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Sri Chinmoy Royal National Park Marathon, Half-Marathon, 10km & 5km Trail Runs, Sunday 16 November 2025

By Prachar Stegemann

16 November
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Sri Chinmoy Royal National Park Half-Marathon, Sunday 16 November 2025, full results by category 110.14 KB
Sri Chinmoy Royal National Park 10km trail run, Sunday 16 November 2025, full results by category 94.56 KB
Sri Chinmoy Royal National Park 5km trail run, Sunday 16 November 2025, full results by category 77.94 KB

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Names oftentimes carry a significance far beyond that intended by the namer. Whoever named Royal National Park was intending to honour British royalty – yet the name “Royal” is more than apt, for this extraordinary haven so proximate to our largest metropolis, is indeed royalty among National Parks.

A record field for this event turned out on a morning that pleased every sense and sensibility of the body, heart and soul.

While the races started in order from longest (marathon ) to shortest (5km), it was the shortest which finished first and provided the day’s earliest headlines. First to return from his foray into the bush was Xavier Brown, breaking his own course record for the Boys Under 17 set last year, with a flying 18:47, ahead of Kade Burgess’ 19:50, in the same age group.

Next runner home was the spirited Emma Felsman, who broke a 9-year-old record for the Girls Under 13 with her 3rd-placed outright time of 22:35, not far ahead of her father Marcus, who won the Male 17 and Over with 23:18.

The other categories were won respectively by Piper Kiely (Girls Under 17) in 29:00; Emma Trehy (Female 17 and Over ) with 29:08; while Toby Burton won the Boys Under 13 in 33:01.

Michael Truscott was the standout runner of the 10km field, winning the Male Under 50 with a substantial margin in 40:38, from Chris Vallely’s 42:13 and 3rd placed William Clark with 42:31. Andrew Alexander took out the M50-59 with 49:35; not far behind Shin Hattori, fastest among the M60-69 with his swift 48:14.

Samantha Taylor won the women’s 10km race in 49:52, from 2nd placed Stephanie Crossley with 50:01 and Lise Kempler’s 50:17. Just behind them was 1st placed F50-59 whirlwind, Roisin Boyle in 50:33. In the F60-69 it was Joan Feeney leading the way with 58:16; while Jennifer Rankine took home the main prize in the Female 70 and Over with 1:09:14.

The largest field of the morning assembled at 7am for the Half-Marathon – one full out-and-back length of Lady Carrington Drive, preceded by a shorter 2km warm-up to make up the distance to the required 21.1km.

Greta Truscott was a superb front-running winner of the women’s race, her strong and graceful 1:31:28 a full 5 minutes ahead of 2nd placed Kathy Costa’s 1:36:39, with 3rd going to Cheryl Greenaway with 1:44:51. The F50-59s was won by Yvonne Richards in 1:53:49, ahead of Leesa Bennett with 1:54:51 and Kellyanne Hinchcliffe in 1:57:40. Catherine Rowney was the sole flag-bearer for the F60-69s, taking the main prize in 2:34:49.

Like Greta in the women’s race, Matthew Geleta ran an inspired race to outpace the field in 1:20:40 over this challenging course; well ahead of Matt Berrington with 1:24:24 and Craig Kernow’s finish of 1:26:48. 3rd place overall was taken by the impressive Matt North whose 1:26:01 was best among the M50-59s, from Peter Grimison’s 1:43:07 and Charles Nicoll with 1:44:15. The most impressive run however came from Quiang Richard Zhang, whose nimble-footed 1:39:11 set a new course record for the Male 60-69 category; while Byung Kyu Lee took out the M70 and Over with 2:43:20.

While all this activity was happening in the “shorter” races, the marathoners were running and running … and running… Luke Jeffery finished a very happy winner in 3:03:46, from 2nd placed Christopher Winterbourne’s 3:09:49. Next home was Mark Gregory, winning the Male 50-59s with 3:16:43, ahead of “vegan runner” Soonchul Shin with 3:21:42; whileest in the M60-69s was Jung Lee with 4:06:10.

Alexandra Dunn-Delvaen won the women’s marathon in 3:42:49, ahead of Natasha Schmidt with 3:58:36 and Xindan Zeng’s 4:17:01; while Nadene Sermon was 1st F50-59, running the marathon with her son Jared in 5:12:57.
Sri Chinmoy Dolls Point Half-Marathon, 10km & 5km, Sunday 6 July 2025

By Prachar Stegemann

6 July
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Sri Chinmoy Dolls Point 10km race, Sunday 6 July 2025, full results by category 91.42 KB
Sri Chinmoy Dolls Point 5km race, Sunday 6 July 2025, full results by category 75.98 KB

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Sri Chinmoy Races have been held annually at Dolls Point since 2007, during which time some truly amazing performances have produced some astounding results in each of the distances on offer – 5km, 10km and Half-Marathon. So it takes a truly exceptional performance to break a course record in any of these distances, in any age group. Such performances have the power to transform an otherwise ordinary day into the extraordinary, inspiring and uplifting all who are fortunate to witness them.

