Pakuranga Athletic Club

A foggy, cold start for our Taupō runners turned into a stunning blue-sky day. Congratulations to the following club members who competed at today’s North Island Cross Country Champs. A special shout-out to our North Island Champion Will Parkinson who won the Boys U14 race, to our three second placers Fred, Rachel and Imogen, and to Anya for her podium place.

Masters Men 80-84: Fred Burke 2nd
Masters Men 70-74: Richard Thomson 7th
Masters Women 50-54: Rachel Penney 2nd
Women U20: Imogen Barlow 2nd
Girls U16: Olivia Stone 7th
Boys U14: Will Parkinson 1st; Fletcher O’Brien 22nd
Boys U12: Vito Feng 7th, Kayno Kaitoa 13th, Jensen O’Meara 32nd
Boys U10: Carter Flowers 5th
Girls U10: Anya O’Meara 3rd; Haydee Kaitoa 11th

Huge congratulations to everyone who took part in The Great Jigsaw Challenge at the club this afternoon. We ran 48 km to collect jigsaw pieces then worked together in our teams to put them together in record time. Special congratulations to the pink team who collected all their pieces in and completed their puzzle first.

It was great to see some new faces at the club this afternoon too - we hope you'll join us again next Saturday afternoon - same time.

Many thanks to Sarah D, Sarah B, Errol and Jessie who helped run the event today, to James for helping with the warm up, Neil for being our race starter, and Maddy for running the kitchen. Fabulous teamwork everyone!

Attention all Cross Country and Road athletes - It's back this Saturday - The Great Jigsaw Race!

We'll be running in teams around the top field to collect jigsaw pieces as quickly as possible then racing in to the clubrooms and working in our teams to put our jigsaws together. First team to complete their jigsaw gets the treats!

Everyone is welcome - juniors, youth, seniors and masters. Please meet in the clubrooms around 2 pm so we can put everyone in teams then we'll head to the top field for a warm-up before the ho**er goes.

It's going to be heaps of fun - we look forward to seeing you.

Huge congratulations to Masters' throws athlete Mark Powell who has been collecting medals in competitions in Asia.

Mark recently competed at the Malaysian International Open Masters Championships in Kuala Lumpur where he won a silver medal in the javelin (as well as 4th place finishes in both discus and shotput). He then moved on to the Sabah Masters Athletic Championships in Kota Kinabulu (Borneo) where he won bronze in shotput and GOLD in discus. Mark commented that throwing in 34oC temperatures was great but the 80% humidity was a little brutal!

Our Masters' Throws group, lead by Mark, have their next Winter Throws' Meet on Saturday the 18th of July at the Pakuranga track. Beginner/novice/'haven't thrown since college' adult throwers are very welcome. Coaching provided; a good time and lots of laughs guaranteed. Contact [email protected] if you are interested and we'll put you in touch with Mark.

A huge congratulations to everyone who ran at the club today. We LOVED seeing you add an extra km to how far you usually run for our Run For The Ball Challenge - great effort everyone!

And many thanks to everyone who joined us in the clubrooms to watch the All Whites. Unfortunately the result wasn't what we hoped for but the atmosphere was awesome - a fun way to spend a Saturday afternoon together.

And we're all sorted with our teams for the Round of 32. Who will win the FIFA ball and bar tab? It's going to be an exciting competition!

⚽🏃 Don't forget – our Run for the Ball World Cup Challenge is on today!

If you're not competing at Long Bay, come down to the club!

🕑 Sign in by 2.15 pm for a 2.30 pm start.

Choose your own challenge by running as many 1 km laps of the top field as you can. Complete your challenge and you'll pick a mystery envelope containing your FIFA World Cup country.

🏆 If your country wins the World Cup, you'll win:
⚽ A replica FIFA World Cup football
🍟 A $30 club tab to spend at the bar or kitchen!

Then stick around to watch the All Whites take on Belgium on the big screen from 3.00 pm. Bar open and complimentary nibbles provided.

A great afternoon of running, football and club fun. See you there! 💙🤍❤️

Wild winds, horizontal rain, mud slides, stream crossings, steeple chase hurdle, huge numbers on the start line - Wellington sure put on a proper cross country weekend for the New Zealand Secondary Schools Cross Country Champs.

Congratulations to club members:

SENIOR BOYS: Jackson Pinique 16th (St Peter's College), Matthew Watkins 29th (Ruawai)
SENIOR GIRLS: Imogen Barlow 11th (9th excluding Aussie visitors) (Glendowie)
U17 BOYS: William Moulder 7th (St Peter's), Kade McLoughlan 31st (Botany Downs Secondary)
U17 GIRLS: Rachel Wagener 5th (St Cuthbert's)
JUNIOR GIRLS: Olivia McLean 21st (Baradene)
JUNIOR BOYS: Tobias Crowhurst 13th (Macleans)
YEAR 9 BOYS: Will Parkinson 4th (Sacred Heart)
YEAR 9 GIRLS: Olivia Stone 5th (Botany Downs Secondary)

The sun came out for the Sunday Regional Cross Country Relays with five of our club members taking part:
SENIOR BOYS: William Moulder (Auckland A team) - 3rd of 22 teams
SENIOR GIRLS: Rachel Wagener (Auckland A team) - 4th, Imogen Barlow (Auckland B team) - 5th of 14 teams
JUNIOR GIRLS: Olivia McLean (Auckland B team) - 4th of 11 teams
YEAR 9 BOYS: Will Parkinson (Auckland A team) - 2nd of 11 teams

For full results: https://www.webscorer.com/racealldetails?raceid=436872

⚽🏃 Not racing at Long Bay this Saturday? We've got something special for you at the club! 🏃⚽

Come along and take part in our World Cup Challenge Run!

This Saturday (27th June)
🕑 Sign in by 2.15 pm for a 2.30 pm start

Set yourself a challenge by choosing how many 1 km laps of the top field you'd like to run. Complete your challenge and you'll earn the chance to choose a mystery envelope...

🌍 Inside will be one of the countries competing in the FIFA World Cup. We'll display everyone's names alongside their country in the clubrooms and cheer them on throughout the tournament.

When the World Cup is over, the athlete whose country wins it all will take home:
⚽ A fantastic replica FIFA World Cup football
🍔 PLUS a $30 bar or tuck shop tab!

It's a fun way to challenge yourself, support your World Cup team and be in to win a great prize. See you at the club on Saturday! 💙🤍

The timing is perfect so - come join us in the clubrooms on Saturday to watch the All Whites take on Belgium in the FIFA World Cup - 3 pm kick-off. Bar will be open and nibbles provided.

There will be a run/walk at the club for all those not competing in the GP at Long Bay - 2.30 pm start for juniors. Seniors - work out your own start time so you are showered and have a drink in your hand by 3 pm.

Everyone invited! Bring your best cheering voices!