What's On for the Winter Season
The Winter Cross Country & Road Season runs from April to October. There are a wide range of distance running events at national, regional, club and schools levels that cater for participants of all ages and abilities. Check out some of the options below and see the Athletics Auckland 2023 Winter Season Events Calendar for details
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Club Events
ACA Runs a series of 5 Cross Country Races and Road Races for all ages from April to August. This includes the inter-club events ACA Relays (above) and ACA Pairs; and club events like the Cream Bun Run and King of the Mountain. See the Athletics Auckland 2023 Winter Season Events Calendar for details
The Grand Prix
Athletics Auckland run a series of 6 Cross Country and Road interclub events for all ages from May to August at different venues across Auckland. To find out more and enter events please see the Athletics Auckland 2023 Winter Season Events Calendar for details
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JUNIOR relAys
From April to August there is a series of 7 Junior Relay events specifically designed for Under 16 and younger athletes hosted by various clubs across the Auckland region. These normally involve 3-4 junior athletes in a team with each athlete running 2-3km. To find out more and enter events please see the Athletics Auckland 2023 Winter Season Events Calendar for details
NZ Road relay championships
After a number of road races across the season the peak race is definitely the New Zealand Road Relay Champs held near Christchurch on 30th September. These normally involve 7-8 athletes (ages 14 and up) in a team with each athlete running 6-10km. ACA took 7 teams across the different age and grade categories last year. We also heavily subsidize the travel and accommodation for our athletes. To find out more and enter events please see the Athletics Auckland 2023 Winter Season Events Calendar for details