Club News

Olympic Harriers and Athletics Wellington proudly present the second year of the 2025 Kaukau Skyline Traverse, incorporating the 2025 Wellington Mountain Running Championships. 

Event Location 

The races will take place on the western hills of Johnsonville along the Skyline Track over Mt Kaukau. 

Races start and finish at the northern end of the Skyline Track heading south along the ridgeline to Mt Kaukau and beyond. All races are ‘out and back’ each with a turn-around point. The long course includes an additional challenging loop before turning around. 

Race distances and ascents

Race distances and ascents are the same as last year:

• Race 1: 11:00am Long course 12.15km (600m) 
• Race 2: 11:10am Medium course 8.75km (400m) 
• Race 3: 11:20am Short course 5.75km (220m) 
• Race 4: 11:30am Sprint course 1.75km (70m) 
• Medals and spot prizes: 1:30pm

Championship runners must be registered with an Athletics Wellington club, wear their club uniform and run in the correct race according to their age grade. Non-championship runners can run in any race. You must be 18 years or older to run in races 1 or 2. 

For more information see our calendar event page.

Update 16 Aug: online entries now open. 

The Wellington Centre Cross Country champs, held on Sunday, was also the club cross country champs. Results are now available - well done to all club champs.

Due to the heavy rain over the last couple of days, the Shaw Baton Relays have been postponed, with a new date pencilled in for 21 June (to be confirmed). 

(Don't worry, we're not getting soft – it's not the condition of the course but rather the condition of the carparking that's the concern.)

 

Our membership sign-up forms for 2025/2026 are now available:

• 12-month sign-up form
• Winter season sign-up form
• Quarterly sign-up form

For more information (including subscription fees) please see our subscriptions page. 

Entries are now open for the 2024 Wellington Mountain Running champs, featuring a brand new up and down course: 

• Entry form

Late entries willl also be taken on Saturday from 2:00pm to 4:00pm at Waiora Hub.

Costs: 

• All Juniors (Up to 19 years old) $15.00 
• Seniors/masters (Wellington club members) 20 years plus $20.00 
• Seniors/masters (Non-Wellington club members)  20 years plus  $45.00 

Event times:

• 8:00 to 9:15am: race number pick up (Waiora Hub)
• 9:45am: welcome, course and safety information (Start/finish area)
• 10:00am: race 1 -- long course (senior men, senior women, masters men 35-49)
• 10:10am: race 2 -- medium course (MU20, MW35-49, MM/MW50-59, mm/MW60+)
• 10:20am: race 3 -- short course (WU20, MU/WU18, MU/WU16)
• 10:30am: race 4 -- sprint course (BU/GU14,  BU/GU12, BU/GU10)
• 1:00pm: prizegiving (Waiora Hub)

For more informatin see our calendar event page.