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July 2026

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Saturday, 4 Jul 2026: North Island Cross Country Champs, Spa Park, Taupo ×
Updated 30 Jun 2026.

Timetable:

  • 1: Girls U10 - Ages 9 years and under 1000m 10:00am
  • 2: Boys U10 - Ages 9 years and under  1000m 10:10am
  • 3:  Girls U12 - Ages 10 and 11 years 2000m 10:15am
  • 4: Boys U12 - Ages 10 and 11 years 2000m 10:25am
  • 5: Girls U14 - Ages 12 and 13 years 3000m 10:30am
  • 6: Boys U14 - Ages 12 and 13 years 3000m 10:40am
  • 7: Boys & Girls U16 - Ages 14 and 15 years 3000m Girls 10:55, Boys 11:05
  • JUNIOR PRIZEGIVING ON THE FIELD 11.45am
  • 8: Masters Men (50 - 75+) 6000m 12.05pm
  • 9:  Masters Women (35 - 75+) 5000m 12.35pm
  • 10: Masters Men (35 – 49) 6000m 1:00pm
  • 11: Women U18 - Ages 16 & 17 years, Women U20 - Ages 18 & 19 years 4000m 1.25pm
  • 12: Men U18 - Ages 16 & 17 years, Men U20 - Ages 18 & 19 years 5000m 1.40pm
  • 13:  Senior Women - Ages 20 – 34 years 5000m 1:55pm
  • 14: Senior Men - Ages 20 – 34 years 9000m 2:10pm 
  • SENIOR PRIZEGIVING ON THE FIELD 3:15pm

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Sunday, 5 Jul 2026, 07:00 to 11:00: Barefoot Xtrail - Battle At Boulder Hill, Boulder Hill, Belmont Regional Park ×
  • Long course: 16.76km (573m vert)
  • Medium course: 10.88km (333m vert)
  • Short couse: 8.07km (223m vert)

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Saturday, 11 Jul 2026, 13:45 to 16:00: Club Run/Walk, Waiora Hub Sports and Community Centre ×
Club Run/Walk
 
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Saturday, 18 Jul 2026: WUU2k The Wellington Urban Ultra, Wellington ×
WUU2k The Wellington Urban Ultra
 
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Sunday, 19 Jul 2026, 11:00 to 13:00: Athletics Wellington Cross Country Championships, Harcourt Park, Upper Hutt ×
Updated 12 Jul 2026.

Same details as last year EXCEPT W50 do 8km and M20 do 4km.

Championship Distances are:

8.0km: SW, SM, MW35, MM35, MW50 and MM50  
4.0km: MW60, MM60, MW65, MM65, MW70 and MM70  Under 16, Under 18  & Under 20, All other Adult grades (non-championship)
2.0km: Under 12 and Under 14 Boys & Girls
1.0km : Under 10 Boys & Girls 

Race times:

11.00 am:    4.0km Races
11.30am:      1.0km* Races   *The 1km loop will be the first half of the 2km lap
11.45am:      2.0km Races
12.00pm:      8.0km  Races including other Adult grades (non-championship)

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Saturday, 25 Jul 2026, 13:30 to 16:30: Grand Memorial club races and Old Members Day (club event), Boom Rock Road, Ohariu Valley ×
Updated 19 Jul 2026 at 12:36 pm.

2026 details:

Open handicap cross country races. This event commemorates our first club president, who died while in office, as well as a number of club members who died in the First World War.

Former club members are invited to join us.

This race will be followed by afternoon tea at the clubrooms - please bring a plate to share.

Race details:

1.30pm: Boys & Girls 9 and Under (1km scratch race), Boys & Girls 13 and Under (2km scratch race)

2.00pm-ish: Walkers;
Senior Women, Masters Women, Junior Women (W-U18 & W-U20), Junior Men (M-U18 & M-U20) (4km open handicap);
Senior Men & Masters Men (8km open handicap)

(Both handicap races – 4km and 8km – will be run concurrently with one finish time.)

Hot showers and afternoon tea at the Clubrooms following the final race – please bring a towel and a plate.

More about the history of the event

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Sunday, 26 Jul 2026, 09:30: Masters Johnsonville Road Race, Waiora Hub, Alex Moore Park, Johnsonville ×

Takes place entirely on footpaths around a 1.6km circuit, with no road crossings. Runners complete five laps for 8km and walkers complete four for 6.4km.

First held in 1985, the Olympic club rooms at Alex Moore Park, Bannister Avenue, Johnsonville host the pre and post-race proceedings.

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