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Saturday, 7 Dec 2024, 13:45 to 16:45: Summer club run and walk, Waiora Hub (clubrooms)

Meet at 1:45pm for a 2pm start.

Different packs and distances for different abilities.

 
 
Saturday, 30 Nov 2024: Waikanae River Trails from Ruth Humble's, 13 Walnut Grove

Meet at 1:45pm for a 2pm start.

Different packs and distances for different abilities.

 
 
Saturday, 23 Nov 2024: New Zealand Long Course Trail Running Championships (WAI2K 100km Ultra), Greytown
Updated 11 Aug 2024.
New Zealand Long Course Trail Running Championships (WAI2K 100km Ultra)

Further details

 
 
Saturday, 23 Nov 2024, 13:45 to 16:45: Summer club run and walk, Waiora Hub (clubrooms)

Meet at 1:45pm for a 2pm start.

Different packs and distances for different abilities.

 
 
Saturday, 16 Nov 2024, 13:45 to 16:45: Summer club run and walk, Waiora Hub (clubrooms)

Meet at 1:45pm for a 2pm start.

Different packs and distances for different abilities.

 
 
Saturday, 16 Nov 2024, 15:00 to 21:00: Wellington 10,000m Festival, Newtown Park
Updated 13 Nov 2024.

Te Ahumairangi Ten Thousand: NZ’S biggest 10,000m running event

FEATURES $2000.00 approx in AWARDS 

  • Top 5 Men and Women – $100, $50, $50, $50, $50
  • 10 x $50 spot prizes = $500
  • Closest to Nicholas Bagnall’s 10km PB = $100
  • Top club – 5 + athletes to count, the club whose athletes are closest to their seed time – $200
  • Commentators award – 3 by $100
  • Relay- 25 x $10 Lifestyle sports vouchers as prizes for the relay.

Our longstanding vision for the event is a fun opportunity for Wellington runners to work together in packs and support each other in running fast times and personal bests. It is also an opportunity for road or trail runners who have not run on the track before to try it out in a supportive environment. 

Programme for this event to take  place on Saturday 16th November

  • 3pm: 10000m Walk
  • 5pm: C Race for athletes running 40 minutes or longer
  • 6:10pm B Race for athletes between 35 and 40 minutes
  • 7pm: 10000m relay (teams of 25 athletes plus one team manager, one lap per runner, $25 entry for the team – entry via Google forms and not Gameday)
  • 8pm: A Race for athletes faster than 35 minutes

The event is also doubling as the NZ Masters Championships. 

ENTRY INFORMATION
This year, we are introducing a $10 entry subscription. 

ENTER:  Please sign up to run even if you don’t want to run fast.
It helps the runners who are targeting a personal best if they’re surrounded by friends and club members who are running alongside them.

Further details

 
 
Wednesday, 13 Nov 2024, 18:30 to 20:00: Athletics Wellington Twilight Track & Field Meeting #2, Newtown Park
 
 
Saturday, 9 Nov 2024, 13:45 to 16:45: Summer club run and walk, Tineke's place

Meet at 1 Tombane Lane, Papakowhai at 1:45pm for a 2pm start. (Park on Tombane Terrace please)

Terrain: steady climbs.

Different packs and distances for different abilities.

 
 
Saturday, 2 Nov 2024, 13:45 to 16:45: Summer club run and walk, Waiora Hub (clubrooms)

Meet at 1:45pm for a 2pm start.

Different packs and distances for different abilities.

 
 
Tuesday, 29 Oct 2024, 18:30 to 19:30: Form drills and interval training, Waiora Hub (clubrooms)

Tuesdays, 6:30pm to 7:30pm (daylight saving time) and 6:00pm to 7:00pm (after daylight saving finishes) with our coaches Chris Speakman and Rob McCrudden.

Further details

 
 
Saturday, 26 Oct 2024, 13:45 to 16:45: Club run and walk, Waiora Hub (clubrooms)

Meet at 1:45pm for a 2pm start.

