sri Chinmoy 6-12-24 hour running races.
OpenRoadRichard McChesney12:59:2120 May, 2018Set during the Continental Centurions Race 19-20 May 2018, held on a 3.9km road circuit
M40TrackGraeme Jones11:33:163 October, 2015Set during the 24-hour Centurion walk held 3-4 October, 2015, at Sovereign Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand as part of the eighteenth annual Sri Chinmoy 6-12-24 hour running races.
M45RoadRichard McChesney12:59:2120 May, 2018Set during the Continental Centurions Race 19-20 May 2018, held on a 3.9km road circuit
M50TrackGerald Manderson12:57:2120 September, 1998Set during the Centurion 24-hour walk held 19-20 September, 1998, at George Knott Athletic Track, Clifton Hill, Melbourne, Australia.
M55TrackPeter Baillie12:20:332 October, 2005Set during the 24-hour Centurion walk held 1-2 October, 2005, at Sovereign Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand as part of the ninth annual Sri Chinmoy 6-12-24 hour running races.
M60TrackGraham Cleal13:57:438 July, 2001Set during the 24-hour Centurion walk held 7-8 July, 2001, at Sovereign Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand as part of the fifth annual Sri Chinmoy 6-12-24 hour running races.
M70TrackColin Clifton14:41:5411 July, 1999Set during the 24-hour Centurion walk held 10-11 July, 1999, at Sovereign Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand as part of the third annual Sri Chinmoy 6-12-24 hour running races.
M75TrackColin Clifton20:11:3328 September, 2003Set during the 24-hour Centurion walk held 27-28 September, 2003, at Sovereign Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand as part of the seventh annual Sri Chinmoy 6-12-24 hour running races.
100 miles
OpenRoadRichard McChesney20:44:1020 May, 2018Set during the Continental Centurions Race 19-20 May 2018, held on a 3.9km road circuit
OpenTrackPeter Baillie21:04:592 October, 2005Set during the 24-hour Centurion walk held 1-2 October, 2005, at Sovereign Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand as part of the ninth annual Sri Chinmoy 6-12-24 hour running races.
M40TrackAndrew Shelley21:37:553 October, 2010Set during the 24-hour Centurion race held 2-3 October, 2010, at Sovereign Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand as part of the thirteenth annual 6-12-24 hour Sri Chinmoy running races.
M45RoadRichard McChesney20:44:1020 May, 2018Set during the Continental Centurions Race 19-20 May 2018, held on a 3.9km road circuit
M50TrackRichard McChesney21:32:4413 November, 2022Set during the 24-hour Centurion race held 12-13 November, 2022, at Millennium Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand as part of the 24th annual 6-12-24 hour Sri Chinmoy running races.
M50RoadRichard McChesney23:05:5516 April, 2023Set at the 6 Jours de France, Vallon-Pont-d'Arc, France 15-21 April 2023, 1,131m circuit
M55TrackPeter Baillie21:04:592 October, 2005Set during the 24-hour Centurion walk held 1-2 October, 2005, at Sovereign Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand as part of the ninth annual Sri Chinmoy 6-12-24 hour running races.
M60TrackRichard Young22:57:5515 November 2020Set during the New Zealand Centurion 24-hour walk held 14-15 November, 2020 at Millennium Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand as part of the 23rd annual Sri Chinmoy 6-12-24 hour running races.
200 kilometres
OpenRoadRichard McChesney27:27:1220 September, 2015Set during the Roubaix 28-hour race in France, September 19-20, 2015 on a road circuit of 1.982 kilometres.
OpenTrackRichard McChesney28:50:4512 August, 2023Set during the GOMU World Championships at Blackbridge Track, Gloucester, UK
M45RoadRichard McChesney27:27:1220 September, 2015Set during the Roubaix 28-hour race in France, September 19-20, 2015 on a road circuit of 1.982 kilometres.
