2019 harriers syllabus v3 
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Events and races from the club syllabus, the Wellington region, and further afield
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Marathon, half marathon, 10km, 5km run and walk.
Club run / walk from the clubrooms with packs for all ages and abilities.
Thinking of joining? Come along!
All ages, all abilities, all motivations. Join us!
Come along to Newtown Park and have a go on our Open Day !
- The meet is open to everyone of college age and upwards
- This meet is free entry – open to the public
- Everyone is welcome – all levels of fitness
- Come and run on the softer surface of our all weather track. No dogs, scooters or obstacles in your way!
- Try out long jump or discus throwing
- Our officials and helpers will do their best to support you on the day
- Please arrive and register at least one hour before the start of the first event you would like to take part in
Programme
- 1.30pm
- 3000m Walk
- Long Jump
- 2.00pm
- Hurdles 80/100/110m (note 1)
- Shot Put
- 2.15pm
- 800m
- There will be a short break in the programme at this point, for the formal opening of the Track and Field season by Hamish Girvan, the Athletics Wellington Board Chair
- 2.45pm
- 100m
- Discus,
- High Jump
- 3:00pm
- 3000m
- 3.15pm
- 400m
- 3.30pm
- 200m
Note 1 – Hurdles - must be pre-entered by emailing marshallclark21@gmail.com or texting 021 442305 before 8pm Thursday prior to the meeting. Please advise distance and height for hurdles. Because of the time, effort required, a minimum of 2 competitors are needed for these events to go ahead.
Our third shared Trinity run of the season - this time hosted by Scottish from their clubrooms on Mt Cook.
There will be packs for runners and walkers of all abilities. Meet at 1:45 for a 2pm start.
Club Relay & Walk
Our last race of the winter season. Our handicapper forms relay teams of all ages and abilities including runners and walkers. Teams have to assign walking and running laps, and even get to shoose which order they will do them in.
1pm Volunteers requested to help the Club Captain set up the course
1:30pm Reigster and get settled in your relay teams
As soon as we are ready after that - Race time!
Club run / walk from the clubrooms with packs for all ages and abilities.
Thinking of joining? Come along!
All ages, all abilities, all motivations. Join us!
Club teams road race, various distances up to 5km. Teams are made up of all ages (juniors through to masters), with runners and walkers.
Time: 1:45 (at the clubrooms) for selection of teams.
Course: Alex Moore Park track.
Please bring a plate for afternoon tea afterwards.
When numbers were low during WW1 three Wellington clubs combined - WHAC, Olympic, and Scottish - to form Trinity Harriers. Come along for a social run from the WHAC Clubrooms to help us keep those relationships strong.
There should be good numbers, and lots of packs. Find someone new to run with, and have some fun.
Meets at 1:45 for a 2pm start.
Bring a plate to share.
Athletics Wellington Road Championships, incorporating Olympic Harriers Club Road Championships.
2019 details:
The road course is the same as the last two years - based on a 2.5km loop, with a short 1km loop for the young grades. The 10km course is 4 laps with 7 turns. The 5km course is 2 laps with 3 turns.
Parking: There is parking either at the course, down by the clubrooms at Richard Prouse Park or at the end of Hine Road.
Refreshments: Barbecue, hot drinks, cold drinks, and muffins will be for sale at the tent area by the start/finish line.
Toilet Facilities: There will be 4 portaloos on site. There are also toilets situated next to the clubrooms at Richard Prouse Park.
Entries
Age Grades: For all grades, except Masters, ages are at 31st December 2018. For Masters’ grades, ages are age on the day.
Examples:
- U20 = will be 18 or 19 at end of this year.
- U18 = will be 16 or 17 at end of this year.
- U16 = will be 14 or 15 at end of this year.
- U14 = will be 12 or 13 at end of this year.
- U12 = will be 10 or 11 at end of this year.
- U10 = will be 9 or younger at year end.
Masters grades are MM35-39 (changed from 2017), MW35-49, MM50-59, MW50-59, MM60-69, MW60-69, MM70+, MW70+.
Championship Events for Masters and Seniors:
- 10km Championship distance: SW, MW35-49, SM, MM35-49, MM50-59.
- 5km Championship distance: MW50-59, MW60-69, MW70+, MM60-69 MM70+
Any Senior or Master runner who wishes to enter a distance other than their championship distance must email daryl@fedude.co.nz by Thursday 20 August, 5:00pm. Please send the following details; Name, Club, Race Bib
Number, Grade and Distance you are running, 5km or 10km. If you are a masters runner and wish to run in a “higher” championship grade (eg. a master wishing to enter the senior race, or a W50 wishing to enter the W35
10km race), please also let Daryl know this.
Teams and Medals:
- Open and Masters championship grades: 6 to count for Open Men. 4 to count for all other grades. Masters can count for both their club’s Masters and Open teams.
