Kinloch Off-Road Challenge Results 12 Sept 2026
A keen group of 16 Hawks made their way down to Taupo for the Kinloch Off Road Challenge – a fantastic trail event run on the outstanding lakeside trails in and around Kinloch.
Great work – go Hawks!
2026_Kinloch_Offroad_Challenge_Full_Results (928 competitors).
| Marathon (120 finishers) | |||
| Place | Name | Grade place | Time |
| 1st | Gary Carleton | 1st M40-49 | 2:43:55 |
| 3rd | Matthew Stokes | 2 M20-39 | 2:54:34 |
| TEC | Sue Hunter | N/A | 8:42:24 |
| TEC | Sandra Jensen | N/A | 8:42:27 |
| Half Marathon (288 finishers) | |||
| Place | Name | Grade place | Time |
| 77th | Ray Chrystall | 5th M50-59 | 2:15:29 |
| 27th Female | Maureen Leonard | 2nd F60-69 | 2:18:03 |
| 34th Female | Paula Ward | 6th F50-59 | 2:22:15 |
| 117th | Vaughan Swale | 10th M60-69 | 2:25:33 |
| 10km run (272 finishers) | |||
| Place | Name | Grade place | Time |
| 1st | Jacob Carleton | 1st M13019 | 39:32 |
| 29th | James Nijssen | 1st MU13 | 52:14 |
| 124th | Vaughan Kestle | 6th M50-59 | 1:06:45 |
| 143rd | Thomas Nijssen | 4th MU13 | 1:08:48 |
| 5km run (107 finishers) | |||
| Place | Name | Grade place | Time |
| 1st | Martin Carroll | 1st M50-59 | 22:23 |
| 2nd Female | Emily Carleton | 1st FU13 | 25:39 |
| 88th | George Nijssen | 19th MU13 | 51:51 |
| 5km walk (36 finishers) | |||
| Place | Name | Grade place | Time |
| 5th Female | Lisa Joblin | 2nd F50-59 | 51:00 |
