{"id":432891,"date":"2026-05-18T05:07:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T05:07:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/432891\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T05:07:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T05:07:08","slug":"hawkes-bay-marathon-record-times-nearly-8000-runners-and-a-sprint-finish-on-the-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/432891\/","title":{"rendered":"Hawke\u2019s Bay Marathon: Record times, nearly 8000 runners and a sprint finish \u2013 On The Up"},"content":{"rendered":"

Voss crossed the line in 2h 19m 52s, beating his own course-best time set in 2022 by more than four minutes, while Mason won the women\u2019s race in 2h 45m 44s, two minutes faster than the previous best time, set in 2024.<\/p>\n

\u201cLast time I came here, I got passed in the last three kilometres, so this is redemption, a couple of years later,\u201d Mason said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been a long two years, I\u2019ve had a kid since then, so it\u2019s been a long time to come back here.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the women\u2019s race, Jaime Preston finished second in 2h 52m 49s and Billie-Lee Haresnape was third in 2h 53m 49s. <\/p>\n

The men\u2019s podium was completed by Jack Moody in 2h 20m 02s, finishing just 10 seconds behind Voss, with Eric Speakman third in 2h 28m 07s.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was a bit nervous coming down the finish chute,\u201d Voss said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI knew Jack was hot on my heels, so I just kept my head down to the line and managed to hold on.<\/p>\n

\u201cJack and I split away from the group pretty early on, and he just held a pretty consistent pace.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"MichaelMichael Voss won the 2026 Hawke’s Bay Marathon in a new course record time. Photo \/ Graeme Murray<\/p>\n

In the half-marathon, it was Laura Nagel who took out the women\u2019s title in 1h 15m 50s, over six minutes clear of Heather Neill in second. Jasmine Finney rounded out the podium in 1h 22m 55s.<\/p>\n

The men\u2019s half-marathon was won by Liam Chesney in 1h 08m 04s, with a minute to spare from Luke Scott in second, with Mike Robinson in third in 1h 09m 44s.<\/p>\n

The 10km races were won by Jemima Tennekoon in 36m 13s, just one second shy of the course record, with Casey Thorby finishing in 32m 22s.<\/p>\n

\"RunnersRunners celebrate as they cross the finish line at the Hawke’s Bay Marathon, with the vineyards of Elephant Hill Winery and Estate as a backdrop. Photo \/ Graeme Murray<\/p>\n

The event also celebrated a dedicated group of 15 founding runners who have completed every edition of the Hawke\u2019s Bay Marathon since it began in 2016.<\/p>\n

Among them was Roanna Vining, who said one of her favourite memories was returning to race after Cyclone Gabrielle.<\/p>\n

\u201c[It] was amazing to see the community come back together,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\"RunnersRunners make their way through Napier during the Hawke\u2019s Bay Marathon on Saturday. Photo \/ Graeme Murray<\/p>\n

Among those travelling to Hawke\u2019s Bay for the event were British friends William Butcher and Dylan Muxworthy, who flew from Sydney as part of their goal to complete four races in the Runaway Marathon Series.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was nice and open, and there was lots of space on the track, which was nice,\u201d Butcher said. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe did Queenstown and then Sydney and Noosa and now Hawke\u2019s Bay.\u201d<\/p>\n

Results<\/p>\n

Asics Marathon \u2013 Women<\/p>\n

Alice Mason 02h 45m 44sJaime Preston 02h 52m 49sBillie-Lee Haresnape 02h 53m 52s<\/p>\n

Asics Marathon \u2013 Men<\/p>\n

Michael Voss 02h 19m 52sJack Moody 02h 20m 02sEric Speakman 02h 28m 07s<\/p>\n

Half-marathon \u2013 Women<\/p>\n

Laura Nagel 01h 15m 50sHeather Neill 01h 21m 58sJasmine Finney 01h 22m 55s<\/p>\n

Half-marathon \u2013 Men<\/p>\n

Liam Chesney 01h 08m 04sLuke Scott 01h 09m 05sMike Robinson 01h 09m 44s<\/p>\n

10km \u2013 Women<\/p>\n

Jemima Tennekoon 36m 13sEsther George 36m 14sAmanda Waldron 38m 23s<\/p>\n

10km \u2013 Men<\/p>\n

Casey Thorby 32m 22sFinn Molloy 35m 26sFinn Sherlock 35m 26s<\/p>\n

Full results can be found on the marathon website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Voss crossed the line in 2h 19m 52s, beating his own course-best time set in 2022 by more…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":432892,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[163102,95,1561,18984,1976,33031,11692,111,139,69,90,1974,8810,213,87086,223,14005,810],"class_list":["post-432891","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-163102","tag-and","tag-bay","tag-finish","tag-hawkes","tag-marathon","tag-nearly","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-on","tag-record","tag-runners","tag-sports","tag-sprint","tag-the","tag-times","tag-up"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/432891","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=432891"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/432891\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/432892"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=432891"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=432891"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=432891"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}