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Club run / walk from our temporary clubrooms at Johnsonville Bowling Club with packs for all ages and abilities. The bar will be open afterwards for those in need of a drink.
Thinking of joining? Come along!
Covid-19 Alert Level 1
1. Still stay home if you are sick
2. Scan our QR code to help keep track of where you have been
3. Hand sanitiser will be provided if you feel you need to use it
4. No restrictions on numbers or social distancing!!
Update 1 July: We are unable to use our usual Pony Club location in Ohariu Valley for this, so we are using Newlands College. The start/finish is at the pavilion.
Club cross country champs. Races for all ages from juniors through to masters.
We are returning to Newlands College for the first time in 5 or 6 years. 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 Johnsonville Bowling Club after the races.
::[Course map]::
Start times and grades
1:30 pm
- Boys and girls, U13 U11: 2.8km (1 x 2.8km lap)
- Boys and girls, U19, U17 and U15: 2.8km (1 x 2.8km lap)
- Walkers, all grades (1 x 2.8km lap)
2:00 pm
- Boys and girls U9: 1km (2 x 500m lap)
- Boys and Girls U7: 500m (1 x 500m lap)
2:10 pm
- Senior Men: 8.4km (3 x 2.8km lap)
- Senior Women, Masters Men 35,50,60: 5.6km (2 x 2.8km lap)
- Masters Women 35,50,60: 5.6km (2 x 2.8km lap)
Club run / walk from our temporary clubrooms at Johnsonville Bowling Club with packs for all ages and abilities. The bar will be open afterwards for those in need of a drink.
Thinking of joining? Come along!
Covid-19 Alert Level 1
1. Still stay home if you are sick
2. Scan our QR code to help keep track of where you have been
3. Hand sanitiser will be provided if you feel you need to use it
4. No restrictions on numbers or social distancing!!
::[Olympic Harriers sign-up form]::
Let the harrier interclub season begin!
The Needle Relay replaces the Bays Relay, and takes place around a central hub: the Wind Needle (Zephyromter), situated on the corner of Cobham Drive and Evans Bay Parade.There are two laps: an out-and-back 5km north to Weka Bay; and an out-and-back 3km east past the main airport roundabout.
The Turkey Trot for walkers uses the 5km lap.
New this year is a 4-person Children’s Needle Relay for those aged 10-13. Each runner has the same out-and-back 1.6km lap north to just before Hataitai Beach.
The Needle Relay for Juniors/Seniors/Masters/Composite is a 5-person relay. Laps 1, 3, and 5 use the 5km lap. Laps 2 and 4 use the 3km lap. Total distance 21km.
The Needle Relay is a footpath relay. Runners must not run on, or even step onto, the road. This is a safety issue. It also means that no contracted traffic management is necessary, which results in entry fees for the relay (paid by clubs) being halved.
There is a new relay entry system for 2020. Athletics Wellington is providing batons with RFID chips to handle the timing and recording.
Clubs must submit their team entries via an online portal no later than 11.59pm on Thursday 23 July. THERE WILL BE NO LATE ENTRIES.
Submission of detailed team information, names of team members, and the running order is handled by a separate online link which will be provided by email to each team on Friday 24 July.
Covid -19. Spectators may register their presence at the event by scanning the club’s QR code. Athletes are recorded as a member of their club’s team. There are no mandatory public health requirements at alert level 1. Please remain vigilant and continue to practice good hygiene to minimise the risk of community transmission. If alert levels change, we will adopt that level’s requirements.
All inquiries to Race Director Paul Hewitson kiwiquaker@xtra.co.nz, phone 027 324 2465.
Club run / walk from our temporary clubrooms at Johnsonville Bowling Club with packs for all ages and abilities. The bar will be open afterwards for those in need of a drink.
Thinking of joining? Come along!
Covid-19 Alert Level 1
1. Still stay home if you are sick
2. Scan our QR code to help keep track of where you have been
3. Hand sanitiser will be provided if you feel you need to use it
4. No restrictions on numbers or social distancing!!
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.
