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NZ National Mountain Running Champs
The New Zealand National Mountain Running Champs has no fixed location. Centres take it in turns to host. It was first held in 1995. The full masters grades were not offered for several years.

In each year the type of course to be run (whether Mainly Uphill or Start and Finish at the Same Level) should be the same as for the IAAF World Mountain Running Championship for that year. This means odd-numbered years feature an up/down course profile and even-numbered years are an all-up year.

Athletics NZ recommend M35-49 run approximately 12km and other masters run 8km. For each, an all-up year should feature an ascent of around 1200m and 800m, respectively. The up/down year should require a total ascent of 750 and 500m.

The toughness of the event is no doubt the reason why it is not the most popular event on the calendar.

This is the only harriers National Championship that has no team element. Athletes run as individual club athletes.

The next event will be held in 2024.

Championships
Year Host Centre Location Distance Photos
2023 Waikato Bay of Plenty Tauranga 6.6km  
2022 Otago Queenstown 8.6km for M35-49
5.8km for M50+ & W35+		  
2021 Otago Queenstown 12km for M35-59
8km for M50+ & W35+		  
2020 Otago Queenstown Cancelled  
2019 Wellington Wainui 11.5km for M35-49
8.5km for M50+ & W35-49 & W50+		  
2018 Otago Cardrona 12km for M35-49
8km for M50+ & W35-49
4km for W50+		  
2017 Otago Queenstown 11.8km for M35-49, 9km for M50+ & W35-49, 5.6km for W50+  
2016 Otago Queenstown 13.86km M35-49
7.60km W35-49/M50+
4km W50+		  
2015 Tasman The Grampians, Nelson 9.30km Photos
2014 Tasman Mt Campbell, Motueka 14.20km M35-59
7.20km M60+/MW		  
2013 Wellington Wainui, Wellington 9km Photos
2012 Tasman Mt Campbell, Motueka 14.20km M35-59
7.20km M60+/MW		  
2011 Wellington Porirua, Wellington 8.80km  
2010 Tasman Mt Campbell, Motueka 14.20km M35-59
7.20km M60+/MW		  
2009 Wellington Wainui, Wellington 8km  
2008 Tasman Mt Campbell, Motueka 14.20km MM
7.20km MW		  
2007 Tasman The Grampians, Nelson 9.3km  
2006 Tasman Blackbirch, Blenheim 7.3km  
2005 Wellington Mt Victoria, Wellington 9.1km  
2004 Southland Wanaka 8km  
2003 Wellington Mt Victoria, Wellington 8.8km  
2002 Tasman Mt Campbell, Motueka    
2001 Waikato Te Aroha 11.8km MM
7.2km MW		  
2000 Tasman Awatere Valley, Blenheim 12km MM
8km MW		  
1999 Waikato Mt. Maunganui, Tauranga 8.3km MM
3.3km MW		  
1998 Tasman Blenheim    
1997 Wellington Wellington    
1996 Southland Queenstown    
1995 Wellington Wellington    
(W) denotes athletes registered to the Wellington Centre at time of competition.
  M35 W35
2023 31:30 - Carl Fischer
 no second or third place		 1:15.49 - Rach Wright
 no second or third place
2022 41:19 - Oliver O'Sullivan
45:37 - Elliot O'Sullivan
 no third place		 39:15 - Michelle Watt
 no second or third place
2021 1:29:50 - Lewis Latham
 no second or third place		 1:09:58 - Jennifer Walker
 no second or third place
2020 event not held event not held
2019 50:10 - Dougal Thorburn (W)
55:03 - Andrew Thompson (W)
 no third place		 47:40 - Tina Faulkner (W)
52:56 - Alexandra Williams
 no third place
2018 1:22:06 - Kelvin Meade
1:25:32 - Simon Green
2:00:23 - David O'Sullivan		 not contested
2017 1:12:05 - Geoff Williamson
 no second or third place		 1:08:50 - Kerry Semmens
1:11:65 - Karin Gottschalk
 no third place
