What’s on

Club Cross Country Relay Races

Venue: Karori Park, Wellington
Time: Meet 1.00pm for 1.30pm Relay Start time

Afternoon Tea back at the clubrooms
PLEASE BRING A PLATE OF FOOD

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Interclub road relay races

Venue: Wairarapa
Times:

M & F 16, B & G 13, B & G 11 3 laps of 3.1km/3.9km/3.1km - 1.00pm start

Open Men & Women, M & F 19, Masters 40+ Male & Female, 50+ Male +/or Female all 7km - 2.00pm start

Please email Murray at E-mail with either a YES I wish to run, OR No I am not available, by Monday 12 September

and 10k/5k Fun Run & Walk

Venue: Petone Foreshore
Times: Half Marathon Walkers 8.00am, Half Marathon Runners 9.00am, 10k 8.30am, 5k 9.30am
Entries Close: 9 September

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Meridian Energy Wind Turbine
Fun Run & Walk

Venue: Anderson Park, Botanical Gardens, Thorndon, Wellington
Times: Walkers - 9.00am, Runners - 10.00am
Entry & Registration: Shoe Clinic, 64 Willis St

• Fri 16 Sept 11.00am - 1.00pm
• Sat 17 Sept 10.00am - 12.00 noon

[Contact: E-mail] :: [Details - Online Entry - Entry Form]

[Call for Volunteers (pdf 53k)]

Venue: Takahe to Akaroa, Christchurch

This is a fantastic event run annually where the whole of the New Zealand harrier fraternaty get together and race for the prestige of their club and the enjoyment of road racing. The relays are the team side of what is usually a solo sport and as such they are great fun so please give strong consideration to being a part of a team.

Grades involved are: Men, Women, Masters Men 40+, Masters Women 35+, Open Masters 50+, Men 19 and under, Women 19 and under (Juniors must be - 14 years and over as at 31st December 2005)
Teams are: 8 lap teams - Senior and Master, 6 lap teams - Men/Women 19 and under

Each year the event is held in a different region this year it is in Christchurch starting at the sign of the Takahe on the port hills and finishing at Akaroa.

[Details] :: [Maps & Course Descriptions]

Venue: Clubrooms, Bannister Ave., Johnsonville Time: 1.45pm ready to run

End of Season Mystery Event / Prizegiving / Dinner

Bring your sense of fun, and your local knowledge

Venue: Olympic Clubrooms, Bannister Ave., Johnsonville
Time Event 1.45pm Activities on Park at Clubrooms for young Juniors
Mystery Event for older juniors, Seniors & Masters 3.00pm Juniors Party - sorry only room for brothers & sisters - no friends, invite them to the first run next season! 4.00pm Prizegiving 7.00pm Club Dinner

END OF SEASON CLUB DINNER

3 COURSE BUFFET DINNER

SATURDAY 8 OCTOBER 2005 at 7PM

AT THE

CAPITAL GATEWAY MOTOR LODGE

Top of Ngauranga Gorge

(take Newlands exit from either north or south)

$35.00 per person

Limited to first 60 people so you will need to get your name down now.

Please send an email to Carole Robertson @ mailto:grantr@slingshot.co.nz no later than 5pm Monday 3 October 2005

Half Marathon, 10k and 5k running and walking events

Venue: Makahika Outdoor Centre, Gladstone Road, Levin
Times: Half Marathon Walkers - 9.00am, 5k & 10k Walkers - 9.45am, Half Marathon Runners - 9.35am, Prizegiving - 1.30pm
Late Entries: up to 30mins before 1/2 Marathon, 20mins before 10k

14 & 15 October 2005

Venue: Wellington

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Marathon, Half Marathon & 10k fun run or walk

Venue: Makoura College, Johnston Street, Masterton
Times:

• 7.00am Marathon
• 8.00am Half Marathon Walk
• 9.00am Half Marathon Run
• 9.30am 10k fun walk or run

