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Summer athletics is in full swing with many events around the country for children, school athletes, Masters and everyone in between. We hope you are enjoying your athletics whether you are taking part, coaching, officiating, organising or just following the sport.

There’s still one more New Zealand Championship event before the end of 2017, the NZ Half Marathon Championships in Kerikeri this Saturday. There’s also the NZ Secondary Schools Championships. Lots to keep everyone busy!

In this issue of Athletics in Action we chat with Lilli Burdon about life at the University of Oregon and her plans for this season, we look at the innovative work going on at the Port Hills Athletic Club and we catch up with Auckland long jumper / sprinter Matthew Wyatt for our “Five minutes with …” segment.
There's much more in this issue of Athletics in Action, so keep reading.

 

 

Port Hills club embraces trail running

A refreshing dose of innovation, inspiration and perspiration has enabled the Port Hills Athletic Club to be awarded the privilege of organising the inaugural NZ Trail Running Championships next October..
Read more

 

Attitude award for Raylene Bates


Raylene Bates won the Shining Light award at the recent Attitude Awards. We think a big congratulations is in order for Raylene for this award, recognising all the fantastic work she does for Para athletics.

 

Weekly results roundup 

If you are new to the sport, you may not be aware of our weekly results service called the Weekly Roundup. Every Monday we send out an email to subscribers with highlights from the last seven days around NZ venues and looking at Kiwis competing overseas. If you would like to subscribe to this weekly service, head to the Athletics NZ website and subscribe on the bar at the bottom of the front page.

 

Rankings

We’ve added almost 600 performances to our Athlete Rankings Database over the last two weekends. A reminder that you can only be added into the database if you are a financial member of an affiliated club. The rankings section of our website features athlete profiles, yearly ranking lists, all-time lists and NZ records.
Check out our world-leading rankings database

 

Member Benefits


One of the advantages of belonging to an Athletics NZ affiliated club, and automatically becoming a member of Athletics NZ, is that you and your family can access the Athletics NZ Member Benefits  programme. The programme can save you money on travel, accommodation, rental cars, insurance, sports gear, sports medical products and more, just by being a member of your local athletics club. We feature some of our Member Benefits Partners below.
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If you’re looking for places to stay for your next event, work trip or holiday, why not try Choice Hotels! Our member benefits partner Choice Hotel Group offer Athletics NZ members, family and friends 15% discount on accommodation. Tick  SC15  and quote Client ID 00288970 when booking online or by phone.
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Where to find what you need

We have a lot of information for members and fans, it can sometimes seem a little daunting to locate what you want on our website, so here are some quick links:

 

What's next?

November 2017
18       NZ Half Marathon Champs        Kerikeri
24-26  North Island Masters Champs   Inglewood

December 2017
1         NZ Secondary School Champs  Hastings

January 2018
5-7     North Island Colgate Games      Auckland
6        Lovelock Classic                        Timaru
12-14 South Island Colgate Games     Timaru
17      Jumps 2 Music                           Hawera
19      Capital Classic & CG Trials        Wellington
20-27 Oceania Masters Champs          Dunedin
23      Cooks Classic & CG Trials         Whanganui
23      Potts Classic & CG Trials           Hastings
 

 

Previous issues of AiA

If you are new to Athletics in Action and would like to check out some previous issues, head to Athletics in Action

 

About Athletics in Action

Athletics in Action is a fortnightly e-newsletter, usually sent out on Thursdays full of great articles, profiles, interviews with athletes, latest updates and upcoming events in the world of athletics. If you'd no longer like to receive this newsletter you can unsubscribe using the link at the bottom of this email on the far left.