2016 1:16:27 - Sjors Corporaal
1:16:28 - Richard Usher
1:16:39 - Dwight Grieve		 49:06 - Mel Aitken
1:14:59 - Lyla Belesky
 no third place
2015 not contested 50:32 - Jackie Mexted (W)
1:05:36 - Jeltsje Keizer (W)
 no third place
2014 1:52:12 - Hamish Crook
 no second or third place		 not contested
2013 58:54 - Stephen Day (W)
1:08:07 - Allen Brears
 no third place		 51:38 - Leah Hirschfield
1:10:14 - Nikki Braniff-Jones (W)
 no third place
2012 1:22:55 - Chris Morrisey
 no second or third place		 52:03 - Paula Canning
59:39 - Robin Deane
 no third place
2011 40:31 - Nick Hirshfield
48:56 - Allen Brears
 no third place		 48:11 - Leah Hirshfield
49:48 - Jane Reedy [IE]
 no second or third place
2010 1:24:00 - Brian Kemp
1:26:45 - Josh Barber
1:27:16 - Josh Linyard		 51:21 - Paula Canning
59:03 - Colette Read
 no third place
2009 38:50 - Butch Borlase (W)
42:41 - Darren Gordon (W)
52:44 - Stuart Beresford (W)		 46:12 - Wendy Cottrell-Teahan
53:25 - Michelle Van Looy (W)
1:00:43 - Nikki Braniff-Jones
2008 1:25:09 - Peter Newbury
1:26:02 - Brian Kemp
 no third place		 50:03 - Paula Canning
 no second or third place
2007 42:53 - Ian Thomas
42:57 - Hicham Joumad-Baron (W)
45:30 - Peter Newbury		 not contested
2006 49:49 - Alan Keen
51:05 - Clive Reynolds
57:12 - Peter Bayliss		 not contested
2005 40:38 - Joseph Bulbulia (W)
42:31 - Alastair Kenworthy (W)
45:11 - Ian Purvis (W)		 48:20 - Leeanne Durry
51:37 - Janice McCallum
55:08 - Michelle Laurenson (W)
  M40 W40
2023 29:56 - Matthew Parsonage
34:28 - Michael Wanden
 no third place		 37:51 - Fleur Walter
 no second or third place
2022 42:29 - Kelvin Meade
46:39 - Steve Anderson
 no third place		 not contested
2021 1:26:30 - Dwight Grieve
1:51.47 - Jeremy Marks
 no third place		 not contested
2020 event not held event not held
2019 52:30 - Daniel Clendon (W)
53:32 - Stephen Day (W)
58:35 - Jerome Edwards (W)		 46:31 - Mel Aitken (W)
50:42 - Kerry Semmens
51:46 - Renae Creser (W)
2018 1:20:31- Dwight Grieve
 no second or third place		 not contested
2017 1:07:51 - Daniel Clendon (W)
1:08:26 - Stephen Day (W)
1:13:31 - Simon Green		 not contested
2016 1:08:53 - Stephen Day (W)
1:30:39 - Corey Mennell
 no third place		 46:34 - Paula Canning
47:29 - Jackie Mexted (W)
48:14 - Elina Usher
2015 42:44 - Steve Rees-Jones
46:19 - Brian Kemp
51:40 - Corey Mennell		 not contested
2014 not contested 50:08 - Paula Canning
55:56 - Colette Read
 no third place
2013 1:03:01 - Butch Borlase (W)
1:03:13 - Russell Lake
1:04:30 - Rodney Baldock		 53:45 - Michelle van Looy (W)
1:07:20 - Jen Stoupe (W)
 no third place
2012 1:25:58 - Andrew Wyatt
1:42:37 - David Walters
1:51:56 - Kimble Rawson		 51:37 - Judith May
56:22 - Collette Read
 no third place
2011 39:56 - Grant McLean (W)
 no second or third place		 51:03 - Wendy Cottrell-Teahen
 no second or third place
2010 1:11:25 - Phil Costley
1:21:45 - Thomas Pettersson
1:22:54 - Chris Jordan		 not contested
2009 39:29 - Hicham Joumad-Baron (W)
39:46 - Richard Brewer
45:18 - Peter Stevens (W)		 56:55 - Christine Coulter (W)
 no second or third place
2008 1:22:24 - Glenn Sexton
1:27:31 - Hicham Joumad-Baron (W)
1:27:49 - Stu Cottam		 not contested
2007 40:41 - Glen Ferguson
42:26 - Cliff Bowman
44:51 - Neil Whittaker		 not contested
2006 46:16 - Cliff Bowman
55:48 - Warren Drought
 no third place		 49:25 - Carline Thomas (W)
 no second or third place
2005 43:34 - Phil Sadgrove (W)
43:59 - Cliff Bowman