- Junior Grades: 3 to count for all junior age grades, WU20 and WU18 to be combined.
- Centre medals will be awarded for the first 3 registered Wellington Centre athletes in each grade.
- Medals will be given out as soon as provisional results become available. Note final results might not be available on the day of the event. Season medals for each championship grade will also be given out as the results become available.
Race times and distances:
- Race 1: 12:40pm: Junior Men U20 (7.5km - 3 loops of 2.5km); MM60-69 and 70+, MW50-59, 60-69 and 70+, WU20, WU18, men 20-59 non-championship, women 20-49 non-championship (5km - 2 loops of 2.5km)
- Race 2: 1:20pm : Girls U10, Boys U10 (1km - 1 loop of 1km)
- Race 3: 1:30pm: Girls U12, Boys U12 (2km - 2 loops of 1km)
- Race 4: 1:50pm: MU18 (6km - 1 loop of 1km and 2 loops of 2.5km); Girls U16, Boys U16 (3.5km - 1 loop of 1km and 1 loop of 2.5km)
- Race 5: 2:20pm: Girls U14, Boys U14 (2.5km - 1 loop of 2.5km)
- Race 6: 2:45pm: SM, SW, MM35-49 , MW35-39, MM50-59, W50+ non-champ, M60+ non-champ (10km - 4 laps of 2.5km)
Wellington Road Walking Championships
The Athletics Wellington Race Walking Championships will be held on Saturday 24th August 2019 on a course on the Twin Lakes access road at Te Marua, Upper Hutt. Wellington Scottish Athletics and Trentham United clubs are jointly hosting the meeting.
The races are Championship, A Grade and non-Championship B Grade races. Only registered financial members of Wellington Centre clubs can be placed in the championships, but visiting walkers may enter the A Grade. Any member of any club or an individual walker may enter as a B Grade competitor and will be allowed to finish.
The championship A grade races will be fully judged and any disqualified walker will have to stop and leave the course. They cannot convert to become a B grade competitor. There is no Sin Bin operating.
The championship races will be as follows. Senior men and women and Masters men and women 35 plus are all 10 km. Men and women under 18 are 5 km. Medals are not being presented this year.
Non-championship B Grade walkers can elect to do 10km or 5km. These will be judged for loss of contact and creeping.
There will be a 2km race for children.
Entry to the races
Anyone who wants to compete in the A Grade championship races MUST ENTER by email to john.sharyn@leonard.org.nz by 11.59 pm on Thursday 22nd August. See the information later in this message.
Entries for all other races can be made on the day at the Registration Desk but NO LATER than 9.00 am. Please bring your own race numbers if you have them. We will have numbers and safety pins available at Registration.
Fees
The entry fees are: Senior and master’s grade championship races $12.50. U18 championship races $8. All B Grade races $10. Children’s 2km race $5. Clubs can be invoiced for your entry fee after the event or you may pay cash on the day.
Championship competitors MUST compete in their club uniform. B grade competitors may compete in any uniform BUT NO leggings for any walker please. No headphones may be worn during the races.
Race number bibs must be worn and visible front and back. The A grade championship walkers will have a coloured identifier on their race number bibs.
Timetable
- Thursday 22th August
- Championship entries close 11.59 pm.
- Saturday 24th August 2019.
- 8.45 am the course is open for practice.
- 8.30 am Registration Desk opens.
- 9.00 am Registration closes for all races.
- 9.10 am Walk judges meet and are assigned positions.
- 9.30 am Start of all races
- 11.00 am Prize giving on the course with spot prizes drawn.
The course and facilities
The course is on Twin Lakes Road. Turn off SH2 at the Te Marua Golf Club but continue on twin Lakes road to the course.
The lap is a one kilometre circuit. It will be coned and the walk judges will also act as umpires to ensure the course is followed. The start/finish line will be near the middle of the course. There will be marshals at each end of the course to control any traffic that will use the centre of the road.
There are toilets at the north (far) end of the course. If a competitor needs to leave the course to go to the toilet they must do so at the North end turn and return to that place.
There will be a drink table on the course. Personal well identified drinks may be placed there and used as required. Water in cups will also be available. DO NOT TAKE a drink from anywhere other than this table. Doing so is a disqualification offense.
Car parking is at the far end of the course near the toilets. Tents can be put up on the grass beside the course. There are first aiders available, ask for help at the Start / Finish line.
Race rules and how to enter
The races will be conducted under the IAAF rules and the Athletics New Zealand (ANZ) Supplementary rules. By entering competitors agree to be bound by those rules and the directions of the Meeting Manager or Safety Officer. All competitors compete entirely at their own risk, and consent to receiving medical treatment which may be advisable in the event of illness or injuries suffered during or around the event.
A Grade Championship competitors MUST be registered through their club with ANZ and should email their entry to the John Leonard at john.sharyn@leonard.org.nz Please provide name, race division entered, club, your race number if you have one or advise if you will need a number, and advise whether to invoice your club or you will pay on day.
