Wellington Scottish Athletics Club

Running and Walking in Wellington, New Zealand

University Relay

Victoria University Relay  

Saturday 11 May 2024

Queen Elizabeth Park, Mackay’s Crossing, Paekākāriki 

The Victoria University Athletic Club would like to invite your members to the Victoria University Relay events held at QE Park on Saturday, 11 May 2024.

  • 1. The 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. Scratch Races Boys and Girls U10 — a scratch races (i.e. mass start) over 1.2km for athletes under 10 years of age. Registration on the day. Please find the registration table when you arrive at the event and sign up before the start of the race.
  • The U14 Children’s Championship Relay – teams of 3 athletes from the same club running over the 1.5-2 km lap. Each team is to have at least 1 male and 1 female. Male/female athletes can run in any order. To allow all children to participate, children who are unable to find a team to compete in can race as an individual on lap 1 – registration on the day at the registration table. Athletes must be under 14 years of age as at 31 December 2024.
  • A fun run for Boys & Girls U7 – an out & back fun run from the start/finish line over approx. 300 metres.
  • The Junior, Open, 170 & 240 Championship Relays: teams of 4 athletes from the same club comprising 2 males and 2 females running over a 3.5 km (approx.) lap. Running order must be Male, Female, Male, Female. All grades start together with athletes to wear a coloured wristband (provided on the day) on their right wrist to identify their grade.

Junior Mixed Relay Championship: athletes under 20 years at 31 December 2024.
Red wristbands.
Open Mixed Relay Championship: athletes can be of any age.
Yellow wristbands.
170 & 240 Mixed Relay Championships: athletes have a combined age on the day
of at least 170 & 240 years, respectively. Age is taken in years on the day (e.g. 58 yrs
11 months = 58). There is no minimum or maximum age for any member of a team.
170 = Green wristbands
240 = Blue wristbands

RACE TIMESEVENT DETAILS
12:00 PM Chocolate Walk 6 km walk on the road; 11.30 registration, 12-noon start
1:00 PM B&G U10 1.2 km: the start is over the sandhills to the south of the main start/finish area
1:15 PM U14 Children’s Championship Relay2 km loop from the start/finish area
2:00 PMB&G U7 fun run300 metres fun run “out and back” from the start/finish area. Prize-giving for B&G U10 and U14 Relay
to start soon after U7 fun run
2:30PMMixed Relay Championships and University RelayAll grades start together, 3.5 km lap.
Medals will be awarded to the first 3 teams in each of the Championship Relays.
Spot prizes will be awarded to teams in the University Relay.
Prize-giving to start as soon as the final runner completes 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 WITHIN 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! 

Entries, fees, rules and other information: 

  1. Team relay entries must be submitted online by club officials via the online link (this link will be provided the week before the event). Entries will close at 11.59 pm Thursday, 9 May. 
  2. Runners in the Championship Relays must be registered athletes to be eligible for centre championships & medals. Athletes do not have to be registered to compete in the University Relay
  3. A runner can run a lap for only one team across all of the Championship events; any further laps must be in a team/s in the Victoria University Relay (the non-championship relay)
  4. Runners must wear club uniform with the team race bib as allocated by your club on the front of the singlet. 
  5. Runners must follow all instructions from marshals and Wellington Centre officials.
  6. The course will be marked with tape, marker poles, arrows, cones and marshals. Where 2 marker poles are placed as a gate, runners must run between the marker poles. Where 1 marker pole is used, runners must run within 5m on either side of the marker pole. Failure to comply with a marshal’s instruction or not following the correct course may cause disqualification. 
  7. Protests and Appeals: IAAF Competition Rules 146 covers protests and appeals. In the first instance, any protest must be made to the Race Referee within 30 minutes of the finish of the race.  
  8. If a runner cannot complete their lap, they can be replaced by another team member, but this will incur a 7 minute time penalty. 
  9. The course is not suitable for barefoot running; runners who run barefoot do at their own risk. 
  10. First aid is available at the Race HQ tent, which is adjacent to the start/finish.
  11. There is no water available and no shelter (unless provided by your club tent) so come prepared. 
  12. Please take caution when driving in the paddock and watch out for kids. 

Thank you for supporting this event, and we look forward to seeing you all on the day.