Thursday, 3 Apr 2025, 19:30 to 21:00: New Zealand 5km Road Champs, Rotorua×
A 5km run or walk suitable for both social and elite participants whether you’re striving for a new personal 5km record on our lightning-fast course. Imagine yourself racing under the moonlight, speeding along the Rotorua Airport runway.
The 2025 championship will be held as part of the Runway5 – part of the 2025 Rotorua Marathon.
The iconic Tararua Mountain Race (TMR) on 12 April 2025 tackles the rugged terrain of the Tararua ranges, just north of Wellington.
The back up date is 13 April 2025.
The route is a point to point – traversing the historic Southern Crossing tramping route from Kaitoke to Otaki Forks. The course is 36km with a total ascent of 2,300m.
The TMR is one of New Zealand's oldest mountain races, having first been raced in 1990. The Tararua Ranges are widely renowned in New Zealand for tough mountain terrain and weather, so the race is not for the inexperienced or faint hearted.
Other events on the day include: the 13K Field Dash - An out-and-back to Field Hut from Otaki Forks; and the 24K Kime Climb - An out-and-back to Kime Hut from Otaki Forks.
Saturday, 12 Apr 2025, 14:00: Maiden and Perston , Grenada North Park ×
No sign up required this year - just turn up. If you haven't run with us before please check in with our timing team before the race so they can work out your handicap time.
Times:
12:00: Help set up course
14:00: 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.
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Saturday, 19 Apr 2025, 13:45 to 16:00: Club Run/Walk, Waiora Hub Sports and Community Centre ×
Saturday, 26 Apr 2025, 08:00 to 17:00: New Zealand Mountain Running Championships, Cardona Alpine Resort ×
Incorporating the NZ Vertical Mountain Championships
The views and the vert on offer will be equally breathtaking as the NZ Mountain Running Championships takes over the domain of skiers and snowboarders, the Cardrona Alpine Resort. With Wanaka’s iconic alpine landscape as the backdrop, and over 1000m of climbing over 8km on offer this is an event that will be hard to miss.
Timetable of Events for 26 April
11:00am - 1km Cardrona Climb Clash (open to any age)
11:30am - 5km Cardrona Climb Contest, including NZ Mountain Championships for the Masters Men and Women and U20 Men and Women
12:00pm - 11km Cardrona Climb Challenge, including NZ Mountain Championships for the Senior Men and Women
6:00pm - Awards and Presentation
Transport available from the finish line to the start line - the 1km and 5km events start on the Cardrona road leading to the summit and the 11km starts in the carpark at the bottom of Cardrona.
Race number pickup from 8am Saturday at Cardrona Alpine Resort
2025 harriers syllabus
Live calendar in iCal format