Held at Minogue Park, meeting next to the miniature railway, at the end of Tui Avenue.
Please register online prior to attending event:
Online registrations close at 8pm on 16th June. Registrations will be taken on the day.
The course covers a 3 km lap and/or a 2 km lap, with a 1 km lap for the younger juniors.
It is a challenging course with some hills and it can be wet and muddy. Suits Spikes or Trail shoes (or bare feet for the brave).
Junior runners can only run up one grade, and we limit anyone to running one race on the day.
Please wear your Club Singlet as this is an open event to all Waikato Bay of Plenty Athletics Clubs.
Bring a plate and hot water flask along for afternoon tea at Minogue Park.
Bring a plate and hot water flask along for afternoon tea at Minogue Park.
Race Times:
Registration at 13:00 onwards
13:30 – Under 10s and under 12s
14:00 – everyone else
13:30 – Under 10s and under 12s
14:00 – everyone else
Distances per age grade are:
U10 boys and girls – 1km
U12 boys and girls – 2 km
U14 and U16 boys and girls – 3km
U18 boys – 6km
U18 girls – 5km
U20 men – 6km
U20 women – 5km
SM 20-39 – 9km
SW 20-34 – 6km
MM 40-49, 50-59 & 60+ – 6km
MW 35-49, 50-59 & 60+ – 5km
U10 boys and girls – 1km
U12 boys and girls – 2 km
U14 and U16 boys and girls – 3km
U18 boys – 6km
U18 girls – 5km
U20 men – 6km
U20 women – 5km
SM 20-39 – 9km
SW 20-34 – 6km
MM 40-49, 50-59 & 60+ – 6km
MW 35-49, 50-59 & 60+ – 5km
The age grades will be sorted by age on the day.
Event History
We have used the Minogue Park since the club’s inception in 1928 with a few years except in the late 70s & 80s. There have been various course changes over the years. In the late 60s, for example, the Centennial Pools (now Waterworld) were built smack bang in the middle of our course. It was a good running course then (with a heap of high fences) as is our current course. Yes, it does get a bit wet during the raining season, but, hey, that’s cross country. Merely running the course, we are steeped in history. The current course was designed by Gordon Speirs in the mid-90s, with only minor changes since.
