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Christchurch Motorway Half Marathon

Christchurch Motorway Half Marathon





Christchurch Motorway Half Marathon

Sunday 26th February 2023





Half Marathon - 21km
10km and 5km
Kidz Dash - 2km
RunRun7 - 12 Year Olds
WalkWalk

Hybrid



The Christchurch Motorway Half Marathon is being held on Sunday 26th February 2023, starting and finishing at the athletics track at Nga Puna Wai Sports Hub.


This is an amazing course and with no vehicles, allows runners and walkers to concentrate on your running. You will be able to see vehicles racing past on the motorway as you enjoy the relaxing fast run.


Christchurch Motorway Half Marathon will cater for all runners; whether you’re a beginner or an elite runner, this fast-flat course will give you the opportunity to do one of the fastest half’s, 10km or 5km you’ve ever done.


There will be a walking section in all 3 events the 5km, 10km & Half Marathon. With the Kidz Dash being a 2km run on the athletics track, 5 laps. This will give the children a flavour of the experience of running in a big event and on a world class surface.


We introduced the 5km in 2021 after numerous requests especially with the Start/Finish on the track.


Start Times

  • The start times are as follows:
  • Wave 1 - 8:30am - All Walkers and Hybrid Participants
  • Wave 2 - 9:00am - All Runners

  • Wave 3 - 9:05am - The Kidz Dash 2km on the track


Countdown to event

About

The Christchurch Motorway Half Marathon will see the runners run the Christchurch Southern Motorway on the cycle and walking paths.
There will be a drink station located throughout the run and locations will be advised prior to the event, once confirmation of the Southern Motorway completion. Due to Red Restrictions competitors have to be self reliant for drinks, no drinks are to be handed to competitors from anyone.










Half Marathon - 21km
Starting at Nga Puna Wai Sports Hub, on the athletics track. You will spread out around the one and a half laps of the track before moving to the warm up track behind the all weather track and onto the access way road to the Southern Motorway underpass, and running on the motorway pathways.
Refer Course for details of the run
Nothing like starting and finishing a Half Marathon in a Stadium and on a 400m athletics track.
There will be 1km markers throughout the event for the Half Marathon.




10km & 5km
The 5km &10km runners will start at the same time as the Half Marathon runners and will run out through the underpass and continue toward Carrs Basin. When the 5km runners reach the 2.5km marker they turn and come back to Nga Puna Wai and when the 10km runners reach the 5km marker, they turn and return to the Finish at Nga Puna Wai with both the 5 and 10km doing the one and a half laps of the track to finish
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Walkers/Hybrid
Walkers and Hybrid competitors will start 30 minutes before the runners start. We ask all runners during the event to let walkers know if they’re coming up on them. Walkers, please be aware of runners coming up on you throughout the event.
Hybrid competitors can run and walk when they like, although we ask that competitors don't run the full distance as this isn't in the spirit of the category. This is mainly for walkers that might want to run a bit.

Contact information

Event contact
John Moore
Email
john@cjmsevents.co.nz
Phone
027 226 7769