Add the Relay to your NZOC entry
On the fence about entering the NZOC relay? Here are some excellent facts about possibly the best event of the NZ National Champs!
1. This event has the strongest club atmosphere, and the crowd will be cheering hard at the run-through and finish chute all day long. Your club would love to have you in a relay team, so more people get the chance to run in a full 3 person team.
2. Worried you might be out there a while? There are options to run in the open short, which is a short red level course for anyone regardless of age or class. There are also the age graded races, mixed open/masters/veteran as well as the mixed short orange-white-yellow for all the new or young orienteers.
3. You can run 1st leg for the thrill of the mass start, or if you need to leave early to travel home. Alternatively, you can run 2nd or 3rd leg for a less hectic start. Your teammates will always be happy to see you at the changeover, even if you’ve been out there enjoying the beautiful forest for a longer time.
4. We have kept the relay prices the same, instead of applying the late fee, because we want as many people as possible to enjoy this awesome event!
5. Your club team manager will organise all the teams for your club, but if there are spare people, or you don’t come from a big club then the NZOC relay organisers will arrange you into mixed club teams so you still get the chance to run. Even if you don’t want to run in your age grade or difficulty class, we can arrange any sort of grade change so you get to go out in the forest on a course you will enjoy
6. While there are the teams gunning for the top spot on the podium, most teams are there to have a great day supporting their clubmates and having a great time orienteering, so there is something for everyone!
If you would like to add the relay, to your entry, the easiest way is to create a new entry in EnterO and just include the relay in the races selected. https://entero.co.nz/evento.php?eventName=NZOC2025. If you have any questions, email nzoc2025@gmail.com.
