by Hayden Bell | Jan 27, 2023 | Hatea Grand Prix
2023 Hatea Grand Prix – Event 1 Results New year, new location, new points scoring system, new trophies up for grabs, what more could one ask for? It must have been a hit as 46 runners showed up which took organisers by suprise. Conditions were great, vibes were...
by Dwayne Collecutt | Nov 27, 2022 | Standalone Events
A Soggy Finish William Fraser Memorial Park played host to 31 exceptional runners who attended the Athletics Northland Road Championships this Sunday morning. The rain did it’s best to hold off until the end, alas, it did not and dumped on the final third of the...
by Dwayne Collecutt | Nov 4, 2022 | Running Stories
In torrential rain and a solid wind, a hardy bunch of Whangarei runners headed down to compete in the 2nd Auckland Marathon of 2022. They all did us proud overcoming their own individual challenges to cross the line with some impressive times. Inspirational Judith...
by Hayden Bell | Sep 24, 2022 | Hatea Harriers 5k
Hatea Road Champs @ Whangarei parkrun 24.09.2022 For the third year running, we held our annual road champs at Whangarei parkrun. Well done to the 29 members that showed up, it was nice to see everyone wearing their club colours. Special mention goes to Dwayne...
by Hayden Bell | Jul 20, 2022 | Hatea Night Series
The last event of the Hatea Night Series took us to the Kamo shared path for our annual 1km down hill dash. 17 keen runners fronted on a perfect evening for running. Sam Rout, Dwayne Collecutt, Scott Moyse, & Tim Goodwin; all smoked it to come in under 3 minutes. ...
by Hayden Bell | Jul 13, 2022 | Hatea Night Series
Event 4 of the Night Series took us to Mair Park, which has become a favourite and regular on our night series in the past. Cool dry conditions treated the 17 runners who fronted tonight. Thanks to Jim Kettlewell and Kay Lengyel for putting tonights event together....
by Hayden Bell | Jul 6, 2022 | Hatea Night Series
After a week of wild wet, the imaginary weather gods played ball and gave a great conditions to run in tonight. Kudos goes to the 10 hearty souls that showed up tonight and gave it a go, a big thank you to Jim Kettlewell for organising. Next week we meet at Mair Park,...
by Hayden Bell | Jun 29, 2022 | Hatea Night Series
This evenings run was the first time we’ve run on the new shared path at Tikipunga and by all accounts it was a great run. Weather conditions were as we’ve come to expect during the Night Series; Cold! Windy! & Wet! Thanks to the hearty souls that came...
by Hayden Bell | Jun 22, 2022 | Hatea Night Series
This evening 25 hearty runners gathered in the cold and dark on the side of Parihaka for our annual Spooky Chase handicapped run. Runners selected their start wave based on their 5km times and set off to beat the chaser. This years chaser was Francoios Joubert whos...
by Hayden Bell | Apr 11, 2022 | Running Stories, Hatea Staples
At Hatea Run, one of our staple long runs in the Glenbervie Forest is the pack run over the Look Out Loop. If you’re a regular runner with a few half marathons under your belt, you’ll know what I’m talking about. If you’re new to Whangarei and distance running,...