M50RoadRichard McChesney29:27:3216 April, 2023Set at the 6 Jours de France, Vallon-Pont-d'Arc, France 15-21 April 2023, 1,131m circuit
M55TrackRichard McChesney28:50:4512 August, 2023Set during the GOMU World Championships at Blackbridge Track, Gloucester, UK
M65TrackGerald Manderson40 hours1 August, 2010Set during the 48-hour race held at Calboolture Historic Village, Queensland, Australia.
500 kilometres
OpenRoadRichard McChesney4 days 2 hours 29 minutes 52 seconds19 April, 2023Set at the 6 Jours de France, Vallon-Pont-d'Arc, France 15-21 April 2023, 1,131m circuit
OpenTrackGerald Manderson4 days 19 hours24 November, 2001Set during the six-day race at Colac, Victoria, Australia.
M45RoadRichard McChesney4 days 16 hours 55 minutes 8 seconds23 October, 2016Set during the first five days of "6 jours de France", Privas (07) - France, held October 23 - 29, 2016. The first three and a bit days of the race were on a circuit of 611 metres. The rest of the race was on a circuit of 1,025 metres.
M50RoadRichard McChesney4 days 2 hours 29 minutes 52 seconds19 April, 2023Set at the 6 Jours de France, Vallon-Pont-d'Arc, France 15-21 April 2023, 1,131m circuit
M55TrackGerald MandersonFour days 19 hours24 November, 2001Set during the six-day race at Colac, Victoria, Australia.
National records for standard times
Women
6 hours
OpenTrackLinda Law45.434km8 October, 2006Set during the New Zealand Centurion 24-hour walk held 7-8 October, 2006 at Sovereign Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand as part of the tenth annual Sri Chinmoy 6-12-24 hour running races.
W45TrackJoanne Aitken44.0km7 October, 2018Set during the New Zealand Centurion 24-hour walk held 6-7 October, 2018, Auckland, New Zealand as part of the 2018 Sri Chinmoy 6-12-24 hour running races.
W45TrackJoanne Aitken44.0km7 October, 2018Set during the New Zealand Centurion 24-hour walk held 6-7 October, 2018, Auckland, New Zealand as part of the 2018 Sri Chinmoy 6-12-24 hour running races.
W55TrackLinda Law45.434km8 October, 2006Set during the New Zealand Centurion 24-hour walk held 7-8 October, 2006 at Sovereign Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand as part of the tenth annual Sri Chinmoy 6-12-24 hour running races.
W60TrackTerri Grimmett41.200km14 November 2020Set during the New Zealand Centurion 24-hour walk held 14-15 November, 2020 at Millennium Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand as part of the 23rd annual Sri Chinmoy 6-12-24 hour running races.
W65TrackBeverley Horton42.149km8 July, 2001Set during the New Zealand Centurion 24-hour walk held 7-8 July, 2001 at Sovereign Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand as part of the fifth annual Sri Chinmoy 6-12-24 hour running races.
12 hours
OpenTrackJoanne Aitken85.6km7 October, 2018Set during the New Zealand Centurion 24-hour walk held 6-7 October, 2018, Auckland, New Zealand as part of the 2018 Sri Chinmoy 6-12-24 hour running races.
W35TrackHilary Boyd54.51726 September, 2004Set during the New Zealand Centurion 24-hour walk held 25-26 September, 2004 at Sovereign Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand as part of the eighth annual Sri Chinmoy 6-12-24 hour running races.
W45TrackJoanne Aitken85.6km7 October, 2018Set during the New Zealand Centurion 24-hour walk held 6-7 October, 2018, Auckland, New Zealand as part of the 2018 Sri Chinmoy 6-12-24 hour running races.
W60TrackTerri Grimmett72.800km14 November 2020Set during the New Zealand Centurion 24-hour walk held 14-15 November, 2020 at Millennium Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand as part of the 23rd annual Sri Chinmoy 6-12-24 hour running races.
W65TrackBeverley Horton72.938km26 September, 2004Set during the New Zealand Centurion 24-hour walk held 25-26 September, 2004 at Sovereign Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand as part of the eighth annual Sri Chinmoy 6-12-24 hour running races.
