Help Katharine reach her goal – 2010 Winter Olympics – Fun Fundraising Rogaine

Highland Events are organising a Rogaine as a fundraiser to assist Katharine Eustace, a  local Wanaka physiotherapist in her quest to represent New Zealand as a Skeleton racer in the 2011 World Champs.

This is how you can help us make fundraising FUN.  We are going to have a 3hr and a 6hr Rogaine.  This is going to be a great opportunity for beginners to get involved in a great family sport, or get your work mates together and make up a team.  The entry fee is going to be $20 per person, $10 for under 19′s, which will include a meal and some give-aways  and lots of fun after the event.  We are also going to have some interesting  items for auction.

For beginners to rogaining Ed and Terry are going to be available for an hour from 11am on Saturday 25 September to give free tuition on map reading and how Rogaines actually work.  It’s really easy, if you can walk for 3hrs you are totally up for this event and at the same time help Katharine to reach her goal.

Programme

3hr Event Start 1pm Saturday 25 September Upper Clutha Rugby Pavillion (TBC)

6hr Event Start 10am Saturday 25 September Albert Town Tavern

Enter online or download PDF from Now.  NO PAYMENT ON LINE. Pay on the day when you get your map.

Meal from 4pm followed by auction.

Teams of 2 to 5 people

Click here to enter (you pay on the day but it’s good to get all the paperwork done and out of the way).

Click here to find out more about Katharine

What is Rogaining?

Mitre 10 wanaka – Mt. Pisa Rogaine

Ed was down at Mt Pisa today scoping out the course for 23 May.  “This course is going to be awesome with heaps of interesting geographical features as well  as historical features from the early gold mining days”. 

We are going to have a family section this year.  This means either mum and/or dad with their under 18 year old sibblings. 

We will be plotting the course in the next week or so.  Keep an eye on the website for some photos.

2009 Wanaka Half Marathon and Wanaka 10km Results

Congratulations to all competitors and a big thank you to all our sponsors.

Click here to see the 2009 Wanaka Half Marathon and Wanaka 10km Results.

Wanaka half marathon with a ‘regional flavour’

The newsest half marathon to be held in New Zealand and finishing in Wanaka has a great new sponsor reflecting the wider region. The ‘Shoe Clinic, Southern Lakes, Half Marathon and 10k will become a must-do half marathon for many New Zealanders as it boasts the fastest and one of the most scenic courses to run down in the country.

Ed Stevens, Race director, says on a good day (they’re all good days in Wanaka) many of the runners should be setting PB’s.

Cardrona Valley Half Marathon all go!!

A new half marathon down the Cardrona Valley and finishing in Wanaka is all set to start 9am Easter Saturday 11th April 2009 for all the details click here.

A gentle curving and slightly undulating course with a total drop of about 200m this could be the fastest half marathon course in New Zealand! Now there is a challenge for you- come along and run a PB!

Click the pic below for a full course overview.

To enter online and for a print-outable entry form click here.

See you in Wanaka!

Wanaka Skyline Challenge and Hillend Gutbuster Race Photos!!

If anyone has any more photos feel free to email them to me and I’ll chuck them up.

Wanaka Skyline Challenge and Hillend Gutbuster Report

The weather was crap. No other way to describe it really. Sure, we didn’t have any problems with sun burn and dehydration but we didn’t really expect to get so close to hypothermia for some competitors!!

It’s days like this you really appreciate good gear (all those wearing macpac feel free to sing their praises) and minimum gear requirements! Comments from the top were “I was wearing all my kit and it was still bloody cold!” A big thanks too to Horleys and Annies for helping to keep the energy levels up on such a demanding day.

The low cloud (and maybe a marker or two missing) made keeping to the track quite a challenge along the top of the Skyline between Roy and Alpha but luckily everybody made it home eventually.

The gut buster course proved to be particularly gut busting going up and then for some competitors even more soul destroying coming down- although it was a shorter course than the Skyline Challenge it was no less a massive effort for all those who took place.

Ed and Terry were glad to see virtually all those who pre-entered turn up and pit themselves against ‘challenging’ courses on a good day but real adventure races on a day like we had today.

You should all be well pleased with yourselves for completing your distances! And didn’t those Export 33′s go down well afterwards- thanks very much to the export guys and also to 93b who supplied the yummy filled rolls (next year we’ll ask for a couple of vegetarian ones among them too).

A huge thanks to all the ‘volunteers’ (friends dragged in) who not only tramped up to mountain tops but also stood around in the rain and cold for hours! Events couldn’t happen without you and we whole heartedly appreciate it.

Please add your comments below- we know basically all of you got spot prizes so please make a comment and tell us if they’re any good. How’s that shave gel you all got in the race packs? I use the ‘Aloe Hydrate’ flavour and would have to say it is genuinely good stuff. (Sorry to the ladies- next year we’ll hassle more sponsors for product you can use too!) And how cool are those self charge torches/cell phone chargers… depending on feedback we’ll try to get more of the stuff you like and less of the stuff you don’t. Thanks very much. Terry and Ed

Primal Earth supports the Wanaka Skyline Challenge.

Thanks very much to Primal Earth for supplying samples for all runners (female runners feel free to take one home for the man in your life).

Experience for yourself the benefits of a natural shave.  May not make you run a lot faster on the up-hill sections of the course but it could earn you (the men I’m referring to here) valuable brownie points with the boss! (That would be your wife/partner/…)

Find some here and let me know what you think.

Race T-shirts now available for Wanaka Skyline Challenge

Race T-shirts

This womens fitted raglan QUICKDRY tee is a slimmer fit through the body and sleeves and allows your body to breathe and move.

> 150gsm 100% polyester quickdry

> Detailed piping

> Shaped for female fit

> Raglan sleeve

> Crew neck

> Double stitching

Sizes Available: 8-22.

Mens: Features front and back contrast piping for a sportier style and a raglan sleeve to complete the ‘sports-look’, this tee captures the essence of an active lifestyle.

> 150gsm 100% polyester quickdry

> Detailed piping

> Raglan sleeve

> Crew neck

> Double stitching

Mens sizes s-xxxxxxxL (I don’t expect we’ll need many xxxxL’s!!)

 

Price is $30 if ordered by 17th Feb. To be collected on the day. $35 if ordered after 17th Feb. and will be posted out to you. Please email us with size or use the form below:

Sizes

S M L XL

Export 33 supports Wanaka runners

 Wanaka Skyline Challenge is proud to be associated with Export 33.  

Every Runner (over 18yrs) of the Wanaka Skyline Challenge, Hillend Gutbuster  and also the half marathon (April 11th) will be given a free Export 33!!

Export 33 is brewed longer, which takes out almost all the sugars, making it
less filling. So you get all the enjoyment and taste of a smooth, satisfying
beer, but without that heavy, bloated feeling.

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