Marlborough Harriers Club

Opening Day
2022-03-26 14:00 - 16:00 (Pacific/Auckland) | Churchward Park, 1 Taylor Pass Road, Blenheim, Marlborough, 7201
Come and join us for a run, jog or walk along the sloping Wither Hills or along Taylor River at your pace. This is your opportunity so experience what the Club does and how it helps people keep fit. Meet at the Harriers shed located at Churchward Park at the west end of Hospital Road.
Time to chat and catch up.
Post run/walk stay and chat over afternoon tea. Please bring a plate to share with others.

Informal Pack Run Easter Saturday
2022-04-16 14:00 - 16:00 | Gateway Carpark, 350 Redwood Street, Blenheim, Marlborough, 7201, New Zealand
Come and join us for a run, jog or walk (Mount Vernon) leaving from Gateway Carpark top of Redwood Street. You choose the time you take and how far.

Bridge to Bridge (Condors Bend to Waihopai Bridge - SH 6 to SH 63)
2022-04-23 14:00 - 16:00 | Condors Bend Mountain Bike Trail Carpark, Condors Bend Mountain Bike Park, Marlborough, New Zealand
Pack run: All meet at Condors Bend Mountain Biking Trail carpark. From there you are told where to go and it is your decision on how fast or distance. The full distance is approx 20km.
Post run/walk stay for a chat over afternoon tea. Please bring a plate to share with others.
Look for the Harrier sign at the carpark.

Para Swamp Run
2022-04-30 13:00 - 16:30 | Windermere Equestrian, Parkes Road, Taumarina, Marlborough, New Zealand
Change of Venue for Saturday 30 Apr 2022
Due to a Calendar clash this weekend (30 Apr 22) with the Marlborough Car Club, who have a gravel sprint planned up the Pukaka Valley Road (Road will be intermittently closed throughout the day) we have gone with a swap on the Harriers Calendar with the Para Swamp Run.

Para Swamp Run.
This is the reason to come and run with the Harriers Club as we get access to private land on which to run events. Come along to this run and bring your camera. A Grand Old Duke of York course(i.e when you are up, you are up and when you are down, you are down) but finishing flat and fast depending on your selected course. Superb views that very few will have seen before. Courses are planned for Walkers (5 – 6 KM) and 3 runner courses. 5 -6 km, 8ish Km and an outstanding 10ish KM. Come along and there is a strong possibility of a pit stop at the Grovetown Tavern on the way home for a lemonade.

Directions
from SH 1 at Tuamarina Historic Rest Area (The Wairau Incident) turn onto Bush Road heading West. At the first T intersection turn right onto Parkes Road. At the End of Parkes Road stop at the sign “Windermere Equestrian”. From here we will go over private land in convoy. The Convoy will leave Parkes Road at 1PM sharp! Any car will be fine to get to the start.

See Ya There

Wither Hills Night Run
2022-05-07 18:00 - 19:00 | Marlborough
A later start for this event.
Meet at Rifle Range carpark by 5.45pm for a 6.00pm start. Bring your hi-viz and headlamp.
After this event come along to The Cleghorn at 7pm for a drink and a bite to eat (your cost).

Pukaka Valley
2022-05-14 13:00 - 16:00 | Pukaka Valley, Pukaka Road, Marlborough, New Zealand
An earlier start for this event (1.00 pm).
A real off road run/walk with mostly climbing and varying distances. 14 kilometre loop or out and back.
Turn into Pukaka Valley Road and continue for 1 kilometre. Turn into driveway of Dusk till Dawn B&B on left. Drive over small bridge and stop at the foot of the hill. Look out for the Harrier sign.
Post run/walk stay for a chat over afternoon tea. Please bring a plate to share with others.

Link Pathway - from Havelock
2022-05-21 13:00 - 16:00 | Havelock Pub, Inglis Street, Havelock, Marlborough, New Zealand
An earlier start for this event (1pm).
Meet at Inglis Street next to the Havelock Pub. The run briefing will start at 1pm. After the briefing there will be a mini van provided to take the runners/walkers to their starting place on the Link Pathway. The mini van will make the first drop off at Momorangi and then travel back to Havelock dropping off runners/walkers along the way.
The distances are: Momorangi 21k, Aussie Bay Jetty 19k, Anakiwa intersection 16k, Linkwater garage 13k, Moanui 8k, Cullens Point lookout 5k (and if you wish for a bit more distance there is the Cullens Point Loop which will add a further 3.2k).
If you want a seat on the mini van please let Pete (027 447 5027 – peter@promann.co.nz) or Allister (021 159 0678 – akleach@outlook.com) know before Saturday so we can make sure that there are enough seats available.
After this event come along to the Havelock Pub for a social drink/eats.
Look for the Harrier sign.

