Port Hills Athletic Club

Port Hills Athletic Club is a Canterbury athletics club of over 350 members, based at Hansen Park in Christchurch, covering cross country, road and trail running alongside track and field. It caters for all abilities, from social runners and walkers through to nationally competitive athletes, as well as juniors. Members train in groups with coaching and training programmes, compete in club events and represent the club at interclub, centre and national level.

The club provides coaching for track distances and technical field events, plus training programmes and groups for road, cross country and trail runners, with a variety of sessions through the week. Membership runs from 1 April to 31 March and is handled through the Athletics New Zealand online membership portal, with options for registered athletes (competing at centre or national level), athletes not registered (club-only training and events) and social membership. The Port Hills club subscription component is either $20 or $35, with further components paid to Athletics NZ, Athletics Canterbury, Canterbury Children's Athletics, equipment resource fees and coaching costs; one-off sanction fees are sometimes available for non-registered athletes competing in a single event. Prospective members may attend training sessions free of charge before joining, and transfers from another club are arranged on request; contact details are on the club website. Athletics NZ affiliated club (seniors, masters, half-marathon training, harriers / cross-country).

• 📍  Hansen Park, Opawa,, Christchurch, 8023