General Information

Fees | Tuesday Night Pack Runs/Walks | Points | Club Singlets/Shorts

Fees

Our membership year runs from 1 April to 31 March in the following year. Membership fees should be paid to our Subscriptions Secretary, Brian Hall.

Please assist the club by paying your membership fees promptly. Membership fees for the 2009/2010 season are as follows:

All persons are required to fill in a club registration form. Once completed this form needs to be returned to Brian Hall, Subscriptions Secretary with your payment. Ages are as at 31 December 2009 with the exception of master athletes which is age on the day of the event

It is expected that any runner/walker participating in three or more Tuesday night pack runs or Saturday events should pay a membership subscription.

Subscriptions include the relevant Athletics NZ (ANZ) registration fee. This entitles the member to compete in all ANZ sanctioned events including national and provincial championships and interclub events. The registration carries on through the summer track and field season.

All competitors competing in registered and interclub events must be wearing club uniform.

Walkers: The club wishes to encourage walkers to participate in club activities such as pack walks and power walks. However the club does not currently provide the same level of technical support to walkers as to runners, e.g. coaching and race judges. The club will provide power walking events but not official walking races.

A social member subscription is for social or supporter members. They are not entitled to compete for the club but shall otherwise be entitled to all privileges of membership.

Tuesday Night Pack Runs/Walks

Packs runs/walks occur every Tuesday night from the clubrooms at 5.30pm through the season March to October - WET OR FINE!

A few reminders for our pack run/walk on Tuesday nights.

• Please wear something reflective, i.e. belt or top.
• Where possible run on the left hand side of the road, no more than two abreast or preferably on the footpath.
• Don't forget to keep an eye on everyone in your group.

Pack run/walk etiquette

• They are not races.
• Keep behind the pack leader.
• Stick together. If you get ahead of other runners/walkers do a loop to enable them to catch up.
• Split up by arrangement between the leader and pack members rather than by dropping off a trail of stragglers.
• It is the responsibility of all members to ensure that individual runners/walkers do not have to struggle home by themselves. Take your turn at accompanying slower runners/walkers home.

These guidelines ensure pack runs/walks are enjoyable for everyone.

Points

At the end of the season a points trophy is awarded to men and women competed for across a number of events and regular attendance is a factor. To gain points you must put your name in the points book on the day you run/walk. If you overlook to add your name to the book on the relevant day points will not be allocated to you.

Points are gained through regular attendance of club pack runs/walks and through participating in race events. Points awarded are shown by each event in the club calendar and programme. Race points will be awarded based on handicap finishing order across the line and factoring in numbers participating and club membership.

Members will be eligible for six points for participating in up to three Sunday events, either a half or full marathon, provided club uniform is worn.

Two points will be awarded for attending a Tuesday night pack run/walk.

Club Singlets/Shorts


New Plymouth are the stockists of our club singlets/shorts.

They will endeavour to do their best to keep a supply of all sizes in stock. Please note Frontrunner are not making any profit for providing this service. We ask club members to be patient if they are temporarily out of stock.