Lower Hutt 10km Road Race

Lower Hutt 10km Road Race

A flat 10km for which we use the Hutt Valley Marathon Clinic's function room at Huia Indoor Swimming Pool as a base. Showers are available and light refreshments are offered post-race - both free of charge.

Originally run as part of the Athletics Wellington Centre Road Champs, a Ludlum Park course was used from 2002 to 2004. Until 2014, the course ran out and back along Oxford Terrace. Concerns over the busyness of the main road triggered a relocation to the Hutt River stopbank paths.

The race now starts just south of the riverside carpark off Daly Street in Lower Hutt and follows the Hutt River stopbanks. From the start, the course goes north for 2.5km to a turnaround and back to the start, proceeding south for 2.5km to another turnaround and back to the start. 5km competitors only complete the north out and back section.

First run on 14th November 1981 where 70 people competed, the walking race was added in 1993.

The next event was to be 12 September 2021 but the course has now been assigned on that date to the Hutt Marathon event so cannot take place as planned. We are considering our options for when this event could take place in 2021.

10km Road Race Records

Article by Brian Watson (August 2011)

Fastest Times per Year - Runners
Year			Male	Female	Age-Grade*
	2019	photos	Darren Gordon 37:46	Michelle Van Looy 43:05	Michelle Van Looy 77.72%
	2018	photos	Brian Hayes 47:12	Marketa Langova 51:34	Christine Jones 78.84%
	2017		Darren Gordon 38:33	Renae Creser 43:10	Brian Hayes 78.25%
	2016	photos	Andrew Kerr 40:00	Liz Eade 45:58	Don McGowan 72.33%
	2015		Bill Twiss 38:20	Tineke Hooft 49:43	Bill Twiss 76.45%
	2014		Andrew Wharton 34:08	Michelle Van Looy 42:08	Pam Graham 90.27%
	2013		Michael Wray 36:15	Michelle Van Looy 41:07	Vaughan New 86.82%
	2012		Michael Wray 37:16	Tineke Hooft 42:35	Tineke Hooft 80.81%
	2011		Michael Wray 36:35	Michelle Van Looy 42:33	Michael Wray 78.51%
	2010		Colin Price 37:56	Michelle Van Looy 41:36	Tony Dawbin 82.37%
	2009		Grant McLean 32:20	Nyla Carroll 36:59	Grant McLean 87.87%
	2008		Grant McLean 31:45	Fiona McCrudden 45:06	Grant McLean 89.48%
	2007		Paul Homan 37:49	Fiona McCrudden 44:47	Paul Homan 78.03%
	2006		Vaughan New 34:36	Caroline Elliot 39:21	Vaughan New 88.72%
	2005		Richard Bent 36:26	Meryl McKay 50:00	Richard Bent 84.25%
	2004		John Houghton 37:32	Bernie Portenski 38:24	Bernie Portenski 96.31%
	2003		Vaughan New 36:50	Jill Westenra 41:00	Vaughan New 80.11%
	2002		Peter Wrigley 35:48	Bernie Portenski 36:26	Bernie Portenski 95.18%

Fastest Times per Year - Walkers
Year			Male	Female	Age-Grade*
	2019	photos	Joseph Antcliff 1:09:42	Jackie Wilson 1:08:06	Jackie Wilson 86.39%
	2018	photos	Geoff Iremonger 1:20:27	Jackie Wilson 1:09:17	Jackie Wilson 83.86%
	2017		Sean Lake 1:04:47	Jackie Wilson 1:07:08	Jackie Wilson 90.37%
	2016	photos	Sean Lake 1:04:50	Terri Grimmett 1:05:47	Jackie Wilson 90.02%
	2015		Sean Lake 1:05:32	Terri Grimmett 1:06:18	Jackie Wilson 86.63%
	2014		Ian Morton 1:06:39	Terri Grimmett 1:05:33	Jackie Wilson 84.10%
	2013		Geoff Iremonger 1:11:00	Daphne Jones 1:19:49	Daphne Jones 77.28%
	2012		Phillip Grimmett 1:13:47	Terri Grimmett 1:02:31	Daphne Jones 89.08%
	2011		Jon Roskvist 1:04:06	Terri Grimmett 1:04:19	Jackie Wilson 81.27%
	2010		Ian Morton 1:04:21	Barbara Tucker 1:04:35	Daphne Jones 81.44%
	2009		Phillip Grimmett 1:03:24	Terri Grimmett 1:03:18	Terri Grimmett 73.30%
	2008		Kevin Watson 1:02:10	Robyn McArthur 1:03:05	John Hines 72.93%
	2007		Peter Baillie 54:40	Melanie Watson 1:14:39	Peter Baillie 80.46%
	2006		Peter Baillie 52:43	Melissa Carr 1:03:52	Peter Baillie 81.88%
	2005		Peter Baillie 57:44	Bridget Hesketh 1:12:25	Peter Baillie 76.18%
	2004		Peter Baillie 59:44	Maryanne Palmer 1:06:08	Peter Baillie 73.63%
	2003		Mike Lane 1:01:22	Karena Blyth 1:08:57	Peter Tearle 70.73%
	2002		Mike Lane 58:46	Amelia de Lorenzo 55:50	Peter Tearle 77.22%

These lists will be expanded as we go back through the archives.

NB: for 2009 and prior, due to being confined to available information on competitors' ages, the age-grades percentages have been calculated using the first year within five year bandings, as opposed to individual years, using the 2010 standards.

The 2010 standards have been used using specific athlete ages 2010 to 2014. From 2015, the new WMA standards are used.