What’s on

Inter-club cross country relay race. PLEASE DO NOT BRING DOGS - not even if they stay in the car. This is a condition of our use of the venue. This is because the venue is a farm.

2015 details:

The event has three races: the walk, the youngsters race (for those 13 and under), and the relay (for those 14 and over).

• The Whittakers Chocolate Walk: open to walkers of all ages. Starts at 12 noon on the road in front of the field where the relay is held. Distance of approximately 6km. The $2 entry fee per walker will be collected at the start. Late entries will be taken at the start where time allows.
• The Youngsters' Races - open to youngsters 13 years and under. There will be three start times for the following three age groups:
  1. Boys and girls 9 years and under start at 1.30pm; approx 1.2km
  2. Boys and girls 11 years and under start at 1.50pm; approx 2km
  3. Boys and girls 13 years and under start at 2.10pm; approx 2km
• The University Relay - 7 grades; junior men (19 years and under), junior women (19 years and under), open men, open women, masters men (40 years plus), masters women (35 years plus), and open masters (50 years plus). Relay teams comprise 4 persons, approximately 3.5km lap. Starts at 2.45pm with all grades to start together.

You do not need to wear your Wellington timing chips for this event. Note dogs (loose, on leads, in cars) are STRICTLY NOT ALLOWED on the property. Please leave your canines at home.

Members: please let your grade captains know if you wish to be put in a team.

::[Details & Location Map]::

Interclub cross country races. Walk from venue.
The race starts on grass in front of badminton Hall.

There is usually very limited parking available in the badminton hall carpark. Parking is best on Alexandra Road or Ruahine Street. Do not expect to use the badminton car park or facilities.

Details for 2014 (2015 tbc):

Time, grade, distance:
Race 1, 12:40pm: Women, masters women 35+, masters women 50+, Junior Men (M-U20), masters men 60+ (5km)
Race 2, 1:30pm: Junior Women (W-U20), Youth Women (W-U18), Girls (G-U15), Youth Men (M-U18), Boys (B-U15) (3.7km)
Race 3, 2:00pm: Boys B-U11, boys B-U13 (1.6km)
Race 4, 2.15pm: Girls G-U11, girls G-U13 (1.6km)
Race 5, 2:30pm: Men, masters men 40+, masters men 50+ (10km)

Teams
Senior Men: 6 to count
Senior Women: 3
M-U20: 3
M-U18/B-U15 (combined): 3
W-U20/W-U18/G-U15 (combined): 3
M40+: 3
M50+: 3
W35+/W50+ (combined): 3
M60+: 3 G-U13/G-U11 (combined): 3
B-U13/B-U11 (combined): 3

All runners count for the overall club award, the Barry Everitt Plate.

If any competitor wishes to compete “out of grade”, they must advise organisers at Race HQ 30 minutes before their race start.

Activated timing chips must be worn (i.e. you must have paid your subs).

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This event has been rescheduled to 24 May

This year there are five events in the kids cross country series:

• Sunday 17 May: Karori Park 
• Sunday 7 June: Trentham Memorial Park
• Sunday 26 July: Sladden Park, Petone
• Sunday 16 August: Grenada North Park
• Sunday 5 September: WHAC clubrooms, Mt Victoria

2014 details (2015 details tba):

9:30am - On the day registrations and race bibs available to collect. Enter at least 7 days prior for a personalised race bib
9:45am - Course open for walk around
10:00am - Guided walk around course
10:30am - Year 1 Boys and Girls Race (approx 800m)
10:45am - Year 2 Boys and Girls Race (approx 800m)
11:00am - Year 3 Boys and Girls Race (approx 1km to 1.5km)
11:15am - Year 4 Boys and Girls Race (approx 1km to 1.5km)
11:30am - Year 5 Boys and Girls Race (approx 2km to 2.5km)
11:45am - Year 6 Boys and Girls Race (approx 2km to 2.5km)

Please note: times can change on the day with races able to run up to 30 minutes earlier than advertised (only in adverse weather conditions if we need to rush it through). We encourage you to enter online. Enter one event, or all five! It's a great way to keep fit over the winter months, so come along have some fun. The cost is $7 per person per event. You can enter on the day, but if you pre enter at least seven days before each event you will have your own personalised race bib on the day. There are individual and team awards. You can get your friends together to form a team. 3 or 4 per team (top 3 in the team count). Individual placings count towards team points. Each team member must enter as an individual too. Teams but be entered online or before 10am on the day.

Medals and Awards

Medals for top 3 individuals in each race for each year group.

Certificates for top 3 teams in each race. (Children can run up a grade if they want to make up a team with older age groups, i.e. a year 2 can run in the year 3 race and be part of a year 3 team)

Please note: the team awards will be presented at the following event as we will organise personalised certificates following the event they competed in. Medals for overall series top 3 individuals and teams (based on 3 best placings over the first 4 events). These will be awarded at the final event.

Registration

Online registration. Don't delay: enter now.

If you have any questions at contact Jo Murray at jo@athleticswellington.org.nz or 021 976116.

Further details

This is a great 5-lap relay race, traditionally for the more senior members of the club. It's mostly on flat grass at Trentham Memorial Park (saves our somewhat older joints a bit). Categories/prizes for men, women, mixed, teams with aggregate ages of 250 and 300 or more. There is a walkers event too which covers 3 laps of the 4km course as opposed to 5 laps for runners. The event has a ‘pre-vet’ category which allows teams to have a member in the 30-34 yr age group and also an open category for teams with members less than 30 yrs of age. So basically it’s an all comers event.

Closing date: TBC

Teams organiser: TBC

Further details