SMR Region Cross Country
2008
ALL BAYSIDE CROSS COUNTRY MEMBERS SHOULD TAKE NOTE OF THE
FOLLOWING
IMPORTANT REMINDERS
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The Last Bayside Cross Country
Sunday 27 July
The last Bayside Cross
Country run on the Sunday
the 27th
July is
a Championship day and medals will be on offer for
competitors on this day but these are not season awards.
Season awards will be awarded on presetation night.
Note that this is Sunday Competition at Bald Hill and there
is no Saturday competition.
See
Newsletter
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State XC Championships
Sunday 3rd August
The State Cross Counry Championships will be held on Sunday
3rd August. The location is Lardner Park Warrigal. It
starts at 10 am with a course walk and the first run will
be at 11am. The event order has been confirmed. The
approximate time table is below but note that this is
subject to change on the day. Please refer to VLAA website
for updates. See newsletter for some key rules to observe.
See
Newsletter
10.15am
Assembly of Officials / Team
Managers
11.00am
First Event (U13 Boys - 3000m)
Start
Times Age Group Boys /
Girls Distance Allowance
11.00am
13 Boys 3000
20min
11.20am
13 Girls 3000
20min
11.40am
14 Boys 3000
20min
12.00pm
14 Girls 3000
20min
12.20pm
15 Boys 3000
20min
12.40pm
15 Girls 3000
20min
12.55pm
9 Boys 1500
15min
1.10pm
9 Girls 1500
15min
1.25pm
10 Boys 1500
15min
1.40pm
10 Girls 1500
15min
1.55pm
11 Boys 2000
15min
2.10pm
11 Girls 2000
15min
2.25pm
12 Boys 2000
15min
2.40pm
12 Girls 2000
15min
2.50pm
8 Boys 1000
10min *
3.00pm
8 Girls 1000
10min *
3.10pm
7 Boys 1000
10min *
3.20pm
7 Girls 1000
10min *
*Denotes Invitation Event
(NON CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT)
The course can be walked
between 9.15 am and 10.15am
THE TIMETABLE IS A GUIDE ONLY & SUBJECT TO CHANGE ON
THE DAY IN CONJUNCTION
WITH THE SAFETY OF ALL ATHLETES
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Presentation Night
Presentiation night will
be held on the 9th August. Its a Saturday night and the
time and location have not yet been
confirmed.
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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.
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