Shaw Baton fastest teams and individuals – men's and women's grades
See also: childrens's fastest times
Men and women:
::[Senior men]::[Senior women]::[Junior men]::[Junior women]::[Masters men]::[Masters women]::[Masters men 50+]::[Masters women 50+]::[Masters men 60+]::[Masters women 60+]::
Senior men (open men)Note the senior men's race was six laps until 2017, and four laps from 2018. |
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| Year | Fastest team | Fastest individual | ||
| 1994 | Wellington A | 38:13 | Rob Parks (Trentham) | 5:37 |
| 1995 | Wellington A | 36:14 | Phill Starr (Wellington) | 5:43 |
| 1996 | Scottish A | 38.19 | Jonathon Wyatt (Hutt Valley Harriers) | 5.56 |
| 1997 | Scottish A | 39:28 | Jonathon Wyatt (Wellington) | 6:00 |
| 1998 | Scottish A | 37.38 | Jonathon Wyatt (Wellington) | 5:47 |
| 1999 | Scottish A | 37:56 | Jonathon Wyatt (Wellington) | 5:49 |
| 2000 | Scottish A | 40:22 | Jonathon Wyatt (Wellington) | 5:56 |
| 2001 | Scottish A | 38:03 | John Henwood (Scottish) | 6:04 |
| 2002 | Scottish A | 38:12 | Jonathon Wyatt (Valleys United) | 5:54 |
| 2003 | Scottish A | 39:48 | Carl Jackson (Valleys United) | 6:28 |
| 2004 | Scottish A | 38:17 | Rees Buck (Scottish) | 6:05 |
| 2005 | Scottish A | 38:40 | Nick Buck (Scottish) | 6:14 |
| 2006 | Scottish A | 39:59 | Gareth Hyett (Wellington) | 6:18 |
| 2007 | Scottish A | 38:54 | Stefan Smith (Scottish) | 6:19 |
| 2008 | Scottish A | 40:34 | Glenn Hughes (Scottish) | 6:18 |
| 2009 | Scottish A | 36:52 | Hamish Carson (Scottish) | 5:51 |
| 2010 | Scottish A | 37:15 | Macklin Chaffee (Scottish) | 5:57 |
| 2011 | Scottish A | 38:15 | Hamish Carson (Scottish) | 5:55 |
| 2012 | Scottish A | 38:45 | Tim Hodge (Scottish) | 6:08 |
| 2013 | Scottish A | 37:24 | Martin Van Barneveld (Scottish) | 6:05 |
| 2014 | Scottish A | 39:35 | Julian Baker (Wellington) | 6:22 |
| 2015 | Scottish A | 37:18 | Marcus Karamanolis (Wellington) | 5:52 |
| 2016 | Scottish A | 40:26 | Nathan Tse (Wellington) | 6:31 |
| 2017 | Wellington A | 38:32 | Scott Russell (Scottish) | 6:12 |
| In 2018 the race was reduced from 6 laps to 4 laps. | ||||
| 2018 | Scottish A | 24:51 | Hamish Carson (Scottish) | 5:58 |
| 2019 | Scottish A | 26:17 | James Preston (Scottish) | 6:13 |
| 2021 | Scottish A | 24:58.1 | Malcolm Hodge (Scottish) | 6:10.2 |
| 2022 | Scottish A | 26:24.4 | Thomas Strawbridge (Trentham) | 6:15.1 |
| 2023 | Scottish A | 25:22 | Seamus Kane (Scottish) | 6:06 |
Senior women (open women) |
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| Year | Fastest team | Fastest individual | ||
| 1994 | Scottish A | 31:32 | Melissa Moon (Scottish) | 7:20 |
| 1995 | Wellington A | 28:55 | Melissa Moon (Scottish) | 6:44 |
| 1996 | Wellington A | 31.15 | Melissa Moon (Scottish) | 7.23 |
| 1997 | Wellington A | 31:30 | Melissa Moon (Scottish) | 7:30 |
| 1998 | Wellington A | 31:58 | Melissa Moon (Scottish) | 7:15 |
| 1999 | Wellington A | 31:24 | Jill Westenra (Scottish) | 7:36 |
| 2000 | Wellington A | 33:23 | Kellie Palmer (Wellington) | 8:09 |
