New ZealandFixed distance
The Ian Priest Memorial Ultra Marathon
10 Jan2026
Distance
60km
Finishers
3227 men5 women
Winning time
4:43:11h
Median pace
8.57km/h
Pace distribution
32 finishers · 7.15–12.71 km/h · mean 8.97
Every finisher ran the same 60 km course, so these paces are directly comparable.
Histogram of finisher pace. 32 finishers ranged from 7.15 to 12.71 kilometres per hour, with a mean of 8.97 and a median of 8.57. The busiest band is 7.5 to 8.0 kilometres per hour, with 11 finishers.
Results
Ranks 1–32 of 32
| Rank | Runner | Time | Pace | Cat. | Placing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brandon, MelNew ZealandWoman | 4:43:11h | 12.71 | W45 | 1st F · 1st W45 |
| 2 | Campbell, AlisonNew ZealandWoman | 5:07:35h | 11.70 | W35 | 2nd F · 1st W35 |
| 3 | Chesney, AndyNew ZealandMan | 5:24:47h | 11.08 | — | 1st M |
| 4 | Allen, AdamNew ZealandMan | 5:38:23h | 10.64 | M40 | 2nd M · 1st M40 |
| 5 | Moores, NoahAustraliaMan | 5:40:46h | 10.56 | M23 | 3rd M · 1st M23 |
| 6 | Murray, DesNew ZealandMan | 5:41:56h | 10.53 | M45 | 4th M · 1st M45 |
| 7 | Kotarba, PawelNew ZealandMan | 5:44:38h | 10.45 | M45 | 5th M · 2nd M45 |
| 8 | Ewart, PaulNew ZealandMan | 6:07:29h | 9.80 | M60 | 6th M · 1st M60 |
| 9 | Golledge, NickNew ZealandMan | 6:12:25h | 9.67 | M50 | 7th M · 1st M50 |
| 10 | Hackett, ChrisNew ZealandMan | 6:14:10h | 9.62 | M45 | 8th M · 3rd M45 |
| 11 | Sebek, FilipCzechiaMan *NZL | 6:15:27h | 9.59 | M40 | 9th M · 2nd M40 |
| 12 | Matthew, JulianNew ZealandMan | 6:16:02h | 9.57 | M50 | 10th M · 2nd M50 |
| 13 | Ashworth, SamNew ZealandMan | 6:40:13h | 8.99 | M35 | 11th M · 1st M35 |
| 14 | Daniel, ColinNew ZealandMan | 6:41:21h | 8.97 | — | 12th M |
| 15 | Hayes, CamNew ZealandMan | 6:47:59h | 8.82 | M35 | 13th M · 2nd M35 |
| 16 | Laffan, CarlIrelandMan | 6:55:39h | 8.66 | M45 | 14th M · 4th M45 |
| 17 | Fraser-Halalilo, HaleNew ZealandMan | 6:59:55h | 8.57 | — | 15th M |
| 18 | Buchanan, JoeNew ZealandMan | 7:17:24h | 8.23 | M40 | 16th M · 3rd M40 |
| 19 | Francis, SteveNew ZealandMan | 7:23:16h | 8.12 | M50 | 17th M · 3rd M50 |
| 20 | Carlson, MarshallNew ZealandMan | 7:30:26h | 7.99 | M35 | 18th M · 3rd M35 |
| 21 | Cheng, VivianNew ZealandWoman | 7:33:07h | 7.95 | W45 | 3rd F · 2nd W45 |
| 22 | Peach, DebNew ZealandWoman | 7:33:08h | 7.95 | W40 | 4th F · 1st W40 |
| 23 | Ward, ElijahNew ZealandMan | 7:35:53h | 7.90 | M23 | 19th M · 2nd M23 |
| 24 | Cole, RobertNew ZealandMan | 7:39:01h | 7.84 | M50 | 20th M · 4th M50 |
| 25 | Stephenson, JethroNew ZealandMan | 7:40:09h | 7.82 | MU23 | 21st M · 1st MU23 |
| 26 | Millward, AshNew ZealandMan | 7:40:10h | 7.82 | MU23 | 22nd M · 2nd MU23 |
| 27 | Sturmer, AlexNew ZealandMan | 7:40:43h | 7.81 | M23 | 23rd M · 3rd M23 |
