26 January 2010

Nelson Orienteering Club

Website is http://www.noc.org.nz/

Nelson Orienteering Club’s Summer series has started, these are evening races for on Wednesday evenings. From Broadgreen Intermediate this week.

Summer Series

The summer evening series runs over 5 weeks:

19 January (Tuesday) at Fairfield Park

27 January (Wednesday) at Broadgreen

4 February (Thursday) at Botanics (tbc)

9 February (Tuesday) at Centre of New Zealand

17 February (Wednesday) at Isel Park

Race times are 5.30 - 6.30pm.

Cost is $5 per map or $15 for the series.

Next week's session

Next week we will meet at Saxton Field, at the Netball Courts carpark for our second session of Orienteering. 6.30pm. See you there!

20 January 2010

Our first session for 2010

Monday night's session is Orienteering - we will meet at 6.30pm at Fairfield Park (by the children's playground). See you there!

13 January 2010

Well done

Congrats to Jeannie, Pat, Justine and Angie for their awesome times last night at the Striders Summer Series. Next week, same time, 6pm start at the Maitai Golf Course for a 3km down to Branford Park. If you're driving up, then park by the cricket oval and have a warm up jog/walk to the start (that way you don't have to go so far back to get your car afterwards ...)
See you there!

12 January 2010

Maitai Summer Six O'Clock Series

The NBS Nelson Striders start their Tuesday night 6 o'clock Summer Running and Walking Series down the Maitai Valley tonight. Starting from the Golf Club, run or walk back to Branford Park. The distance is 3km, and no entry fees payable. They continue this series for the next few weeks, with a second 3km on next week, then a 5km, and finally a 10km distance.

02 January 2010

Happy New Year

Happy New Year!

Coming up on the running and walking scene in the next few months ....

there's the NBS Nelson Striders annual Maitai Six O'Clock Summer Series starting on Tuesday January 12th and continuing for the following 3 weeks.

THE PROGRAMME
Tuesday January 12 3km. Start Waahi Taakaro - Walkers 6.00pm. Runners 6.05pm.
Tuesday January 19 3km Turkey Trot. Estimate your time and leave your watch at home.
Tuesday January 26 5km
Tuesday February 2 10km

All are ideally placed leading up to 'Buller' on February 12th.

But beforehand, next week's NBS Nelson Striders Half Marathon on Sunday January 10th celebrates the Striders 'encounter' with a wild boar up the Maitai Valley Road back in 1994. From it the Trevor Ruffell Tusk Trophy (aka 'The Boar's Jaw') which has become one of the most 'hotly' contested titles on the Nelson calendar, being awarded to whoever can run or walk nearest their estimated time - without a watch.
Will it be you who takes home the 'swinehead silverware' to adorn your mantelpiece? Entry form is attached to be on the startline.

Further on but not that far away is the Kaiteriteri Gold Half Marathon and 10km. On March 20th - enter online or by post.
For full details please visit www.nelsonevents.co.nz

All the best for 2010.