| 2001 | Valleys United A | 32:36 | Wendy Cottrell-Teahan (Valleys United) Catriona Morrison (Scottish) |
7:54 |
| 2002 | Wellington A | 31:05 | Kate McIlroy (Wellington) | 7:17 |
| 2003 | Wellington A | 31:59 | Melissa Moon (Scottish) | 7:22 |
| 2004 | Wellington A | 30:46 | Kate McIlroy (Wellington) | 7:23 |
| 2005 | Wellington A | 32:30 | Samara Sheppard (Olympic) | 7:42 |
| 2006 | Valleys United A | 34:00 | Sarah Lynskey (Valleys United) | 7:58 |
| 2007 | Wellington A | 32:24 | Vickie Humphries (Wellington) | 7:37 |
| 2008 | Scottish A | 31:41 | Melissa Moon (Scottish) | 7:35 |
| 2009 | Scottish A | 31:10 | Alice Fiesher Homes (Wellington) | 7:29 |
| 2010 | Wellington A | 30:55 | Tina Harris (Scottish) | 7:24 |
| 2011 | Scottish A | 30:33 | Caroline Mellsop (Scottish) | 7:23 |
| 2012 | Scottish A | 31:10 | Demelza Murrihy (Scottish) | 7:39 |
| 2013 | Scottish A | 33:12 | Elaine Brent (Wellington) | 7:48 |
| 2014 | Scottish A | 31:37 | Tina Harris (Scottish) | 7:25 |
| 2015 | Scottish A | 31:21 | Nicole Mitchell (Scottish) | 7:19 |
| 2016 | Scottish A | 34:53 | Sarah Gardner (Trentham) | 7:41 |
| 2017 | Wellington A | 31:52 | Sarah Drought (Wellington) | 7:28 |
| 2018 | Wellington A | 31:10 | Nicole Mitchell (Scottish) | 7:26 |
| 2019 | Wellington A | 31:41 | Maiya Christini (Wellington) | 7:24 |
| 2021 | Olympic A | 29:47.6 | Susannah Lynch (Olympic) | 7:04.4 |
| 2022 | Wellington | 30:19.0 | Sarah Drought (Wellington) | 7:11.8 |
| 2023 | Wellington | 30:53 | Sarah Drought (Wellington) | 7:06 |
Junior Men (MU20)Note the junior men's race was six laps until 2017, and four laps from 2018. |
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| Year | Fastest team | Fastest individual | ||
| 1994 | Wellington A | 41:18 | H Florance (Wellington) | 6:36 |
| 1995 | Wellington A | 39:22 | I Young (Wellington) | 6:02 |
| 1996 | Scottish A | 42.41 | B Cartington (Wellington) | 6.46 |
| 1997 | Scottish A | 42:04 | Ben Ruthe (Scottish) | 6:38 |
| 1998 | Scottish A | 41:11 | Ben Ruthe (Scottish) | 6:20 |
| 1999 | Scottish A | 41:37 | Hayden Prosser (Olympic) | 6:40 |
| 2000 | Valleys United A | 43:07 | James Coubrough (Scottish) Nick Willis (Valleys United) |
6:41 |
| 2001 | Valleys United A | 40:17 | Nick Willis (Valleys United) | 6:05 |
| 2002 | Wellington A | 41:50 | Matthew Prosser (Olympic) | 6:31 |
| 2003 | Scottish A | 40:49 | Matthew Prosser (Olympic) | 6:28 |
| 2004 | Wellington A | 42:09 | Matthew Prosser (Olympic) | 6:21 |
| 2005 | Scottish A | 41:26 | Hamish Carson (Kapiti) | 6:19 |
| 2006 | Scottish A | 41:01 | Hamish Carson (Kapiti) | 6:13 |
| 2007 | Scottish A | 40:38 | Terefe Ejigu (Scottish) | 6:15 |
| 2008 | Scottish A | 40:50 | Ryan Woolley (Scottish) | 6:33 |
| 2009 | Scottish A | 38:58 | Corey Casey (Scottish) | 6:09 |
| 2010 | Wellington A | 39:42 | Yared Kebede (Wellington) Nick Bingham (Wellington) |
6:27 |
| 2011 | Wellington A | 40:57 | Ryan McAlister (Wellington) | 6:41 |
| 2012 | Wellington A | 40:39 | Ryan McAllister (Wellington) | 6:26 |
