Welcome to this week's newsletter! News - This Sunday is a club cafe run from Waikanae Beach. Details below. If you're a club member, the club will buy you coffee and a muffin. Good aye?
- So far, the following people have confirmed for the club trip to the North Island Cross Country Champs on 6 July: Graeme Stevens, Anna Douglas, Judith Taylor, Craig Thomson, Mia Thomson, Alvirg Busa, Finlay Bland and Tom Bland. If you're not one of these people and you want the club to pay your entry, you need to let me know in the next week or so (respond to this newsletter, the Facebook post or e-mail tpbland@gmail.com) so we can sort the race entry out. It's looking like individuals will sort their own accommodation.
- National Cross Country Champs - These are in the Wellington region again this year, so take advantage of a local chance to run the nationals. They are on Sunday 4 July at Harcourt Park, Upper Hutt. The club will refund your entry fee provided you use the special code for discounted entries for Wellington club members. Get in touch to get the code if you're a club member, then enter online here.
- Lost property - 1 red printed t shirt and 1 pink Nike backpack. If either of these are yours, let us know and we'll reunite you. If both are yours, learn to be more careful (but still let us know and we'll reunite you). Also Graeme Stevens lost a metal drink bottle at the Dorne Cup. If you picked it up, let us or Graeme know so he can get it back. No questions asked...
- The winter club programme is on our website here. Print it out, stick it on your fridge and get along to as many events as possible!
- You can register with the club online now.
Race results - Well done to all junior club members that took part in the Kāpiti Interschools Cross Country last week. As far as I can tell, there were wins for Mia Thomson (Year 3 Girls) and Jack Blake (Year 7 Boys).
- McKaela Woodward (Year 8 Girls), Otis Blake (Year 8 Boys), Jack Blake and Finlay Bland (Year 7 Boys) all qualified for the Regional Cross Country Champs at Mackays Crossing on 2 July.
- Results here.
Please let me know if you've taken part in an event (preferably before Wednesday) so it can be included in the newsletter (we do really like to celebrate performances).
Training article of the week- Each week, we highlight a training article that might be of interest to runners and triathletes. If you've read an interesting training article recently, let us know and we'll include it in an upcoming Training article of the week!
- It was so cold on my morning run this morning, I was sure I would aggravate my old achillies injury. So this week's article is all about whether you are more prone to injury if you run in the morning.
Upcoming eventsClub and interclub events (see our club calendar for more) - Sunday 23 June - Club cafe run, Waikanae Beach. Meet opposite Long Beach on Tutere Street for 2pm. Coffee and a muffin after.
- Sunday 30 June - Wellington Marathon (Wellington marathon champs) and half marathon and 10km and kids mile.
- Saturday 6 July - North Island Cross Country Champs, Taupō. See above for details.
- There are a number of relay events coming up over the next couple of months - Halcombe Relay (27 July), Bays Relay (10 August), Marton to Whanganui Relay (14 September NOT 7 September as it say in the winter programme) and NZ Road Relay champs (Feilding, 5 October).
- As most people know, I love a good relay. They're a great way to combine two of my favourite activities - running and good-natured banter. I would love the club to be well represented at as many of these events as possible.
- Put these dates in your diary and be ready for the call when we start putting teams together. You won't regret it!
Other events - Check out Xterra Wellington's great trail running events here.
- Check out Manawatu Tri Club's website for details of their triathlons and duathlons.
- Capital City Triathlon have just released the dates for their upcoming duathlons and triathlons here.
- Kāpiti Parkrun is on every Saturday morning, 8am at Otaihanga Domain. A free, timed 5km along the Waikanae River. Head to the Parkrun website to register and print off your barcode.
- The club lists all our events, and some others in the region, on our club google calendar: http://bit.ly/2oNDQUU. You can add the calendar to your own google account and never miss another club event!
- The NZ Running Calendar includes triathlon, swim, bike, run, obstacle course and mountain bike events and even film festivals and expos! And if you see an event that takes your fancy and think it would be a good one for the club to attend 'gang-handed', post ideas to our Facebook page.
Training and club sessions - Wednesday nights - meet at 5.45pm at the Coastlands Aquatic Centre for a social run.
- Sunday mornings - meet at 9.00am for a longer run (90 minutes to 3 hours), get in touch with Peter Ellis for details of location and meeting point (peter.ellis@xtra.co.nz).
- Junior training - Check the website for details of the junior sessions and join the Facebook Group for junior training announcements and info.
- Anyone wanting to publicise a training session or looking for training partners, please get in touch and we can put the word out.
- You can also use our Club Strava Group to create and publicise events (get on the group if you're not already!)
Club membership - We are always keen to attract new members. You can join online here. Our membership flyer is here. If you want to know what else you get from membership of an Athletics NZ affliated club, check out the member benefits here. In addition, you will receive heavily discounted entry (or even free entry) at the majority of our club events, discounted squad fees, be able to run at inter-club events and be eligible for representative teams. We are affliated to Triathlon NZ and have a number of keen triathletes (and accredited coaches) in the club. We also have a number of social functions throughout the year. If you want to train and compete with the club, you can join us here. Any questions, ask one of our friendly committee members.
Other stuff - Call for newsletter items - if you want some company to train with, you've got a flash new bike and want to sell your old steel workhorse or you've just smashed your half marathon PB (or anything else that might be newsworthy) let us know for inclusion in the next newsletter.
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