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Canterbury Road Relay
9am Saturday September 20th

Race Director - John Gamblin

johngam@xtra.co.nz

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Join us for the ultimate road relay race - a chance for teams to compete against others on a course suitable for all runners.

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Entry Fees:

 

U/20 and older

  • Club Teams - 6 x $12 = $72 (plus $10 per Community runner in team)

  • Community Teams - $72 plus $10 per athlete i.e. $72 + $60 = $132

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U/16

  • Club Teams - 4 x $7 = $28 (plus $5 per Community runner in team)

  • Community Teams - $28 plus $5 per athlete i.e. $28 + $20 = $48

Course Details

Location:

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  • Entry via gate just before Bottle Lake Forest Park Headquarters. Follow signs from Burwood Road. Park in the grass paddock.

 

Lap:

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  • Every athlete completes the same approximately 5.2km lap

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Course:

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  • Starting on Landfill Avenue the course goes anticlockwise over the middle hill near the beach, before returning down Landfill Avenue.

  • The lap starts with 1.75km of sealed road, then has 1.5km of unsealed road and walking track including one steep uphill climb of approximately 400m, a flat section over the top and a gentle to moderate downhill. It finishes with 1.75km of sealed road

  • Runners must be on the left side of the road all the way until channeled onto the right to exchange baton or finish.

  • Finishing runners will cross the finish line and then hand their baton to their outgoing runner.

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Other:

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  • Team tents should be erected on the right-hand side of the road towards the beach from the start/finish line so teams can support their competing runner

Course Map - coming soon

Race Timetable & Grades

  • All Teams start at 9am

  • Laps: Under 20 and older - 6 laps,

  • Under 16 - 4 laps

Grades:

  • SM, SW, Combined A (at least 3 females)

  • MM 35+, MW 35+, Masters 35+ Combined (at least 3 females)

  • MM 50+, MW 50+, Masters 50+ Combined (at least 3 females)

  • U/20M, U/20W, U/20 Combined (at least 3 females)

  • U/16B, U/16G, U/16 Combined (at least 2 females) - Athletes must be 13 years or older on the 31st of December 2025

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Medals

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  • First, second and third in each grade will get medals. Any team, whether a Registered or a Community team can win the grade medals.

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