| 2013 | Wellington A | 40:30 | Tim Robertson (Hutt Valley) | 6:25 |
| 2014 | Wellington A | 40:32 | Marcus Karamanolis (Wellington) | 6:27 |
| 2015 | Olympic A | 39:53 | Seamus Kane (Olympic) Joel Carmen (HVH) |
6:22 |
| 2016 | Wellington A | 41:48 | Max Karamanolis (Wellington) | 6:43 |
| 2017 | Wellington A | 40:28 | Seamus Kane (Wellington) | 6:24 |
| In 2018 the race was reduced from 6 laps to 4 laps. | ||||
| 2018 | Scottish A | 25:52 | Liam Back (Scottish) | 5:59 |
| 2019 | Olympic A | 26:37 | Toby Gualter (Olympic) | 6:15 |
| 2021 | Trentham Gold | 27:12.5 | Daniel du Toit (Trentham) | 6:31.6 |
| 2022 | Trentham | 26:24.0 | Daniel du Toit (Trentham) | 6:22.8 |
| 2023 | Scottish | 26:35 | Ben Brunner (Scottish) | 6:09 |
Junior women (WU20)The Junior women grade was introduced in 2000. |
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| Year | Fastest team | Fastest individual | ||
| 2000 | Wellington A | 39:10 | Kelly Holyoake (Wellington) | 8:42 |
| 2001 | Wellington A | 33:52 | Astra Hurley (Valleys United) | 7:54 |
| 2002 | Wellington A | 33:58 | Jane Nalder (Olympic) | 7:39 |
| 2003 | Wellington A | 32:45 | Kelly Holyoake (Wellington) | 8:06 |
| 2004 | Wellington A | 32:56 | Sarah Beresford (Wellington) | 7:44 |
| 2005 | Wellington A | 31:43 | Anna Roach (Wellington) | 7:48 |
| 2006 | Wellington A | 32:32 | Alice Mason (Wellington) | 7:36 |
| 2007 | Wellington A | 31:30 | Hayley Green (Wellington) | 7:31 |
| 2008 | Wellington A | 31:19 | Barbara Roy (Wellington) | 7:30 |
| 2009 | Olympic | 32:24 | Ariana Harper (Scottish) | 7:30 |
| 2010 | Scottish A | 30:36 | Nicole Mitchell (Scottish) | 7:20 |
| 2011 | Olympic A | 31:49 | Jean Kozyniak (Wellington) | 7:39 |
| 2012 | Feilding Moa | 31:26 | Kara Macdermid (Feilding Moa) | 7:17 |
| 2013 | Wellington | 31:24 | Jean Kozyniak (Wellington) | 7:30 |
| 2014 | Olympic A | 32:38 | Kelsey Foreman (Wellington) | 7:30 |
| 2015 | Wellington A | 29:43 | Kelsey Foreman (Wellington) | 6:59 |
| 2016 | Wellington A | 31:34 | Phoebe McKnight (Hutt Valley) | 7:43 |
| 2017 | Wellington A | 30:50 | Phoebe McKnight (Wellington) | 7:04 |
| 2018 | Wellington A | 30:53 | Esther Kozyniak (Wellington) | 7:32 |
| 2019 | Wellington A | 31:17 | Kirstie Rae (Wellington) | 7:16 |
| 2021 | Wellington A | 31:25.0 | Amy McHardy (Olympic) | 7:21.0 |
| 2022 | Olympic Black | 30:57.7 | Gabrielle Healy | 7:40.0 |
| 2023 | Olympic Black | 30:47 | Ava Sutherland (Olympic) | 7:26 |
Masters men (veteran men)The masters men grade was 6 laps and 40+ until 2017, then 4 laps and 35+ from 2018. |
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| Year | Fastest team | Fastest individual | ||
| 1994 | Olympic A | 43:26 | T McLachlan (Trentham) | 6:32 |
| 1995 | Olympic A | 41:27 | Barry Prosser (Olympic) | 6:27 |
| 1996 | Olympic A | 46:28 | B Turnbull (Masterton) | 6.47 |
| 1997 | Olympic A | 45:02 | B Turnbull (Masterton) | 6:57 |
| 1998 | Scottish A | 42:34 | B Turnbull (Scottish) | 6:38 |
| 1999 | Olympic A | 44:02 | Barry Prosser (Olympic) | 6:49 |
| 2000 | Scottish A | 45:57 | Dave Hatfield (Scottish) | 7:16 |