First held in 1985, the temporary Olympic club rooms at Johnsonville Bowling Club host the pre and post-race proceedings where a hearty stew luncheon replenishes spent energy.
1. The Whittaker’s Chocolate Walk - open to walkers of all ages. Distance of approximately 6 km. Walkers must estimate their time with the winners being the walkers who are closest to their estimated time. Prizes for first female and first male.
2. The Boys & Girls Races – four scratch races for athletes under 16 years of age, and a fun run for the under 7’s. Athletes 16 years and older run in the junior relay. Prize giving for the four scratch races will be held shortly after the under 7’s fun run, just before the start of the relay. Age is taken as at 31 December 2020.
3. The Victoria University Relay – 10 grades with 4 runners per team over an approx. 3.7 km lap. Note the introduction of the M60+ grade this year.
Race
- 12:00 PM: Chocolate Walk 6 km walk on the road; 11.30 registration, 12 noon start
- 1:15 PM B&G U10 1.2 km: the start is over the sandhills to the south of the main start/finish area
- 1:30 PM B&G U12 2 km loop from the start/finish area
- 1.45 PM B&G U14 2 km loop from the start/finish area
- 2:00 PM B&G U16 2 km loop from the start/finish area
- 2:15 PM B&G U7 500 metres fun run "out and back" from the start/finish area
- 2:50 PM UNIVERSITY RELAY: 10 grades with 4 runners per team, approx. 3.7 km lap. All grades start together - this keeps the day compact and makes for competitive racing with athletes from the various grades unofficially competing against one another. Prizes will be awarded to the winning team in each grade with the prize-giving to start as soon as the final runner completes the event. Composite teams are allowed to comprise runners of mixed ages and genders (results in this grade will be recorded but there will no prizes awarded). Grades: Junior women U20, Junior men U20 , Open women, Open men, Masters women 35+, Masters men 35+, Masters women 50+, Masters men 50+, Masters men 60+, Composite.
PLEASE NOTE: age is taken as of 31st December 2020 OR in the case of Masters, age on the day of the event.
Electronic Timing Batons and Changeover
- Team members must run with the baton in their hand.
- Next lap runners must enter the changeover area via the side access chute, NOT VIA THE START/FINISH CHUTE
- Baton changeover must take place in the allocated changeover zone
NOTE: ABSOLUTELY NO DOGS ARE PERMITTED ON THE FARM AREA OF QE PARK, EITHER LOOSE, ON LEADS OR IN CARS. SO PLEASE LEAVE YOUR CANINES AT HOME!
Due to the likely cancellation of the Wellington XC champs on Sunday, we will have a consolation club run from the Johnsonville Bowling Club.
Meet at 1:45 for 2pm walk run
Remember:
- scan the covid tracing sign at JCB
- wash your hands
- keep a social distance when confined
If you're unwell (including any cold or flu symptoms) please stay at home!
(Was the Trinity run with WHAC and Scottish - now just a club run)
During WW1, Olympic, WHAC, and Scottish all merged to form Trinity Harriers. This social day let's us run together as mates, instead of competitors.
We will meet at our temporary clubrooms at Johnsonville Bowling Club, and from running and walking packs for all ages and abilities. The bar will be open afterwards for those in need of a drink.
Meet at 1:45 for a 2pm start.
Please bring a plate to share (the other clubs will do the same). Also, please park on the road and leave the drive free for bowling club members.
Thinking of joining? Come along!
Covid-19 Alert Level 2
1. Still stay home if you are sick
2. Scan our QR code to help keep track of where you have been
3. Hand sanitiser will be provided if you feel you need to use it
4. Maximum of 100 people; physical distancing required.
Club run / walk from our temporary clubrooms at Johnsonville Bowling Club with packs for all ages and abilities. The bar will be open afterwards for those in need of a drink.
Thinking of joining? Come along!
Established in 1986, the Gazley Volkswagen Wellington Marathon has been Wellington's favourite footrace for three decades.