| 28 | Donnelly, AndrewNew ZealandMan | 7:43:05h | 7.77 | M50 | 24th M · 5th M50 |
| 29 | Dong, AnthonyNew ZealandMan | 7:43:34h | 7.77 | MU23 | 25th M · 3rd MU23 |
| 30 | Adcock, LizzieGreat BritainWoman | 7:52:07h | 7.63 | W23 | 5th F · 1st W23 |
| 31 | Nove, GusNew ZealandMan | 8:06:50h | 7.39 | M23 | 26th M · 4th M23 |
| 32 | Mcgill, HamishNew ZealandMan | 8:23:28h | 7.15 | M23 | 27th M · 5th M23 |
- 1Brandon, MelNew ZealandWoman1st F · 1st W45Time4:43:11hPace12.71Cat.W45
- 2Campbell, AlisonNew ZealandWoman2nd F · 1st W35Time5:07:35hPace11.70Cat.W35
- 3Chesney, AndyNew ZealandMan1st MTime5:24:47hPace11.08
- 4Allen, AdamNew ZealandMan2nd M · 1st M40Time5:38:23hPace10.64Cat.M40
- 5Moores, NoahAustraliaMan3rd M · 1st M23Time5:40:46hPace10.56Cat.M23
- 6Murray, DesNew ZealandMan4th M · 1st M45Time5:41:56hPace10.53Cat.M45
- 7Kotarba, PawelNew ZealandMan5th M · 2nd M45Time5:44:38hPace10.45Cat.M45
- 8Ewart, PaulNew ZealandMan6th M · 1st M60Time6:07:29hPace9.80Cat.M60
- 9Golledge, NickNew ZealandMan7th M · 1st M50Time6:12:25hPace9.67Cat.M50
- 10Hackett, ChrisNew ZealandMan8th M · 3rd M45Time6:14:10hPace9.62Cat.M45
- 11Sebek, FilipCzechiaMan*NZL9th M · 2nd M40Time6:15:27hPace9.59Cat.M40
- 12Matthew, JulianNew ZealandMan10th M · 2nd M50Time6:16:02hPace9.57Cat.M50
- 13Ashworth, SamNew ZealandMan11th M · 1st M35Time6:40:13hPace8.99Cat.M35
- 14Daniel, ColinNew ZealandMan12th MTime6:41:21hPace8.97
- 15Hayes, CamNew ZealandMan13th M · 2nd M35Time6:47:59hPace8.82Cat.M35
- 16Laffan, CarlIrelandMan14th M · 4th M45Time6:55:39hPace8.66Cat.M45
- 17Fraser-Halalilo, HaleNew ZealandMan15th MTime6:59:55hPace8.57
- 18Buchanan, JoeNew ZealandMan16th M · 3rd M40Time7:17:24hPace8.23Cat.M40
- 19Francis, SteveNew ZealandMan17th M · 3rd M50Time7:23:16hPace8.12Cat.M50
- 20Carlson, MarshallNew ZealandMan18th M · 3rd M35Time7:30:26hPace7.99Cat.M35
- 21Cheng, VivianNew ZealandWoman3rd F · 2nd W45Time7:33:07hPace7.95Cat.W45
- 22Peach, DebNew ZealandWoman4th F · 1st W40Time7:33:08hPace7.95Cat.W40
- 23Ward, ElijahNew ZealandMan19th M · 2nd M23Time7:35:53hPace7.90Cat.M23
- 24Cole, RobertNew ZealandMan20th M · 4th M50Time7:39:01hPace7.84Cat.M50
- 25Stephenson, JethroNew ZealandMan21st M · 1st MU23Time7:40:09hPace7.82Cat.MU23
- 26Millward, AshNew ZealandMan22nd M · 2nd MU23Time7:40:10hPace7.82Cat.MU23
- 27Sturmer, AlexNew ZealandMan23rd M · 3rd M23Time7:40:43hPace7.81Cat.M23
- 28Donnelly, AndrewNew ZealandMan24th M · 5th M50Time7:43:05hPace7.77Cat.M50
- 29Dong, AnthonyNew ZealandMan25th M · 3rd MU23Time7:43:34hPace7.77Cat.MU23
- 30Adcock, LizzieGreat BritainWoman5th F · 1st W23Time7:52:07hPace7.63Cat.W23
- 31Nove, GusNew ZealandMan26th M · 4th M23Time8:06:50hPace7.39Cat.M23
- 32Mcgill, HamishNew ZealandMan27th M · 5th M23Time8:23:28hPace7.15Cat.M23