Shoe Clinic Mizuno Crater Rim Trail Run
SUNDAY, 16th OCTOBER 2011
- 23km Trail Run starts 8.00am
- 16.5km Trail Run starts 8.30am
Course
23km: St Martins Primary School to the Hoon Hay Reserve via Mt Vernon Farm Park Track, the Crater Rim and Mountain Bike Tracks and return.
16.5km: As above to the Sign of the Kiwi and return.
Full course description: 2011 Course Description.
Entries
This is an Athletics New Zealand Sanctioned Event.
Entry is open to registered and non-registered competitors, 18 years of age and over.
Trail run: $30.00 non registered, $20.00 2011 Athletics NZ Registered
Entries close Monday, 10th October 2011 with the Secretary, Port Hills Athletic Club, PO Box 12-069, Christchurch
LATE ENTRIES: Late entries on the day up to 30 minutes prior to each event start
Entry fee as above plus $15.00.
Event details
From a low key beginning in 2001, when 31 runners finished the course, the event has now increased to over 140 entrants completing the course, including many top local athletes.
The event attracts interest from outside Christchurch and is a popular build-up to the Kepler Challenge in early December. Many competitors return for the challenge and the scenic nature of the course which overlooks both the Canterbury Plains and Lyttelton Harbour.
Conditions for the event in early Spring can vary from a hot fine day to the type of conditions encountered in 2007 where it was extremely wet and cold.
For many entrants this is their introduction to trail running in a competitive environment.
The Port Hills Club have a full traffic management plan in place for the trail run and many club members assist as marshals and drink station attendants around the course.
The event is followed by a presentation function with place prizes and generous spot prizes and all competitors receive a great morning tea.
The picnic style atmosphere at the end as competitors sit around enjoying their refreshments and recounting their various experiences on the course and the support they give to other finishing competitors is a reflection of the friendly atmosphere of this Port Hills club event.
Last modified 07 September 2011