44:43 - Rochard Brewer		 47:05 - Carline Thomas (W)
50:07 - Nicky Dravitzki
54:37 - Christine Carleton
  M45 W45
2023 33:37 - Brad Dixon
 no second or third place		 39:44 - Lauren Shelley
44:55 - Jenni Johnson
 no third place
2022 42:41 - Dwight Grieve
45:05 - Andrew Lonie
 no third place		 38:22 - Georgina Pakeho
 no second or third place
2021 not contested not contested
2020 event not held event not held
2019 56:39 - Joe Fowler (W)
58:13 - Michael Waterman (W)
58:26 - Darren Gordon (W)		 52:29 - Katie Jenkins (W)
53:16 - Michelle Van Looy (W)
54:46 - Nikki Braniff-Jones (W)
2018 1:35:21 - Marc Scott
no second or third place		 1:01:13 - Paula Canning
1:04:06 - Judith May
 no third place
2017 not contested 1:10:56 - Bridget Deverell
 no second or third place
2016 1:16:42 - Kent Hodgson
1:17:13 - Danny Baillie
1:27:04 - Andrew Wark		 49:30 - Bridget Deverell
54:00 - Christine Montgomery
 no third place
2015 46:24 - Michael Wray (W)
46:44 - Stu Cottam
 no third place		 not contested
2014 1:28:50 - Michael Wray (W)
2:01:44 - Kimble Rawson
 no third place		 1:10:44 - Lyn Clark
 no second or third place
2013 1:11:13 - Michael Wray (W)
1:15:11 - Bill Trompetter (W)
1:16:50 - Paul Richardson (W)		 1:00:19 - Vanessa Trompetter (W)
 no second or third place
2012 1:23:02 - Stu Cottam
 no second or third place		 49:51 - Sally Gibbs
 no second or third place
2011 44:31 - Liam Healey (W)
48:40 - Warren Drought
57:04 - Glen Wallis (W)		 57:35 - Sheryne Coverdale (W)
57:38 - Kate Jenkins (W)
 no third place
2010 1:16:54 - Cliff Bowman
1:18:44 - Glen Ferguson
no third place		 1:01:52 - Dawn Pascoe
 no second or third place
2009 38:51 - Liam Healey (W)
40:57 - Anthony Rogal
42:53 - Bill Trompetter (W)		 not contested
2008 1:16:59 - Patrick Meffan
1:18:21 - Cliff Bowman
1:31:09 - Michael Wilson		 57:42 - Christine Carleton (W)
 no second or third place
2007 45:27 - Anthony Rogal
47:06 - Tim Cross
50:38 - Mike Wilson		 not contested
2006 44:22 - Colin Earwaker
51:02 - Des Young (W)
57:13 - Anthony Rogal		 not contested
2005 41:49 - Paul Forster (W)
43:52 - Graeme Pearson
49:37 - Barrie Neumann		 52:40 - Michele Allison (W)
54:08 - Jenny McDonald (W)
1:01:01 - Sheryne Beeby (W)
  M50 W50
2023 40:19 - Adrian Earl
 no second or third place		 not contested
2022 41:29 - Grant Edmondson
 no second or third place		 not contested
2021 1:06:24 - David Clark
 no second or third place		 not contested
2020 event not held event not held
2019 42:28 - Kent Hodgson
43:03 - Jim Jones (W)
46:28 - Michael Wray (W)		 56:10 - Lyn Clark (W)
58:03 - Belinda Walker (W)
1:15:43 - Sharon Wray (W)
2018 not contested not contested
2017 1:02:02 - Robbie Barnes
1:16:34 - Mark Battley
 no third place		 37:44 - Bridget Ray
 no second or third place
2016 44:33 - John Crane
51:24 - Richard Fogarty
53:30 - Graham Neilson		 31:06 - Bridget Ray
32:55 - Angela Ryan
57:23 - Jan Taylor
2015 47:06 - Robbie Barnes
 no second or third place		 not contested
2014 1:23:38 - Cliff Bowman
1:31:07 - Neil Whittaker
1:37:38 - Philip Sim		 1:08:01 - Susan Stokes
 no second or third place
2013 46:11 - Robbie Barnes
48:14 - Liam Healey (W)
48:43 - Marcus Smith (W)		 56:48 - Christine Carleton (W)
1:06:07 - Trish Coley (W)
 no third place
2012 1:18:43 - Graeme Pearson
1:20:18 - Paul Forster (W)
1:24:01 - Pat Meffan		 not contested
2011 43:28 - Paul Forster (W)
43:49 - Anthony Rogal
45:51 - Mark Handley (W)		 not contested
