The NSW 10,000m Championships is Athletics NSW's state title over 25 laps of the track, held on an October evening at The Crest in Bankstown. In 2026 it takes place on Thursday 15 October. It is a permit meet under Athletics Australia, so times count for state records and national qualifying, which draws a small but genuinely fast field.
There are two races. The championship 10,000m is for Athletics NSW members and decides the state title, while a separate Community 10,000m is open to everyone, making this one of the few chances a club or recreational runner gets to race a legitimate track 10k with official timing. Winners are often out on their own early: Josh Phillips took the 2024 title in 29:14, running solo for most of the distance.
Held under lights at a suburban track, it is a low-key but serious evening, and for many it doubles as a sharpener before the Zatopek 10,000m in December.
Ed Goddard won the 2025 state title in 30:19.13 on Thursday 16 October, 46 seconds clear of Stefan Music with Drew Fryer third. Twenty runners finished the men's race, eight of them inside 31:35.
| Position | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ed Goddard | 00:30:19.13 |
| 2 | Stefan Music | 00:31:05.70 |
| 3 | Drew Fryer | 00:31:10.53 |
| 4 | Jack Maxwell | 00:31:16.64 |
| 5 | Joe Burgess | 00:31:17.03 |
| 6 | Matthew Cox | 00:31:28.36 |
| 7 | William Mison | 00:31:31.49 |
| 8 | Yusuke Shibuya | 00:31:32.10 |
| 9 | Matt Dawson | 00:32:08.75 |
| 10 | Lachlan Townsend | 00:32:40.95 |
| 11 | Jonathan Muncey | 00:33:06.79 |
| 12 | Adam Schaffer | 00:33:18.10 |
| 13 | Matthew Achmar | 00:33:45.06 |
| 14 | Jordan Awad | 00:34:41.78 |
| 15 | Jasper Vajdic | 00:35:05.12 |
| 16 | Justin Yu | 00:35:11.30 |
| 17 | Cameron Dodds | 00:35:41.86 |
| 18 | Ziyi Yin | 00:35:55.39 |
| 19 | Danny Pan | 00:37:40.11 |
| 20 | Rajitha De Silva | 00:41:19.84 |
The women's title came down to seven hundredths of a second: Cicely Brown 37:23.54, Caitlyn Tan 37:23.61, after 25 laps together. Six runners finished.
| Position | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cicely Brown | 00:37:23.54 |
| 2 | Caitlyn Tan | 00:37:23.61 |
| 3 | Laura Simon | 00:38:02.25 |
| 4 | Melissa Morphett | 00:38:42.24 |
| 5 | Zara McNally | 00:39:05.98 |
| 6 | Amy Thake | 00:40:22.07 |
Timing by Athletics NSW: complete 2025 NSW 10,000m Championships results, all races.
Joshua Phillips won the 2024 state title in 29:14.62 on Thursday 17 October at The Crest in Bankstown, the only man under 30 minutes and almost two minutes clear of Kurt Fryer. Fourteen finished the men's race and three did not; 75-year-old Peter Maskiell was the last of them home in 53:36.92.
| Position | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joshua Phillips | 00:29:14.62 |
| 2 | Kurt Fryer | 00:31:03.45 |
| 3 | John Portwood | 00:31:18.65 |
| 4 | James Starkey | 00:31:44.49 |
| 5 | Drew Fryer | 00:32:18.68 |
| 6 | Matthew Ho | 00:32:23.46 |
| 7 | Jasper Vajdic | 00:32:35.89 |
| 8 | Adam Schaffer | 00:32:44.55 |
| 9 | Joe Burgess | 00:33:14.18 |
| 10 | Jonathan Forrest | 00:34:56.33 |
| 11 | Cameron Dodds | 00:35:16.59 |
| 12 | Dan Hogg | 00:37:29.75 |
| 13 | Rajitha De Silva | 00:43:16.65 |
| 14 | Peter Maskiell | 00:53:36.92 |
Leyla Liakatos took the women's title in 35:38.67, five and a half minutes ahead of Amy Thake. Three women finished.
| Position | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leyla Liakatos | 00:35:38.67 |
| 2 | Amy Thake | 00:41:06.94 |
| 3 | Rachel Kay | 00:41:36.97 |
Timing by Athletics NSW: official 2024 NSW 10,000m Championships results (PDF).
