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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.

Club members - register for a team by Thursday

2017 details:

(Note the new age for masters women in 2016 and the new individual races and grades for the kids in 2017)

The event has four races: the walk, the youngsters races (for those under 15), the fun run for those U7, and the relay (for those 15 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 under 9 start at 1.15pm; approx 1.2km - start is over the sandhills behind the start/finish area
  2. Boys and girls under 11 years start at 1.30pm; approx 2km loop from the start/finish area
  3. Boys and girls under 13 years start at 1.45pm; approx 2km loop from the start/finish area
  4. Boys and girls under 15 years start at 2.00pm; approx 2km loop from the start/finish area
  5. Boys and girls under 7 fun run at 2.15pm; 500m out and back frm the start/finish area 
• 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 (40 years plus), and open masters (men and women 50 years plus). Relay teams comprise 4 persons, approximately 3.5km lap. Starts at 2.50pm with all grades to start together.

Note dogs (loose, on leads, in cars) are STRICTLY NOT ALLOWED on the property. Please leave your canines at home.

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Further details

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 2017:

Time, grade, distance:

• Race 1, 12:40pm: Senior Women, Masters Women 35+, Masters Women 50+, Masters Men 60+, Masters Men 70+, Junior Men (M-U20), non-championship senior men 20-59 -- 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: Senior Men, Masters Men 40+, Masters Men 50+, non-championship senior women -- 10km

Teams

• Senior Men = 6
• Masters Women MW50/MW60 combined = 3
• Junior Women WU20/WU18 combined = 3
• All other grades = 3

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

COURSE DESCRIPTION

A combination of bush track and sealed road on Mount Victoria. Race headquarters are at the WHAC Clubrooms on Alexandra Rd. All races start on the grassed area opposite Badminton Hall on Ruahine St.

AGE GRADES AND CLUB UNIFORM

NOTE: Age at 31st December 2017, except Masters where age is at 20th May 2017.

As this event is only open to Registered Club Members, the correct club uniform must be worn.

IMPORTANT: Any athlete wishing to compete “out of grade” (e.g. junior in senior grade), must advise such at Race HQ 30 minutes before start time.

ENTRIES

Race bibs will be used for each of the 4 interclub races. Athletes must enter the race in order to obtain their race bib. Athletes are encouraged to enter online prior to the race, and if they do so by Friday 12 May, their race bib will be personalised with their name. Athletes must uplift their race bib from the WHAC clubrooms at least 30 minutes prior to the start of their race.  Their race bib must be worn on the front of their club singlet. You must be a financial member of the club to enter. Pay your subs!

Entries can also be made at the WHAC clubrooms up to 30 minutes prior to the start of the race.

Avoid the long queues by entering online and arriving at the WHAC clubrooms early. Race HQ is open from 11.30am. The race bib will be scanned at the finish to produce the race results. Only those athletes wearing a race bib will have their time and place recorded in the results.

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Further details