Our junior division caters for competitive young runners who are willing to improve their fitness and ability. We compete at all interclub races and set a high standard in club representation. Our club prides itself in a high level of comradeship between our junior runners and many great friendships have been made.

Our junior division is managed and coached by Darryl Robinson, with the assistance of David Hood, Kurt Jacques and Maria Allen. Darryl has many years of experience and provides advice on levels of fitness, race planning and preparation, nutrition and goal setting.

Coaching is provided to the majority of junior runners all year round with the returned expectation of a commitment to the club and to the junior division. Many of our junior runners are also competitive in athletics and rely on Darryl’s expertise on the track to coach them through the athletic season for school, regional and national competitions.

This group is a wonderful, dynamic, fun and competitive bunch of young runners who push their limits beyond their own expectations, gaining greater fitness, strength, speed and endurance.

Could this be you?

Tuesday 21st February
4:15pm Trentham Memorial Park

Thursday 23rd February
4:15pm Trentham Memorial Park

Sunday 26th February
11am Cannon Point (No training if you have school athletics)

NEXT RACE - 29th February: Trentham 5k series
Trentham United Harrier 5k Series, starting from  harrier clubrooms, Trentham Memorial Park. 5.45pm registration.
Click here for more information on the 5K series.

Good luck to those competing on Friday night and Saturday morning.

Note
Remember to bring a healthy snack and warm clothes to change into after each training session.

If you are unable to make, or are going to be late to Tuesday trainings can you please let Darryl know via txt.  0276967979.

Darryl Robinson has been a competitive runner for the past 30 years. He has been involved with the Trentham United Harriers club for seven years and a long serving member of the original Maidstone Athletic Club. Darryl was a Heretaunga College athletic and cross country champion before being one of Wellingtons top 400m runners. He was a consistent member in the Wellington and Hutt Valley senior mens 4x400m relay team. After hanging up his rugby boots, he then went on to run more than 60 half marathons which included wins in Levin 2000 and Pelorous 2001. He has also been a member of the New Zealand Post team in the Wellington Corporate Challenge competition, winning for six years.

During his athletic career, Darryl has worked with some very experienced coaches and mentors over the years. His style is unique and he is skilled at peaking individual runners at the right time. He has a great rapport with all the individuals he coaches and it is clear the junior runners have the utmost respect for him.

About Our Training
All our training sessions are located at the Trentham United Harriers & Walkers Clubrooms situated on Trentham Memorial Park (Barton Road entrance). Training sessions are on Saturdays and Thursdays.

Saturday (1:15-3:00pm)
Meet at 1.15pm at the clubrooms for club messages and the training session starts shortly after. Normal club training sessions will finish around 3pm. Club and inter-club competition timesmay vary. The usual distance for competitions is 1.5 – 2km.

Thursday (5:00-6:00pm)
Meet at 5:00pm at the indoor sports centre situated next door to our clubrooms. This training session concentrates on a range of skills and activities to assist in running development and finishes at around 6:00pm.

Club Membership
To compete in inter-club events and registered races you must register with Athletics NZ (ANZ). The club will subsidise the ANZ fee as stated on the club information page (provided you compete in at least two interclub events in the season). For more information on club membership fees, please click here.