Auckland Road Relay Champs

It's a fun event starting and finishing on the track with a wiggly course around Mt Smart stadium. You can divide up the race distance so your stronger runners run further. Register your interest and lock in the date. Here are the details:

Championship Timetable Saturday 14/09/24 at Mt Smart #2 Arena

Race 1: Start time 1.00pm – Entry fee $60 per team

U18/U20 Men, Senior Men, Masters Men 35, Masters Men 50

Race 2: Start time 1.15pm – Entry fee $50 per team

U18/U20 Women, Senior Women, Masters Men 60+, Masters Women, Composite (non-championship),

Walks

Race 3: Start time 2.30pm – Entry fee $15 per team

U16 Boys and Girls

Prizegiving - Junior Grades U8 – U16 only: approximately 3.30pm. Senior Prizegiving will

take place 21/9/24.

Championship Rules

Athlete Eligibility

• Athletes must be registered competitive members of an Athletics Auckland club

• U8-U16, U18-U20, Senior Men & Women – age as at 31 December 2024

Masters Men & Women – age on day

Team Numbers and Number of Laps

• U18/U20 Men, Senior Men, MM35, MM50 – Each team must have 4 athletes and will run a total

of 13 laps. Each athlete must complete a minimum of 1 lap each. Laps must be run consecutively.

• U18/U20 Women, Senior Women, MW35+, MM60+ & Composite teams – Each team must have 3

athletes and will run a total of 8 laps. Each athlete must complete a minimum of 1 lap each. Laps

must be run consecutively.

• Walks – Each team must have 3 athletes and will walk a total of 6 laps. Each athlete must

complete a minimum of 1 lap each. (A team may have 4 athletes where 2 athletes are U16 and

walk one lap each.) Laps must be walked consecutively.

• Boys and Girls U16 – Each team must have three athletes and will run 3 laps total. Each athlete

must run 1 lap each. Girls can run in a boys’ team. There are no age restrictions per team,

however, minimum age is 7 years of age and they must be capable of running 2.5km on an

undulating course.

Athlete Replacement

Where an athlete is unable to complete a lap, that athlete may be replaced by the athlete who is to

complete the next lap, or if it is the last lap, another member of the team having already competed, but

not by a reserve or emergency athlete. The replacement athlete must follow the course back to where

the athlete has withdrawn and commence from that point. Verbal advice of the substitution shall be

given to the Referee or to an Assistant Referee within 15 minutes after the completion of the lap by the

Team Manager or his/her nominee. Failure to provide timely advice of a substitution shall result in team

disqualification.

2024 Auckland Road Relay Championships

Infringements and Time Penalties

Wrong uniform 30 seconds

Number not clearly displayed 30 seconds

Number defaced 30 seconds

Making a false start/changing before or after the change zone 60 seconds

Running outside the course in a non-dangerous manner 60 seconds

Cutting a corner in a non-dangerous manner 60 seconds

Pacing in any manner 2 minutes

Being in possession of, or using, a banned device 2 minutes

Impeding another athlete or unsporting manner Team DQ

An athlete does not complete a lap Team DQ

An athlete does not run laps consecutively 7 minutes

Dropping the baton: If an athlete drops the baton, only that athlete can retrieve the baton, and must

restart running from the point at which the baton was dropped. Provided this rule is followed, and no other

athlete is impeded, dropping the baton shall not result in disqualification. However, if an athlete does not follow

this rule, their team shall be disqualified.

Uniform

All athletes shall compete in their official club uniform.

Race Number

All athletes shall wear their team’s assigned number on the front of their competition uniform, so that it

is clearly visible to race officials. The number may not be defaced or folded in any way.

Banned Devices

Any athlete contesting a lap shall not be in possession of, or use, an electronic device.

Entry Information

Entries close at 11.59pm on the Wednesday prior.

No entries on the day.

All entries must be made using the supplied Athletics Auckland entry form and be emailed to:

office@athleticsauckland.co.nz

Safety

Athletes shall at all times run between the cones. The course is closed to traffic. All athletes compete at

their own risk.

Protests and Appeals

All protests shall in the first instance be made to and decided by the Race Referee who may consult with

his/her assistants. All appeals against a referee’s decision shall be made to the jury of appeal in

accordance with the regulations laid down by Athletics Auckland. A fee of $50.00 is payable with each

appeal to the Competition Manager.

Timing

Each team will be supplied with a lap recording sheet. Teams are responsible for timing their athletes. All

team recording sheets must be handed into the Competition Manager in the control room within 10

minutes of the team finishing.

Athletics Auckland will only be responsible for the finish time of each team.

Club Duties

All clubs must supply 1 marshal for the duration of the event and must report by 12.30pm to the

Competition Manager.