 |
 |
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
On this page...
Why join a running club?Do you want to improve your 5km fun run time or your half marathon time? Do you want support in achieving a full marathon? Do you want to improve your fitness for other sports? Perhaps you are starting to run or walk to improve your fitness for everyday life and are looking for a partner to help - or maybe you enjoy the club’s social atmosphere. Or you might be a competitive athlete who is interested in training and receiving coaching to help you reach your best at the national and international level. Whatever you want to get out of running or walking, whatever your age or ability, Olympic Harriers can help. Running - the sport where you set the fitness level you want and you set your commitment level. Club ActivitiesSo, what does a running club like Olympic Harriers do? We operate mainly during winter for the cross-country and road season, which runs from March to October. We usually meet on Saturday afternoons. The walking groups have a walking calendar that takes them all over the roads and bush tracks of Wellington; the runners’ calendar is made up of:
We also support athletes who want to compete in track and field events over summer. See the events page for a calendar and details of both running and social events. We place a strong emphasis on coaching and junior development, and hold organised coaching/training sessions each Tuesday night, run by the club’s accredited coach. See the services page for more details of coaching programmes. Long slow distance training pack leave from the clubrooms at 8:00am most Sundays during the season. About Olympic HarriersOlympic Harriers is one of the oldest harrier clubs in the Wellington region. It was formed in 1914 as an off-shoot of the former Brooklyn Harrier Club. The Hutt Valley Harrier Club was formed by members of Olympic who lived in the valley and Olympic Christchurch was formed by a former member of our club. Find out more about the early history of Olympic Harriers here. With clubrooms situated on the top field of Alex Moore Park in the Wellington suburb of Johnsonville, our location is only minutes from the heart of the Capital and in the centre of the Northern Suburbs. A list of the club’s national title winners and New Zealand representatives can be found on our representatives page. Keeping in touchWe have a number of ways of letting you know what’s going on the club. The first is via the website - the calendar is regularly updated with news of what’s coming up. Secondly, our email mailing list will let you know of any last minute changes or important news. If we don’t have your email address, please let our registrar know (registrar@olympicharriers.org). Please don’t forget to check your email regularly! If you don’t have regular access to the website, there’s always the traditional noticeboard in the clubrooms. For the 2010-11 Season (April 2010-March 2011)Membership form
A membership form for 2010 is available.
Subscription fees (2010)Fees apply from 1 April 2010 to 31 March 2011, and should be paid by 1 May 2010. Send your cheque and membership form to the Registrar, Olympic Harrier Club, PO Box 13-095, Johnsonville. New members, please also complete a membership form (coming soon) so that we can keep you in touch with events and activities.
SyllabusA full syllabus for the 2010 harrier season is now available Special offer for 2010 members
|