Based at the famous Westpac Stadium, the fast, flat, scenic route around Wellington's spectacular waterfront creates an occasion for all age and ability. You might even win a trip to the New Caledonia Marathon.
With a Full Marathon, Half Marathon, 10k and the Kids' Magic Mile, there's something for everyone. 4000 runners and walkers can't all be wrong. But don't take our word for it. Find out for yourself
Club run / walk from our temporary clubrooms at Johnsonville Bowling Club with packs for all ages and abilities. The bar will be open afterwards for those in need of a drink.
Thinking of joining? Come along!
COURSE DESCRIPTION
The course will be based on a 2km lap, which will be similar to the lap used for the 2019 NZ Cross Country Champs. The lap 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.
Corners of the course will be marked with electrical tape. Competitors are to run around the outside of the tape – no cutting corners!
AGE GRADES
- Wellington championship grades are: U10, U12, U14, U16, U18, U20, Senior, Masters 35, 50, 60 and 70.
- Championship distance for SW, SM, MW35, MM35 and MM50 is 10km.
- Championship distance for MW50, MW60, MM60, MW70 and MM70 is 5km.
- For all grades except Masters, ages are at 31st December 2020. 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 “Active and Financial” as at 11.59pm on Friday 14 August 2020.
However, only “Competitive” members of an Athletics Wellington club will eligible for championship medals and to count in teams’ races.
“Social” members can compete in a “Recreation” category. However they must notify Todd Stevens (todd.stevens@pwc.com) and pay an additional $10 entry fee direct to Athletics Wellington by 14 August (deposit into 031-540-0009238-00).
Competitive athletes from other centres are welcome. They are to email their entry to Daryl Bloomfield (daryl@fedude.co.nz) by 14 August and pay their $12 entry fee direct to Athletics Wellington (deposit into 031-540-0009238-00).
ENTRY FEES
Olympic Harriers will pay the entry fees of club members. Except social members.
RUNNERS COMPETING OUT OF GRADE
Any competitor who want to compete out of grade must notify Daryl Bloomfield (daryl@fedude.co.nz) by Friday 14 August 2020.
RACE UNIFORM AND NUMBERS
All competitors must wear their official club uniform and have a race number written on their hand.
Prior to the race, competitors must report to the registration desk (located in the Soundshell) where a race number will be written onto their hand. After crossing the finish line, competitors must stay in the order they finished until their race number is recorded.
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
- 5km: Women Under 18
- 5km: Masters Men 60
- 5km: Masters Men 70
- 5km: Masters Women 50
- 5km: Masters Women 60
- 5km: Masters Women 70
- 5km: All other adult grades (non-championship)
- 11.45am
- 4km: Boys Under 16
- 4km: Girls Under 16
- 12.10pm
- 6km: Men Under 18
- 6km: Women Under 20
- 8km: Men Under 20
- 12.50pm
- 1km: Boys Under 10
- 1km: Girls Under 10
- 1.00pm
- 2km: Boys Under 12
- 2km: Girls Under 12
- 2km: Boys Under 14
- 2km: Girls Under 14
- 1.20pm
- 10km: Senior Women
- 10km: Senior Men
- 10km: Masters Men 35
- 10km: Masters Men 50
- 10km: Masters Women 35
- 10km: All other adult grades (non-championship)
The 1km loop will be the first half of the 2km lap. The 5km race will do a 1km loop followed by 2 x 2km laps.
CONTACT DETAILS
Race Director:
Todd Stevens
Email: todd.stevens@pwc.com
021781238
Entries, timing and results
Daryl Bloomfield
Email: daryl@fedude.co.nz
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.
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).--
The event details have been updated with restrictions due to Government Covid19 alert level 2.
The Athletics Wellington Road Championships on 19 September 2020 will be held while the region is under the Government’s Alert Level 2 restrictions.
The following operating procedures for the Championships have been prepared in accordance with Government rules around open air mass participation events together with guidance from Ministry of Health and Sport NZ publications.
The procedures are set out under 3 sections:
- Contact tracing: So we have an accurate list of who is at the Championships, should contact tracing subsequently be required, all athletes must enter online with their contact details and sign in when entering the course.
