The 5000m track walk is an event that has never appeared at the Olympics. Track walking as a whole has only made sporadic appearances at that level, with 3000m 3500m and 10000m distances appearing up to 1924. After that all walking events were held out of stadia, on road.
An indoor track walk, 3000m or 5000m, was held in the IAAF World Indoor Championships until 1993, after which it was discontinued.
The 10km road walk is not contested at the Wellington Champs, or the South Island Champs.
Where Centre records are better performances than National or World records, this likely indicates that the athlete either failed to apply for the record within the application window or was unable to meet the stricter paperwork requirements. More recent records could still be in the processing stage at World or National level.
Electronic times are preferred but not required, with the proviso that hand times require three watch readings. Where it is not readily evident that a historical hand timed record or electronic time is faster, both will be listed. [I believe any time given with a single or no decimal is hand timed but unless marked it is not explicitly expressed.] Lap scoring sheets are required to be submitted with record applications for events 3000m and above.
Note: Athletes move. Wellington records applicable to athletes registered to Wellington at time of performance. Island championship records applicable to athletes registered to that island at time of performance. NZ records applicable to athletes registered appropriately to NZMA at time of performance. Oceania championship records applicable to athletes registered to OMA at time of performance. World records quote national affiliation of athlete at time of performance.
Prior to the September 2016 agreement on shared membership between Athletics New Zealand and New Zealand Masters Athletics, only those masters athletes who had joined NZMA were eligible to claim records. Now domestic Masters Records can be claimed by both ANZ and NZMA members.
| Wellington | North Island Champs | NZMA Champs | NZ National | Oceania Champs | World | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M35 | 43:40 Quentin Rew (2021) | 49:15.0 Leon McPhillips (2000) | 47:57.0 Leon McPhillips (2001) | 43:40 Quentin Rew (2021) | 52:14 Peter Bennett AUS (1994) | 38:39 Robert Korzeniowski POL (2004) |
| M40 | 56:53 N Wilton | 52:12.0 Kevin Burge (1998*) *1997 Champs held in calendar year 1998 | 44:39.9 Maurice Hinton (1980) | 44:39.9 Maurice Hinton (1980) | 47:31 Dean Nipperess AUS (2012) | 40:08 Willi Sawall AUS (1982) |
| M45 | 55:54 N Wilton | 49:26.0 Gary Little (1988) | 46:16.1 Gary Little (1989) | 43:43.6 Gary Little (1991) | 45:34 Gary Little NZL (1990) | 42:18 Willi Sawall AUS (1988) |
| M50 | 57:48 D Kirby | 49:15.0 Gary Little (1996) | 48:47.11 Maurice Hinton (1986) | 42:20.0 Gary Little (1992) | 50:37 Michael Harte NZL (2006) | 42:20 Gary Little NZL (1992) |
| M55 | 1:04:03 Mike Burkinshaw | 48:46.0 Gary Little (1998*) *1997 Champs held in calendar year 1998 | 45:40.9 Gary Little (1997*) *1998 Champs held in calendar year 1997 | 45:39.0 Gary Little (1998) | 45:39 Gary Little NZL (1998) | 46:32 Granziano Morotti ITA (2010) |
| M60 | 1:00:29 Peter Tearle | 50:42.5 Gary Little (2003) | 49:01.0 Gary Little (2004) | 49:01.0 Gary Little (2004) | 53:53 Jack Tregurtha NZL (1998) | 46:23 Andrew Jamieson AUS (2007) |
