About us

Mike Sheridan from Wellington is the Race Director for the 2011 race.

Mike competed in the race for the first four years when it was a team based event. In his spare time Mike is actively involved in the local mountain running scene, having helped set up the virtual mountain running club, Wellington Ridge Runners which is the community behind this event.

Mike is also well known in rogaining (long distance orienteering) circles having organised numerous local events and the National Championships in 2006 and 2010.

Contact Details

Phone: 64 4 562 8839 (home), + 64 21878665 (mobile)

Email: send email

Special mention

Brent Harrison conceived and organised the Southern Crossing race in  and Lyndsay Fletcher later took on the organisation role.

Terry Patterson and Allan Stowell have done the race every year for 20 years.

Saturday March 12, 2011

Support volunteers

The Southern Crossing has a group of volunteers that help out on race day. The volunteers consist of two groups; marshals deployed along the route and helpers based at the start and finish areas. The marshals are made up of people from the Wellington Search and Rescue Organisation and people from Wellington tramping (hiking) clubs. Groups of marshals are based at Alpha and Kime Huts, while an individual marshal acts as "Tail End Charlie". The helpers are made up of people from Wellington tramping clubs and previous participants. First Aid is provided by personel from the Mountain Safety Council.

The Wellington Land SAR Organisation helps in the safe running of this event. The use of this organisation facilitates the need to cope with multiple emergencies during the event. They have been involved since the first race in 1990. This organisation consists of highly trained volunteers who are responsible for land Search and Rescue in the Wellington region. Four to six SAR individuals, along with the other marshals, tramp into Alpha and Kime Huts on the Friday evening before race day. There are two checkpoints, one at Alpha Hut (16.4km) and the second at Kime Hut (24.6km). A small team is also positioned near Atkinson Peak to cover emergencies between Alpha and Kime Huts.

Limited water, fruit drink (even hot drinks, including soup, if a cold day) will be available here.