Tuesday, 2 Jul 2024, 18:00 to 19:00: Form drills and interval training, Waiora Hub (clubrooms)×
Tuesdays, 6:30pm to 7:30pm (daylight saving time) and 6:00pm to 7:00pm (after daylight saving finishes) with our coaches Chris Speakman and Rob McCrudden.
Tuesday, 9 Jul 2024, 18:00 to 19:00: Form drills and interval training, Waiora Hub (clubrooms)×
Tuesdays, 6:30pm to 7:30pm (daylight saving time) and 6:00pm to 7:00pm (after daylight saving finishes) with our coaches Chris Speakman and Rob McCrudden.
Saturday, 13 Jul 2024, 13:45 to 16:45: Club run and walk, Waiora Hub (clubrooms)×
Meet at 1:45pm for a 2pm start.
Different packs and distances for different abilities.
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Tuesday, 16 Jul 2024, 18:00 to 19:00: Form drills and interval training, Waiora Hub (clubrooms)×
Tuesdays, 6:30pm to 7:30pm (daylight saving time) and 6:00pm to 7:00pm (after daylight saving finishes) with our coaches Chris Speakman and Rob McCrudden.
Saturday, 20 Jul 2024, 13:45 to 16:45: Club run and walk, Waiora Hub (clubrooms)×
Meet at 1:45pm for a 2pm start.
Different packs and distances for different abilities.
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Sunday, 21 Jul 2024, 11:00 to 14:00: Wellington Cross Country Champs (interclub event) incorp. Olympic Cross Country Champs, Harcourt Park, Upper Hutt×
These are the details for 2023: (2024 details to come)
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
The course will be based on a 2km lap, which will be the same as used last year. The laps has a mixture of flat and undulating cross country running, and is suitable for spikes. It is likely that the course will be firm underfoot, unless there is heavy rain in the hours prior to the event in which case parts will get muddy and slippery. Each lap crosses a tarsealed road twice.
Beware: the Park is open to the public, so beware of the potential for spectators, members of the public and dogs to venture onto the course while you are competing.
The course will be marked with tape, cones and flags. Competitors are to run between flags / cones, and around the outside of the tape – no cutting corners!
Championship distance for SW, SM, MW35, MM35 and MM50 is 8km.
Championship distance for MW50, MW60, MM60, MW65, MM65, MW70 and MM70 is 4km.
For all grades except Masters, ages are at 31st December 2022. For Masters’ grades, ages are age on the day.
ENTRY AND ELIGIBILITY
The event is open to any athlete registered in the Athletes NZ ClubNet database as “Competitive” and “Active and Financial” as at 11.59pm on Friday 14 July 2023.
Competitive athletes from other centres are welcome. They are to email their entry to Daryl Bloomfield (daryl@fedude.co.nz) by 14 July and pay their $12 entry fee direct to Athletics Wellington (deposit into 031-540- 0009238-00).
Only “Competitive” members of an Athletics Wellington club will eligible for championship medals and to count in teams’ races.
ENTRY FEES
Athletics Wellington clubs will be invoiced after the event for the competitors who finish:
$12.00 for all competitors aged 20+
$7.50 for all competitors under 20.
RUNNERS COMPETING OUT OF GRADE
Any competitor who want to compete out of grade must notify Daryl Bloomfield (daryl@fedude.co.nz) by Friday 15 July.
RACE UNIFORM AND NUMBERS
All competitors must wear their official club uniform and their Athletics Wellington race bib (as issued for the Dorne Cup and Vosseler Shield) on the front of their uniform.
If you have misplaced / lost your race bib, please see Daryl Bloomfield on race day for a temporary bib (which must be returned after your race).
TEAM RACES
There are team races for each championship grade, except Seniors where the team race will be Open (first 6 from each club in the 10km race to count for the Men, who will compete for the White & Mackay Shield, and first 4 from each club in the 10km race to count for the Women).
Counting Individuals for teams:
First six from each club to count for Open Men and four for all other grades.
MEDALS
Athletics Wellington championship medals are awarded for the first three registered Wellington athletes in each grade. These medals will be presented at the Soundshell as soon as possible after each race.
RACE START TIMES AND DISTANCES
11.00am
4km (2 x 2km):
Men: BU16, MU18, MM60, MM65, MM70
Women: GU16, WU18, WU20, MW50, MW60, MW65, MW70
all other adult grades (non-championship)
11.30am
1km (1 x 1km loop) Boys U10, Girls U10
11:45am
2km (1 x 2km) Boys U12, Girls U12, Boys U14, Girls U14
Tuesday, 23 Jul 2024, 18:00 to 19:00: Form drills and interval training, Waiora Hub (clubrooms)×
Tuesdays, 6:30pm to 7:30pm (daylight saving time) and 6:00pm to 7:00pm (after daylight saving finishes) with our coaches Chris Speakman and Rob McCrudden.
Saturday, 27 Jul 2024, 13:45 to 16:45: Club run and walk, Waiora Hub (clubrooms)×
Meet at 1:45pm for a 2pm start.
Different packs and distances for different abilities.
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Sunday, 28 Jul 2024, 10:30 to 12:30: Masters Hill Race, Olympic Harriers clubrooms×
(Previous years' details - update for 2024 to come)
Road race and walk for registered masters athletes
Takes place entirely on footpaths around a 1.6km circuit, with no road crossings. Runners complete five laps for 8km and walkers complete four for 6.4km.
Road Race: 5 laps = 8 km – Start 11.00 am
Race Walk: 4 laps = 6.4 km – Start 10.45 am
Start and finish: Is in Kipling Street. The roads are NOT closed to traffic.
A light lunch will be provided.
Prizes:
Prizes will be awarded to the first place runner in each age group plus additional prizes where warranted.
Prizes for first man and women in race walk plus additional prizes where warranted.
Prizes for the first 2 Club teams (1 running team and 1 walking team)
Teams:
Running – Four to a team with at least one woman.
Walking – Three to a team with at least one woman.
A number of Spot Prizes will be drawn on the day.
Entries:
Entry Fee for members of Masters and ANZ Clubs: $15.00 Non-members: $20.00
No late entry fee payable.
Entries can be made on day.
Pre-Masters are welcome.
Make cheque payable to Wellington Masters Athletics Inc. or Direct Credit to: Wellington Masters Athletics Inc., ANZ Bank, The Terrace: 06 0565 0064415 00
Tuesday, 30 Jul 2024, 18:00 to 19:00: Form drills and interval training, Waiora Hub (clubrooms)×
Tuesdays, 6:30pm to 7:30pm (daylight saving time) and 6:00pm to 7:00pm (after daylight saving finishes) with our coaches Chris Speakman and Rob McCrudden.
2025 harriers syllabus
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