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Events and races from the club syllabus, the Wellington region, and further afield

March 2015

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
						1 Sunday, 1 Mar 2015, 10:00 to 13:30: Junior Interclub 6 [children's athletics], Newtown Park × Updated 28 Sep 2014. For 7 to 15 years olds (inclusive) Plus club champs events: 400m (10-15yo), high jump (11yo, 12yo)
2 Monday, 2 Mar 2015, 17:30 to 18:45: Club night/reserve club champs night [children's athletics], Grenada North Park × Note: Cancellation notices will be posted on our Olympic Junior Athletics Facebook page and club website.	3	4	5	6 Friday, 6 Mar 2015: Athletics NZ Track and Field Championships (day 1), Newtown Park × Athletics NZ Track and Field Championships (day 1)	7 Saturday, 7 Mar 2015: Athletics NZ Track and Field Championships (day 2), Newtown Park × Athletics NZ Track and Field Championships (day 2)	8 Sunday, 8 Mar 2015: Athletics NZ Track and Field Championships (day 3), Newtown Park × Athletics NZ Track and Field Championships (day 3)
9 Monday, 9 Mar 2015, 17:30 to 18:45: Final club night [children's athletics], Grenada North Park × Note: Cancellation notices will be posted on our Olympic Junior Athletics Facebook page and club website.	10 Tuesday, 10 Mar 2015, 17:30 to 19:00: Trentham 5km series, Trentham Memorial Park × A series of six races. Start time: 6:15 - all walkers, 5km runners (>30min), 2.5km runners; 6.30pm - 5km runners Venue: Trentham United Harriers & Walkers Clubrooms, Trentham Memorial Park, Barton Rd, Trentham, Upper Hutt Registration from 5:30pm at the clubroooms Cost: $5 per race Further details	11	12	13	14 Saturday, 14 Mar 2015, 13:50 to 17:00: Requested events [athletics], Newtown Park × Updated 12 Mar 2015. New schedule: TRACK 4:30pm: Sprint hurdles 4.30pm: 5000m Walk 4:40pm: 300m/400m hurdles 5:00pm: 100m 5:15pm: 800m 5.35pm: 2000m/3000m Steeplechase 5:55pm: 400m 6:10pm: 200m FIELD 4:30pm: High Jump 5.15pm: Long Jump and Triple Jump THROWS Times and events to follow but the throws will be held at the Sola Power Throwing Academy, Cnr Randwick Road and Whites Line East, Lower Hutt Saturday, 14 Mar 2015, 14:00 to 16:00: Summer Pack Run, Clubrooms, Bannister Ave, Johnsonville × Penultimate Summer Pack Run; this week we'll be running the Capital Punishment course to check the route before the event on Sunday.	15 Sunday, 15 Mar 2015, 08:30 to 11:00: Capital Punishment, Johnsonville Park, Truscott Ave., Johnsoville × A killer hill-climb event for only the toughest runners! Starting and finishing at the top of Truscott Avenue in Johnsonville, this event takes in a loop around Old Coach Road and Mt Kaukau. It includes the longest and steepest hill climb in Wellington: the access road up Mt Kaukau – a 280m climb over 2.5km, a gradient of 11%. Prizes will be given for the race winners, and for the “King of Kaukau” and “Queen of Kaukau” for the fastest climb times. There is also a walking section. Further details Sunday, 15 Mar 2015, 09:00: Wellington Junior Athletics Champs (Day 1), Newtown Park × Wellington Junior Athletics Champs (Day 1)
16 Monday, 16 Mar 2015, 17:30 to 18:45: Practice night for Wellington Champs [Children's Athletics], Grenada North Park × Practice night for Wellington Champs [Children's Athletics]	17	18	19	20	21 Saturday, 21 Mar 2015, 14:00 to 16:30: Black Programme and requested events [athletics], Newtown Park × Black programme: 2:00: 3000m track walk, pole vault 2:25: sprint hurdles 2:30: shot put 2:45: 100m 3:00: 800m 3:25: 400m, triple jump 3:35: 3000m/5000m, discuss 4:00: 200m Entries: Bulk levy club registered athletes (including Olympic Harriers members): pre-enter for all events online at www.athleticswellington.org.nz by 8pm Thursday prior to the meet at no charge. On the day entries must be made at the meeting office at least 30 minutes before the scheduled event start at a cost of $5 per club registered athletes. Non-club athletes: $5 for online pre-entry by 8pm Thursday prior to the meet (to be paid on the day of competition) or $10 on the day at least one hour before the scheduled event start time. Saturday, 21 Mar 2015, 14:00 to 16:00: Summer Pack Run at Whitereia Park, Porirua × Last summer pack run before the winter calendar starts. Meet at the boat club, Onepoto Road, on the corner as you turn to go to Titahi Bay, ready to leave at 2pm.	22 Sunday, 22 Mar 2015, 09:00: Wellington Junior Athletics Champs (Day 2), Newtown Park × Wellington Junior Athletics Champs (Day 2)
23	24 Tuesday, 24 Mar 2015, 17:30 to 19:00: Trentham 5km series, Trentham Memorial Park × A series of six races. Start time: 6:15 - all walkers, 5km runners (>30min), 2.5km runners; 6.30pm - 5km runners Venue: Trentham United Harriers & Walkers Clubrooms, Trentham Memorial Park, Barton Rd, Trentham, Upper Hutt Registration from 5:30pm at the clubroooms Cost: $5 per race Further details	25	26	27	28 Saturday, 28 Mar 2015: North Island Secondary Schools championships (day 1), Waitakere × North Island Secondary Schools championships (day 1) Saturday, 28 Mar 2015, 13:45 to 15:00: Club Opening Day, Bannister Ave., Johnsonville × The first pack runs for a new season. Meet at the clubrooms at 1:45 for a 2:00 p.m. start.	29 Sunday, 29 Mar 2015: North Island Secondary Schools championships (day 2), Waitakere × North Island Secondary Schools championships (day 2)
30 Monday, 30 Mar 2015, 18:30 to 19:30: Prizegiving [children's athletics], St Francis Xavier School, Main Road, Tawa × Prizegiving [children's athletics]	31