10km and 15km

PLUS NOW ALSO A 5KM

Run or Walk

A new event brought to you by MANAWATU STRIDERS!

Join with us this Spring for a run or walk taking in trails beside the Manawatu River and the Mangaone Stream

EVENT day Sunday 6 october

We start and finish beside our clubrooms located at Manawaroa Park, adjacent to the Manawaroa St entrance to The Esplanade

PRE-REGISTERED: Please collect your Race Bib between 8:15am and 9:15am Sunday

ONLINE ENTRIES close 11:59pm Friday 4 October

ON THE DAY ENTRIES: Available 8:15am to 9:15am. Cash or Eftpos

9:00am: 15km run or walk

9:30am: 10km run or walk

9:40am 5km run or walk

ONLINE ENTRIES ARE NOW CLOSED. ENTER ON THE DAY FROM 8:15AM - 9:15AM

Prices:

15km - $30 ($25 for under-20)

10km - $20 ($15 for under-20)

5km - $15 ($10 for under-16)

START/FINISH Manawaroa Park beside the Manawatu Striders ?United Cricket Clubrooms

COURSES

Course maps can be found at the bottom of this page.

All courses will start and finish at our clubrooms (Not at the YMCA as we do for Super Sevens)

Event access and parking

Manawaroa Park will be the start/finish area but if these grounds are too wet to use the Start/Finish will be the Rose Garden Carpark.

As such the Rose City Carpark is unavailable except for officials and those with accessibility needs. We encourage you to park elsewhere in the vicinity of the Esplanade/Hockey Turf or make your way to the event on foot. Be aware that if we do have to use the carpark for Start/Finish, any vehicles parked there can only depart once the majority of our participants have returned from the course. You will be directed by our marshals once it is safe to exit.

FACILITIES

Our clubroom toilets will be available for use. There are additional toilets located in the hockey carpark (Manawaroa Street) and beside the Esplanade paddling pool.

DRINK STATION

There will be one drink station on the course at the 5km mark at Panieri Park. The 15km course returns to that point at around 10km mark. There are additional water fountains located along the course at He Ara Kotahi bridge and at Fitzherbert Bridge should they be required.

FIRST AID

We will have a First Aid team staffing this event out on course and at the start/finish area.

HEALTH AND SAFETY

In the interest of providing a safe and enjoyable event experience for all entrants please take into account the following:

  • We are a non-smoking event. There is no smoking allowed on course, at event HQ, or the parking area.

  • Keep to the left of the course to allow people to pass on the right

  • Please obey instructions from race officials and volunteers at all times

  • Headphones are discouraged. Great for when you run/walk alone but you’re not going to be alone today! They prevent you from hearing marshals; people around you and the beautiful sounds of nature

  • No bikes, scooters or dogs permitted at this event.

  • Competitors enter at their own risk.

  • THERE ARE NO ROAD CLOSURES

  • We do not have exclusive use of the Bridle Track or any trails on the course - please be courteous to other users

COURSE MAPS

All courses will have adequate signage and key turn points will be marshalled on the day.

Route Description: Includes some sealed surfaces plus limestone trails

From Manawaroa Park through the Esplanade and onto the Bridle Track heading downstream to Panieiri Park (drink station there), return via Ahimate Reserve to Bridle Track upstream to cross the He Ara Kotahi bridge. Turn LEFT and follow river path to Fitzherbert Bridge; Turn LEFT and follow river path to Fitzherbert Bridge; go LEFT & UNDER bridge then RIGHT to cross the bridge. RIGHT just after the bridge to asphalt path, veer right over the stopbank to the Bridle Track heading downstream and turning back to The Esplanade - last km the same as the first

Route Description: Includes some sealed surfaces; narrow limestone trails and grassed sportsfields

From Manawaroa Park through the Esplanade and onto the Bridle Track heading downstream to Panieiri Park (drink station there). Exit to cross Maxwells Line and to Grant Pl/Escort Grove, LEFT into Totara Rd past the PNCC Pound. At end of Totara Rd carry on straight ahead to the Mangaone Stream Trail. Follow this about 1.8km until directed RIGHT into Rangitane Park. Cross the park (follow the markers), RIGHT into Racecourse Rd then LEFT onto a limestone trail at Otira park. At end of trail RIGHT onto Totara Rd and LEFT back on Escort Grove/Grant Pl. Go past the Panieri Park drink station then return via Ahimate Reserve to Bridle Track upstream to cross the He Ra Kotahi bridge. Turn LEFT and follow river path to the Fitzherbert Bridge; go LEFT & UNDER bridge then RIGHT to cross the bridge. RIGHT just after the bridge to asphalt path, veer right over the stopbank to the Bridle Track heading downstream and turning back to The Esplanade - last km the same as the first.

Route Description: The 5km route is entirely on a sealed surface suitable for prams and wheelchairs

From Manawaroa Park through the Esplanade and onto the Bridle Track heading downstream under the He Ra Kotahi Bridge. RIGHT turn at the concrete path and cross the He Ra Kotahi bridge. At Massey end of the bridge, Turn LEFT and follow river path to Fitzherbert Bridge; at end of the path go LEFT & UNDER bridge then RIGHT to cross the bridge. RIGHT just after the bridge to asphalt path, veer right over the stopbank to the Bridle Track heading downstream and turning back to The Esplanade - last km the same as the first.