What’s on this Week

Tuesday Pack Run

for all meet at The Prince Albert, Nile Street Nelson
5 30pm – bring a light – 40-60 minutes
every Tuesday – just turn up and enjoy

Wednesday 02 – Turf Hotel 5km

5km race for runners and walkers held every Wednesday during April.
meet at the Turf Hotel Main Road Stoke for registration.
everyone is welcome and a great way to get out and compete
with fellow runners and walkers.
bright clothing and or lights & reflectors please
$5 entry fee 14 and under free. start 6.00pm.
enter on the night

Saturday 05 April – Wallace Shield

The second event is a standard, timed race.
Your challenge is to finish with a shorter time than in Race One.
Points are awarded based on your improvement
over your first race time.
While everyone is welcome to join in,
only participants who ran/walked in Race 1 will get points.
If you did enter last week – come this week anyway and run or walk for fun.
Registration is from 1.30pm – 2:15pm in the Totara Picnic Area. (Map HERE).
Race briefing 2.20pm.
Race start 2.30pm in 3 waves one minute apart.
The 3-lap runners will start first, followed
one minute later by the 2-lap runners & walkers,
then one minute later, by the 1-lap runners.
As with all events in the Wallace Shield Series there are three distance options:
– Adult & high school runners: 3 laps (5km)
– Walkers: 2 laps (3.4km)
– Juniors (Intermediate/primary/pre-school) runners choose from
1 lap (1.7km) – 2 laps (3.4km) – 3 laps (5km).
Note that adults (this includes all High School Students) have
only two options: Run 3 laps or walk 2 laps.
If you end up running fewer than 3 laps please tell the recorder at the Finish Line.
You will be marked as DNF (Did Not Finish)
but you will still get points so all is not lost!.
Juniors have 3 options and if they run more or fewer
than the number of laps they registered for, they should
tell the Recorder at the Finish Line.
Their category can then be changed to match
what they actually ran.
Every competitor needs a Webscorer number.
Check your existing entry HERE. Waimea Harrier event

click here to join Athletics Nelson
the only winter club affiliated to Athletics New Zealand
in the top of the South Island

Sunday 13 April – Harris Hill

click here for registration
The 4th running of Harris Hill – Top Challenge
with all proceeds raised this year going to
Ronald McDonald Charities Christchurch.
Race Venue is The Summer House, Harris Hill, Atawhai Nelson
Two courses, both will be a challenge:
– 7km course (runners & walkers) 350 meters of elevation
– 10km course (runners only) over 650 meters of elevation
Spot prizes and refreshments available.
Entry $30.00pp all proceeds to
Ronald McDonald Charities Christchurch.
Open to all runners and walkers
Click here and enter today strictly limited to the first 150 entries
Race start 10,00am – coffee, refreshments and food
will be available after the race
you are most welcome to stay and take in the
fantastic views from Harris Hill.
Not entering but still want to make a donation
click here direct donation to Ronald McDonald Charites

click here to join Athletics Nelson
the only winter club affiliated to Athletics New Zealand
in the top of the South Island

Saturday 03 May – School XC

Atawhai 4 Square School Cross Country League
Three cross-country events organised by Athletics Nelson
with the annual schools trophies up for grabs.
Free to enter.
You only register once here for events
Registrations are now open
Saturday 03 May – Saxton Field
event briefing 3.00pm race start 3.15pm
Saturday 10 May – Branford Park
event briefing 3.00pm race start 3.15pm
Saturday 17 May – Miyazu Gardens
event briefing 3.00pm race start 3.15pm.
NOTE this is a new year and you need to re-register
no other webscorer numbers apply to this event,
you need to have a new number just for this series of events.
REGISTER HERE – WEBSITE HERE
Big thanks to Atawhai 4 Square for their great support of this series