Prams & Wheelchairs
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In general, for the safety of all participants, all wheeled vehicles are prohibited at our events ... however, some exceptions exist for prams and wheelchairs. It is essential you read and understand our policy to wheeled vehicles before bringing one to an event.
Using a wheeled vehicle of any sort without prior written approval of the Race Director is an immediate and unappealable DQ and will likely result in a lifetime ban from our events.
Get more information on prams, puschairs, wheelchairs, etc below.
VEHICLES BEING PUSHED
EG: PRAMS, BUGGYS, PUSHCHAIRS & STANDARD WHEELCHAIRS
WHERE CAN THEY BE USED
We allow a very limited number of prams in the 5km Fun Run & Walk race (4km at Coatesville) of each Auckland Half Marathon Series event - provided it has been approved and recorded in our list of allowed vehicles.
Attention: Use of a wheeled vehicle at any other race distance is specifically and indefinitely prohibiited. Sorry, we cannot make exceptions to this rule.
If you would like to use a pram, buggy or pushchair in one of these events then get in touch via the Contact Form at least 14 days prior to the event (the earlier you ask, the better are the chances the allocation is not already exhausted). If approved, you will have 48 hours to register for the event before your approval expires.
PARTICIPATION RULES
1/ You do not need to purchase a ticket for the person being pushed provided they remain in the pram throughout the event and do not take a finisher medal.
2/ You must start towards the very back of the field.
3/ Average pace for your run must be 6'30" per km or greater. If you have a specially built running buggy and want to run fast ... please DO NOT register. For the safety of all participants ... we do not want fast runners pushing buggys at our events.
4/ Remain aware of other runners and walkers around you and give them plenty of space when passing or being passed. Do not run or walk alongside another pram or buggy.
SELF PROPELLED WHEELCHAIRS
LIMITED SPACES AVAILABLE AT SPECIFIED EVENTS
STANDARD WHEELCHAIRS
Standard wheelchairs which will be self propelled by a non-motorised method (i.e. the participant provides the power to propel the vehicle) may be accommodated at certain events dependednt on numbers. Decisions on this will be made a case-by-case basis and you'll need get in touch via the Contact Form at least 14 days prior to the event to seek approval.
Important! You may have an accompanying person to provide support and guidance and keep you safe. However, they must not assist you by proving power to propel the vehicle (i.e. they must not be pushing you). If you have such a person, they do not need to hold a ticket for the event. However, you must tell us about them when applying to take part and they must wear a "GUIDE" race bib (which we will supply). They must not collect a finisher medal and they will not receive an official finish time.
RACING WHEELCHAIRS
Running Events are fully supportive of New Zealand's racing wheelchair athletes and we will support them whenever it is safe to do so and there is demand. In recent years, we have hosted racing wheelchairs at the Waterfront Half Marathon and Coatesville Half Marathon - both of which have courses well-suited for this purpose.
We are immensely proud to have had New Zealand racing wheelchair national records set at both the half marathon and 10k distances at the Waterfront Half Marathon.
If you are interested in participating in a racing wheelchair at one of our events, please use the Contact Form at least one month prior to race day to discuss this with our Race Director.