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Greta Valley Marathon Relay
Date   21/09/2013   To   21/09/2013
Location   Greta Valley, North Canterbury
Region   Canterbury
Discipline   Road Running
Classification   Centre
Phone   (03) 359 1617
Email   foxriley@xtra.co.nz
Web   http://www.sportsground.co.nz/gretavalleyrelay
Key Event   No
 
 
   
   

 


GRETA VALLEY MARATHON RELAY
 

RESULTS:

2007

2008

2009

2010

Date:                       Saturday, 21st September 2013

Time:                      (Provisional Start times) 9.45am an then at 15 minute intervals

Start Venue:            Meet at Greta Valley Tavern Car Park 

Finish Venue:           Greta Valley Tavern carpark

Distance:                 42.2km
Entries:                   $90 per team plus estimated team time

        Make cheques payable to North Canterbury Athletic Club and post to    
        Mike Riley
, 7 St. Clair Close, Christchurch – 359-1617 or 027 244-4414

Entries Close:          Tuesday, 7th August 2012
Email:                       foxriley@xtra.co.nz
Travel north through Amberley to Greta Valley, 60 minutes from Christchurch. All teams to meet at the Greta Valley Tavern car park. Each team is to have only one vehicle on the course, all teams will proceed from the car park to the start 1km away. 
COURSE:
This is a loop course on sealed and unsealed roads.
Lap 1               4.6km– Slight uphill, sharp downhill, flatish, short uphill then   down to finish at corner of Glendhu Road. 
Runners to remain on the right hand side of road at all times.

Lap 2               7.9km – mildly undulating, 2 small humps followed by a 1km steep climb then downhill to finish. Runners to remain on right hand side of road until directed to change on a short straight after the first hump.

Lap 3               7.5km – gentle downhill (left into Happy Valley Rd), mild  undulations, short sharp uphill (end of seal), mild undulations, gradual uphill 1.5km then slight downhill to finish. Runners to remain on left hand side while on seal, then as far left as practical on unsealed roads to allow traffic to pass.

Lap 4          8.2km – gentle downhill, 3 sharp gullies (down & up for 3km), mild undulations then gradual uphill to finish at corner Glendhu Rd and Happy Valley Road. Completely unsealed – except in the 3 gullies, runners to keep as far left as practical on unsealed roads to allow traffic to pass.

Lap 5          8.0km – starts downhill then 5 steep roller coaster hills before finishing downhill where lap 1 finished. Unsealed – except on steep climbs, runners to keep as far left as practical on unsealed roads to allow traffic to pass.

Lap 6         6.0km – reverse of lap 1 to start, then continue downhill to Greta Valley Tavern intersection, turn left then uphill for 200m to finish at the back entrance to the tavern car park. Runners will stay to the left at all times.

PRIZES:

There are three major prizes to the value of $300 each plus a number of spot prizes as well.

 

Made possible by:

The Lion Foundation

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