As a race-walker, walking 100 miles in under 24 hours is the ultimate achievement. Since I started race-walking in 2012 I have maintained a list of all the events I have completed that were 100 miles or further.
To date that is 47 events in four different countries, with 24 of them taking less than 24 hours.
The table below lists each of these walks along with my 100 mile time and additional comments. And where I’ve written about the walk, I also have a link to the report within this blog.
| No. | Date | Race/Event | 100 mile Time | Comments | Sub 24 hours |
| 1 | 4-5/10/13 | Sri Chinmoy 24 hour Auckland, NZ |
23:41:00 | Total distance 162.885km (101.2 miles) My first 100 miler! Second of three walkers in the race and 9th overall. NZ Centurion C19. |
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| 2 | 2-3/8/14 | Centurions 100 mile track race Southend, UK |
22:39:00 PB |
UK Centurion C1131 Finished 7th overall in a new PB |
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| 3 | 20-21/9/14 | Roubaix 28 hour Roubaix, France |
22:15:00* PB |
Total distance 186.069km (115.6 miles) My longest race to date and the strongest competition I have faced. Walked a 100 mile PB of 22:15 and a 24 hour PB of 171.212km (106.4 miles). Finished 18th overall. |
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| 4 | 28-29/3/15 | Les 24 heures de Chateau Thierry France |
23:42:00* | Total distance 162.514km (101.0 miles) A very hilly 2.4km circuit. Finished 18th in a strong field but was disappointed with the result. |
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| 5 | 2-3/5/15 | Thames Path 100 | 25:02:36 | My first trail 100 miler. Much harder than a road or track 100. | |
| 6 | 23-24/5/15 | Grand Union Canal Race | 26:00:00* | Total distance 235km (145 miles) Birmingham to London via the Grand Union Canal – 145 miles – my longest walk to date. |
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| 7 | 5-8/8/15 | Privas 72 hour race | 35:30:00* | Total distance 283.599km (176.25 miles) My first multi-day race – my longest walk to date. And in temperatures of up to 39 degrees! NZ 48 hour record! |
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| 8 | 19-20/9/15 | Roubaix 28 hour Roubaix, France |
21:45:00* PB |
Total distance 205.090km (127.5 miles) Finished 7th overall. 100 mile PB of 21:45 and New Zealand 200km record of 27:27:12! |
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| 9 | 11-12/3/16 | M25 Circumnavigation | 26:19:00* | Total distance 285km (177 miles) Not a race, but a solo challenge. |
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| 10 | 14-15/5/16 | Continental Centurions 100 mile/24 hour race | 20:58:27 PB |
Continental Centurion C432 Total distance 183.5km (114 miles) Finished 7th at the end of the 100 mile race and 1st after 24 hours. 100 mile PB and NZ record. NZ Best 24 hour distance. |
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| 11 | 28-29/5/16 | Grand Union Canal Race | 23:52:00* | Total distance 235km (145 miles) Birmingham to London via the Grand Union Canal – 145 miles – 6 hours and 20 minutes faster than last year! |
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| 12 | 23-29/10/16 | 6 jours de France (Privas 6 day race) |
30:00:00* | Total distance 614.192km (381.7miles) Finished 3rd and broke NZ records for 48 hours and 500km but narrowly missed the 6 day record (although set an NZ M45 age group record) |
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| 13 | 20-21/4/17 | Dublin to Belfast Ultra | 23:42:00* | Total distance 172km (107 miles) Finished 4th overall (1st/only walker) |
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| 14 | 5-7/5/17 | M25 Circumnavigation | 25:10:00* | Total distance 254km (158 miles) Not a race, but a solo challenge. Fastest Known Time for M25 circumnavigation – on foot. |
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| 15 | 27-28/5/17 | Grand Union Canal Race | 27:31:00* | My first ultra-marathon DNF. I made it through to 100 miles for the 15th time, but I couldn’t continue. | |
| 16 | 28-30/6/17 | Thames Ring 250 | 28:30:00* | My second ultra-marathon DNF! I made it to 132 miles. |
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| 17 | 20-26/8/17 | 6 jours de France (Privas 6 day race) |
27:11:00* | Total distance 500.403km (311 miles) I was mentally weak and struggled for the majority of the race. Character building 🙂 |
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| 18 | 16-17/9/17 | Roubaix 28 hour race | 22:20:00* | Total distance 201.388km (125.2 miles) Finally, a decent result after a few disappointments during the summer |
