North Canterbury News: February 15, 2024
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NEWS<br />
The <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>February</strong> <strong>15</strong>, <strong>2024</strong><br />
Iconic Kaiapoi fun run and walk for all<br />
By ROBYN BRISTOW<br />
Serious runners, and those not so serious,<br />
will all be able to test their fitness at the<br />
annual Kaiapoi Fun Run and Walk on<br />
Sunday, March 10.<br />
The everpopular event starts at Murphy<br />
Park by the Kaiapoi Borough School and<br />
follows the picturesque Kaiapoi River<br />
through the centre of Kaiapoi up to the<br />
Silverstream Village, and back again,<br />
finishing at the Kaiapoi Borough School.<br />
The 10km and 5km courses are also<br />
open to walkers young and old who want to<br />
keep their fitness up.<br />
The course is suitable for prams and<br />
strollers if you want to bring your young<br />
ones along, but not scooters and bikes.<br />
The 10km walkers start at 8.30am, with a<br />
9am start for the 5km walk/run, and the<br />
10km run.<br />
The 10km course is run on aunique<br />
course very different from most around<br />
the district.<br />
It is 99 percent off road, so the<br />
competitors can relax and enjoy the run/<br />
walk alongside the Kaiapoi River without<br />
having to worry about traffic.<br />
For the not so serious runners there is a<br />
5km course that follows the same route up<br />
to the start of Lineside Road on the south<br />
side of the river, and then returns to finish<br />
at Kaiapoi Borough School.<br />
The first three men, and the first three<br />
women running the 10km or 5km courses<br />
will receive certificates to acknowledge<br />
their times on the day.<br />
All competitors who attend the<br />
prizegiving are eligible for spot prizes<br />
which have been donated by local<br />
businesses.<br />
The prizegiving will begin once all<br />
competitors are back at Kaiapoi Borough<br />
School.<br />
The Kaiapoi Fun Run Committee would<br />
like to thank All Together Kaiapoi, Wilson<br />
Traffic Management, Environment<br />
<strong>Canterbury</strong>, the Waimakariri District<br />
Council, Kaiapoi New World, and the<br />
many volunteers in Kaiapoi and<br />
Silverstream, who all contribute to making<br />
the event avery successful one.<br />
Entry to the run and walk is $10 for five<br />
years and over, and free for under five<br />
years. Online registration is open. To<br />
register go to: events.humanitix.com/<br />
5<br />
kaiapoifunrunandwalk<strong>2024</strong>. All event<br />
participants need to check inatthe<br />
Kaiapoi Borough School from 8.10am.<br />
Cash entries will also be accepted from<br />
8.10am on the day. For any queries please<br />
email, events@blackwellsdeptstore.co.nz.<br />
And they’re off ... Runners head off at the start of apast Kaiapoi Fun Run.<br />
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