| M65 | 55:38 Peter Baillie (2015) | 59:42.0 Maurice Hinton (2000) | 58:25.0 Len Watkins (1988) | 55:38.0 Peter Baillie (2015) | 52:55 Andrew Jamieson AUS (2014) | 48:39 Andrew Jamieson AUS (2012) |
| M70 | 1:02:21 Clive McGovern (2022) | 1:05:47.0 K Sanders (1994) | 1:00:28.0 Len Watkins (1990) | 1:00:18 Eric Saxby (2007) | 59:24 Ralph Bennett AUS (2014) | 53:17 Andrew Jamieson AUS (2016) |
| M75 | 1:12:34 Andrew Kefalas (1989) | 1:20:54.0 I Ellis (2000) | 1:07:19.0 Peter Davis (2003) | 1:07:19.0 Peter Davis (2003) | 1:07:43 Colin Hainsworth AUS (2006) | 55:01 James Grimwade GBR (1987) |
| M80 | 1:23:35 John Hines (2018) | no record | 1:30:43.0 Jim Jamieson (1991) | 1:15:08.0 Ron Johnson (2015) | 1:09:01 Tom Daintry AUS (1992) | 1:01:26 James Grimwade GBR (1993) |
| M85 | no record | no record | no record | no record | 1:36:21 Colin Silcock-Delany AUS (2018) | 1:13:52 Ivan Pushkin UKR (2015) |
| M90 | 1:49:54 Peter Tearle (2018) | no record | no record | 1:49:54 Peter Tearle (2018) | 1:49:54 Peter Tearle NZL (2018) | 1:17:52 Gus Theobald AUS (1990) |
| Wellington | North Island Champs | NZMA Champs | NZ National | Oceania Champs | World | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W35 | 1:15:32 Melanie Watson | 52:34.5 Jane Jackson (1986) | 47:29 Gabrielle Gorst (2003) | 47:01 Gabrielle Gorst (2003) | 48:47 Gabrielle Gorst NZL (2002) | 41:41 Kjersti Platzer NOR (2009) |
| W40 | 57:00 Amelia De Lorenzo | 57:58.0 Diane Barrett (2000) | 53:04 Diane Barrett (2000) | 49:58.03 Jane Jackson (1989) | 55:52 Jane Jackson NZL (1990) | 45:25 Kelly Ruddick AUS (2013) |
| W45 | 1:08:22 Maryanne Palmer | 55:08.0 Neroli Amyes (2000) | 54:54 Neroli Amyes (2002) | 52:57 Jane Jackson (1992) | 55:55 Marlene Robb AUS (1994) | 46:36 Lynette Ventris AUS (2002) |
| W50 | 59:24 Robyn McArthur | 58:09.0 Loloma Foster (1991) | 57:50 Barbara Lambert (2001) | 57:16 Loloma Foster (1991) | 56:34 Ann Staunton-Jugovic AUS (2014) | 48:28 Lynette Ventris AUS (2007) |
| W55 | 1:01:11 Terri Grimmett | 1:03:14.0 Loloma Foster (1990) | 1:02:54.5 Wini Pepene (1986) | 1:00:50 Corinne Smith (2022) | 54:01 Heather Carr AUS (2006) | 49:15 Lynette Ventris AUS (2012) |
| W60 | 1:07:35 Noeleen Perry | 1:04:10.0 Marlene White (2011) | 1:01:21 Sue Hoskin (2013) | 1:01:21 Sue Hoskin (2013) | 57:27 Sandy Brunner AUS (2006) | 53:26 Lynette Ventris AUS (2018) |
| W65 | 1:04:11 Jacqueline Wilson (2015) Sue Hoskin (2016) | 1:06:35 Jacqueline Wilson (2014) | 1:06:46 Jacqueline Wilson (2015) | 1:04:11 Jacqueline Wilson (2015) Sue Hoskin (2016) | 1:00:09.05 Alison Thompson AUS (2019) | 55:32 Brenda Riley AUS (2005) |
| W70 | 1:02:52 Jacqueline Wilson (2017) | 1:05:04 Jacqueline Wilson (2017) | 1:05:40 Jacqueline Wilson (2016) | 1:02:52 Jacqueline Wilson (2017) | 1:04:57 Jacqueline Wilson NZL (2018) | 1:00:18 Britta Tibbling SWE (1988) |
| W75 | 1:07:57 Jacqueline Wilson (2021) | 1:15:57 Daphne Jones (2017) | 1:15:36 Doreen Torbit (2004) | 1:07:57 Jacqueline Wilson (2021) | 1:13:46.70 Gwen Steed AUS (2019) | 1:07:37 Elsa Meyer RSA(2021) |
| W80 | 1:22:47 Daphne Jones (2022) | no record | no record | 1:22:47 Daphne Jones (2022) | 1:20:32 Christiane Dauphinet AUS (2012) | 1:14:12 Aina Engberg SWE (2004) |
| W85 | no record | no record | no record | no record | no record | 1:18:06 Aina Engberg SWE (2008) |
| W90 | no record | no record | no record | no record | no record | 1:24:21 Heather Lee AUS (2018) |