Join us for the ultimate road relay race – a chance for teams to compete against others on a course suitable for all runners. This year there is two races U16 and over run over four laps of 5.25km. Athletes must be 13 years or older on the 31st of December 2026 to run the 5.25km event, and U14 and younger which is run over four laps of 3km.
U/18 and older
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If you are in the age group U18 and above, the ticket is $12.
U/16
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The ticket for this age group is $7.
Course Details
Parking:
• Follow the signs onto Landfill Avenue and park before the weighbridge. Club Captains carrying tents and
marshals doing positions M2 to M6 may drive over the Weighbridge and park before the Event Village
Lap:
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Every athlete completes the same approximately 5.2km lap
Course:
• The 5.25k course starts on Landfill Avenue, heads towards the beach, goes anticlockwise over the left
end of the middle hill, before returning down Landfill Avenue.
• The first 1.75km is sealed road, then 1.75km of unsealed road including one gentle uphill climb of
approximately 300m length and a gentle to moderate downhill back to the flat, before finishing with
1.75km of sealed road.
• Run on the right side of the Landfill Avenue both ways. Run between the cones on the shingle.
• Finishing runners will cross the finish line and then hand their baton (across a line of cones and bars) to
their outgoing runner, who will be on their left in the out lane.
• The 3k course does the same course but turns around a cone at the 1.5k mark. All tarsea
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.
Race Timetable & Grades
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All Teams start at 9am
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Laps: Under 16 and older – 4 laps,
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Under 14 – 4 laps
Grades:
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SM, SW, Combined A (at least 2 females)
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MM 35+, MW 35+, Masters 35+ Combined (at least 2 females)
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MM 50+, MW 50+, Masters 50+ Combined (at least 2 females)
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U/20M, U/20W, U/20 Combined (at least 2 females)
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U/16B, U/16G, U/16 Combined (at least 2 females) – Athletes must be 13 years or older on the 31st of December 2025
- All team members first to talk to James before purchasing a ticket.
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.
All information on this event can be found at https://athscanterburynz.wixsite.com/acroad25/canterburyroadrelay