| 2001 | Scottish A | 44:50 | Paul Forster (Kapiti) | 6:47 |
| 2002 | Wellington A | 44:36 | Chris Speakman (Olympic) | 6:51 |
| 2003 | Olympic A | 44:57 | Chris Speakman (Olympic) | 7:00 |
| 2004 | Wellington A | 45:01 | Bruce Odams (Kapiti) | 6:49 |
| 2005 | Olympic A | 44:27 | Phil Sadgrove (Scottish) | 6:47 |
| 2006 | Valleys United A | 46:55 | Greg Fraine (Kapiti) | 7:02 |
| 2007 | Scottish A | 45:22 | Phil Sadgrove (Scottish) | 6:56 |
| 2008 | Kapiti | 46:53 | Jim Jones (Scottish) | 6:59 |
| 2009 | Wellington A | 43:32 | Dave Carrigan (Wellington) | 6:55 |
| 2010 | Scottish A | 41:31 | Grant McLean (Scottish) | 6:29 |
| 2011 | Scottish A | 44:16 | Mike Waterman (Olympic) | 6:55 |
| 2012 | Scottish A | 43:49 | Mike Waterman (Olympic) | 6:48 |
| 2013 | Scottish A | 43:32 | Francis Evett (Hutt Valley) | 6:45 |
| 2014 | Scottish A | 43:05 | Grant McLean (Scottish) | 6:48 |
| 2015 | Olympic A | 43:00 | Josh Campbell (Trentham) | 6:33 |
| 2016 | Scottish | 44:11 | Stephen Day (Scottish) | 6:40 |
| 2017 | Scottish A | 43:50 | Stephen Day (Scottish) | 6:40 |
| In 2018 the minimum masters age was reduced from 40 to 35, and race was reduced from 6 laps to 4 laps. | ||||
| 2018 | Scottish A | 26:32 | Rowan Hooper (Scottish) | 6:23 |
| 2019 | Scottish A | 27:49 | Dan Clendon (Wellington) | 6:43 |
| 2021 | Wellington A | 27:52.3 | Dan Clendon (Wellington) | 6:29.6 |
| 2022 | Scottish A | 27:17.5 | Nick Horspool (Scottish) | 6:41.2 |
| 2023 | Scottish A | 27:37 | Dougal Thorburn (Scottish) | 6:29 |
Masters women (veteran women)The masters/veteran women grade is 35+, apart from 2016 and 2017 when it was 40+. |
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| Year | Fastest team | Fastest individual | ||
| 1994 | Wellington | 36:18 | T Wild (Wellington) | 8:07 |
| 1995 | Scottish A | 34:55 | T Wild (Wellington) | 8:11 |
| 1996 | Wellington A | 35.24 | T Wild (Wellington) | 8.36 |
| 1997 | Scottish A | 36:53 | J McDonald (Scottish) | 8:46 |
| 1998 | Kapiti | 36:34 | D Allan (Kapiti) | 8:15 |
| 1999 | Scottish A | 37:02 | Robyn Stansfield (Scottish) | 8:35 |
| 2000 | Scottish A | 38:55 | Michelle Alison (Scottish) | 8:54 |
| 2001 | Scottish A | 37:59 | Liz Hastie (Olympic) | 8:43 |
| 2002 | Scottish A | 39:10 | Robyn Stansfield (Scottish) | 8:51 |
| 2003 | Scottish A | 37:39 | Alison Draine (Scottish) | 8:24 |
| 2004 | Scottish A | 38:35 | Robyn Stansfield (Scottish) | 9:14 |
| 2005 | Kapiti | 36:36 | Suzi Richards (Kapiti) | 8:12 |
| 2006 | Scottish A | 36:04 | Anne Hare (Scottish) | 7:58 |
| 2007 | Scottish A | 38:16 | Helen Willis (Scottish) | 9:14 |
| 2008 | Scottish A | 38:50 | Helen Willis (Scottish) | 9:16 |
| 2009 | Scottish A | 35:12 | Jenny McDonald (Scottish) | 8:21 |
| 2010 | Scottish A | 36:19 | Anne Hare (Scottish) | 8:07 |
| 2011 | Olympic A | 36:45 | Victoria Humphries (Wellington) | 8:21 |
| 2012 | Scottish A | 34:37 | Stephanie MacKenzie (Scottish) | 7:34 |
| 2013 | Scottish A | 33:01 | Melissa Moon (Scottish) | 7:46 |
| 2014 | Olympic A | 35:18 | Katie Jenkins (Olympic) | 8:10 |