2010 1:17:19 - Patrick Meffan
1:20:49 - Paul Forster (W)
1:32:13 - Anthony Rogal		 not contested
2009 37:36 - Colin Earwaker
39:56 - Mark Handley (W)
42:45 - Alan McCauley (W)		 53:56 - Claire Giles
55:45 - Trish Coley (W)
 no third place
2008 1:23:18 - Graeme Lear (W)
1:26:19 - Murray Hart
1:44:19 - Bill Revell		 51:35 - Marion Milward
56:20 - Debra Lautenslager
 no third place
2007 44:44 - Colin Earwaker
46:36 - Bill Revell
48:49 - Derek Shaw		 56:51 - Pura Staples
1:05:37 - Eileen Beattie
 no third place
2006 50:41 - Mike Morrissey
51:49 - David Colquhoun (W)
no third place		 not contested
2005 42:30 - Barry Prosser (W)
46:48 - Graeme Lear
48:53 - Derek Shaw		 54:55 - Vivien Eyers
59:02 - Christine Todd
1:07:50 - Loretta Desourdy (W)
  M55 W55
2023 34:04 - Peter Caudwell
34:21 - David Hosking (W)
35:37 - David Clark		 47:10 - Julie Mercer
1:02:44 - Sarah Caudwell
 no second or third place
2022 29:62 - Dave Kettles (W)
31:36 - David Clark
32:42 - Glenn Wright		 33:50 - Bridget Deverell
41:41 - Christine Montgomery
 no third place
2021 not contested not contested
2020 event not held event not held
2019 45:08 - John Crane
53:12 - Liam Healey (W)
56:51 - Donald Coley (W)		 54:36 - Carolyn Smith
1:01:38 - Vanessa Trompetter (W)
 no third place
2018 52:50 - Cliff Bowman
1:08:47 - Anthony Rogal
 no third place		 42:16 - Angela Ryan
 no second or third place
2017 1:17:55 - Anthony Rogal
 no second or third place		 43:16 - Angela Ryan
 no second or third place
2016 44:57 - Colin Earwaker
46:53 - Graham Pearson
47:01 - Geoff Anderson		 33:55 - Debbie Telfer
 no second or third place
2015 50:05 - Patrick Meffan
52:41 - Tim Cross
54:13 - Anthony Rogal		 not contested
2014 1:24:45 - Patrick Meffan
1:42:22 - Graeme Sellars
2:07:23 - Stuart Hague		 1:05:50 - Judith Taylor
 no second or third place
2013 44:15 - Colin Earwaker
45:57 - Paul Sharp (W)
47:43 - Mark Handley (W)		 59:39 - Sheryne Coverdale (W)
1:06:15 - Christine Jones (W)
1:13:13 - Loretta de Sourdy (W)
2012 1:33:03 - Phil Barnes
1:42:29 - Hans Anderson
1:45:29 - Malcolm Chamberlain		 1:08:19 - Heather Verstappen
 no second or third place
2011 44:16 - Paul Sharp (W)
53:03 - Malcolm Chamberlin
1:02:24 - Dennis Smith (W)		 not contested
2010 1:30:57 - Michael Morrissey
1:35:22 - Derek Shaw
1:43:20 - John Thirkettle		 1:05:34 - Linda Sillery
 no second or third place
2009 43:51 - Dave Mason (W)
1:03:16 - Dennis Smith (W)
 no third place		 not contested
2008 1:28:40 - Derek Shaw
 no second or third place		 1:16:01 - Linda Sillery
 no second or third place
2007 47:52 - Ian Morrison
48:50 - Malcolm Hammond
53:50 - Mike Lea		 1:03:33 - Fran Kerse
1:04:57 - Linda Sillery
no third place
2006 51:58 - Ian Morrison
57:00 - Mike Lea
1:00:46 - Robert Rodger		 not contested
2005 46:29 - Trevor Ogilvie
50:40 - Murray Clarkson
54:24 - Maurice Piper (W)		 1:10:06 - Evelyn King
no second or third place
  M60 W60
2023 40:57 - Tim Cross
 no second or third place		 not contested
2022 not contested not contested
2021 1:08:35 - Todd Krieble (W)
1:11:45 - Brett Laurent
 no third place		 not contested
2020 event not held event not held
2019 49:26 - Anthony Rogal
49:39 - Robert Dabb
49:58 - Paul Forster (W)		 58:37 - Sheryne Coverdale (W)
1:02:24 - Trish Coley (W)
1:12:33 - Loretta DeSourdy (W)
2018 55:11 - Malcolm Chamberlain
 no second or third place		 not contested
2017 1:08:49 - Mike Morrisey
1:21:02 - Malcolm Chamberlin
 no third place		 not contested
