Saturday, 2 Apr 2022, 13:45 to 16:00: Start of season open day - club run/walk, Waiora Hub×
Club run / walk from the clubrooms with packs for all ages and abilities.
Thinking of joining? Come along!
All ages, all abilities, all motivations. Join us!
Meet at 1:45, ready for a 2pm departure.
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Saturday, 9 Apr 2022, 12:00 to 15:00: Maiden and Perston club races / afternoon tea to follow at Waiora Hub, Grenada North Park×
Updated 6 Apr 2022.
Sign up
Please sign up if you want to compete or can help set up: Maiden and Perston sign up form. Signing up means we can ensure everyone has a handicap time.
Times:
1200: Help set up course
1400: First race (kids)
15:30: afternoon tea at our clubrooms at Waiora Hub. Please bring a plate (cold food please - we can't heat food at Waiora).
Info
Our first club races for the season - the Maiden and Perston. There will be four races: two for the younger kids (700m and 1km), the Maiden (2km cross country for those who have never won a race before) and the Perston Memorial (2km cross country - same course as the Maiden, but for those who have won a trophy before). The course will be the same as last year's, at Grenada North Park.
We will need club members to help set up the course beforehand and pack it away afterwards - many hands make light work!
The Maiden and Perston Memorial races are sealed handicap - the club handicapper has predictions of everyone's times, and the handicap winners are those who beat their handicap times by the greatest margins.
The first trophies of the year are up for grabs too - awarded to both race winners and handicap winners.
These races will be followed by afternoon tea at the clubrooms. Please bring a plate to share. (Cold food only please! We don't have the facilities to heat food at Waiora.)
And one other thing - these races serve as trials for the Shaw Baton interclub relays held at Battle Hill later in April.
Saturday, 16 Apr 2022, 13:45 to 17:00: Club Run & Walk, Clubrooms, Waiora Hub×
Meet at 1:45pm for a 2pm start.
Thinking of joining? Come along!
All ages, all abilities, all motivations. Join us!
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Sunday, 17 Apr 2022, 08:00 to 09:30: The Honest 10k, Outside Freyburg Pool, Oriental Parade×
The Honest 10 is a professionally and accurately measured 10km fun run event held once a month on a flat out-and-back course around the Wellington waterfront.
It starts by Freyberg pool carpark (allow plenty of time to get a park), and heads south towards the wind needle and back.
There’s also a 5km option that turns around earlier, with both options finishing back at the start.
Come along for an easy fun run or use it to test yourself over an accurately measured course – all welcome!
Registrations: From 8am
Start Time: 8:30am*
*Optional 8:15 start time if you think you would be over 65 minutes.
The interclub season kicks off with a 4×2km cross country relay.
New for 2021: MM60 and MW60 grades and electronic timing.
Venue
Battle Hill Farm Park – Pauatahanui, Paekakariki Hill Rd, Porirua, Wellington. (6km north of Pauatahanui General Store). Coming from Wellington, exit the SH1 motorway at Pauatahanui.
Distance
2km laps - cross-country
Course
Grass, gravel tracks, mostly flat to undulating with one sharp uphill and downhill. Log jumps and a water jump. Course marked with red and white flags. Go through ‘gate’ when two flags are set together or up to 5 metres either side if flags set alone. Failing to follow correct course may result in disqualification.
Race times
PLEASE NOTE: Age is your age as at 31 December 2022, OR in the case of Masters, age on the day of the event.
1:00pm (4 runners per team)
Youth Girls (GU16)
Junior Women (WU20)
Senior Women (W20-34)
Masters Women (W35+)
Masters Women (W50+)
Masters Women (W60+)
Masters Men (W60+)
1:50pm (mass start)
1km Fun Run (BU10, GU10) – mass start
2:00pm (4 runners per team)
Boys, Girls Mixed (BU14, GU14, BU12, GU12, mixed)
2:50pm (4 runners per team)
Youth Boys (BU16)
Junior Men (MU20)
Senior Men (M20-34)
Masters Men (M35+)
Masters Men (M50+)
Come and try cross country running
The Relays are open to teams from Schools, Colleges and Recreation Runners who are welcome to enter in age/gender grades as above.
Entry protocols – race rules
This year we will be using electronic timing.
Team relay entries must be submitted online by club officials via the online link (this link will be provided in the week before the event). Entries will close 11.59 pm Thursday 28 April 2022. Olympic Harriers members register your interest with this sign up form.
Please use timing batons provided by the race host.
Club teams to wear race letter/numbers as allocated by your club on the front of singlet. Visiting teams please indicate race number to be used on the entry form.
Non-club teams will need to supply letters and/or numbers for respective teams.
No runner may run more than one lap for any A and/or B team across all grades and races.
Next lap runners must enter the start line from the side access, NOT VIA FINISH CHUTE where runners are finishing.
First Aid available.
Toilets available, no changing facilities, come prepared.
ABSOLUTELY NO DOGS ARE PERMITTED AT BATTLE HILL FARM PARK
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