He was followed by Chris Smith (1h 23m 6s) and Jason Daws (1h 24m 11s).
Bruce Fife showed the other walkers how it's done with a time of 2h 2m 58s, followed by Evan Davies (2h 7m 17s) and then David Jones (2h 14m 17s).
The first running team home was Myles Hodder, Charlie Bilby, Glenn Haden and Dom Townsend, completing the course in 1h 20m 22s, while runners-up were James Barnes, Merrik Slade, Thomas Sinton and Nicky Malipaard (1h 35m 46s).
The two-person team of Megan McChesney and Nicola Crowe were third in 2h 6m 23s.
First for the walking teams were Alan McKey and Darryl James, who posted a time of 2h 11m 14s.
Next on the agenda for the Harriers club is the Pumpkins Series, for 3km to 5km walkers and runners, starting February 11 and being held on Thursday evenings through until March 10 at Kowhai Park.