06/09/2026
Senior training update leading up to the Auckland Road Relays THIS Sunday
Well done to everyone who took part in Te Hāora as an athlete or a helper on the day. A big team effort meant the event was a big success and lots of fun! Owai results below - and for Terence's fabulous photos, check our page!
This Sunday afternoon is the Auckland Road Relays … so another chance for our Road Relay squads to get out there. It’s also the last round of the Senior Winter League … and after Sunday, we’re within striking distance! Entries need to be in on Wednesday so if you’re available, please register and we’ll put you in a team. The more teams we have out there, the more points we’ll get. The race is at Mt Smart.
Race format: (Note – each lap is about 2.5km)
• 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.
• 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.
Register here to be in one of our teams (all grades – juniors, seniors and masters) https://www.owairakaathletics.co.nz/events-1/auckland-road-relays
Also coming up soon:
Saturday 3 October - New Zealand Road Relay Champs, Halcombe, Wanganui-Manawatu. Teams are being finalised this week - so join an Owai team here: https://www.owairakaathletics.co.nz/events-1/2026-nz-road-relays
TRAINING THIS WEEK
Tuesday
Meet at 5.55pm Lovelock Track
Free-range acceleration run (20 mins out, progress the pace on the way back)
If 100% start at M pace and increase on the way back. If not 100% stay at M pace. Route is Sandringham, over the motorway, along the cycle path, around Keith Hay park, etc. Turn around at 20 mins.
Thursday
Meet at 5.550pm Lovelock Track
Up to 15 x 2 mins (r 60 seconds)
At between 5 to 10km race pace (what you could hold for 20-30 minutes). For the 60 second recoveries jog to nearest 200m mark on the track and start the next one from there. If not 100%, do the ons at more like HM/1hr pace.
RESULTS - Te Hāora
Senior Men
Greyhounds - Rohan Kanagasundaram, Lachlan Cameron, Sam Ge**er, Anton Weatherhead – 3rd
Oscar’s team – Oscar Mahy, Mark Morrisey, Johnathan Gee, Tom Grace – 5th
Senior Women
Clare Lund, Isabelle Brunton, Grace Parkinson, Zoe Gowers – 4th
U20 Women
Annika Vashi, Isabella Brown, Carys Douglas-Jones, Magdelena Eftimova – 1st
Masters Women
Emily Harvey, Tanya Hammond, Kathleen Hudson. Kirsty Macfarlane – 1st
M35s
Mariano’s team – Mariano Piagentini, Karl Kalders, Jon Turner, Nick Pannet – 1st
Adam and the Ants – Dion O’Neale, Hamish Gunns, Simon Mace, Adam Berry – 3rd
Men 50s
Keith’s team – Keith Burrows, Dan Coates, Nick Moore – 1st
Jerym’s team – Jerym Brunton, Anthony Lo, Pete Kenny, James Clendon – 3rd
Mens 60s
Malcolm Webb, Sudhakar Soma, Simon Haysom, Jeff Wilson – 2nd
Full results and lap splits for those interested are here: https://my.raceresult.com/413179/
