History

11 Year Anniversary!

2002
Michal Fairburn had the children of Mount Albert run through parts of the town, on the streets and through the trails.

This was held on the Saturday morning of Sports Day Weekend.
The race went so well and so enjoyed by the kids and their
parents that Michal got a committee together the next year.
The Mount Albert Sports Day 5k Run was born!

 

2003
The race started out going west along King Street and ended on a brief downhill after rounding past the TD Bank, onto Main Street.

2004
The race was taken over by Jen and Ray Mark. The race changed direction to accommodate the businesses along Centre Street, which are open on Saturday mornings. The race continued to grow over the next few years.

2005
The race acknowledged the many walkers taking part, adding a walking category (for the top 3 walkers).
The race records were set by Mario Iozzo (15:28) in 2006 and Sarah Nagy (17:57) in 2007.

2008
A team category was added and had instant success.

2009
Lee Sitarz took over as race director, and continued to keep the race alive.

2010
Elizabeth and Ray Gillis became the race directors, and turned the race into a business – allowing for growth and excitement in the future.

2011
Elizabeth was joined by Jen Mark again – 281 participants – a record!  And our first thunderstorm mid-race.

2012
Success in our 10th anniversary!  Great food and tons of draw prizes!  Rained hard, but no one was deterred.

2013
Technical t-shirts make their debut as well as full chip timing!