24 hours
OpenTrackMaureen Metcalfe162.198km8 July, 2001Set during the New Zealand Centurion 24-hour walk held 7-8 July, 2001 at Sovereign Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand as part of the fifth annual Sri Chinmoy 6-12-24 hour running races.
W45TrackMaureen Metcalfe162.198km8 July, 2001Set during the New Zealand Centurion 24-hour walk held 7-8 July, 2001 at Sovereign Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand as part of the fifth annual Sri Chinmoy 6-12-24 hour running races.
W50TrackLinda Law118.855km7 July, 2002Set during the New Zealand Centurion 24-hour walk held 6-7 July, 2002 at Sovereign Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand as part of the sixth annual Sri Chinmoy 6-12-24 hour running races.
W60TrackTerri Grimmett92.800km15 November 2020Set during the New Zealand Centurion 24-hour walk held 14-15 November, 2020 at Millennium Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand as part of the 23rd annual Sri Chinmoy 6-12-24 hour running races.
W65TrackBeverley Horton113.117km28 September, 2003Set during the New Zealand Centurion 24-hour walk held 27-28 September, 2003 at Sovereign Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand as part of the seventh annual Sri Chinmoy 6-12-24 hour running races.
Men
6 hours
OpenTrackTony Sargisson53.600km14 November 202024-hour walk held 14-15 November, 2020 at Millennium Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand as part of the 23rd annual Sri Chinmoy 6-12-24 hour running races.
M40TrackGraeme Jones52.983km3 October, 2015Set during the 24-hour Centurion race held 3-4 October, 2015, at Sovereign Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand as part of the eighteenth annual 6-12-24 hour Sri Chinmoy running races.
M45TrackTony Sargisson53.600km14 November 2020Set during the New Zealand Centurion 24-hour walk held 14-15 November, 2020 at Millennium Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand as part of the 23rd annual Sri Chinmoy 6-12-24 hour running races.
M60TrackRichard Young44.800km14 November 2020Set during the New Zealand Centurion 24-hour walk held 14-15 November, 2020 at Millennium Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand as part of the 23rd annual Sri Chinmoy 6-12-24 hour running races.
12 hours
OpenTrackGraeme Jones103.246km3 October, 2015Set during the 24-hour Centurion race held 3-4 October, 2015, at Sovereign Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand as part of the eighteenth annual 6-12-24 hour Sri Chinmoy running races.
OpenRoadRichard McChesney94.025km20 May, 2018Set during Continental Centurions Race 19-20 May 2018. 3.9km road circuit.
M40TrackGraeme Jones103.246km3 October, 2015Set during the 24-hour Centurion race held 3-4 October, 2015, at Sovereign Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand as part of the eighteenth annual 6-12-24 hour Sri Chinmoy running races.
M45RoadRichard McChesney94.025km20 May, 2018Set during Continental Centurions Race 19-20 May 2018. 3.9km road circuit.
M50TrackRichard McChesney91.6km12 November, 2022Set during the 24-hour Centurion race held 12-13 November, 2022, at Millennium Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand as part of the 24th annual 6-12-24 hour Sri Chinmoy running races.
M55TrackPeter Baillie97.422km2 October, 2005Set during the 24-hour Centurion race held 1-2 October, 2005, at Sovereign Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand as part of the ninth annual 6-12-24 hour Sri Chinmoy running races.
M60TrackRichard Young86.000km14 November 2020Set during the New Zealand Centurion 24-hour walk held 14-15 November, 2020 at Millennium Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand as part of the 23rd annual Sri Chinmoy 6-12-24 hour running races.
M80TrackColin Clifton68.4km8 October, 2006Set during the 24-hour Centurion race held 7-8 October, 2006, at Sovereign Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand as part of the tenth annual 6-12-24 hour Sri Chinmoy running races.
24-hours
OpenRoadRichard McChesney185.539km20 May, 2018Set during the Continental Centurions Race 19-20 May 2018. 3.9km road circuit.
