The Cook 5km Summer Series

The Cook 5km Summer Series Join us every Tuesday night during daylight savings for a 5k run or walk along the Waikato river path. Register at The Cook from 5:30pm. Come and have a go!

Hamilton City Hawks Road and XC members $7, Community Members $8. Your entry fee includes a beverage post-run. Register from 5:30pm onwards for a 6pm start. The route is an out and back along the river path. Check it out here: https://www.strava.com/segments/8614647

We also have a kids option - a 2km out and back. There are prizes to be won, so the more, the merrier! If you would like more infor

mation, please get in touch with one of our friendly volunteers through this page. Whether you are a regular runner, social runner or looking for some competition, this event has it all - a great workout, a sense of community and heaps of spot prizes to be won!

07/09/2026

Who is excited for Speedwork this week…
500s x 8 - 1 min 15 recovery
Model Boat area at the lake.
A bit of speed to tune up for the Club Champs.
5:20 at the Hamilton City HawksClub Rooms or
5:40 by the model boat area.

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07/09/2026

THE COUNTDOWN IS ON! 🏃‍♀️
September 29th is the date we launch back into it! 🙌🏼🔥

And, as per usual, you can pay for the full summer season in advance!

💰 Pay for 23 runs and get 25 — that’s TWO runs FREE!
Which also means TWO free beers! 🍻😉

🔹 Non-Hamilton City Hawks members: $184
🔹 Hamilton City Hawks members: $161

Save yourself the hassle of bringing cash or your card along every week — pay once and you’re sorted for the season! 👌🏼

We’ll also be looking for volunteers to help out with registration again. As a thank you, volunteers can choose between a free beer 🍺 or a free run for their next outing.

📩 PM me if you’re keen to help out and add your name to the volunteer list!

Bring on summer running! ☀️🏃‍♂️🦅

31/08/2026

Speed training tonight…
3 x 2k reps on the flat…

Meet 5:20 at the Hamilton City Hawks club
Or 5:30 at the Verandah Cafe at the lake

And we can start the countdown to the cook 5km summer series.
We always start after daylight savings kicks in so first event will be September 29. You can either do the last Fergus 5 Fun Run and Walk for the year or hit us for the first run of ours for the season.

24/08/2026

Return to The Rail Trail…
This weeks speed training session will again be 1k reps alongside the railway line on the Killarney Rd Rail trail…let’s build some real speed…!
4 x 1k
5.20 at the Hamilton City Hawks club or
5.45 at the rail trail Killarney road end.

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Speed training this week..Ruakiwi HillsHard up and easy down, x 12…5:20 at the Hamilton City Hawksclub or5:40 at the Lak...
17/08/2026

Speed training this week..Ruakiwi Hills
Hard up and easy down, x 12…

5:20 at the Hamilton City Hawksclub or
5:40 at the Lake entrance
Hosted by Dave/Rhys and maybe this guy??

This weeks speed training session will be 1k reps alongside the railway line on the Killarney Rd Rail trail… can you out...
10/08/2026

This weeks speed training session will be 1k reps alongside the railway line on the Killarney Rd Rail trail… can you outrun a train??

4 x 1k

5.20 at the Hamilton City Hawks club or
5.45 at the rail trail Killarney road end.
Hosted by Dave/Rhys…

06/08/2026

I can already confirm that we will have 10 Entries to Lugtons' Round the Bridges to give away as spot prizes this season.

05/08/2026

Lets start the countdown aye?
Sept 29 will be our first cook run for the 26/27 season.
New race bibs have been arranged. We will double check the course to make it as accurate a 5km as we can. We will be on the hunt for some new prize sponsors and also hopefully welcome back so old ones, cos we do love them so.
Itll be nice to see you all pounding the pavement again on those balmy tuesday nights.
cannot wait ;)

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03/08/2026

*** Let’s get some speed into those arms! ***
400s x 12 at the hockey grounds
5:20 from the Hamilton City Hawksclub rooms
or 5:40 at the Gallagher Hockey grounds at the lake.
Hosted by Dave/Rhys this week

27/07/2026

Tuesday Training 10 x 500m Reps on grass.
Hamilton City HawksClubrooms 5:20 or
Gallagher Hockey grounds at the lake 5:40

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The Cook, Hamilton East
Hamilton
3216

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