Entries Close: 8 October

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Marathon, Half Marathon, 10k and 5k road races

Venue: King Edward Domain, Devonport, North Shore, Auckland
Times: 6.30am - Marathon & Half Marathon, 7.00am - 10k, 9.15am - 5k
Entries Close: 7 October

[Details & Online Entry]

TOTAL IRRIGATION Ltd. PENTATHLONS

Total Irrigation (TIL), who previously sponsored the “Rainbird Relays” have agreed to sponsor a Pentathlon Meeting, being organised by the Wellington Harrier Athletic Club, and the Centre Track & Field Committee.

The meeting is being held next Saturday (5 November) at Newtown Park. It will begin with Children’s events in the morning, and progress through the age grades, and into the College, Open and Master’s grades in the afternoon.

Pentathlon Events For 7 to 11 years the events will be:
60m, Quoit, 200m
Vortex, Long Jump

For 12 & 13 years, College grades and open, the events will be:
200m, Discus, Long Jump
Javelin, 1500m

All grades will throw the weights of implement appropriate for their grade.

Scoring and certificates

We will attempt to record all times and distances, and record standard Pentathlon points for them.
The sponsor will supply certificates for every participant completing all 5 events.

Prizes

Team prizes will be offered for some 4 person teams which aggregate significant 4 person totals over the five events. (Given the likely number of grades we can’t offer a team prize for every male and female grade!)

Probable Timetable:

9.00 a.m. - 7 & 8 Years

10.00 a.m. - 9 Years

11.00 a.m. - 10 & 11 Years

12.00 - 12 years

1.00 p.m. - 14 and under

1.30 p.m. - Track Walk (open)

2.00 p.m. - 16 and under, rotation starting with 200m
- 18 and under, rotation starting with discus
- 20 and under, rotation starting with long jump
- Open, rotation starting with javelin

3.30 p.m. (approx!) - Heats of 1500m

Incorporating Wellington Masters Championships

10k Road Race for Masters Athletes

Venue: New Start - Outside Sacred Heart College in Bellevue Road, Lower Hutt
Times: Walkers - 9.30am, Runners - 10.00am
Entries Close: No postal entries after 2 November, No Late Entry Fee

National Teams Competition Event

Venue: Newtown Park Track, Wellington
Time: From 12.00 Noon

Non team competators may join in in spare lanes with their club singlets turned inside out.

[Event Programme (pdf 88k)]

and 10k Fun Run
Venue: Napier Boys High School
Times: 7.30am and 8.30am
Entries Close: 1 November

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Trentham United Harrier & Walking Club are hosting a Walking Clinic on Sunday 13th November from 10am to Noon. The Clinic will be held at the Clubrooms (Trentham Memorial Park – Barton Road Entrance – presenters will be David Lonsdale and Bart Jones.

Besides the usual out-door drills and general Coaching, we will be showing an American Walking Technique DVD giving a talk on “Walking is More than Just Walking” - maybe you will learn a thing or two!!!

Visit our web-site


Bart Jones, David Lonsdale, Peter Rendall, David Humfrey
Wellington Walking Development Group
Wellington, NEW ZEALAND - A great place to visit!!!!
Phone: Bart - 04 477 3746 Mobile: 025 608 6111
E-mail

AGM followed by Social Event

Venue: Olympic Clubrooms, Bannister Ave., Johnsonville
Nominations: calling for nominations to all positions please send in writing to:

The secretary,
Sheryne Beeby
PO Box 13 095
Johnsonville

[Agenda & Annual Report Available]
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17k Fun Run & Walk over the Rimutaka Incline to Cross Creek Wairarapa
Venue: Wellington Kart Club Track, (9km North of Upper Hutt) and finishes at Cross Creek (near Lake Wairarapa)
Times: Walkers - 8.00am, Runners - 10.00am
Entries Close: 15 November

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