| 2015 | Scottish A | 34:16 | Jackie Mexted (Scottish) | 8:00 |
| In 2016 the minimum masters age was raised to 40. | ||||
| 2016 | Scottish A | 38:31 | Victoria Humphries (Wellington) | 8:33 |
| 2017 | Olympic A | 37:41 | Lindsay Barwick (Scottish) | 8:47 |
| In 2018 the minimum masters age was returned to 35. | ||||
| 2018 | Olympic A | 34:48 | Renae Creser (Kapiti) | 8:14 |
| 2019 | Scottish A | 35:34 | Mel Aitken (Scottish) Mel Stevens (Scottish) |
8:18 |
| 2021 | Scottish A | 34:02.6 | Mel Stevens (Scottish) | 7:57.8 |
| 2022 | Wellington | 35:11.9 | Mel Brandon (Scottish) | 7:56.3 |
| 2023 | Scottish A | 35:18 | Mel Brandon (Scottish) | 7:48 |
Masters men 50+This grade was introduced in 2013 as an open masters 50+ grade, and became the masters men 50+ grade in 2017. Like the other men's races it was six laps until 2017, and four laps from 2018. |
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| Year | Fastest team | Fastest individual | ||
| 2013 | Wellington | 50:53 | Mark Handley (Olympic) | 7:40 |
| 2014 | Wellington | 49:36 | Paul Hewitson (Wellington) | 7:33 |
| 2015 | Wellington A | 46:49 | Andrew Wheatley (Wellington) | 7:09 |
| 2016 | Wellington A | 48:15 | Peter Stevens (Scottish) | 7:26 |
| 2017 | Wellington A | 49:44 | Nick Hegan (Olympic) | 7:43 |
| In 2018 the race was reduced from 6 laps to 4 laps. | ||||
| 2018 | Scottish A | 29:10 | Peter Stevens (Scottish) | 6:52 |
| 2019 | Scottish A | 31:17 | Jim Jones (Scottish) | 7:33 |
| 2021 | Scottish A | 31:37.7 | Todd Stevens (Scottish) | 7:36.2 |
| 2022 | Scottish A | 30:24.1 | Peter Stevens (Scottish) | 7:16.5 |
| 2023 | Wellington A | 30:58 | Peter Stevens (Scottish) | 7:21 |
Masters women 50+This grade was introduced in 2017. Previously masters women 50+ ran either in the open 50s grade or masters women grade. |
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| Year | Fastest team | Fastest individual | ||
| 2017 | Olympic | 44:55 | Sheryne Coverdale (Olympic) | 10:34 |
| 2018 | Hutt Valley A | 42:39 | Tineke Hooft (Olympic) | 10:09 |
| 2019 | Olympic | 43:22 | Lyn Clark (Scottish) | 9:55 |
| 2021 | Olympic | 39:15.2 | Heather Walker (Scottish) | 8:16.2 |
| 2022 | Scottish A | 38:30.3 | Heather Walker (Scottish) | 8:19.2 |
| 2023 | Olympic | 40:49 | Heather Walker (Scottish) | 8:06 |
Masters men 60+This grade was introduced in 2021. |
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| Year | Fastest team | Fastest individual | ||
| 2021 | Wellington | 42:15.2 | Brian Hayes (Wellington) | 10:01.0 |
| 2022 | Scottish A | 37:07.0 | Stephen Mair (Trentham) | 8:14.7 |
| 2023 | Scottish A | 35:29 | Stephen Mair (Trentham) | 8:13 |
Masters women 60+This grade was introduced in 2021. |
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| Year | Fastest team | Fastest individual | ||
| 2021 | Olympic | 52:05.0 | Tineke Hooft (Olympic) | 11:47.8 |
| 2022 | Olympic | 45:04.3 | Cathy Alderton (Olympic) | 10:06.7 |
| 2023 | Scottish | 52:29 | Christine Jones (Scottish) | 12:38 |
Last updated: 3 Oct 2023