- 4 separate races: In order to limit gathering numbers to 100, the Championships will be divided up into 4 races:
- 10.30am 10km (for 40min+ runners)
- 12.30pm 5km (W50+, M60+, U20, U18, U16)
- 1.45pm 2.5km (U14, U12, U10)
- 2.45pm 10km (for sub 40min runners)
- Personal responsibility
Contact Tracing
- All athletes must enter online by Thursday evening, via the following link: https://www.webscorer.com/register?pid=1&raceid=221556
- Registration will allow us:
- to capture contact details should Covid19 contact tracing subsequently be required
- to provide contact details to the Ministry of Health if required
- to classify athletes into the correct grade for results purposes
- to ensure gathering numbers don’t exceed 100
- No entries will be taken on the day at the event
- If you enter, then subsequently decide not to attend, please notify: daryl@fedude.co.nz
- Entry priority will be given to members of Athletics Wellington clubs. If you are from a club outside of Wellington and wish to race, please contact Daryl (daryl@fedude.co.nz)
- All athletes and officials must report to the Registration Desk to confirm their attendance:
- the Desk will be located at the (only) entrance to the designated course area.
- The course area starts by the road gate at the end of the carpark. Portaloos willalso be located here
- the Desk will open 45min prior to the start of each race
- athletes will have a race number written on their hand
- a Covid19 QR tracer code will be available for scanning
- hand sanitiser will be available
4 separate races
- Each of the 4 races will be treated as a separate event, with the number of athletes and officials limited to 100
- Athletes are NOT to enter the course (beyond the registration desk) more than 30min before the start time of their race. This will avoid co-mingling of different races.
- On completion of the race, race numbers will be recorded and then athletes are to exit the course
- Warm ups / warm downs are to be done on the road from the carpark back towards Wainui, ie outside of the designated course area. (But the course can be used for warm ups within 30min of start time).
- The carpark is not part of the designated course area, but you are still requested not to mingle in the carpark area with athletes who are in a different race from you
- The split of the 10km race between sub 40min and over 40min pace is only a guide; athletes can choose which race they want to do according to their start time preference
- Results from the two 10km races will be combined into one set of championship results
- Note the championship distances for junior grades are as listed above, and in most cases do differ from the distance if the championships were being held at Level 1.
- There will be no prizegiving, but championship medals will be posted out afterwards
- The course is closed to spectators / coaches / supporters. Athletes and officials only please.
Personal responsibility
We are fortunate that we are able to race, but it does rely on everyone playing their part and “doing the right thing”, so everyone stays safe and healthy. Therefore please exercise common sense and good personal hygiene:
- If you, or someone you are in close contact with, have symptoms of cold or flu, are unwell or who are waiting on test results for Covid19 please do not attend the event
- Regularly wash / sanitise hands
- Don’t enter the designated course area more than 30min before your start time
- Practical physical distancing before and after the race
- Exit the course promptly after your race
- Don’t mingle in the carpark area with athletes who are in a different race from you
- Don’t gather on the start line until called to the line by the starter
- Stick to the course, ie run in right hand lane (the course will have minimal cones and referees)
- No shaking hands / hugs / spitting / nose clearing
- No spectators / coaches / supporters.
For more details, contact:
Todd Stevens Athletics Wellington XC&R Chair todd.stevens@pwc.com 021781238
Daryl Bloomfield Entries / Results daryl@fedude.co.nz
Alan Carman Race Director alan.carman@wgc.school.nz
Come along and enjoy hanging out with a larger group of runners in a relaxed social atmostphere.
Bring a plate to share.
WHAC are hosting a kids road race from the wind needle northbound during the adults pack runs. So please encourage your kids to come along!
- Under 10s to do 1200m (600 out and back)
- Under 12s to do 1800m (900 out and back)
- Under 14s to do 2400m (1200 out and back)
They are also inviting others clubs and non registered members to join in.
Subject to Athletics NZ confirmation