Every Tuesday, the Selwyn Times becomes the voice of the Selwyn District and its residents. Editorially led, it connects with the locals through stories and campaigns that celebrate the community and keep residents informed.
Every issue is full of local news, business, entertainment, sport, food, fashion, health, puzzles, travel, school news, property, classifieds, gardening, motoring, home and more.
The Selwyn Running Festival is back in 2023 and it will be based at Foster Park in Rolleston and renamed the Selwyn Stampede!
The Stampede course is a 5km loop around Foster Park and into Faringdon subdivision.
There are 1km, 5km, 10km and half marathon categories and both a corporate challenge and team relay option.
Individuals will form a massive part of the Stampede in both the walking and running categories, and there is also a team catergory for families!
Half-marathon & Relay start: 8.00am (briefing 7.50am)
10km start time: 8.30am (briefing 8.20am)
5km start time: 9.00am (briefing 8.50am)
1km kids dash start time: 9.30am (briefing 9.20am)
If you enter the Selwyn Stampede before 1 October, you are invited to join the Road Runners & Walkers for free for the month of October to build up your fitness for the main event! For more information on when and where the Road Runners & Walkers meet, please click here.
Starting on Goulds Road adjacient to Foster Park. Head down Goulds Road turning left onto East Maddison Road.
Follow East Maddison Road turning left on Meadows Drive and then take the next left on to Charlbury Drive.
Heading along Charlbury Drive, you take a right turn into Leadbury Drive. You follow Leadbury Drive until you hit Hungerford Drive.
Hungerford Drive will take you back towards Foster Park. You'll need to cross Dynes Road to joing the Foster Park running trail. You follow thie trail back through Foster Park, acoss the small footbridge and back towards the start/finish line!
Start Times:
Half-marathon & Relay start: 8.00am (briefing 7.50am)
10km start time: 8.30am (briefing 8.20am)
5km start time: 9.00am (briefing 8.50am)
1km kids dash start time: 9.30am (briefing 9.20am)
Start Time - 9.30am
Race Briefing - 9.20am
Cost $10
All kids under 5 years old MUST be accompanied by an adult.
Each participant will recieve a free sausage on the finish line thanks to the awesome team at ProBuild ITM Rolleston!
TBC
Start Time - 9.00am
Race Breifing - 8.50am on the start line
Prizegiving - 12.00pm next to the finishing shoot (Foster Park)
Maximum time - 1hr
Cost - Adults $25, U18 $20, U13 $15
Aid Station - The Aid Station is at the 5.2km on the running path on Foster Park, just past the start/finish line.
Toilets - located at Foster Park near the start/finish line.
Starting on Goulds Road adjacient to Foster Park. Head down Goulds Road turning left onto East Maddison Road.
Follow East Maddison Road turning left on Meadows Drive and then take the next left on to Charlbury Drive.
Heading along Charlbury Drive, you take a right turn into Leadbury Drive. You follow Leadbury Drive until you hit Hungerford Drive.
Hungerford Drive will take you back towards Foster Park. You'll need to cross Dynes Road to joing the Foster Park running trail. You follow thie trail back through Foster Park, acoss the small footbridge and back towards the start/finish line!
Start Time - 8.30am run or walk
Race Breifing - 8.20am
Prizegiving - 12.00pm next to the finishing shoot (Foster Park)
Maximum time - 2hrs
Cost - Adults $45, U18 $40, U13 $35
Aid Station - The Aid Station is at the 5.2km on the running path on Foster Park, just past the start/finish line.
Toilets - located at Foster Park near the start/finish line.
Starting on Goulds Road adjacient to Foster Park. Head down Goulds Road turning left onto East Maddison Road.
Follow East Maddison Road turning left on Meadows Drive and then take the next left on to Charlbury Drive.
Heading along Charlbury Drive, you take a right turn into Leadbury Drive. You follow Leadbury Drive until you hit Hungerford Drive.
Hungerford Drive will take you back towards Foster Park. You'll need to cross Dynes Road to joing the Foster Park running trail. You follow thie trail back through Foster Park, acoss the small footbridge and back towards the start/finish line!
Start Time - 8.00am
Race Breifing - 7.50am
Prizegiving - 12.00pm next to the finishing shoot (Foster Park)
Maximum time - 3hrs
Cost - Adults $65, U18 $55
Aid Station - The Aid Station is at the 5.2km on the running path on Foster Park, just past the start/finish line. You will pass this Aid Station three times
Toilets - located at Foster Park near the start/finish line.
Starting on Goulds Road adjacient to Foster Park. Head down Goulds Road turning left onto East Maddison Road.
Follow East Maddison Road turning left on Meadows Drive and then take the next left on to Charlbury Drive.
Heading along Charlbury Drive, you take a right turn into Leadbury Drive. You follow Leadbury Drive until you hit Hungerford Drive.
Hungerford Drive will take you back towards Foster Park. You'll need to cross Dynes Road to joing the Foster Park running trail. You follow thie trail back through Foster Park, and complete and extra 1km loop and then head acoss the small footbridge and back towards the start/finish line!
“A run or walk for everyone”
Subscribe to receive
our eNewsletter