Events

Calendar 2024

(as of 11 March 2024)

Weekly Training
Saturday AM – Karori Park – 8am for 8.30am start	Non-club race / inter club weekends, All abilities welcome
Saturday PM – Clubrooms – 2pm	Non club race / Inter-club weekends, Pack runs for all abilities, approximately 1hr, all welcome
Sunday long run – Freyberg Pool, 8.30am	Every week, All abilities welcome, there will be packs of different speeds heading out for anything between 10km and 30km
Tuesday speed sessions – 6pm, Freyburg Pool	Rep sessions every week, All abilies welcome, 3 or 4 groups from 35 min to 60 min 10km paces ,targeted towards key races
March			Notes
Saturday 16th	Karori Park Session (AM), Pack Runs from Clubroom (PM)	Karori Park / Clubrooms
Sunday 17th	NZ Short Course Trail Running Champs	Dunedin
Saturday 23rd	Karori Park Session (AM), Pack Runs from Clubroom (PM)	Karori Park / Clubrooms
Sunday 24th	Xterra Woolshed	Belmont Park
Saturday 30th	Karori Park Session (AM), Pack Runs from Clubroom (PM)	Karori Park / Clubrooms
April
Saturday 6th	Centennial Cup	Island Bay
Sunday 7th	Porirua Grand Traverse	Porirua
Saturday 13th	Scottish Mountain Running Champs	Crofton Downs
Saturday 20th	Karori Park Session (AM), Pack Runs from Clubroom (PM)	Karori Park / Clubrooms
Sunday 21st	Christchurch Marathon and NZ Half Marathon Championships	Christchurch
Saturday 27th	Shaw Baton	Battle Hill
May
Friday 3rd	NZ Road Mile Championships	Rotorua
Saturday 4th	Karori Park Session (AM), Pack Runs from Clubroom (PM)	Karori Park / Clubrooms
Saturday 4th	NZ 5km Championships	Rotorua
Sunday 5th	Rotorua Marathon (incl NZ & WTGN marathon champs)	Rotorua
Sunday 5th	Xterra West Wind	West Wind, Makara Beach
Saturday 11th	University Relays	QE2 Park
Sunday 12th	3 Peaks – Event 1	Clubrooms
Saturday 18th	Karori Park Session (AM), Pack Runs from Clubroom (PM)	Karori Park / Clubrooms
Saturday 18th	Xterra Starlight	Makara MTB
Sunday 19th	Masters XC Relay	Trentham Memorial Park	TBC
Saturday 25th	Vosseler Shield	Mount Victoria
June
Saturday 1st	Karori Park Session (AM), Pack Runs from Clubroom (PM)	Karori Park / Clubrooms
Sunday 2nd	Xterra Red Rocks	Owhiro Bay
Saturday 8th	Dorne Cup	Trentham Memorial Park
Saturday 15th	Karori Park Session (AM), Pack Runs from Clubroom (PM)	Karori Park / Clubrooms
Sunday 16th	3 Peaks – Event 2	Clubrooms
Saturday 22nd	Karori Park Session (AM), Pack Runs from Clubroom (PM)	Karori Park / Clubrooms
Sunday 23rd	Xterra McKerrows Revenge	Orongorongos
Sunday 23rd	Wellington Marathon (incl NZ & WTGN half champs)	Wellington
Saturday 29th	Galashiels Trophy/Novice Cup & Cole Land Cup	Eastbourne
July
Saturday 6th	North Island XC Champs	Taupō	TBC
Sunday 7th	3 Peaks – Event 3	Anderson Park
Saturday 13th	Karori Park Session (AM), Pack Runs from Clubroom (PM)	Karori Park / Clubrooms
Saturday 13th	WUU2K	Wellington
Saturday 20th	Karori Park Session (AM), Pack Runs from Clubroom (PM)	Karori Park / Clubrooms
Sunday 21st	Wellington XC Champs	Harcourt Park
Saturday 27th	Karori Park Session (AM), Pack Runs from Clubroom (PM)	Karori Park / Clubrooms
Sunday 28th	Masters Road Race	Johnsonville
August
Saturday 3rd	Karori Park Session (AM), Pack Runs from Clubroom (PM)	Karori Park / Clubrooms
Saturday 3rd	New Zealand XC Championships	Mission Estate Vineyard, Hawkes Bay
Sunday 4th	New Zealand XC Championships	Mission Estate Vineyard, Hawkes Bay
Saturday 10th	Karori Park Session (AM), Pack Runs from Clubroom (PM)	Karori Park / Clubrooms
Saturday 17th	Needle Relay	Kilbirnie
Saturday 24th	Karori Park Session (AM), Pack Runs from Clubroom (PM)	Karori Park / Clubrooms
Saturday 31st	Wellington Road Champs	Wainuiomata	TBC
September
Saturday 7th	Ballantyne Cup & Shirley Barton Trophy	Miramar
Saturday 14th	Karori Park Session (AM), Pack Runs from Clubroom (PM)	Karori Park / Clubrooms
Sunday 15th	Hutt Marathon incl WGTN champs	Lower Hutt
Saturday 21st	Karori Park Session (AM), Pack Runs from Clubroom (PM)	Karori Park / Clubrooms
Saturday 28th	NZ Road Relays	Taupo Motorsport Park
October
Saturday 5th	Karori Park Session (AM), Pack Runs from Clubroom (PM)	Karori Park / Clubrooms
Saturday 12th	Bernie Portenski Memorial Trophy & Baudinet Cup	Titahi Bay
Saturday 19th	Karori Park Session (AM), Pack Runs from Clubroom (PM)	Karori Park / Clubrooms
Sunday 20th	New Zealand Mountain Running Championships (Crater Rim Ultra)	Christchurch
Saturday 26th	Karori Park Session (AM), Pack Runs from Clubroom (PM)	Karori Park / Clubrooms
Saturday 26th	NZ 10km Championships	Timaru
November
Saturday 2nd	McVilly Shield	Karori Park
Sunday 3rd	Auckland Marathon	Auckland
Sunday 3rd	New Zealand 50km and 100km Championships	Christchurch
Saturday 16th	Agency 10km	Newtown Park	TBC
Saturday 23rd	New Zealand Long Course Trail Championships (part of WAI2K 100km)	Wellington
Non-club race / Inter-club weekends, Pack runs for all abilities, approximately 1hr, all welcome
Saturday 14th	Night of Miles	Newtown Park	TBC

As well as the events listed in the calendar there are the following regular training options:

• Regular speed sessions, during winter on Tuesday nights 6.15pm outside Freyberg Pool
• Thursday evening runs from Kupe statue, during winter, at 5.30pm
• Saturday morning speed sessions, 8.00am for warmup for 8.30am start at Newtown Park during daylight savings and Karori Park after daylight savings.
• Sunday long runs 8.30am. We will alternate between the usual 8.30am from Freyberg Pool carpark and some alternative locations to take advantage of some of the great trail running options around Wellington. Contact your team captains for details of time and venue.