About Run Walk Hawke's Bay

Run Walk Hawke's Bay is the new name for what was the Hawke's Bay Marathon Clinic. It is a long-standing running and walking club that aims to motivate and assist people to run or walk within their capabilities.

Although the walking and running we do will always come at number one, Run Walk Hawke's Bay considers the aspect of enjoying this activity in a social environment with others as an important second.

The Club was founded in 1979, with the main objective to help people achieve to run a (half) marathon. This has for a few years now moved to the gentler objective to help members reach goals within their capabilities, which may or may not include a (half) marathon. This was also the main reason for the name change in May 2007. Our new name reflects much better what the club is about in this time of its history.

We cater for both walkers and runners and both groups split up into subgroups on our weekly runs and walks, depending on your capability and ambitions. People of all ages and fitness level are welcome.

The Club has branches based in both Napier and Hastings.

The Napier Branch has a weekly Wednesday evening meeting at 6:00 p.m. from the from Napier City Rovers club rooms in Park Island during summer (daylight saving) and Hawke's Bay Lawn Tennis club, Higgins Street, Marewa in winter. Sunday mornings there is a weekly start at 8:30a.m from Napier City Rovers club rooms.

The Hastings Branch has a weekly Wednesday evening meeting at 6:00 pm from the Pavilion in the Havelock North Domain and Sunday morning from the same venue at 8:00 a.m.

Come and join us! You can try it out for a few weeks before you become an official member. Membership fees for 2006 are $35 per person per year or $65 for a couple; $5 for a child under 18.