Southland Centennial Relays
Sat, 30 Apr
|Auckland
A fun .. and very historic XC relay
Time & Location
30 Apr 2022, 1:00 pm
Auckland, 250 West Tamaki Road, Glendowie, Auckland 1071, New Zealand
About the Event
Format - teams of 3 or 4 run for line honours (fastest team in category) and handicapped honours (closest to predicted time). It's flat, grassy and usually fast at this time of year. No watches, pacing or any devices are allowed.
The event is officially called Southland Centennial Relays in memory of a torch bearing long distance relay between Waitangi (I think) and Invercargill for the Southland Centennial celebrations in 1956. It was hosted by Owairaka historically and then ACA took it over at some stage and it was moved to Sacred Heart College when War Memorial Park started to be fenced off for the native plant nursery.
Here's some history...
"Syd [ Morrow ex-ex- president had a chat with Charlie Petrie's widow about this certificate [on display in the clubroom] and the relays: "A group of athletes from the club were invited to go along and be part of…