Category: Cross Country

Kennett Cup – Canterbury Short Course XC Championship – 20th July 2024

Next up on the XC Calendar is the Kennett Cup / Canterbury Short Course XC Championships

Date: Saturday, 20th July 2024

Venue: Rawhiti Domain, entrance opposite 347 Keyes Road (not Shaw Avenue)

Time: Racing starts at 12pm with the Men’s Race, Women at 12.50 and the Junior racing starts at 1.30pm

For more information please head to https://athleticscanterbury.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2024-Kennett-Cup-and-Canterbury-Short-Course-Cross-Country-Champs-Info-Pages.pdf

Please get your entry in via the club system by 6pm on Monday 15 July here

Junior Race Call: Port Hill Under 18 XC

Hansen Park, 06 July 2024

This is a race for our Junior Club Members. This Cross Country Race allows young runners to meet and enjoy the flat fast course around Hansen Park. 

Athletes compete in  their normal age grades: 

  • ​2km race – 2.00 pm start for all U12 grades 
  • 3km race – 2.30 pm start for all U14 to U18 grades

Head to the website for more information

Entries are now closed. Good luck to all our runners!

Club Entries Closed on the Day Entries available: Canterbury XC Champs

Saturday, 29 June 2024 – Hallswell Quarry

This championship race serves to  identify the local champions, as well as acting as the selection race for the National Champs.

The race is open to all competitors, but those wishing to be considered for selection to the Canterbury team to compete at the National Cross-Country Championships will need to be an Athletics NZ registered member.

Races start for the Juniors at 1.05pm with the Senior/Masters Women starting at 2.05pm and the Senior/Masters Men lining up at 3.00pm. Please head to the website for more details here

If you have missed Club Entries it is OK, you can still register on the day $20 for the Seniors and $10 for the Juniors

Race Call! Holloway – our home race

Saturday, 08 June 2024 – Motukarara Race Course

Our Holloway race is back to our June spot in the calendar this year! It is always a Great day out on this authentic cross country course.

This year offers our Senior and Masters runners to choose their preferred distance with 4km, 6km and 8km races on offer. Our junior runners will enjoy a later start than usual with the racing kicking off at 1.45pm

Check out the website here for more details

You can sign up here and and also please let us know how you can help out on the day.

Please get your club entry in by 6.00pm on Monday 3rd June 2024.

Race Call! Friday Night Lights

Friday 24th May 2024 – Ilam Fields, 106 Waimairi Road

Next up in the XC Season we have the Friday Night Lights hosted by Whippets Running Project. The night is focused on a series or races for all abilities. The competitive runs come with a twist!

There are 3 races:

  • 6.00pm – Under 16 Classic 3Km
  • 6.25pm – The open race (all abilities) – 4.5km
  • 6.55pm – Women’s Eliminator (premier competitive) – 4.5km
  • 7.30pm – Men’s Eliminator (premier competitive) 4.5km

There is a Post event celebration at the UC Clubrooms where Food and Drinks will be available to both competitors and spectators.

Note: There is a selection process for the Eliminator Event. Runners will be advised by Thursday 23 May if they have an entry to that race. All those who do not make the eliminator will automatically entered into the Open race.

Check-out the website here for more information

Club entries are now closed. On the day the day entries are available on the evening, except for the eliminator event

Race call: Daniel Reese Memorial Relay

North Hagley Park: 11 May 2024

Entries are now open for the Daniel Reese Memorial Relay. The first relay of the year with a twist!

This year the event offers an individual race as well as New Zealand’s first Cross Country Distance Medley distance.

Junior events (U16)

  • 2km individual race @ 1.00pm
  • 4 person relay (2km x 1km x 2km x 1km) @2.00pm

Under 18 + Senior and Master events

  • 4km Individual race @1.25pm
  • 4 person relay (3km x 2km x 1km x 4km) @2.45pm

All Grades – Walk

  • 2 x 2km Relay

Post race drinks will be held at the Carlton at 4.00pm

Head over to the website for more details https://hagleyrelays.nz/

Please enter here. Entries are due by 6pm, Monday 06 May 2024

NZ Mt Running Champs – date announced

Crater Rim – 20 October 2024

The 2024 New Zealand Mountain Running Championships will feature as part of Crater Rim Ultra event in Christchurch on Sunday 20 October. Hosted as part of the 10km Rapaki Rumble event, the up and down race which will start and finish at Hansen Park, will feature an elevation gain of around 400m and be sure to provide a serious endurance test for all competitors.

The race will also act as a selection trial for the 2025 World Mountain and Trail Running Championships which take place in Canfranc, Spain (25-28 Sept). Note, the 53km Crater Rim event will also act as a significant selection race for the event in Canfranc.

The 2024 Canterbury MILE &5k Road Championships – entries available on the day

Sunday, 14 April 2024 – Bottle Lake Reserve

The 2024 Athletics Canterbury Mile Championships combined with the Athletics Canterbury 5km Road Championships will take place on a fast, flat road course within the Bottle Lake reserve. These events present an enticing opportunity for all Canterbury runners to race in a top-quality competition and chase quick times. 

​Athletes wanting to compete in the Canterbury 5km Road Championships, can do so if they are 14 years and over. Those wanting to enter the mile must be 6 years of age or older. 

Keen Athletes can do BOTH the mile and the 5km at no extra cost!

Date: Sunday 14 April 2024

Time: Races start at 9am beginning with the 5km with the Mile races starting from 9.40am

More information on the event can be found here

If you miss the club cut off, you can still enter on the day for $20

World Famous Club Christmas Handicap Race!

WEDNESDAY, 13 DECEMBER 2023 – HAGLEY PARK

Many traditions come with the festive season, for SRC it’s the 5km handicap race.

But wait, there is a twist … it’s not how fast you are but how accurate you are based on your predicted time. If you are more than 3.25% quicker than you say, don’t expect to be on the podium. That’s the qualifying limit to have a counting time. (For those who need some easier maths, it’s about 2 seconds per minute).  

There is more than just bragging rights , there is a trophy up for grabs.

When:  Wednesday, 13 December

Start:   First runner will head off at 5.40pm

Where:  Hagley Park (same course and start as the 5km Series)

Rules enforcer:  David Fitch

This event is open to all club members, whanau, and friends. Afterwards we will be heading to Volstead on Riccarton Rd for some refreshments – just a short walk from the park.

Entries need to be in by 7:30pm Tuesday 12th December. Enter here

Race Call! Governors Bay to Lyttelton – the chase is on

Saturday, 16 September 2023

This is a race for our Senior Club runners (16+).

A chasing start event aims to create a mass finish by the slowest runners heading off first and the faster runners chasing them home. Holding off those chasing makes this an exciting event and usually means people run faster than they would normally.

The essentials – check out the website for more information

  • Distance: 10KM
  • Course Profile: Undulating
  • Event start: 9.30am @ Governors Bay School
  • My personal start time: based on your flat 5km time. Start times can be found here 24 hours before the race.

There is an option to bus to the start from Lyttelton for $10 cash on the day. Please let us know on your entry, if you would would like to bus to the start.

Entries are now closed. Remember to check out the race website on Friday 15 September for your start time (link above)