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| 19 | 21-22/4/18 | French 24 hour race-walking championships – Dijon | 22:39:00* | Total distance 170.714km (106.1 miles) My 10th sub 24 hour 100 miler. Placed 5th overall. |
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| 20 | 19-20/5/18 | Continental Centurions 100 mile/24 hour race | 20:44:11 PB |
Total distance 185.129km (115 miles) Finished 3rd at the end of the 100 mile race and 1st after 24 hours. 100 mile PB and NZ record. 24 hour PB and NZ record. |
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| 21 | 9-10/6/18 | Last One Standing (England) | 24:21:29* | Total distance 147.6 miles (237.5km) First overall! |
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| 22 | 19-25/8/18 | 6 jours de France (Privas 6 day race) |
29:47:00* | Total distance 351 miles (564.6km) Finished 4th and improved my NZ 48 hour record as well as setting NZ M50 records for 500km and 6 days. |
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| 23 | 5-6/10/18 | Royan 48 hour race | 23:44:00* | Total distance 278.466km (173 miles) Won the race with my best ever 48 hour distance, although this can only be recorded as an NZ Best due to the race not having any race-walking judges. |
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| 24 | 28-29/3/19 | Belfast to Dublin Return Ultra | 25:12:00* | My third ultra-marathon DNF! I made it to 161 miles. |
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| 25 | 8-9/6/19 | Continental Centurions Race | 23:29:40 | Struggled for 19 hours. Not my best race. | 13 |
| 26 | 26-29/6/19 | Thames Ring 250 | 26:15:00* | DNF at 230 miles with injury. On crutches for two weeks. Couldn’t have finished the race. | |
| 27 | 17-19/10/19 | Lon Las CYRMU Ultra | 29:00:00* | DNF at 135 miles due to continuous rain and cold conditions. | |
| 28 | 10-12/1/20 | 15th Greek Ultramarathon Festival | 25:59:10 | Total distance 211km (131 miles) Disappointing race. |
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| 29 | 4-5/4/20 | Quarantine Backyard Ultra | 23:55:54 | Total distance 122.8 miles (197.9km) Indoor treadmill race |
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| 30 | 11-12/7/20 | Quarantine Backyard Ultra 2 | 23:59:06 | Total distance 100 miles. | 15 |
| 31 | 1-4/8/20 | Surrey circumnavigation | 27:45:00* | Total distance 352km (219 miles) Not a race, but a solo challenge. Fastest Known Time for circumnavigating Surrey on foot. |
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| 32 | 3-9/9/20 | London underground tube station walk | 29:08:00* | Total distance 523km (325 miles) Not a race, but a solo challenge. First person to visit all 270 London tube stations on foot. |
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| 33 | 23-27/6/21 | Thames Ring 250 | 26:00:00* | DNF at 235 miles after suffering sever hallucinations. | |
| 34 | 23-24/7/21 | Kennet & Avon Canal Race | 26:04:00* | 143 miles from London to Bristol in 39:13 | |
| 35 | 18-19/9/21 | Sri Chinmoy 24 hour race, London | 23:18:07 | Total distance 165.853km (103 miles) | 16 |
| 36 | 14-18/10/21 | Lon Las Ultra | 28:10:00* | Total distance 407km (253 miles) | |
| 37 | 7-13/5/22 | 6 Jours de France | 24:29:45* | Total distance 667.357km (414.77 miles) NZ and Commonwealth six day record! | |
| 38 | 25-26/6/22 | Warwickshire Ring Canal Race | 24:24:00* | 111 mile (178km) loop around UK canals starting and finishing in Coventry | |
| 39 | 20-21/8/22 | UK Centurions race 2022 | 23:45:21 | Struggled but finished inside the 24 hour time limit | 17 |
| 40 | 12-13/11/22 | NZ Centurions race 2022 | 21:32:44 | Total distance 178.315km (110.8 miles). M50 NZ 100 mile and 24 hour records | 18 |
| 41 | 10-11/3/23 | Phoenix Running 24 hour track race | 23:32:50 | Total distance 164.0km (101.9 miles). Finished 3rd overall | 19 |
| 42 | 15-16/4/23 | 6 Jours de France | 22:59:30 | Total distance 711.299km (442.07 miles) NZ and Commonwealth six day record! | 20 |
| 43 | 9-11/6/23 | Bangor to Liverpool | 27:44:00* | A solo adventure walk from Bangor to Liverpool along the North Coast of Wales | |
| 44 | 11-12/8/23 | 2023 GOMU World 48 hour championship | 22:34:43 | DNF’d the 48 hour race at 32 hours. Very disappointed | 21 |
| 45 | 20-26/4/24 | 6 Jours de France | 23:11:18 | Total distance 671.209km (417 miles) | 22 |
| 46 | 24-25/8/24 | UK Centurions Race | 23:19:57 | Disappointing race. Finished 8th of 18 starters | 23 |
| 47 | 4-6/10/24 | Royan 48 hour race | 22:58:00* | Disappointing race. Struggled from 18 hours. Finished 3rd | 24 |
| No. | Date | Race | Time | Comments | Sub 24 hours |
* Estimated time during a longer event
