Brent Ford has a quick update from Rocky Hall.
He tells us that Robert Ormsby has now taken the lead with Allie Corripio in second about 20 minutes back. Robert ran the 100 miler at Tarawera this year. Robert clocked a time of 17:56, placing sixth in the men’s field.
Benn Coubrough and Nick Bamford are in third and fourth respectively.
Of these four speedsters, Scottish-born Nick is the only C2K veteran; in 2022, he finished as the second male with a time of 29:17.