Summer Sport and Mountain Biking

Last week 8 students competed in the Canterbury Primary Schools' Summer Tournament. Tom D, Tom M, Sarah C and James finished 4th in the Boys' Tennis Competition at Wilding Park and Dylan P, Bailey W, Bailey H, & Hayden finished 6th in the Golf at Everglades Golf Course.

Fernside congratulates and supports its 8 students who will represent us and the Rakahuri Zone at the Canterbury Athletics Championships next week. They are:

13+ yr Boys 100m, Long Jump & 1200m	Dylan McCord
13+ yr Boys 1200m	James McEwan
9yr High Jump	Felix Horwarth
13+ yr Boys HJ	Ben Hampton
10yr Girls 50m , 1000m distance run	Alyssa Harnett
10yr Girls 80m, 1000m run, Long Jump	Lillie Rayner
10yr Girls High Jump	Erina Van Der Meys
12yr Girls High Jump	Aleisha Malcolm

The Rakahuri Mountain Bike Rage

The Rakahuri Rage is a new endurance mountainbiking event to be held beside the Ashley River just north of Rangiora in March 2015.  Teams of 2-4 riders will race for 6 hours around a 7km course, with the aim to complete as many laps as possible in that time.  The course has been designed to suit riders of all abilities, mixing fast and flat sections with areas requiring a bit more technical skill to challenge everyone.  New tracks are currently being created for this event, which winds through the trees on the south side of the Ashley Riverbed near the Rangiora Race Course, linking existing biking and walking tracks with stopbank roads.

The event is being held to raise funds so the Mainpower Sports Trust can extend the MainPower Primary School Swimming Programme  and to promote sport and recreation in the region with a local based event.  In 2016 Mainpower intends having an event just for primary school children on the night before but this will depend on how well it goes in March. 

The Rakahuri Rage is all about encouraging riders to have a go and challenge themselves while being part of a supportive team which might be made up of workmates, family or friends.  Entries are limited to 200 teams, with each team given an area right next to the track to set up a gazebo or tent so they can relax between laps.  The race will start at 10am and finish at 4pm.  

The race is open to all riders over 12 years old, with a variety of team categories available to enter...

Corporate   /   Mixed   /   Open Men’s   /   Open Women’s   /   School / Family   /    Veteran Men’s   /   Veteran Women’s (over 35 years)  /  Old Cranks (over 50 years)    

Cost is $55 per rider with all proceeds going to the MainPower Primary Schools Swimming Programme

For more information and online entry forms, visit...

www.rakahuri-rage.nz

Entry forms are also available from Push Bikes Rangiora and the Sports Centre, East Belt, Rangiora