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Hutt Valley Harrier & Athletic Club
Dorne Cup 2015
Date: Saturday 13 June 2015
Location: The races are held in Trentham Memorial Park, Trentham. Enter from Barton Avenue (off Fergusson Drive).
Race headquarters will be located inside the Park adjacent to the Pavilion near the Trentham United Harrier Club
Rooms.
Course Description
A flat cross-country event around the picturesque Trentham Memorial Park and the Hutt River stop banks. The course
is suitable for spikes. An Athletics New Zealand sanctioned event.
Please note that the Junior Men’s and Junior Women’s events are now combined into one. M60+ age race over the
6km distance at 1pm. Boys and Girls Under 15 run in the 3km race at 2:15pm.
Race Events
Event
1
Race Start Time
1.00pm
2
1.30pm
3
2.00pm
4
2.15pm
5
2.30pm
6
2.45pm
Age Grade
Masters Women (35+)**
Masters Women (50+)**
Open Women (SW)
Masters Men (60+)**
Men Under 20 (MU20)*
Women Under 20 (WU20)*
Men Under 18 (MU18)*
Women Under 18 (WU18)*
Boys Under 11 (BU11)*
Girls Under 11 (GU11)*
Boys & Girls Under 13(BU13/GU13)*
Boys & Girls Under 15 (BU15/GU15)*
Boys Under 9 (BU9)*
Girls Under 9 (GU9)*
Open Men (SM)
Masters Men (40+)**
Masters Men (50+)**
Distance
6km
4km
2km
3km
1km
8km
* For events marked with * your grade is based on your age at 31 Dec 2015
** For events marked with ** your grade is based on your age at 14 June 2015.
Runners Competing Out Of Grade
Any athletes who wish to compete in a higher grade than their age (e.g. WU20 competing as Open Women, W35+
competing as Open Women, M50+ competing as M40+) must declare to the Race Director by email to
[email protected] their intention to do so no later than 5:00pm on Monday 8 June.
Entry Fees
Registered Athletes (Wellington Centre)
Entry fees for registered athletes running for their clubs are not payable in advance. After the event your club will be
invoiced for each member who competes as follows:
Under 20 years of age
$7.50 each
All others
$10.00 each
Registered athletes from local Wellington clubs are not required to complete an entry form. They simply turn up and
run for their club on the day. They must, however, be wearing their correct club uniform and use the correct
Wellington timing chip. Only athletes who have had their timing chip activated for the 2015 season will receive a time
for this event. Athletes who are not registered, or who run with an incorrect chip, or who run without an active timing
chip will not be timed and will not be eligible for medals or team placing’s.
Entry Fees continued
Registered Athletes (From Outside Wellington)
Entry fees for registered athletes from clubs outside Wellington are not payable in advance, however entries must be
submitted by email or received by mail no later than 5:00pm on Thursday 11th June. No late entries will be accepted,
and entry is not available on the day. After the event your club will be invoiced for each member who competes as
follows (which includes hire of timing chip):
Under 20 years of age
$15.00 each
All others
$20.00 each
School Teams
Entries under this category must be submitted by email or received by mail no later than 4:00pm on Monday 8 June
and must pay an entry fee of $15 per runner.
No late entries will be accepted and entry is not available on the day. Payment can be made on the day, or in advance
when completing the entry form. Arrangements can be made with the Treasurer to have an invoice prepared after
the event.
Unregistered Athletes
This event is only open to registered athletes and schools specifically invited to compete in the Dorne Cup.
For registered athletes from outside Wellington and school teams, a timing chip will be provided. Timing chips are to
be returned on the day immediately following your race. Athlete’s not returning their chips will be invoiced $50.
Awards
Runners
Medals will be awarded to the first three individual place-getters in each grade who are registered with Athletics New
Zealand.
Teams
In the senior men’s open event the first 6 runners’ home for each club constitute the team, and in all other grades the
first 4 count. Each member of the winning team in each running event will receive a certificate.
NOTE: To be eligible for team awards you MUST be wearing your correct club uniform, the correct timing chip AND be
a registered financial member of your club. (See page 3 for temporary chips)
School Teams
The following grades for school teams are available – MU20, WU20, MU18, WU18, BU15 and GU15, The first four
finishers are to count, and competitors do not have to be registered with Athletics New Zealand. Where a competitor
is registered with Athletics New Zealand then their placing will count for both their club and their school team. Each
member of the winning school team in each grade will receive a certificate. Your grade depends on your age at 31
Dec 2015 - e.g. if you are 14 on 31/12/2015 then enter as either BU15 or GU15.
Contact Details
For more information contact Club Captain
Julia Baron
Club Treasurer
Peter Sparks
04 973 1436
[email protected]
[email protected]
Hutt Valley Harriers web site:
www.hvh.org.nz
Postal Address:
Hutt Valley Harriers
PO Box 36-118
Wellington Mail Centre
Lower Hutt 5045
DORNE CUP –4km COURSE FOR 2015
NOTE: Course is subject to change depending on other sports being played on the day
Temporary Timing Chips

Athletes from out of Wellington Centre can pick up their assigned timing chips on the day. These must be
returned after your race.

Local athletes who have misplaced their timing chip can have a temporary chip allocated on the day BUT
must do so before 12:30pm – after this time no temporary chips will be issued. A temporary chip will
qualify as the “correct chip” for the purposes of eligibility for medals and inclusion in team results.