Club News

Mystery run and children's Activities, Clubrooms 17 Oct, 1:45pm
We will have a bit of fun before we get down to the serious business of recognising all the hard work people have put in over the Harriers season.  Then at 4:00pm we will have prizegiving at St Francis School, Main Road, Tawa.  There will be a treat for the children after the prize giving.  

The annual club dinner at 1841 Bar & Restaurant (Top Field Function Area), Johnsonville at 7pm.  You really need to let Geraldine know ASAP as she needs to confirm numbers. RSVP to secretary@olympicharriers.org.nz.  The cost of the dinner is $32.50 for adults and the kids menu is $9.90.

 

Track & Field Season 1st Oct-31st March
If you are a paid up member, your subs already cover entry into track races, including Regional Meets.  http://www.athleticswellington.org.nz/Events/Senior-Track-and-Field/Upcoming 

What's Black and Gold? It's the Wellington Region Track and Field programme available to juniors and adults from 14+ to 104!  The programme changes each week where alternative events offered. The meets are pretty low key giving everyone the opportunity to run/race on the track.

All you need to do is register yourself in the event you want to try by the Thursday prior to the Saturday, turn up, and give it a go! It would be great to see as many people as possible giving track ago.  If you are really keen, then you can go to Regional Meets.

Let Michelle van Looy (michelle.vanlooy@btinternet.com) know if you need any more advice.
 

Summer run series
Looking ahead to the summer season there will be a series of informal runs on Saturdays.  We tend to alternate between one at the Club and one from a regional park or someone's home.   It is pretty relaxed and people usually bring a few nibbles etc to share if we are visiting, or sometimes we go back to the Club.  We will be looking for suggestions/offers of routes to run but the first venue is already shaping up to be at Tineke's out in Papakowhai on the 24th.  Details to come.

Masters 10 km, 25 October
If there is any puff left over after the first summer run, there is a fast 10 km race the next day from the Hutt Valley Marathon Clinic's function room at Huia Indoor Swimming Pool on an out and back course.  I seem to remember there is a nice prizegiving at the end, with a good ratio of prizes to runners, and they take a pretty liberal view of what a masters runner is.

Important dates:
Sat 17 Oct - Final Club day, prizegiving and dinner
Sat 24 Oct - First summer run
Sun 25 Oct - Masters 10km, Lower Hutt