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1 week ago

Wellington Harrier Athletic Club
WOW! What an amazing weekend for WHAC athletes! On Friday, at the Old Ghost Ultra, Sarah Tatton came 2nd in the Open Women's 85km! Meanwhile John O'Driscoll finished 15th in the Open Men's division - both finishing in under 9hours! 💪 Full results here: results.sporthive.com/events/6768708488144124160On Saturday, at the track our WHAC walkers came home with 4 medals! Daniel du Toit and Sarah du Toit won the senior men's mile and U16 girl's mile in 6.20:55 and 9:35.43 respectively. Meanwhile Danielle McLean and Joseph du Toit came silver in the senior women's mile and U16 boy's mile in 8:55.78 and 11:12.98 respectively! 🥇🥇🥈🥈Also on Saturday in the Challenge Wanaka Half, Emily McNaughtan was the 5th woman home (and 25th overall!) 😍 Full results here: www.sportsplits.com/races/integrity-homes-challenge-wanaka-2021AND finally, on Sunday, WHAC had a strong performance at Round the Bays, with Isaac Murphy winning the men's 6.5km, Nathan Tse winning the men's 10km, Daniel Clendon winning the active families 6.5km, Alex Jones coming second in the 6.5km buggy walk and Sarah Riceman taking home the bronze in the women's half marathon! Full results: www.sportsplits.com/races/brendan-foot-supersite-round-the-bays-2021 ...

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Wellington Harrier Athletic Club

2 weeks ago

Wellington Harrier Athletic Club
Huge congrats to our amazing middle distance athletes, Maia Wilkinson, Phoebe Squire, Eliza Squire, who won the prestigious Dianne Rodgers 1500m teams title at the Porritt Classic last night. Maia finished 3rd, Eliza 4th and Phoebe 7th - fantastic results!! ...

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Wellington Harrier Athletic Club

4 weeks ago

Wellington Harrier Athletic Club
And just like that - it's the end of the first month of 2021! And with January coming to a close, WHAC is pleased to announce our first WHAC-lete for 2021 - Isaac Murphy! 😍We chatted to Isaac over the weekend - check it out! 🏃 ...

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Wellington Harrier Athletic Club

1 month ago

Wellington Harrier Athletic Club
Come along to the WHAC Clubrooms next Tuesday to our educational seminar on the very important but little known condition Relative Energy Deficiency in Sports (REDs) taken by physiotherapist and WHAC club member Jean Kozyniak. ...
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NOTICES

19th Sept Road Champs results Individual, Teams, Kids

Old Boys handicap race results here.

Needle Relay
Saturday 25 July 2020.

Turkey Trot Results, Teams, Quickest Laps, Records

Please refer to the Calendar tab for current information regarding WHAC races and events, interclub races, and national championships.

 

Resnick Results here

Press/Palmer Results here

Donaldson Memorial Results here

 

CLUBROOMS REOPENED – 2020 HARRIER SEASON UNDERWAY SATURDAY 13th JUNE AT 2:00PM

Fantastic news that the country’s efforts have resulted in alert level 1. We are very pleased to announce that effective from 9th June, the clubrooms are reopened for general use.

We are therefore able to commence our Saturday afternoon pack runs / walks this coming Saturday 13th June.

For all Saturday afternoons please be at the clubrooms by 1:45pm for a 2:00pm start.

13 June                Pack runs / walks
20 June                Pack runs / walks
27 June                Official Harrier Season Opening & Donaldson Memorial Relay

Please refer to the Calendar tab for current information regarding WHAC races and events, interclub races, and national championships.

WELCOME

Welcome to the home of Wellington Harrier Athletic Club, Wellington’s oldest and most prestigious harrier club.

Founded in 1903, Wellington Harriers is in its 118th year of competition. Everyone is welcome to join WHAC. We cater for all levels, ages and events for those wanting to improve fitness through to regional and national competition. We host a number of club runs, interclub and social events throughout the year.

During the winter, training is based from our clubrooms nestled in the heart of Wellington, on Mt Victoria. In the summer months we train and compete at Newtown Park’s all-weather Track and Field facility.

For up to date news, photos and results check out our facebook page.

Welcome aboard!