OpenTrackPeter Baillie182.648km2 October, 2005Set during the 24-hour Centurion race held 1-2 October, 2005, at Sovereign Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand as part of the ninth annual 6-12-24 hour Sri Chinmoy running races.
M40TrackAndrew Shelley174.460km3 October, 2010Set in the 24-hour Centurion race held 2-3 October, 2010, at Sovereign Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand as part of the thirteenth annual 6-12-24 hour Sri Chinmoy running races.
M45RoadRichard McChesney185.539km20 May, 2018Set during the Continental Centurions Race 19-20 May 2018. 3.9km road circuit.
M50TrackRichard McChesney178.315km13 November, 2022Set during the 24-hour Centurion race held 12-13 November, 2022, at Millennium Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand as part of the 24th annual 6-12-24 hour Sri Chinmoy running races.
M50RoadRichard McChesney166.235km16 April, 2023Set at the 6 Jours de France, Vallon-Pont-d'Arc, France 15-21 April 2023, 1,131m circuit
M55TrackPeter Baillie182.648km2 October, 2005Set during the 24-hour Centurion race held 1-2 October, 2005, at Sovereign Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand as part of the ninth annual 6-12-24 hour Sri Chinmoy running races.
M60TrackRichard Young161.600km15 November 2020Set during the New Zealand Centurion 24-hour walk held 14-15 November, 2020 at Millennium Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand as part of the 23rd annual Sri Chinmoy 6-12-24 hour running races.
M70TrackColin Clifton136.919km11 July, 1999Set during the 24-hour Centurion race held 10-11 July, 1999, at Sovereign Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand as part of the third annual 6-12-24 hour Sri Chinmoy running races.
48 hours
OpenRoadRichard McChesney270.312 km17 April, 2023Set at the 6 Jours de France, Vallon-Pont-d'Arc, France 15-21 April 2023, 1,131m circuit
Open NZ Best (walking race without judges)RoadRichard McChesney278.466 km6 October, 2018Set at the Royan 49 hour race, France 5-6 October 2018, 1.1km circuit
OpenTrackGerald Manderson230.250 km1 August, 2010Set in the 48 hour race held at Calboolture Historic Village, Queensland, Australia.
M45RoadRichard McChesney240.459 km23 October, 2016Set in the first 48 hours of "6 jours de France", Privas (07) - France, held October 23 - 29, 2016. The first three and a bit days of the race were on a circuit of 611 metres. The rest of the race was on a circuit of 1,025 metres.
M50RoadRichard McChesney270.312 km17 April, 2023Set at the 6 Jours de France, Vallon-Pont-d'Arc, France 15-21 April 2023, 1,131m circuit
M55TrackGerald Manderson219.200 km20 November, 1999Set during the six-day race at Colac, Victoria, Australia
M65TrackGerald Manderson230.250 km1 August, 2010Set in the 48 hour race held at Calboolture Historic Village, Queensland, Australia.
Six day
OpenRoadRichard McChesney711.299 km21 April, 2023Set at the 6 Jours de France, Vallon-Pont-d'Arc, France 15-21 April 2023, 1,131m circuit
OpenTrackGerald Manderson622.570 km20 November, 1999The record was set during the six-day race at Colac, Victoria, Australia.
M45RoadRichard McChesney614.192 km23 October, 2016Set at the "6 jours de France", Privas (07) - France, held October 23 - 29, 2016. The first three and a bit days of the race were on a circuit of 611 metres. The rest of the race was on a circuit of 1,025 metres.
M50RoadRichard McChesney711.299 km21 April, 2023Set at the 6 Jours de France, Vallon-Pont-d'Arc, France 15-21 April 2023, 1,131m circuit
M55TrackGerald Manderson622.570 km20 November, 1999Set during the six-day race at Colac, Victoria, Australia.
NOTE: as at May 2023 this is still the World M55-59 record

 

Last updated: 15th November 2022