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Saturday 21st August 2010
2010 FINAL RESULTS Check out the Photos http://picasaweb.google.com/104917512157462900280/101KSLRN#
Choose between the Mini Muster for the kids, the 7km 'Straggle Muster' for individuals and teams, or the 21km 'Snow Rake', and 42 km 'Merino Muster' for the more serious!
RACE INFORMATION
This mass start event has something for everyone with novices lining up along side international elite athletes.
For the more relaxed athlete there is the 7 km course around Merino Glen which most people manage on their first day of nordic skiing. The 21 km course travels around Merino Glen and then out around River Run and back on The Loop. For the experienced cross country skier there is the 42 km Marathon which covers the 21km course and then heads out through Hanging Valley and then back around the The Loop for a second time.
This year also sees the introduction of a team relay category as part of the 7km Straggle Muster event. Teams of 2 to 4 people must complete 4 laps of the 7km course. This means that for teams of less than 4 people, some team members will be doing more than one lap each. Each team member needs to complete at least one lap for their team. We have a special category for School Teams as well. To qualify, every member of the team must be a student of the school.
Participation is the main focus for these events and everyone receives a medal or annual pin on completion.
A short distance Mini Muster is also offered for kids 10 years and under, with everyone entering getting a goodie.
The Merino Muster celebrates the great High Country tradition of mustering the sheep from the high mountain tops to lower levels at the start of winter, an event that features in much of our South Island literature and song and forms a right of passage for many of our rural communities' young people. The location of the race was once itself a merino sheep station, in the heart of rugged Central Otago.
BECOME A MERINO MUSTER HEART RACER!
Join The Heart Foundation in their race against Heart Disease by becoming a Heart Racer in the Merino Muster.
For more info and to sign up visit www.heartracer.org.nz
TIMETABLE
Up to Friday 20 August - pre-entries accepted. We encourage pre-entries to save registration time on the morning of the race, AND ALL PRE-ENTRIES GO IN A SPECIAL PRIZE DRAW TO WIN BACK THEIR ENTRY FEE!
Saturday 21 August
9am - Registration opens. Please ensure you give yourself plenty of time to register, particularly if you need to also organise ski/boot/pole hire.
10.50am - Race briefing at the start line for the 7km / 21km / 42km race.
11am - Mass start time for the 7km / 21km / 42km races.
2pm - The Mini Muster starts at 2pm.
RACE FEES
Race
Adult (18+)
Youth (under 18)
Straggle Muster 7km
$30
$20
Straggle Muster 7km TEAM ENTRY
$20pp
SCHOOLS $10pp
Snow Rake 21km
$40
$30
Merino Muster 42km
$50
$40
Mini Muster 200m for 10 years and under
$5
Ski/Boot/Pole Hire
$20
$10
RACE ENTRY
OR DOWNLOAD AN ENTRY FORM HERE
Send to: Merino Muster Ski Race, P O Box 492, Wanaka 9305 New Zealand
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DEFINITIONS
Muster - an organised gathering of sheep in the high country and especially the autumn; bringing the sheep to the valley floor away from the snowy mountain tops.
Straggle Muster - clever sheep try to avoid coming to the valley for summer and the musterers go out several times after the main muster to check the country is clear.
Snow Rake - if a snow fall occurs early in the season the sheep become trapped on the mountains. The farmers stamp paths in the snow to allow the sheep to walk to the lower country.
