Marathon results
Close to 300 runners took part in the newest waterfront race at New Zealand’s oldest and most iconic running event.
Luke Hurring set the time to beat in the Hoka One One Taupo Marathon with his 2:42:30 finish.
Runner-up Phil Murray (2:43:47) managed to make it in as the only other runner to complete the course in under two hours and 50 minutes.
Martin Ferry finished in 2:51:57 to take third.
For the women, it was Posey Wall (3:15:10) beating out Beth Hampton (3:17:38) for the top spot in the new race.
Caitlin MacMurray rounded out the top three with a time of 3:19:56.
Top 10 Men
| 1 |
Luke HURRING |
2:42:30 |
| 2 |
Phil MURRAY |
2:43:47 |
| 3 |
Martin FERRY |
2:51:57 |
| 4 |
Doug MOORE |
2:54:53 |
| 5 |
Anthony HANCY |
2:55:14 |
| 6 |
Clint VAN DER MESCHT |
2:56:20 |
| 7 |
Curly JACOBS |
2:58:18 |
| 8 |
Rob BROWN |
3:12:58 |
| 9 |
Matt JENSEN |
3:14:54 |
| 10 |
Greg WESTON |
3:15:44 |
Top 10 Women
| 1 |
Posey WALL |
3:15:10 |
| 2 |
Beth HAMPTON |
3:17:38 |
| 3 |
Caitlin MACMURRAY |
3:19:56 |
| 4 |
Mish MOURITS |
3:24:55 |
| 5 |
Erin TOLHURST |
3:28:48 |
| 6 |
Nikki VAN BEEK |
3:30:45 |
| 7 |
Helayna RUIFROK |
3:35:28 |
| 8 |
Nicki DAVIES |
3:39:14 |
| 9 |
Debbie FILLERY |
3:40:58 |
| 10 |
Karen MCCARTHY |
3:43:33 |
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Half Marathon results
Ben Ruthe (1:12:32) bested more than 1,200 runners to win the day’s main event.
Jacob Hendrickx held his own for second with a time of 1:15:03.
Aaron Jackson (1:16:14) came in a minute ahead of Craig Torr (1:17:14) to take third.
For the women, it was Rebecca Elliott finishing first with a time of 1:22:08.
Karen Toulmin took second, coming in at 1:25:48.
After back-to-back fifth place finishes, Anna Williams finally cracked the top three with a time of 1:27:10.
She cut nearly two minutes from her 2014 time.
Top 10 Men
| 1 |
Ben RUTHE |
1:12:32 |
| 2 |
Jacob HENDRICKX |
1:15:03 |
| 3 |
Aaron JACKSON |
1:16:14 |
| 4 |
Craig TORR |
1:17:14 |
| 5 |
James KUEGLER |
1:18:07 |
| 6 |
Will ALEXANDER |
1:18:11 |
| 7 |
Glenn CLARKE |
1:19:22 |
| 8 |
Richard MALCOLM |
1:19:52 |
| 9 |
Hamish CRAWFORD |
1:20:47 |
| 10 |
William KELSEY |
1:21:00 |
Top 10 Women
| 1 |
Rebecca ELLIOTT |
1:22:08 |
| 2 |
Karen TOULMIN |
1:25:48 |
| 3 |
Anna WILLIAMS |
1:27:10 |
| 4 |
Candice HAMMOND |
1:27:59 |
| 5 |
Sarah SINCLAIR |
1:30:02 |
| 6 |
Rachael KINGSTONE |
1:30:20 |
| 7 |
Janet PITMAN |
1:30:50 |
| 8 |
Julie LIVINGSTON |
1:31:05 |
| 9 |
Christie HARRIS |
1:31:28 |
| 10 |
Sebatian BUCHER |
1:31:39 |
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10K results
Top 10 Men
| 1 |
Isaac MANUEL |
38:53 |
| 2 |
Graham OBERLIN-BROWN |
40:35 |
| 3 |
Matt WEBB |
41:16 |
| 4 |
Brent WRIGHT |
41:41 |
| 5 |
Liam MILLER |
41:51 |
| 6 |
Marcus CROWE |
41:55 |
| 7 |
Blake MILLER |
42:41 |
| 8 |
Leon HAYWARD |
43:56 |
| 9 |
Steffan BEAUREPAIRE |
45:06 |
| 10 |
Steven CASTLE |
45:07 |
Top 10 Women
| 1 |
Rebecca MOORE |
40:39 |
| 2 |
Nicole O’DONNELL |
42:44 |
| 3 |
Kate REA |
43:24 |
| 4 |
Meghann STEWART |
43:58 |
| 5 |
Michelle NORMAN |
45:00 |
| 6 |
Hayley GOSNEY |
45:18 |
| 7 |
Harriet FILER |
46:41 |
| 8 |
Chantelle RICHMOND |
47:21 |
| 9 |
Sarah BROOK |
47:24 |
| 10 |
Becky VENTER |
47:27 |
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5K results
Top 10 Men
| 1 |
Nat YOUNG |
22:43 |
| 2 |
Neo BROOKES |
23:18 |
| 3 |
Ethan MORRIS |
24:22 |
| 4 |
Luc BARLING |
24:23 |
| 5 |
Marco PLOEG |
24:38 |
| 6 |
James TATTERSFIELD |
24:56 |
| 7 |
Cole MILLER |
26:11 |
| 8 |
Gareth WEBSTER |
28:11 |
| 9 |
Bayley ROBERTON-RAKEI |
28:20 |
| 10 |
Luca TINWORTH |
28:33 |
Top 10 Women
| 1 |
Kitty PRIER |
23:22 |
| 2 |
Sue MAVOR |
24:53 |
| 3 |
Rachyl EDGE |
25:34 |
| 4 |
Madison NORMAN-KEENAN |
25:43 |
| 5 |
Olivia STEELE |
27:13 |
| 6 |
Avah SILA |
27:33 |
| 7 |
Kyah YOUNG |
28:13 |
| 8 |
Abby HIRST |
28:27 |
| 9 |
FIONA WHYTE |
28:53 |
| 10 |
Nicole MCCANN |
29:22 |
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