The Leith Cross Country Relays & Ponydale Challenge are on Saturday 11 May.
Venue: Dunedin Pony Club, 50 Three Mile Hill Road, Halfway Bush, Dunedin
2024 Results:
- Race 1 (4 x 2000m)
- Race 3 (4 x 800m)
- Race 4 (4 x 4000m)
- Ponydale Challenge (laps in 3 hours)
Event options:
- 1 x 800m (Girls & Boys mixed)
- 4 x 800m (Girls & Boys U14 mixed)
- 4 x 2 km (Open Women, MW35+, MW50+, MW60+, MM50+, MM60+, U18 Mixed, All grades Mixed)
- 4 x 4 km (Open Women, Open Men, MM35+)
- Ponydale Challenge- as many laps as possible within 3 hours.
Programme:
Race 1- 12:30 pm 4 x 2000m
Race 2- 1:35 pm 1 lap of 800m (individual race)
Race 3- 1:45 pm 4 x 800m (U14 mixed)
Race 4- 2:10 pm 4 x 4000m
Enter Online:
Entry is $10 for most grades- children under 14 are free. Hill City-University members, please pay following the instructions on our online entry form below.
Hill City-University Members, Enter Online Here by 7pm on Thursday 9 May.
Event Details and Information:
Course Map (pending minor changes to even out the distance).
HCU Photos from 2023. Leith Gallery.
- Please don’t crunch the numbers up
- Return all Race numbers after the race
- No afternoon tea or water. BYO
- The Hotshot Coffee Cart will be onsite
- Dogs are not allowed in the grounds
Health and Safety:
- If it is a very cold and wet day make sure everyone keeps warm, keep an eye on children as they can lose their body heat very quickly.
- The course is very slippery and is not smooth ground – take care when running around the course and watch out for natural hazards like the creek, ruts, holes, rocks, sharp sticks and gorse. The downhill areas may become particularly slippery.
- Follow the instructions of the course marshals
- If someone does have an accident / medical incident whilst running please give assistance in the first instance and get someone to alert course marshals and other spectators to get help
- Keep away from horses located in paddocks close to the course
- Parents/ caregivers are responsible for the welfare and safety of the children in their care.
- Take care when exiting or entering the parking area in your car.
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