The Heretaunga Women’s centre has paired with Triathlon Hawkes Bay, and Harcourts to host the Harcourts HB Women’s Tri on September the 25 at the Hastings Mitre 10 Sports Park. This fun and challenging event for women is hoped to provide
women with a chance to try a triathlon in a safe and supportive environment. Amanda Meynell (Heretaunga Women’s Centre)
manager says, “This woman only event has specifically been designed for first timers. So even if women or girls have not
ever considered doing a triathlon before, this event will be 100 percent achievable for them, and we are definitely
putting our money where our mouths are by entering a team from our board too”. The new pool at the Hasting sport park
will be used, for the event, and it is exciting to note that this is the first event the pool will be used for. The
cycling and run take place in and around the park.
It is hoped this is an event that will suit all sorts of women, and the Centre believes that women will be in great
company for their first triathlon with lots of other ‘having a go’ amazing wahine. There are also longer events for
women who are more competitive and as well as the Triathlon, there are duathlons, aquathlons, and run or walk events.
All events are as teams or as individuals.
It is hoped women will ask their besties, workmates, or families to join together, make up a team take the plunge, get
on that bike, get training, and get entered. It would be great to see businesses competing with each other, and not for
profits encouraging a team to enter to join in the spirit of the event. It is even hoped that perhaps the two women
mayors from Napier and Hastings might enter a team.
The Heretaunga Womens centre says all woman, non-binary and trans participants from the age of 7 to 99 are welcome and
absolutely encouraged to enter. All events are held under the watchful eye of the HB Tri club, with full safety measures
in place. All entry fees go to the Heretaunga Women’s Centre.