We look forward to seeing lots of you on Saturday 24th August at Te Marua.
Please contact John Leonard (027 586 9811) if you need further information.
2019 details:
Note the addition of the W50 grade for 2019
Times:
- 10.30am: Walkers - the Great Bays Relay Turkey Trot; 5km (NB first lap of relay course (+224m) only). Report to caravan at start by 10am to enter and to estimate time.
- 12.30pm: Women under 20, Senior women, Masters Women (35+), Masters Women (50+), Masters Men 60+
- 1:00pm: Men under 20, senior men, masters men (35+), masters men (50+)
- 3:30pm: Prizegiving at WHAC clubrooms
Change over points:
Start at Island Bay
(1) Near the end of the sea wall at Lyall Bay opposite Kingsford Smith Street – 4.776 km
(2) Just past the bus stop at Eve Bay (before the Pass of Branda) – 4.649 km
(3) On the concrete path between grass and sand near the changing rooms at Scorching Bay – 4.804 km
(4) Shelly Bay, by the former gates at the southern end of the old air force base – 3.845 km
Finish at Evans Bay Parade / Cobham Drive intersection – 3.978 km
(Relay distance 22.052 km; lap distances re-measured 2014)
Safety Rules
(a) Competitors must run on the footpath on the seaward side of the road where it is available, except where directed to run elsewhere by the Race Marshals. If no footpath is available, competitors must run within ONE METRE of the right hand edge of the sealed surface of the roadway. Competitors and supporters must obey the directions of the Race Referee, Race Marshals, and Police Officers at all times. Roads will not be closed, be aware of moving traffic at all times.
(b) UNIFORM Club uniform must be worn. The race number provided for each team is to be worn on the front of the runner’s uniform, and it must be clearly visible and unaltered.
(c) MINIMUM AGE RESTRICTION For safety reasons, ALL competitors MUST be at least 14 years of age on the day of the race.
(d) REPLACEMENT In the event of a runner being unable to complete a lap, that runner may be replaced by another member of the team. However, any team making a substitution during the race will not be eligible to claim any team award or placing. All such substitutions must be notified in writing to the Officials at the Finish of the Lap. Any runner replaced during the event for being unable to complete his / her lap, may not run in a subsequent lap for any team.
(e) INFRINGEMENTS Teams can expect DISQUALIFICATION for a major infringement of the race rules. Teams WILL AUTOMATICALLY receive a TWO MINUTE PENALTY added to the overall team time for an infringement of Race Rule (a) SAFETY. Persistent infringement of Race Rule (a) SAFETY will be deemed a major infringement and result in disqualification. A warning may not be given for infringement of rules.
(f) PROTESTS AND APPEALS IAAF Competition Rules 146 covers protests and appeals. Any protest must be made to the Race Referee within 30 minutes of the finish of the race. Any appeal must be made to the Race Director.
(g) NOTICE TO SPECTATORS The road is very narrow for most of the course. If following the relay in your car, please keep well to the left and do not delay following traffic. Do not stop on bends or other spots likely to cause traffic congestion. You must park well away from all changeover points. Take Care At All Times.
Club uniform (Olympic singlet and black shorts) must be worn.
Club run / walk from the clubrooms with packs for all ages and abilities.
Thinking of joining? Come along!
All ages, all abilities, all motivations. Join us!
Club run / walk from the clubrooms with packs for all ages and abilities.
Thinking of joining? Come along!
All ages, all abilities, all motivations. Join us!
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
- Entry form also available on the Masters website at www.wellingtonmastersathletics.org.nz
Club cross country champs. Races for all ages from juniors through to masters.
We are returning to where club champs were held back in the day. The course will be different from the Grand Memorial, based around 1.8 km loops that will include a bit of a hill and fewer streams. The kids run a reduced 1km lap as we take the hill out for them. There is a trophy in each age group for both the winner and handicap winner, plus second and third get recorded with certificates - so it's all on!
Please bring a plate for the afternoon tea at the clubrooms after the races.
Be aware there may be no parking at the Pony Club paddocks due to wet ground, so parking will probably beon the road - take care as it is narrow in places.
Start times and grades
1:30 pm
- Boys and girls, U13 U11: 2km (2 x 1km lap)
1:45 pm
- Boys and girls, U19, U17 and U15: 3.6km (2 x 1.8km lap)
- Walkers, all grades (2 x 1.8km lap)
- Note that Race 3 will still start on time if the walkers are still out on the course
2:10 pm
- Boys and girls U9: 1km (2 x 500m lap)
- Boys and Girls U7: 500m (1 x 500m lap)
2:20 pm
- Senior Men: 7.2km (4 x 1.8km lap)
- Senior Women, Masters Men 35,50,60: 5.5km (3 x 1.8km lap)
- Masters Women 35,50,60:: 5.5km (3 x 1.8km lap)