Teretonga Championship

15th August, 2026

TERETONGA 10KM/Southland Road Champs: 
We are very excited to host this years Southland Road Champs at Teretonga Park Raceway, on what we hope will be a fast and safe course for all our runners and walkers to test themselves on.

This event is open to everyone, and we welcome runners and walkers who are not registered with a Southland Athletics Club to enter. For the young ones, we offer a fun 2.5km (one lap) around Teretonga. For everyone else we have a 5km (2 laps) or 10km (4 laps) option. There is also a School Team and Corportate team option, 10km for 2-4 runners. 


Registration Link: 
https://www.webscorer.com/register?raceid=425027


RACE DATE/TIME: 

Saturday 15 August, 2026. All races will start at 2pm*. Registration will open at 1pm. Please arrive early to check in, warm-up and review the course. 


LOCATION: 

Teretonga Park Raceway.
86 Sandy Point Road, Oreti Beach 9879


CATEGORIES: 

Registered Southland Club Athletes please enter your appropriate age group. Juniors and Seniors, age as of December 31st 2026. Example: Alex turns 14 on October 25th, because he will be 14 before the end of the year he will be in the Under 16 category. Masters athletes need to enter according to actual age on race day. 

Registered Club runners from outside of Southland (e.g. Otago, Wellington, Canterbury) are welcome to enter, but will need to select from the "Open (not registered with a club)" option. Please feel free to add your region and club in the club question field, so we know where you have traveled from. 


For all Non Registered/Social/Community Athletes, please choose the "Open (not registered with a club)" option when filling out the registration info. 


For School/Corporate Team entries, please enter the gender of your team or select "Mixed Team" if both Boys and Girls are in the same team, enter the youngest runners Date of Birth, add your runners first names in the 'First Name' box and your school/corporate name in the 'Last Name' box. Any questions please send us an email.

All entrants go into the spot-prize draws. 


DISTANCES: 

Race distances are set according to the course being used alongside consideration of standard NZ Champs distances and recommended race distances, according to Athletics Southland's Running Distance vs Age Policy. Subject to final confirmation, these are currently:


(Athletes with disabilities:  distances to be confirmed; please enter your respective age group and email southlandharriers@gmail.com so we are aware of your entry)


  • TBC     AWD (Athletes with Disabilities, please enter your respective age group and email southlandharriers@gmail.com so we are aware of your entry)
  • 2.5km   U10B&G, U12B&G
  • 5.0km   U14B&G, U16B&G
  • 10km    School/Corporate Teams (2-4 runners, laps of 2.2, 2.6, 2.6, 2.6km)
  • 10km    U18M&W, U20M&W, Senior M&W, 35-49M&W, 50-59M
  • 5.0km   50-59W, 60-69M&W, 70+M&W

Runners who are not registered with a club can enter either the "Open" 2.5km, 5.0km, 10km, Corporate or School Team events.


COST: 

$15 for Registered Athletics NZ Competitive Athletes,

$25 for Non Registered/Social/Community Athletes.

$25 for School Teams (2-4 runners).

$40 for Corporate Teams (2-4 runners).

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Bank Account Number:

Athletics Southland 03-1750-0096798-000 (please use your first initial and last name as a reference or school/team name). Please try and pay as soon as you enter. There are no eftpos facilites.


RACE INFORMATION: 

Races will be held under Athletics Southland & Athletics NZ Rules. Championship titles will be awarded to Athletics Southland registered competitive athletes. Please ensure you are registered with your club. Club uniforms are to be worn.


PRIZEGIVING: 

Prizegiving and afternoon team will be held following the completion of the races, at Teretonga Raceway.

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Any questions or queries please contact us at southlandharriers@gmail.com