Different packs and distances for different abilities.

 
 
Saturday, 26 Oct 2024, 08:00 to 17:00: New Zealand Road Championships, Timaru

Details tbc

 
 
Tuesday, 22 Oct 2024, 18:30 to 19:30: Form drills and interval training, Waiora Hub (clubrooms)

Tuesdays, 6:30pm to 7:30pm (daylight saving time) and 6:00pm to 7:00pm (after daylight saving finishes) with our coaches Chris Speakman and Rob McCrudden.

Further details

 
 
Sunday, 20 Oct 2024: New Zealand Mountain Running Championships, Christchurch
Updated 11 Aug 2024.
New Zealand Mountain Running Championships

Further details

 
 
Sunday, 20 Oct 2024: Wairarapa Half Marathon, 14km & 7km, Masterton

Based on a 7 km course alongside the Waipoua River and Henley Lake in Masterton.

Further details

 
 
Saturday, 19 Oct 2024, 13:45 to 16:45: Club run and walk, Waiora Hub (clubrooms)

Meet at 1:45pm for a 2pm start.

Different packs and distances for different abilities.

 
 
Saturday, 19 Oct 2024, 16:00: Prize giving, Waiora Hub (clubrooms)

Harriers prize giving - after club run. Details to come. 

 
 
Saturday, 19 Oct 2024, 14:00 to 17:00: AW Open Track and Field Meeting #2, Newtown Park

Pre-registration required, $8.50 entry fee.

Track:

  • 14:00: 110m hurdles men
  • 14:10: 100m hurdles men & women
  • 14:30: 3000m track walk mixed
  • 14:45: 2000m steeples men & women 
  • 15:15: 100m women
  • 15:20: 100m men
  • 15:30: 3000m women
  • 15:45: 3000m men
  • 16:00: 200m women
  • 16:15 200m men
  • 16:30 800m women
  • 16:40 800m men
  • 16:50 4x100m mixed relay

Field:

  • 14:00 high jump men & women
  • 14:00 discus men & women
  • 15:15 hammer men & women
  • 15:30 triple jump men & women

Information:

  • If you do not already have one you will be asked to create an initial Roster Athletics account
  • The entry system is now Open with an $8.50 day-entry price/athlete.
  • This entitles you to enter multiple events on the day.
  • You are advised to enter all events you think you will compete in and then check in at the TIC and notify of any event scratchings there
  • You will be issued with a Competition Bib # at the beginning of the season or at your first  Athletics Wellington Open or Twilight meeting. You must retain that bib for the season. 

Further details

 
 
Tuesday, 15 Oct 2024, 18:30 to 19:30: Form drills and interval training, Waiora Hub (clubrooms)

Tuesdays, 6:30pm to 7:30pm (daylight saving time) and 6:00pm to 7:00pm (after daylight saving finishes) with our coaches Chris Speakman and Rob McCrudden.

Further details

 
 
Saturday, 12 Oct 2024, 13:30 to 15:30: Bernie Portenski Memorial open handicap race, St Timothy's Presbyterian Church, 16 Te Pene Ave, Titahi Bay

2023 details (2024 details to come):

This is an annual handicap race in Titahi Bay and is an occasion to celebrate the end of the Harrier season and to commemorate Bernie Portenski. While Bernie was a staunch Scottish member, she trained with and supported many members from other clubs. The overall winner on handicap will hold the Bernie Portenski Memorial Trophy for a year.

We assemble at St Timothy's Presbyterian Church, 16 Te Pene Ave, Titahi Bay from about 1:30pm. Post-race we return to the church hall for an afternoon tea and prize-giving.

The race starts at 2:05pm on the beach in front of the surf club at Titahi Bay.

The race distance is 9.1km but with the mixed terrain (road, beach, grass) and the hill in the second half.

Also, please bring a plate to contribute to the afternoon tea.

Further details