Ambassador

We warmly welcome Sandy Barwick - MBE, as the NZ 6 Day Ultramarathon Ambassador. 

A huge welcome to Sandy Barwick MBE - NZ 6 Day Ultramarathon Ambassador. Your support and experience are invaluable to us.

Race Ambassador Sandy Barwick MBE has run around 90,000 kilometers during her decade as a competitive ultra-distance runner. She has competed over all the major distances and times including 24 hours, 48 hours, 6 days, 1,000 and 1,3000 miles. Sandy has set numerous national and world records, some which still stand today including being the first woman to complete the 1,300-mile (2,092km) Sri Chinmoy race in New York, the world's longest certified foot race at the time. A race where she also placed second overall, finishing in 17 days and 22 hours, and breaking eight world road records in the process. In 1992 Sandy ran the length of Aotearoa raising money for diabetes, she is a former NZ Ultra Marathon Association president and Athletics NZ manager of New Zealand's national 24 hour and 100-kilometre world championship teams.

WORLD ROAD (Sept / Oct 1991)

1,300 miles 17d, 22h, 46m, 07s

2,000 km 17d, 3h, 1m

1,000 miles 12d, 14h, 38m, 40s

48 hours 190miles

6 days 500miles

700 miles 8d, 15h, 12m

1,000 km 7d, 1h, 11m

1,500km 11d, 16h, 51m

WORLD TRACK (Nov 1990)

6 days 883.631km

OTHER RECORDS

British all-comers 6 day (Sept 1989) 783km

Australian 100 mile track (Feb 1989) 16h 14m 11

Australian 24 hour track (Feb 1989) 220.5km

Hong Kong all-comers 24 hour track (Feb 1989) 220.5km

Australian 200km track (Feb 1989) 21h, 5m

Australian 48 hour track 326.5419km

New Zealand 100 mile road (Nov 1989)18h, 20m, 29s

Women’s Sydney – Melbourne (May 1990) 7d, 4h, 46m

Australian 24 hour indoors (Feb 1990) 187km