The FAST Five

08/03/2024

Highlights from the 2024 REPRESENT Footwear 5k, an integral part of the successful ITM24 weekend.

International Track Meet 24 a World Athletics Continental Tour Bronze event featured 180 awesome athletes from 16 countries with 80 International athletes.
They achieved 5 NZ records, 12 Meet Records, 13 Stadium Records, 45 Personal Bests and 95 Season Bests. ITM24 achieved a competition score of 77559.

The RFN5k is a key component and is your way to compete, support ITM, our athletes and have a fun day out. We would love to see you at the RFN5k next year!

THANK YOU to everyone who laced up and competed or participated in the 2024 REPRESENT Footwear 5k. Hope you enjoy the video and the event(s).

26/02/2024

Results are now online for the REPRESENT Footwear 5k for 2024

Congratulations to everyone involved, and see you again next year!!

https://thefastfive.nz/

Photo credits Alisha Lovrich

22/02/2024

Race numbers are available for collection tomorrow at REPRESENT Footwear in the Guthrey Centre, between Riverside Market and Ballantynes (or behind the Nespresso shop if you come from the Cashel Mall side).



These will be available there between 4pm and 6pm, Thursday and Friday – if you can get them from there that’s preferable, as that will ease congestion on the day, but they can also be picked up from the ITF (“Marshmallow”) building at Ngā Puna Wai from 11am Saturday.

If you're heading in to see Leyton at REPRESENT, the best parking option is the Lichfield St carpark behind Riverside Market, opposite the Justice Precinct. Get in there and have a look, and while you're there you can decide what you'd like to spend your prize vouchers on....

For more information about the event, including the course map for our exciting new course, please go to https://thefastfive.nz/

18/02/2024

Excited to announce our NEW course for the 2024 REPRESENT Footwear 5k Run - go to our website and select "2024 Course from the menu at the top
https://thefastfive.nz/

13/02/2024

Ticket Sales to the International Track Meet are now online, and entries to the REPRESENT Footwear 5k Run are still open - go to our website for both!!
https://internationaltrackmeet.co.nz/register/

09/02/2024

With ITM24 being NZ’s biggest ever one-day International Track Meet there has never been a better time to lace up and run 5k for a worthy cause.

REPRESENT Footwear 5k, 12pm Sat 24th Feb 2024

This is a key fundraiser for ITM. Entry into the RFN5k also give entrants admission to ITM24.

International Track Meet, 1pm Sat 24th Feb

Ngā Puna Wai, Christchurch

Entries for the RFN5k close midnight Monday 19th of Feb 2024.

Please support ITM and enter now. Thank you.

Entries are open for the REPRESENT Footwear 5km until midnight 19th Feb 2024A road run starting and finishing on the athletics track at Nga Puna Wai, Christc...

07/02/2024

The biggest one-day international track & field meet in NZ history is coming to Christchurch!!
Enter now for the REPRESENT Footwear 5k (incl The FAST Five) to be a part of it - entries close on the 19th of Feb, so be in quick!!

Rosie Elliott set a New Zealand women's 200m record ahead of Georgia Hulls at the 2023 ITM. The pair are scheduled for a re-match at the 2024 edition. Credit: (Alisha Lovrich).

15/01/2024

With one more week before we need to have those entries up to >100, we had 42 at last count - keep ‘em coming folks!!

Two bits of exciting news to add - the first is that the International Track Meet now has over 60 international athletes from 19 different countries, including Commonwealth champions, World Champs and Olympic finalists, and Diamond League winners, so you’re guaranteed some great entertainment!!

Second is that we’ve listened to the folks who say “that won’t be for me, I’m not FAST…” and we’ve changed the name, because it’s for EVERYONE!! Due to that, and thanks to sponsorship from our good mate Leyton (get along to his shop in the Guthrey Centre) it is now the “REPRESENT Footwear 5k”.

Go to www.thefastfive.nz and get your entry in now!!

Photo: Olympians Nick Willis (PB: 13:20.33), Ryan Gregson (PB: 13.25.06), Brett Robinson (PB: 13:18.96), racing in Christchurch

08/01/2024

Calling all 5k runners - PLEASE ENTER NOW!!!

First, a challenge to you all - to make this event viable, we need to have 100 entries by 22-Jan, which is just 2 weeks away. So if you’ve been considering entering, DON’T DELAY ANY LONGER - enter this week and help us secure this event on the February calendar.
Remember that your entry fee includes admission to the International Track Meet, and helps us deliver that great event.

Next, some exciting news - The FAST Five has been rebranded as the REPRESENT Footwear 5k, thanks to their sponsorship and our desire to make sure everyone knows that it’s for everyone - the first few runners will be FAST, but you don't have to be!

Enter now!

17/12/2023

Entries open - get amongst it to be part of The FAST Five and to help support the International Track Meet!!

Exciting news - we have expressions of interest from 25 athletes from 10 different countries, keen to come and take on NZ's best in the ITM on 24-Feb!!

To make this happen though, we've got to be able to pay for it..... Still seeking more takers for our hospitality and sponsorship packages, so any groups or companies interested in being wined & dined while watching international athletics, please contact Paul Coughlan or go to www.internationaltrackmeet.co.nz for details.
And if you're an individual wanting to help us stage the event, get over to www.thefastfive.nz and enter The FAST Five, our public entry 5k road race.