What’s on

This event will be the NEW Athletics Wellington Road Championships.

OLYMPIC ROAD RUNNING CHAMPS for juniors, MW50+ and MM60+ grades (seniors and MM35, MM50 and MW35 will be 10km next week)

The 5.0km event will be  for all ages from Under 18 Grade and older
The U20 / U18 (both male and female grades) will have their own combined 5km race.

Under 16 and below grades
They will run their shorter distances same as previous years.

Effectively the only change from last year’s road champs at Wainui is that
last year’s single 10km race will be replaced by 2 races of 5km (one for all adult females and the other for all adult males).

Race Start Times and  Distances

Race 1                 12:30pm             1k Under 10 Boys & Girls
Race 2                 12:40pm             2k     U12 Boys and Girls
Race 3                 12:55pm             3.5k   U16 Boys and Girls
Race 4                  1:35pm              2.5k   U14 Boys and Girls
Race 5                  1:50pm              Juniors 5k Champs –  WU18, MU18, WU20, MU20        
Race 6                  2:30pm              Women’s 5k Champs – All Women and Masters grades    
Race 7                  3:00pm              Men’s 5k Champs – All Men and Masters grades    

AWARDS
Road Champs Medals are awarded for all age groups for the 5km and less distances.
Winter Series
In addition, for all grades U18 and below, this is the last event for winter series points. Winter Series medals for these grades will be presented at this event.

NOTE:
The 10k road championships for all grades U20 and above are being held at the same venue in a separate 10k race one week later, 10am Saturday 7 September

Further details