Today was such a day. Course records fell at both ends of the age spectrum, led by with some incredible runs in the Half-Marathon from overall winner Anna Heath, who set an all-time F50-59 record of 1:27:38 in the process; and an astonishing new record from Jackie Murdy of 1:32:44 in the F60-69 (and 5th woman outright). The other course record came from a sizzling 16:58 courtesy of Eamon Corry in the Boys Under 17 category of the 5km race.

More than 2/3 of the field today ran the Half-Marathon. Starting with a modified 1.1km loop due to works behind the Sailing Club, the 2-lap course over Captain Cook Bridge was held in glorious sunshine despite a hint of rain and lightning prior to the race start.

Mitch McInnes led from the outset, running with style and purpose and never looking back, clocking an impressive 1:16:56 to take the men’s race from Rede Carney’s 1:18:25 and Ian Gabriel with 1:21:30. Adam Stroud was fastest among the M50-59 with 1:26:57, ahead of Jeremy Smith with 1:30:27 and David Zehrer (1:31:59). In the M60-69 it was Brian Bootle who took the cake in 1:51:26 from Benito Setoue (1:53:35); while Bob Fickel (2:15:19) crossed the line just ahead of Tim Garvey (2:15:22) to win the M70+.

As mentioned above, the women’s race was son by a stellar performance from Anna Heath from the M50-59s. In the Women Under 50, it was Madeleine Hoff who led the way with fine run of 1:28:13, ahead of Emma Gilchrist’s 1:29:55 and Kathy Costa with 1:32:30. After Anna Heath in the F50-59 came Sara Stace with a superb effort of 1:34:31, with Heidi Afele 3rd in 1:44:57. Even though she was the only finisher in her category, Jackie Murdy’s sensational record of 1:32:44 would have seen her win the F60-69 any year, no matter the turnout.

A relatively modest field took to the one-lap 10km race, in the wake of the larger mass of Half-Marathoners. Fran Bell ran with an excellent race to win the Male Under 50 comfortably in 37:13, from Grant Cerkesas in 40:21 and Sean McDonald with 41:26. Kieran O’Connor was the standout in the M50-59, his 39:39 placing him 2nd outright, while Terry Meehan’s 41:49 and Paul Corry with 45:33 filled out the podium placings in their M50-59 cohort. Tetsundo Kato was best in the M60-69 with 46:04 from Grant Nicholls’ 47:35; while John Burroughs took home the main prize in the M70+ with 56:50.

Jenny Dowd was the clear winner in the women’s 10km race with her impressive 43:10, from Corrine Buchan’s 45:44 and Nadine Stewart with 48:02. The F50-59 category was won by Pamela McCabe with 56:54, from Rosamond Hayes in 59:37 and Deb Pearce (1:04:54). Teresa Setoue meanwhile, conquered the F60-69 with 59:16.

The Boys Under 17 category only had 2 runners, but they managed 1st and 2nd outright in the 5km race, with Eamon Corry’s 16:58 setting a new course record, ahead of Thomas Berg’s excellent showing of 18:40. Le Nguyen won the Boys Under 13 with 32:55; and Marcus Feldman the Male 17 and Over in 22:15.

Marcus’ daughter Emma Felsman won the female race outright from the Girls Under 13 category with an impressive 21:37. Aurelia Simpson was next in her category with 26:36 – though ahead of her came Marlee Soak, winning the Girls Under 17 with a swift 22:43. Melissa Simpson on the Female 17 and Over with 26:37.
Sri Chinmoy Iron Cove Half-Marathon, 7km & 4km races, Sunday 8 June 2025

By Prachar Stegemann

8 June
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Sri Chinmoy Iron Cove 7km race, Sunday 8 June 2025, full results by category 92.07 KB
Sri Chinmoy Iron Cove 4km race, Sunday 8 June 2025, full results by category 65.24 KB

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It didn’t rain, and it wasn’t too hot or cold – but gosh was it windy! The biggest foe of fast times turned up in full force this morning, with 70km gusts buffeting runners all around the 7km loop course. The wind didn’t deter the largest field to assemble for a Half-Marathon at a Sri Chinmoy Iron Cove event this decade, in an encouraging sign of the continuation of Sydneysiders’ rediscovered love of running.

A cheerful cohort of Japanese runners not only provided wonderful atmosphere and tremendous support – they backed up their cheering with fantastic performances to fill several of the podium placings across various categories.

Matthew Gibson lasted strongest in the men’s Half-Marathon field to record an impressive win of 1:14:45, ahead of Timothy Broxup with 1:17:08 and Craig Gilbertson’s 1:17:35. In the Male 50-59, it was Paul Davis who took the win with his front-running 1:22:56, from Akira Suzuki’s 1:26:19 and Soonchul Shin with 1:26:37; while Benito Setoue took out the M60-69 with 1:58:18.

