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Bottle Lake Hill Assault
Saturday May 10th

Race Director - John Gamblin

johngam@xtra.co.nz

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Run on the newly reclaimed hills at Bottle Lake, this event will be good test of those hill legs.  Aim to become the hill climb champion in your age grade or at least run hard up so you can appreciate the run down.

Course Details

Location: Bottle Lake Forest - entry off Bower Ave

Watch out for cyclists and keep speed to 10kph.

 

There is a fair amount of climb in this event - it is after all a hill assault.  Run it hard  and go for the hill climb championship. Then and feel the satisfaction the view running down provides.

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Adult Runners  (Under 18 and above grades) are welcome to run in both the straight race and the relay - the one entry fee covers both. 

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Junior athletes can run either one or two laps of the relay BUT NOT consecutively. Teams can have 2, 3 or 4 members. 

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Adult athletes can run any number of laps in the relay from one through to six. Teams can therefore have between 1 and 6 members.

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Community runners can enter the straight race on the day for a fee of $20 (Adult) or $10 (U16).

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Club teams with non-registered runners in them pay an additional fee of $5 per non-registered runner.  Clubs are welcome to combine to make teams or let us know and we will do it for you.

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Course Map

2025 v2 Bottle Lake Hill Assault Course and Access Map.png

Race Timetable

  • Race 1 - 12:30pm

    • Adult 4k race (2 loops of the course) - this is the Challenge series event and the opportunity to take out the Hill climb crown. Runners in the Under 18 grade and above can enter this event. I.e. you must be 16 years or older as at 31/12/25. 

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  • Race 2 - 1:05pm 

    • Adult Relay - 6 loops of the course (between one and six athletes in a team; Athletes can run laps in any order. List running order and lap number on entry sheet on the day)

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  • Race 3- 2:45pm 

    • Under 16 relay - 4 loops of the course (Between two and four athletes in a team. Athletes can run one or two laps (but not consecutively if doing two). List running order on entry sheet on the day). Passport stamps can be collected as runners finish their lap.

 

 

Race secretaries refer Race Call link (in footer)

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