IMPORTANT
INFORMATION ABOUT THE
STATE CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP
ENTRIES MUST BE SUBMITTED 29th JUNE
UNLESS OTHERWISE INSTRUCTED BY YOUR CENTRE
CROSS COUNTRY REPRESENTATIVE
THIS IS DONE ONLINE AT THE VLAA WEBSITE
www.vlaa.com.au
SMR
Challenge Day 2009
Do you love cold miserable wet and foggy mornings
Do you like running over hills and through creeks (well not
quite)
Do you like mud and muck being flung up into your mouth and
nostrils
If so
then cross country is for you and you should read on !!!
What is Cross Country ?
During the winter athletics break a number
of Bayside Athletics Centres coordinate a Cross Country
running competition. What is Cross Country running ? It is
a race run on a course that is typically a middle to long
distance over grass or dirt and may include hills, valleys
and sometimes obstacles to jump or duck. The distances vary
depending on the age group as does the course that is set.
Events are run each Saturday morning and start with a
course walk or warm up at 9:10 am. The first event is
started at 9:30am Sharp. It is open to age groups from U6
to U15 (as per the athlete’s last summer season). There is
also an Open event for anyone over 15 including mums and
dads. We aim to be finished by 10:30.
Distances vary from 500m for U6-U8 age groups to 3.6km for
the U13 and above. Note that there is a shorter distance
for the first week then the State distance is run in
preparation for that event with two longer distance courses
available.
At the end of each season we have a presentation night at
which trophies are awarded to all regular athletes who have
paid their season fees.
Who Runs Bayside Cross Country
Bayside Cross Country is run by one or two
volunteers from each of the participating athletics
centres. Currently this includes members from Brighton,
Caulfield, Mentone Moorabbin, Oakleigh, Sandringham, South
Melbourne and Springvale.
Want to know more. Browse to the Information page or go to
the Downloads page and download the information booklet and
program calendar