The women’s Half-Marathon saw Caroline Chong run a superbly controlled 1:28:43 to win the race, with Jo Franklin (1:30:57) and Madeleine Hoff (1:32:01) filing the podium placings of 2nd and 3rd. 4th and 5th places among all the women belonged to superb runs from the winner and runner-up of the F50-59 category – Britt Welander clocking an amazing (in the conditions) 1:33:37, from the impressive Sara Stace with 1:34:21. Meanwhile in the F60-69, Teresa Setoue placed 1st with 2:11:07.

The one-lap 7km race saw David Kennedy (24:52) hold off Michael Norris (25:26) and teenager Charlie Naughton (25:42) for a convincing win. David Winning was fastest among the M50-59 with 28:46, from Martin Richards’ 29:18. However the star of the race was new inductee to the M60-69 category, Richard Sarkies, who ran a phenomenal new course record 27:34, to sit alongside his still-standing M50-59 record – a full 5 minutes ahead of his nearest rival in the M60-69, Tetsundo Kato with 32:38. Brian Rayburn took out the M70+ in a more-than-respectable 42:19.

The women’s 7km race was well won by Kaori Hirakawa with 29:46 on the clock, ahead of Valeria Angulo with 31:00 and Corinne Buchan who ran 31:16. Roisin Boyle took out the F50-59 with a fantastic 33:03, with Rits Ikeda not far adrift with 34:31. Merrily O’Donnell meanwhile won the F70+ with 48:31, only 20 seconds ahead of Jill Farrer’s 48:52.

The 4km race saw Boys Under 13 winner Tobias Farruggio first outright with 17:08, with next place taken by Girls Under 13 winner, Emma Felsman’s 18:00 (ahead of her dad, Marcus Felsman, 1st in the M17+ with 18:39). Carmen Ogilvie took out the F17+ with 22:16.
Sri Chinmoy Centennial Park Half-Marathon, 7km & 4km, Sunday 6 April 2025

By Prachar Stegemann

6 April
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Sri Chinmoy Centennial Park 7km Run, Sunday 6 April 2025, full results by category 84.68 KB
Sri Chinmoy Centennial Park 4km Run, Sunday 6 April 2025, full results by category 62.98 KB

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With some other large races this morning occupying a good number of Sydney’s runners, there was no crushing crowd to contend with at registration, or around the course – no jostling at the start line or elbowing around the bends. The overall atmosphere was civil and polite, even restrained – apart from the front runners in each distance of course, who posted some exceptional times.

The outstanding performance in the Half-Marathon came at the top end of the age groups, with bounding Korean runner Tae Bong Kang posting a new course record in the Male 70 and Over with a superb showing of 1:42:24. Tetsundo Kato took out the M60-69s with his 1:58:22; while Lucas Chang came out on top of the M50-59 with a fine run of 1:34:01, ahead of Jeremy Smith in 1:37:16 and Mark Tisdale with 1:40:20.

James Costello led from the outset and was never challenged, winning the race outright by over 5 minutes in 1:23:40, from Jonathan Nesher’s 1:29:01 and Oli Allin with 1:29:42.

The women’s race was won from the F50-59 category with a superb performance from Britt Wielander of 1:35:05, over 6 minutes ahead of the winner of the Female Under 50s, Bronwyn Lee who won her category in 1:41:25, from Katie Bradley’s 1:45:37 and Madeline Greenhill with 1:56:40. The other podium placings in the F50-59 were taken by Michelle Fitzpatrick with 1:59:34 and Nadene Serman in 2:04:36. Teresa Setoue took out the F60-69s with her 2:20:58.

Already owning course records in the Half-Marathon at this event for both the F50-59 and F60-69 categories, the amazing Raewyn Harlock had a shot today at the shorter 7km distance, and duly broke a 12-year-old record with her fleet of foot 33:36, finishing right up among the leaders in all categories. Francis Bowman took out the Female 70 and Over in 54:51, and Cathie Sherrington the F50-59 in 44:27. The only two female runners to come in ahead of Raewyn were the Under 50s winner, Corinne Buchan in 33:01 and 2nd placed Valeria Angulo with 33:12. 3rd placing went to Rebecca Dracup with her 35:50.

The men’s 7km was a race against the clock for Oliver Barden who had only himself for company as be blitzed the one-lap course in 26:46. Chris Vallely led the rest of the field with a fine 29:28, from Ben Hanley in 30:49. David Carson, in the M50-59s, took the category’s main prize with 32:06; Kieron Blackmore claimed the glory in the M60-69 with 32:36; while John Bowman was best for the 70 and Over men with 47:07.

In the 4km race, it was Thomas Berg who showed the field his clean pair of heels, winning with a rapid 14:59 to take the Boys Under 17 and the race outright. Michael Kovacs won the Male 17 and Over cohort. Emma Felsman ran a superb race from the Girls Under 13s, winning in 17:50; while Alisa Lai took home the top prize in the Female 17 and Over with 18:04.

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