 

Calendar

2020 Winter Calendar

(as at 10 June 2020)

Febuary 23 Matairangi Trail Run Velodrome
March 7 Club clean up Clubrooms
April
May
June 1 Queen’s birthday
6
13 Club runs / walks Clubrooms
20 Club runs / walks Clubrooms
27 Official Harrier Season Opening & Donaldson Memorial Relay Clubrooms
 School Holidays July 4th-20th pending
July 4 Press/Palmer Cups Clubrooms
11 Club runs / walks Clubrooms
18 Resnick Cup Road Race Clubrooms
19(Sun) Honest 10k Freyberg
25 Needle Relay (Inter-club) Evans Bay Wind Needle
August 1 Club runs / walks Clubrooms
5 College Sport Wellington Cross Country  Champs Trentham
8 Victoria University Relay (inter-club) Mackays Crossing
15 Club runs/walks Clubrooms
16(Sun) Wellington Cross Country Champs (inter-club) Harcourt Park
16(Sun) Honest 10k Freyberg
17 AGM (provisional) Clubrooms
22 Joint Club run Olympic & Scotttish Harriers Wilton Bowling Club
29 Club runs / walks Clubrooms
29 New Zealand Cross Country Champs Dunedin
30(Sun) Wellington Marathon, Half, 10k  (inc Wellington Half Marathon Champs) Sky Stadium
September 5 Henderson Relay (U14) and club runs / walks Clubrooms
12 Old Boys Memorial Road Race Clubrooms
19 Wellington Road Running  Champs (inter-club) Wainuiomata
20(Sun) Honest 10k

Big Breakfast

 Freyberg
24 Inter regional XC (primary schools) Harcourt Park
26 Club runs/walks Clubrooms
26 Joint Club run Olympic & Scotttish Harriers

New Zealand Marathon Champs

 Clubrooms

Rotorua
29 School holidays Sept 26 – October11
October 3 NZ Road Relays Feilding
10 Club runs / walks – Seniors and masters only Clubrooms
11(Sun) Masterton Marathon, Half, 10k, 5k (inc WLG Marathon Champs) Masterton
17 Bernie Portenski Memorial Handicap Titahi Bay
18(Sun) Honest 10k Freyberg
18(Sun) NZ Trail Champs Christchurch
24 Club runs / walks – seniors & masters only Clubrooms
26 Labour day
31 Club runs / walks – Seniors and masters only Clubrooms
November 1(Sun) Auckland Marathon Auckland
7 New Zealand Road Championships Auckland
14 NZ 24 Hour Track Champs Auckland
15(Sun) Honest 10k (Summer Series) Freyberg

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The Vosseler Shield

The Vosseler Shield is arguably one of New Zealand’s toughest interclub races on the winter calender. Held annually on Mt. Victoria, the event features over four hundred athletes from various clubs across the lower North Island. The shield was named after Frederick Vosseler, a prominent Wellington businessman who helped found the Wellington Harrier club in 1903. In 1923 he presented the Vosseler Shield to his old running club for the annual cross-country fixture. In its early days the Vosseler Shield race started from Lyall Bay and went around the hills above Moa Point. It became a Mt Victoria event in the 1950s, when Wellington Harriers relocated to Alexandra Road.

History

Wellington Harrier Athletic Club is one of the oldest harrier and sporting clubs in New Zealand. Founded in 1903, the first pack run set off from the Basin Reserve on the afternoon of Saturday 4 April, with a second and main opening run on the afternoon of Saturday 18 April. In the early years most of the club’s activities revolved around a weekly pack run held each Saturday. The location of the start varied week to week between various church halls and private homes around the district, a practice that still continues today from our clubrooms located on Mt. Victoria in the heart of Wellington.

The first Wellington Harriers Cross Country Championship was held in 1905. The race was held over five miles at the local Island Bay Racecourse with eleven starters. Wellington Harriers first came to prominence at the 1909 NZAAA National Cross Country held in Timaru finishing second in the club race behind Caversham. Since then Wellington Harriers has become widely recognised both Nationally and Locally as being one of New Zealand’s most successful harrier clubs. In 1984, Wellington Harriers Senior Men secured their first off two National Road Relay titles during the decade. A decade which included a host of National medals and New Zealand Representative’s such as the house hold names of Froude, McCallum and Drake.

Caption: A young Dallas McCallum

The 1990’s saw the rise of Wellington Harrier’s as a stable for producing some of New Zealand’s best female athletes. In particluar Barbara Moore (Bronze 1990 CWG 10,000m), Hare, O’Rourke and Humphries leading the charge. On the 22nd March 1997 it was unanimously agreed that Wellington Harriers would merge with the local Wellington Track and Field Club (WTFC) to form Wellington Harrier Athletic Club (WHAC). Since the formation of WHAC the club’s involvement in he track and field scene has continued to grow, to the point where we may now be considered the premier track and field club in the region, among the top T&F clubs in the country. WHAC has also developed a strong Children’s athletic’s programme which usually sees over 100 children at club days.

      

In 2003, WHAC celebrated 100 years of running and is proud to be one of New Zealand’s longest standing Harrier and Athletic Clubs. The club continues to grow with over four hundred members from children through to masters.

Life Members