  
 

 

  
  
 

 

 

Big strides for Lilli Burdon

Kiwi Lilli Burdon is making big strides in the US and has her eye on making the New Zealand team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Steve Landells chats to the University of Oregon-based teenager about life at the spiritual home of US track and field and her development during two years of unforgettable running experiences..
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Five minutes with
Matthew Wyatt

The 2016 New Zealand 100m and long jump champion Matthew Wyatt is next up to answer our Five Minutes With questions..
Read more

 

NZ Half Marathon Champs


Kerikeri is the venue for the 2017 NZ Half Marathon Championships on 18 November, hosted by the ASB Kerikeri Half Marathon in the beautiful Bay of Islands. The fast, point to point course winds through great Far North scenery to the finish in central Kerikeri. Here’s our preview for the 2017 NZ Half Marathon Championships.
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NZ Sec Schools Champs


It’s only two weeks to the biggest track and field meeting of the year. The NZ Secondary Schools Champs in Hastings 1-3 December will be a fantastic meeting to be at. Entries close on 19 November (that’s this Sunday!), so if you want to compete, make sure your school enters you.
Find out more

 

Colgate Games


The iconic North and South Island Colgate Games are coming up in early 2018 - Auckland (5-7 Jan) and Timaru (12-14 Jan). These events for children from Grade 7 to Grade 14 are a lot of fun and well worth considering for a family break. Entries can only be done through your club and close with organisers on 30 November, so make sure you check with your club to find out when they want entries to them.
Find out more

 

Rotorua Marathon Discount


If you're thinking about running New Zealand's iconic Rotorua Marathon on 5 May 2018, we've got a special for Athletics NZ members. If you are a member of an affiliated Athletics NZ club, you can get $30 off the early bird price for the full marathon until the end of November. 
Get in now to save!

 

High Performance Topics

We’re rolling out nomination and selection information for upcoming international events so keep an eye on the 2018 Competitions page

Recent updates
2017 Oceania Half Marathon Champs  
2018 Gold Coast nomination criteria updated  

You can check out all the latest updates from our High performance team HERE.

 

Keeping your Asthma medication in check

Spring pollen is in the air and for a lot of you, that means asthma. The active ingredients in some of our common inhalers and medications are prohibited in sport, so you need to be familiar with which ones are allowed and which ones you will need a Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) for.
Check out DFSNZ’s comprehensive information for asthmatics HERE.

 

California Tour 2018

California beckons for New Zealand athletes looking for top performances and memories that will last a lifetime. 
The eighth California Track & Field Tour promises to be its best yet with meets over three weekends from April 3-23 in Southern and Central California.  
Greg Lautenslager, the tour’s coach and manager, knows his way around California. He competed throughout California during his running career and brought his university athletes to L.A., before moving to Nelson in 2002. 
Find out more

 

Official Chat

Important for Athletes, Coaches and Officials:
The IAAF have updated a number of rules that came into effect from 1 November 2017. The important ones relate to starting blocks, times for field event attempts, the start, relay races and throwing events
Check out the latest rules updates

Applications to officiate at major events are open for NZ Secondary Schools Champs, Colgate Games, and NZ Track & Field Champs.
Register to officiate now  

Want more information on officiating? Check out the updated information on the Officials pages of our website.

Copies of The Referee and IAAF Combined Events Scoring Tables are available.
Head to our Online Shop

 

Coaching Corner

If you are going to be involved in coaching in any capacity this summer from helping out at your local club to coaching Olympians, check out the coaching information and resources on our website

You’ll also benefit from an Athletics NZ Coach Membership. Athletics NZ Coach Memberships for the 2017/18 season are now available, so take the most of the support Athletics NZ offers by  Renewing Your Membership   or  Joining Online now!

If you are starting out in coaching we have some special online modules available just for you.

 

Are you up to date?

We want to keep all our members and fans right up to date with all the important news and happenings in the sport. Check out the latest offerings:
   Weekly Roundup (new)
   Club Chat Newsletter
   Official Focus Newsletter
   Athletics NZ website (updated)
   Athletics NZ High Performance (updated)
   Athletics NZ Rankings & Records (updated)
 

 
 
  
 
 

 

  

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