2026 harriers syllabus 
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Events and races from the club syllabus, the Wellington region, and further afield
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Postponed from 3 May due to the weather.
4x2km laps - traditional cross-country.
Grass, gravel tracks, mostly flat to undulating with one sharp uphill & downhill. Log jumps and a water jump. Course marked with red & white flags. Go through ‘gate’ when two flags are set together or up to 5 metres either side if flags set alone. Failing to follow the correct course may result in disqualification.
There’s nothing quite like trail running in the dark! Makara Peak has a fantastic network of trails with great under foot conditions and high quality trails making it an ideal location for Barefoot XTRAIL night running. We mark the trails extra well and illuminate the tricky bits giving you a great night out running or walking under the stars.
The North Island Cross Country Championships on 5 July 2025 at Spa Thermal Park in Taupō is organised by the Taupō Harriers Club.
Distances vary from 1000m to 9000m depending on age group.
This annual event is run under Athletics NZ rules as open races and membership of a running club is not essential (any runner can enter and win place medals).
Get ready to get your heart pumping and your muscles burning with The WUU2K trail run.
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21Km: 9am at Owhiro Bay (Open to walkers also)
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45km: 7:30am Khandallah
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65km: 6:30am Khandallah
11.30am
Walker’s Turkey Trot - 3.5k course.
Walkers estimate their time with the winners being those closest to their estimated time. No watches or phones allowed! Enter on the day.
12.30pm
Children’s Under 10 Relay
3 runners per team, each running the same 900m lap. Teams may consist of all boys, all girls or mixed, teams may also have runners from different clubs.
1.00pm
Children’s Under 7 Fun Run
Mass start 300 metres "out and back" run from the start/finish.
1.15pm
Children’s Under 14 Relay
Girls / Boys / Mixed categories. 4 runners per team, each running the same 2k lap.
2.15pm
Moonshine Relay
4 runners per team, each running the same 3.5k lap.
- Women: U20, Senior, Masters 35+ and 50+
- Men: U20, Senior, Masters 35+ and 50+
- Open: Masters 60+
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
Key event info:
- Date: Saturday 30 August 2025
- Times:
- 10:00am - 5km and 10km Walk
- 11:30am - 5km PB at AGP (10+ years)
- 12:20pm - 10km Senior Men, U20 Men
- 1:20pm - 10km Senior Women, U20 Women, Masters Women 35+
- 2:20pm - 10km Masters Men 35+
- Location: AGP - Architectural Glass Products, Cambridge
These are the details for 2024. This year's details to come.
Club teams road race, various distances up to 5km. Teams are made up of all ages (juniors through to masters), with runners and walkers. Different team members run/walk different distances. The team with the lowest sum of finishing places wins.
Time: 1:45 (at the clubrooms) for selection of teams.
Course: Alex Moore Park track/neighbouring footpaths.
Please bring a plate for afternoon tea afterwards.
Race rules...
1. Intro/summary:
The Philp Shield is a team event where participants compete in teams for the overall prize - the Philp Shield. Competitors compete in different 'subraces' of varying distances, against competitors from the other teams in that subrace. The overall team score is an aggregate of the scores of the individuals. The event is based on a circuit of about 1.6km, so that 2 laps are 3.3km and 3 laps 5km.
2. Subraces:
The event consists of 'subraces' where a subrace has a distance and category (e.g. run/walk/child run). For example: 1 lap walk, half lap child, 1 lap run, 2 laps run, 3 laps run. The Race Organiser determines the subraces on the day, depending on who is registered to compete. The event should have at least one 1-lap run subrace, one 2-lap run subrace and a 3-lap run subrace.
3. Registration:
Participants should register their activity (run or walk) when they sign up for the event. The Race Organiser may need to change these, in advance and with the competitor's agreement, to make the teams work.
4. Teams:
The Race Organiser determines the subraces that the event includes, and the number of competitors from each team that should do each subrace (e.g. 1 person doing 1 lap walk, 2 people doing 1 lap run, 2 people doing 2 laps run, 1 person doing 3 laps run). The Race Organiser splits participants into teams with the appropriate number in each (e.g. 6 members). Each team will nominate which team members do which subraces, so that each member is doing the activity they signed up for, and the number doing each distance is correct as specified by the organiser.
If the number of competitors doesn't fit evenly into the teams then an additional team member may be added to some teams.
5. Scoring:
Each finisher will earn points for their team, equal to their finishing position in the subrace in which they are competing. The team's points is the sum of its members points. If there is an extra member in the team then the placegetter receives a score but that score does not count in the team total. The winning team is the one with the lowest score. In the case of a tie, a count-back is to be used, based on the lowest best place in the team (and if they were also the same, the lowest second place, etc).--
10.00am: Start Time for all grades for the 10.0 km Race
Course will be 4 laps of the 2.5km circuit as used for the 5km championships
The Perston Baton Relay is a fun club run held at Karori Park, with the course this year the same as usual: around the perimeter track with a detour up the hill at the back. Each lap is 1.45km long.