Author: Phil Coakes

It was a welcoming sight for everyone arriving for the 2025 VP5k, unlike previous years everyone was greeted with what could only be described as brilliant conditions, 7 Colts (1k), 14 Walkers and 17 Runners (5k), starting order all based on handicaps, was a day where everyone  gave their all, impressive determination, with a few…

A sunny day, with a cooling breeze, there was a lineup of 14 Walkers (1500m) 11 Colts (800m) 11 Runners combined to run the Ted Brown and McStay (1500m). All races being handicap resulted in very close racing, and thrilling finishes which kept timekeepers and place recorders on their toes.  

You could not have asked for a better day to “open” the 2025 “Harrier Season” the sun was out, the sky was blue, a few had “new shoes” 60 odd members and new members greeted each other and new friends were made during the variety of runs and walks. … ending with a social feed…

Our Opening Day of the “2025 Harrier Season” will be on Saturday 29th March at 1.30pm at . our clubrooms top of Middleton Rd Corstorphine. Runners and Walkers of all abilities most welcome. Come join us, get to know the club that that organises one of the counties premier events , the Emerson’s Dunedin Marathon….

The New Zealand Track and Field were held at the Caledonian Ground Dunedin from Friday 6th to Sunday 9th of March, among the elite of track and field were three of our very talented “elite” Hadlee Edmunds Menzie Saker and Eve Kelleher, they can be extremely proud of their performances, footing with the very top…

Otago Track and Field Championship were held on 15th – 16th February, earlier the 10,000m and 2000m/3000m Steeplechase were held, 13 club members took part and picked up a number of Otago titles. Becky de la Harpe Senior Women 3000m 1st 10:37:91 Eve Kelleher Girls U16 2000m Steeplechase 1st 7:57:26 3000m 1st 11:09:66 Evelyn Armstrong…

The first Track and Field for 2025 was held on Saturday 25th Janurary. A small number of “Cavy” members enjoyed the afternoon in pleasant windless conditions. Hadlee Edmunds, Henry Hodgson, Andrew McCraig, Evelyn Armstrong, Becky da la Harpe, Dan O’Brien and Phil Coakes.             Up and Coming Otago Track and…

It happens every 12 months, another year has gone by, we have run, walked, raced on road, cross-country and, track and field, the young and old, the fast and the slow, all part of a very active year that had the “black and white” challenging for honors in everything they took part in. The ”2024…

Saturday 5th of October was the closing day of the 2024 “Harrier” season, always sad for it to come to an end, the greatest relief on the day was that the relentless rain of the previous days had stopped, groups of runners and walkers headed out into surrounding areas, with the general topic on how…

It was be a challenging day for our 7 teams of 6, a mix of runners an walkers and officials, the 2024 Winding Vines Relay, it was to be an enjoyable day in spite of the ever changing weather, stretched out for 30k from Portobello to Port Chalmers, those on the final legs lucky to…