Banana Boat Kids 1.2km Fun-In-The-Sun Run

The Wanganui Harrier Club welcomes children aged 13 years and under to enter the Banana Boat Kids 1.2km Fun-In-The-Sun Run, held on Sunday 1st December in conjunction with the PAK'nSAVE Whanganui 3 Bridges Marathon.

Banana Boat have donated some amazing prizes this year, including a spot prize of $400 worth of sports equipment for one lucky school – the more students from your school that enter, the more chances you have of winning!

Date: Sunday 1 December 2024.

Time: Race Briefing at Kowhai Park at 12:10pm, race start 12:30pm.

Cost: $5 each (if entered before midnight 24 Nov). Late entries $10 each.

Age: 13 years and under.

Venue: Start by Cornmarket Reserve (Somme Pde), finish at Kowhai Park.

Spot prizes, place prizes + a medal to all finishers.

The Frontrunner 5km Relay

The Wanganui Harrier Club welcomes staff, friends or family teams to enter the Frontrunner 5km Relay, held on Sunday 1st December in conjunction with the PAK'nSAVE Whanganui 3 Bridges Marathon.

Embrace the spirit of the day, and don your favourite themed outfits! Whether it’s superheroes, vintage, or any creative idea you can think of, we encourage teams to dress up and add to the festive atmosphere.

Date: Sunday 1 December 2024.

Time: Race Briefing at Kowhai Park at 8:50am, race start 9:00am.

Cost: $60 per team of 4 (if entered before midnight 24 Nov). Late entries $80 per team.

Event: Teams of 4 walking or running 5km each.

Venue: Kowhai Park.

Best dressed prize, spot prizes, place prizes + a medal to all finishers.

For more information go to www.whanganuithreebridges.co.nz

2024/2025 Athletics Events 

If you would like to know more about joining the club so you can take part in the many events on offer next season then contact the club today.

If you want to see what competitive events are on offer this coming season Click Here to view the latest Athletics NZ calendar.

Central League Teams Competition

Meeting Information

Entries - Any registered member can enter this series of events.

Athlete Entry

Entry fees are $8 per athlete.  Teams will be invoiced for their teams entry fees at the end of the three events. 

All entries must be completed by the team manager, individual entries are not accepted.

Please contact Alec Mc Nab, our local club / team administrator to enter or for more information.  

Health Rules

​​​​​​​If you are unwell, we encourage you to not attend the event.

Event Rules

All events will be run under World Athletics Rules except for the following:-

1. The minimum team size for each team will need to be 8 people to compete at each event.
2. Your team will be allocated bib numbers for each athlete by the entry / results administrator, please ensure all athletes have the correct number on thier hand and when they report to events they can let the officials know their bib number so their result can be recorded correctly.
3. For field events excluding Pole Vault and High Jump, All athletes have 3 trials with the leading six having three further trials if time allows.
4. For the Hammer Throw events, the Men and Women have 55 mins to complete their throws.  We have allowed a 10min Warmup for the Women and while we acknowldge this is limited, we have tried to accomodate everyone as best we can.
5. For all field events, the start time for the next field event for that gender, will be the end of the field event that is in operation for that gender.  i.e. if 4 rounds have been completed for Men’s Shot Put and the Men’s Discus is to start, then Shot Put concludes and Discus commences.
6. An athlete can throw the weight of the implement they may use at the NZ Secondary Schools Champs or as per the World Athletics rules for their age.  This in effect makes the throws a handicap event.
7. An athlete can request a distance including hurdle heights they may use at the NZ Secondary Schools Champs or as per the World Athletics rules for their age.  The host club or region can decide if this is feasible to incorporate the request or not.
8. If a team cannot confirm they have 2 officials at a meet, they may be excluded from the following meet.
9. Athletes must be a minimum of 12 years of age turning 13 by the end of the year of the competition.
10. All athletes must report 10mins before the start of their event.  If you do not report 10mins beforehand, then you may not be able to compete.

Programme

TRACK PROGRAMME

12.00pm                      70/80/100/110mH Women / Men

12.30pm                      100m Women

12.40pm                      100m Men

12.50pm                      3000m Race Walk Mixed      

1.15pm                        2000m Steeplechase Women

1.25pm                        2000m Steeplechase Men

1.35pm                        400m Women

1.45pm                        400m Men

1.55pm                        1500m Women

2.05pm                        1500m Men

2.15pm                        4 x 100m Relay Women

2.20pm                        4 x 100m Relay Men

2.35pm                        300m Hurdles Women / Men

2.50pm                        400m Hurdles Women / Men

3.00pm                        800m Women

3.10pm                        800m Men

3.20pm                        200m Women

3.30pm                        200m Men

3.40pm                        3000m / 5000m Mixed

4.10pm                        4 x 400m Relay Women

4.20pm                        4 x 400m Relay Men

FIELD PROGRAMME

11.00am                      Hammer Men (Finish 11.55am)

11.15am                      Long Jump Men

12.05pm                      Hammer Women (Finish 1.00pm)

12.00pm                      High Jump Women

12.00pm                      Pole Vault Women

12.00pm                      Pole Vault Men

12.00pm                      Shot Put Men

12.45pm                      Long Jump Women

1.00pm                        Discus Women           

2.00pm                        Shot Put Women

2.00pm                        Discus Men

2.00pm                        High Jump Men

2.30pm                        Triple Jump Women

2.30pm                        Triple Jump Men

3.15pm                        Javelin Women

3.15pm                         Javelin Men

LIVE RESULTS CLICK HERE

​​​​​​​2024 Central League Teams Competition Dates and Final Results (Provisional)

2 November 2024 – Mitre 10 Park Hawkes Bay, 42 Percival Road, Hastings

• Entries Close 8pm 30 October 2024
• RESULTS - TBC
• TEAM POINTS - TBC

9 November 2024 – Manawatu Community Athletics Track, Athletic Track Access Dr, Massey University, Palmerston North

• Entries Close 8pm 6 November 2024
• RESULTS - TBC
• TEAM POINTS - TBC
• (World Athletics Cat F Approved Event)

23 November 2024 – Newtown Park, Newtown, Wellington

• Entries Close 8pm 20 November 2024
• RESULTS - TBC
• TEAM POINTS - TBC

Venues

ALL VENUES

HASTINGS

The venue is called Mitre 10 Park Hawkes Bay, 42 Percival Road, Hastings.  There is parking around the venue, please be courteous.  There will be no parking wardens or such that will issue you with a ticket.

PALMERSTON NORTH

The venue is called Manawatu Community Athletics Track, Athletic Track Access Dr, Massey University, Palmerston North.  There is parking around the venue, please be courteous.  There will be no parking wardens or such that will issue you with a ticket.

WELLINGTON

The venue is called Newtown Park, Newtown, Wellington.  There is parking around the venue, please be courteous.  There will be parking wardens that will issue you with a ticket, so we suggest you park sensibly.  

Spike Length & Type

• The recommended length for track races / Long Jump / Triple Jump is 7mm.
• The recommended length for High Jump /Javelin is 9mm.

Scoring

The scoring will be based upon the following point’s allocation, with a maximum of 2 Athletes per Team per Event

9, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1

To find 2 per Club athletes will be ranked upon performances over the number of heats contested, athletes in heat 2 or more may earm the points if their performance is good enough to rank highly to justify points being allocated.

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