8 × 1 km
8 stations
One continuous lap: run 1 km, complete a station, eight times over. 8 km of running and eight stations, 75 to 100 minutes for most of the field. Same order, same loads, same rules at every event.
| # | Station | Work | Open men | Open women | Pro men | Pro women |
|---|
A 1 km run comes before every station.
Open or Pro
Pro is a load tier, not something you earn. Declare it at your first entry. You can switch between Open and Pro once, before Round 3. Points don't carry across ladders.
The Bike division
Each 1 km run becomes a 3 km leg on a stationary bike: 24 km of riding and the same eight stations at Open loads. Same arena, same day. Bikes are provided, set to a fixed damper so every round compares. Bring shoes, not a bike.
Bike races its own nine-round Bike Cup on the same points system, with a trophy at Wānaka. It isn't part of the championship wave.
Ranked twice, one race
Finish 14th in Open Men and 3rd in Open Men 40–44, and you score 14 and 3: two ladders, one race. Age groups classify results; they never change a load.
Singles go by age on race day. Doubles use the pair's average age, relay teams the average of all four. Minimum age 16.
Divisions and fees
| Division | Format | Team | Load | Series title | Final | Entry from |
|---|
Early bird pricing until 31 January 2027. Spectators free at every round.
Fewest points wins.
- Points equal your finishing place in the ladder being scored: one for your division, one for your age group.
- Six counting rounds: your best five from Rounds 1 to 8, plus Wānaka, which is mandatory.
- Fewer than five results? Each gap is filled with last-place points for that round. Racing less never helps.
- Three completed rounds to be ranked, and to race the championship wave at the final.
- A DNF scores last place plus two. A DNS scores nothing and can't count.
- Tie-break: lower Wānaka place, then more first places, then lower single best, then most recent result.
- Wānaka places carry into the following season as a banked result.
Open Men, field of 60
| Athlete | Raced | Best five | WNK | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Sio | 6 | 1, 1, 1, 2, 2 | 1 | 8 |
| A. Kereama | 6 | 3, 3, 4, 4, 5 | 2 | 21 |
| F. Boyd | 5 | 3, 3, 4, 4, 5 | 3 | 22 |
| C. Reid | 7 | 5, 6, 6, 7, 7 | 4 | 35 |
| E. Mackie | 4 | 18, 19, 20, 22, 60 | 14 | 153 |
Sio wins without racing every round, because he was first or second every time he turned up. Mackie raced four rounds and is still ranked, but his fifth slot fills at last place, so the title is out of reach. Three rounds gets you into the final. Five gets you into contention.
The final, Wānaka
The series titles, the age-group titles and the prize pool are all decided here, in the championship waves.
- CHAMPChampionship wave. Three completed rounds from Rounds 1 to 8. Seeded into heats by ladder position.
- OPENOpen wave. Anyone. No qualifying, no points. Race the final course and the final crowd.
- NEXTThe carry-over. Your Wānaka place banks into season two, so the last race of the year is also the first of the next.
The small print, in plain words
Doubles changes
A doubles team can change one partner once and keep its points, as long as one original member stays. A second change starts a new team.
Relay changes
A relay team can change one member per round, up to three changes a season, and keep its points.
Transfers
Move your entry to another round once a season, free, up to 14 days out. After that, no refund, but a credit for next season.