1 April
The Windwand Walk – 9:00am Start
Meet at East End Reserve Buller St
6km - Seniors & Vets
1 & 3km - Juniors
Estimated Time Event, no watches
8 April
Ivor’s Gut Buster – 9:30am Start
Meet along Messenger Terrace
10km – Seniors
5km – Vets
1 & 2.5km - Juniors
22 April
Serena’s Sprint- 9:30am Start
Meet outside farm gate Little Lepper Road Inglewood
10km – Seniors
5km – Vets
1 & 3km - Juniors
6 May
Helen’s Special – 10:00am Start
Meet at Carr’s Road, Urenui
10km – Seniors
5km – Vets
1 & 3km - Juniors
12 May
Dr Davie and Brenda Ballinger Memorials
4km Walk Calvert Road, New Plymouth
13 May
Norm Read Memorial – 9:30am Start
Meet at Kaimata St, New Plymouth
Norm Read Memorial Trophy
10km – Seniors
5km – Vets
2 & 3km - Juniors
Estimated Time Event, no watches
20 May
Ekiden Relay
Upper Hutt
1 x 10km, 2 x 7.2km, 1 x 7km, 2 x 5km
3 June
Bell Block Odd Ball
9:30am Start Meet De Havilland Dr Come early to clean course
Seniors 7 laps (10.85km), Vets 4 laps 60+ (6.2km) Vets 85+ 3 laps (4.65km) Juniors 1 lap (1.55km) or 2 laps (3.1km)
Estimated time event, no watches
9 June
TARANAKI OPEN WALKS – 1:00pm Start
Meet in Kaimata St, New Plymouth
Hawera Cup – 15km 1st Man or Woman on handicap
Doubles as RWNZ champs
Campbell Cup – 10km 1st Woman on handicap
TRWC Cup – 10km 1st Man Over 60 on handicap
2, 3 or 5km Juniors
Handicapped times
Evening function, Prize-giving and meal
10 June
TARANAKI OPEN WALKS - Coaching Day
17 June
The Links – 9:30am Start
Meet at Links Subdivision
10km - Seniors
5km – Vets, 1 & 3km – Juniors
Open handicap
1 July
Coaching Day - 9:30am start
8 July
Gibbons Time Trial – 9:30am Start
Meet on corner of Towai & Rewa Streets, Inglewood
10km - Seniors
Vets – 5km
1 or 3km - Juniors
15 July
Harry Kerr Relay, Auckland
5 x 10,000m
22 July
First Day Club Champs – 9.30am Start
Meet at Cowling Road, New Plymouth
F Elliot Memorial Cup- Fastest Male
RWL Cargill Challenge Cup- Fastest Female
5km - Seniors, Vets
3km – Over 80s
1.5km or 3km - Juniors
Mass start – Championship, plus
Closed Handicap for points trophy
29 July
Coaching Day - Inglewood - 9am Sharp
5 August
Normanby Foxtrot – 10.00am Start
Meet at Katane Rd Normanby
10km – Seniors
5km - Vets
1 & 3km – Juniors
18 August
Taranaki 10km Road Champs
Hughes Challenge Cup - % Performance
10km – ‘A’ Grade
10km – ‘B’ Grade under 60
5km - ‘B’ Grade over 60
Closed Handicap
26 August
1hr Track Walk Palmerston North
1 September
ANZ 10km Road Champs Wellington F Eustace Cup - % Performance
8 September
Marton to Wanganui Relay, Marton
16 September
2nd Day Club Champs – 9.30am Start
Onaero. Meet on Corner Inland North & Ohanga
STANDARD BREWERY CHALLENGE CUP- FASTEST MALE
GROOT CHALLENGE CUP – FASTEST FEMALE
10km - Seniors, Vets
5km - Over 80s
2 & 3k - Juniors
Mass start – Championship, plus Closed handicap for points trophy
30 September
Pukekura Wind Down – 10.00am Start
Meet at Rogan Street car park
Richard Park Memorial Cup
5km – All walkers
7 October
New Plymouth Half Marathon
Start at Racecourse, New Plymouth
Norm Morriss Memorial Cup
7 October
Break up and Prize Giving
21 October
Long Distance Walks Champs Palmerston North
9/10 November
Round the Mountain Relay
Start at Racecourse
2 December
Olex event
Okato
Subject to members confirmation: After race nibbles at the following members’ houses, please bring a plate
Windwand Walk: Walkway picnic
Ivor’s Gut Buster: Ivor Ellis
Norm Read: Alan Clarke
Helen's Special: Helen Walsh
Gibbons Time Trial: Theresa Gibbon
1st Day Club Champs: Sue Park
Normanby Foxtrot: Peter Fox
Serena’s Sprint: Serena Coombes
Odd Ball: Jeff Wells
The Links: Anne Fraser
2nd Day Club Champs: Tony Burrell
Pukekura Wind Down: Dave Wackrow
Other events that some members attend are:
13 April (Fri) TET Athletics Taranaki Awards Dinner – 7.00pm TET Stadium Inglewood
June (Sat) Hughes Memorial Hawera
NI & NZ Masters’ Games (November & March) - see Lynn MacKay(Egmont Athletics for membership for Masters)
Hastings, Wellington, & Napier half marathons (15 April, 24 June & 28 October - very walker friendly)
Olex series (Oct – March)
Taranaki Masters Games (March)
ANZ Championships (March – nominated by Centre)
Any Enquires contact Brian O’Shea Ph 06 758 7545 or 06 758 5093