2016 50:23 - Mike Morrisey
52:59 - David Garden
57:09 - Malcolm Chamberlin		 37:03 - Christine Jones (W)
37:59 - Gail Kirkman
46:48 - Loretta Desourdy (W)
2015 52:59 - Mike Morrisey
56:40 - Derek Shaw
58:14 - Malcolm Chamberlin		 not contested
2014 53:49 - Derek Shaw
56:56 - Barry Dewar
59:20 - Malcolm Chamberlin		 not contested
2013 47:51 - Barry Prosser (W)
52:23 - Dave Mason (W)
1:04:56 - Donald McGowan (W)		 1:03:31 - Jan Fulstow (W)
 no second or third place
2012 1:01:24 - Jonathon Harper (W)
 no second or third place		 not contested
2011 45:14 - Barry Prosser (W)
51:47 - Brian Warren
52:13 - Dave Mason (W)		 not contested
2010 55:33 - Ian Morrison
 no second or third place		 not contested
2009 52:49 - David Trow (W)
 no second or third place		 not contested
2008 1:47:58 - Norman Carrington
2:12:59 - David Trow (W)
 no third place		 not contested
2007 54:14 - Norman Carrington
 no second or third place		 1:18:45 - Marion McIntosh
no second or third place
2006 59:06 - John Shivas
1:00:46 - Norman Carrington
 no third place		 not contested
2005 53:23 - Norman Carrington
57:55 - Roger Childs (W)
58:42 - Peter Ellis (W)		 1:15:00 - Fay Riley
no second or third place
  M65 W65
2023 41:27 - Mark Trotman
 no second or third place		 41:00 - Margie Peat
 no second or third place
2022 36:15 - Malcolm Chamberlin
 no second or third place		 not contested
2021 1:20:59 - Malcolm Chamberlin
 no second or third place		 1:53:35 - Loretta Desourdy (W)
 no second or third place
2020 event not held event not held
2019 51:59 - Derek Shaw
53:23 - Barry Dewar
56:18 - Malcolm Chamberlin		 1:11:36 - Joy Baker
 no second or third place
2018 not contested not contested
2017 1:08:10 - Barry Dewar
 no second or third place		 not contested
2016 54:55 - Barry Dewar
 no second or third place		 not contested
2015 57:35 - Ian Morrison
 no second or third place		 not contested
2014 not contested not contested
2013 56:44 - Jim Kettlewell
59:58 - Rupert Watson (W)
1:00:04 - Richard Sweetman (W)		 not contested
2012 not contested not contested
2011 1:02:39 - David Trow (W)
 no second or third place		 not contested
2010 59:16 - Norman Carrington
1:09:28 - David Trow (W)
 no third place		 not contested
2009
2007		 not contested not contested
2006 1:12:43 - Ray Waters
 no second or third place		 not contested
2005 not contested not contested
  M70 W70
2023 45:49 - Malcolm Chamberlin
 no second or third place		 not contested
2022 40:05 - Gary Kirkman
 no second or third place		 45:10 - Gail Kirkman
 no second or third place
2021 1:16:29 - Barry Dewar
 no second or third place		 not contested
2020 event not held event not held
2019
2017		 not contested not contested
2016 59:25 - Graeme Brown
1:10:16 - Evan Macintosh
 no third place		 53:54 - Tessa Brown
 no second or third place
2015 1:00:20 - Jim Kettlewell
 no second or third place		 not contested
2014 not contested not contested
2013 1:15:16 - Ray Wallis (W)
 no second or third place		 not contested
2012 not contested not contested
2011 1:14:24 - Dave Eastman
 no second or third place		 not contested
2010
2009		 not contested not contested
2008 2:04:44 - Ray Waters
 no second or third place		 not contested
2007 1:10:28 - Ray Waters
 no second or third place		 not contested
2006
2005		 not contested not contested
These lists will be expanded if we can gather results for prior years.

  

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