Centennial Park, Timaru Sprint

Welcome to the Centennial Park (Timaru) Sprint Event, Saturday 20 August. Please see below for some important information on the event.

Map: Centennial Park (re-mapped 2015)

Event Type: Long, Middle and Short sprint courses

Planner: Tom Harding

Controller: Mike Harding

Co-ordinator: ??

Start Times:  11am-2.30pm (course closure 3pm)

Getting there: From Christchurch (travelling south): in Timaru turn right off the main road (SH1) onto Wai-iti Road at the bottom of the Caroline Bay Hill (just before the town centre). Turn hard left onto Otipua Road at roundabout (c.2km). Travel southeast down Otipua Road for c.750m to the entrance to Centennial Park (at stone gates), at Church Street intersection.

From Dunedin (travelling north): turn left off the main road (SH1) onto Otipua Road approximately 750m after entering the Timaru 50km zone. Travel up Otipua Road for c.2.5km to the entrance to Centennial Park (at stone gates), at Church Street intersection.

Parking: Park on Otipua Road.

Getting to the Event Centre: Walk into Centennial Park, downhill following control flags. Follow the park road southwest across the bridge to a small car park on right where the PAPO caravan will be parked. Allow 5-10 minutes from Otipua Road.

Course Information: 

Course 1: 3.1km, 140m climb, 22 controls.

Course 2: 2.3km, 90m climb, 19 controls

Course 3: 1.5km, 40m climb, 13 controls (there are text control descriptions on the map for Course 3)

Map Scale 1:4000; contour interval 2.5m

Map Information: Centennial Park is popular with walkers, runners and mountain bikers. There is a road running through the park. Please watch carefully for cars when crossing the road, and for bikers and walkers when running along tracks. A stream bisects the map. In most places it is not crossable and not a viable route choice. There are areas of rough ground with long grass and hidden rocks. Take care if running off tracks. New tracks seemingly appear overnight in this park, so recently constructed tracks may not be marked on the map.

Toilets: There will be no toilets at the Event Centre. There are toilets in the park, but they are 600-700m walk along the road through the map.

Registration: At the Event Centre (PAPO caravan).

Cost: Usual costs.