Caversham Children's Athletics

This Saturday 23 May - Combined Clubs Bayfield Park Handicap Cross Country 2026 - a 1km lap grassed course around the manicured Bayfield Park fields

🖤 1 km/1 lap (kids under 8)
🖤 2 km/2 laps (kids under 14)

Please register your own entries as soon as you can to make it easier for the handicapper:
https://leithharriers.com/bayfield-park-5km-handicap-2026/

This Saturday 16 May is the Leith Cross Country Relays & Ponydale Challenge 🏃🏼🏃🏻‍♀️🏃🏼‍♂️

There’s two options for kids - an U10/U12 individual race, and an U14 team relay race.

Full details are available here: https://leithcrosscountryrelays.leithharriers.com/race-details

If your child would like to run in a relay team for Cavy, please let Evelyn know before Wednesday 8pm. If your child would like to run in the individual race, please enter them either before or on the day.

*If your child wants to run in a relay team, it’s preferable they do not run in the individual race as well. This means the whole team will be fresh and ready to do their best for each other 🤍🖤🤍

Calling all Cross Country fans! Athletics Otago is running a monthly cross country series for kids and teens this winter.

These sessions are designed to help young runners:
• learn cross country skills
• gain race confidence
• understand warm-ups, tactics & recovery
• prepare for Cross Country Nationals (Christchurch – 1 August)

Each session includes:
- A short, easy run
- A practical learning session
- Snacks and connection time

DETAILS
Location: Caledonian Ground (sending to all clubs in case you have kids and teens that happen to be in Dunedin on these dates)

🕘 9:30–10:30am

Dates:
• Sunday 17 May – Recovery run + warm-ups & drills
• Sunday 21 June – XC-specific running + race tactics
• Sunday 12 July – Easy run + tapering for big races

✅ Free
✅ Open to primary & secondary school runners
✅ All clubs welcome
✅ Parents welcome to run at the same time

📌 Register here: https://events.mygameday.app/event/xcnationalsprep2026 on Gameday Athletics Otago Kids & Teens Cross Country Series
(Helps us plan running groups and food!)

THIS SATURDAY 9 MAY - Caversham Harriers 2026 VP5K Race - Colts 1km Challenge (15yrs and under) at Bayfield Park. Race starts at 1.30pm. Entries close @ 8pm Wednesday 6th May: https://cavershamharriers.co.nz/uncategorized/2026-vp5k-online-entry-now-open/

Kids in action at Caversham Club's Ted Brown Memorial Cup, 18th April. Congrats to Sammy for taking out the Colts Challenge 🏆

Full results:https://cavershamharriers.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/2026-Ted-Brown-Memorial-1.pdf

Anyone keen for Lovelock Relays this weekend? Under 12 and Under 14 teams available. Everyone runs 750m. Comment below or message below if you are keen.

Cavy Kids - join us for the first Club event of the Harrier/Winter season THIS SATURDAY 18 APRIL 🖤 The Ted Brown & McStay 2026 Memorial Cups consists of a number of handicap races at Kaikorai Valley College - for the under 16's the Colts Challenge Cup is 800m race on a specially marked 400m track. First race starts at 2pm. Entries close @ 8pm Wednesday 15th April:
https://cavershamharriers.co.nz/uncategorized/2026-ted-brown-and-mcstay/