Pack Training Run
2022-05-26 18:00 - 19:00, 2022-06-02 18:00 - 19:00, 2022-06-09 18:00 - 19:00, 2022-06-16 18:00 - 19:00, 2022-06-23 18:00 - 19:00, 2022-06-30 18:00 - 19:00, 2022-07-07 18:00 - 19:00, 2022-07-14 18:00 - 19:00 and 8 more dates | Redwoodtown Community Hall, Weld Street, Blenheim, Marlborough, 7201, New Zealand
Join us for either a structured training run/walk over various courses. These courses will be advised via Facebook Marlborough Harrier Club prior to practice night.
Please be at Oliver Park by 5.45pm to sign in to be ready to start 6pm.
Hi-Viz gear to be worn on this event for safety reasons. Head torch advised.
Covid 19 restrictions apply e.g. Social distancing, sanitizing, track & trace.

The Snout, Picton
2022-06-04 14:00 - 16:00 | Snout Track Carpark, Victoria Domain Road, Picton, Marlborough, New Zealand
Meet at the Snout Track Car Park on Victoria Domain Road. Victoria Domain Road is off the end of Sussex Street on the way to Waikawa. This is an out and back course.
Look for the Harrier sign.
Post run/walk stay for a chat over afternoon tea. Please bring a plate to share with others.

Ure to Ward
2022-06-18 12:30 - 16:00 | Ward Domain, 7235 State Highway 1, Ward, Marlborough, New Zealand
An earlier start for this event (12.30 pm).
This will be the first time we have done this run.

All subject to change but Sat 18 June all interested runners/walkers to meet at Flaxbourne A&P Showgrounds at 12:30 ready for shuttle buses to transport all to the Ure Valley at 12.45. We have van seats for 20ish including drivers. If we get more than that then we will do more trips with the long runners heading off first.

This track is a Start to Finish run, so vans will shuttle to the start and will have multiple pick ups along the route depending on the distance you want to run. The shortest distance is 3.7km.

Run/walk will commence at 1.00pm. The event will follow a track with multiple creek crossings (bring your running gumboots or your best rock hopping if you want dry feet).

As said, the shortest run is 3.7km and is flat and fast apart from a sharp pinch of 200m at 3.5km.

The vans will do pick ups from this point as they will drive around via the roads to the top end of Pegioh Road.

From this point people can choose to do any distance they chose and flag down a van when they have had enough, but this is a beautiful course and expect most will not be picked up before 6 to 8km including the walkers. The full course runs back to Ward and State Highway One and is 22km with a little undulation.

We are still working a plan to have a social time back at the A&P Showgrounds with a BBQ.

Pine Valley Run changed to: Rarangi to Whites Bay and Black Jack Track
2022-07-30 14:00 - 16:00 | Rarangi DOC Campsite, Rarangi Campsite, Rarangi, Marlborough, New Zealand
Due to logging operations and road closures at Pine Valley we have had to change this run to “Rarangi to Whites Bay and Black Jack Track”.
Always a favourite. Come and enjoy a run on the tracks in the bush with some on-road portions. Go as far as you want. An out and back course.
From Blenheim travel to Tua Marina. Turn right at the school then travel until you reach Rarangi Beach Road. At the end of Rarangi turn right to rear of DOC campsite.
Look for the Harrier sign.
Post run/walk stay for a chat over afternoon tea. Please bring a plate to share with others.

Robbies Run
2022-08-27 14:00 - 16:00 | Marlborough
1.45pm for a 2.00pm start.For those Harriers looking for a bit of high ground. Robbies Run takesyou to Lake View Station (Kemps), @ Seventeen Valley which is a shortdrive south of Blenheim . Look out for the Harrier sign, turn right andtravel up driveway past house to park at woolshed. Choice of distancesfrom longer run approx 18km (loop), with lots of hills and views, toshorter out and back distances to suit everyone. Shared afternoon tea atconclusion of run/walk.Everyone most welcome.(contact Robbie for more details 0274361435)

Pack Training Run
2022-09-15 18:00 - 19:00, 2022-09-22 18:00 - 19:00, 2023-03-23 18:00 - 19:00 | Redwoodtown Community Hall, Weld Street, Blenheim, Marlborough, 7201, New Zealand
Join us for either a structured training run/walk over various courses. These courses will be advised via Facebook Marlborough Harrier Club prior to practice night.
Please be at Oliver Park by 5.45pm to sign in to be ready to start 6pm.
Hi-Viz gear to be worn on this event for safety reasons. Head torch advised.
