Take on NZ Olympians with the Powerade Challenge

11 June 2012

Are you as fast as an Olympian? The POWERADE Challenge 2012 gives Kiwis the chance to find out. The POWERADE Challenge dares sportspeople to go up against some of New Zealands top athletes by taking part in an interactive running course in either Auckland (9km) or Wellington (8km). Participants register online at www.powerade.co.nz as an individual or as part of a team, and receive a special RFID interactive wristband which they scan at the start and finish of the course to log their time. Not only are participants names displayed on a giant digital billboard to encourage them while running the course, their times automatically upload to the online leaderboard at www.powerade.co.nz. Runners can see where they rank and whether theyve outrun benchmarks set by NZ Olympians like Alison Shanks and Hamish Carter. On completion of the run, everyone who participates goes into the draw for weekly prizes and will receive a bottle of POWERADE formulated with carbohydrates and electrolytes that are designed to be in balance with your body's fluids for fast and effective hydration. Motivate your friends, family and work colleagues to join a team and take part in the Team Challenge! To do this, youll need to login and visit the My Runs area of the Challenge website. Here, youll be able to invite people to join your team by email. The POWERADE Challenge 2012 takes place in Auckland and Wellington from 1 June 31 July. See http://www.powerade.co.nz/challenge for more details. Course information: The Auckland POWERADE Challenge starts and finishes at the Auckland Ferry Terminal on Quay St participants scan their wristbands at the special vending machine located at the Terminal entrance next to The Cloud. The course runs along Quay Street and Tamaki Drive to the halfway point at the Royal Akarana Yacht Club. The Wellington POWERADE Challenge starts and finishes at The New Zealand Olympic Museum on Queens Wharf participants scan their wristbands at the special vending machine located outside the Museum. The course runs along Oriental Parade to the halfway point at Balaena Bay changing rooms.