2025 On XCR: Round 6 – Ballarat State XCR Championships

Click Here to view the entry list as of 9am 09/07

Access the Athletics Victoria Entry Portal (members.athsvic.org.au) and complete the online entry form by close of entry date. As per 2024, XCR & Max Package purchasers will need to enter each individual event throughout the season – entries will be free of charge – this will assist in planning for all events.

Individual Entries

*Any competing athlete who is neither a member of an Athletics Victoria club or recreational running club.

Please click HERE to view the course map.

Spikes can be worn but please note that there will be four short road crossings during each lap.

Upon last site visit the course was firm underfoot, but dependent on weather leading up to the event there could be some muddy/wet areas.

Logs and other obstacles may also be positioned on the course.

All marquees must be secured by weights. The marquee zones are noted below and will be marked on the day.

Access to Closed section of Elm St.

For those Team Managers with Club Marquees, you can access the closed section of Elm St before 10.00am and cannot leave until after the last race.

Event Site Layout

Coming from Melbourne, travel along the Western Highway (M8) to the Western Freeway Ballarat Bypass then either continue along the M8 (Western Freeway) & turn at the C307 (Gillies Street Nth) turn off or follow the C805 (Ballarat Burrumbeet Rd-Victoria St-Mair St-Sturt St)

For those using GPS devices type “Victoria Park Oval 4” into Google Maps or WAZE for directions.

There is no designated off-street parking for this event.
Roadside parking is available along Gillies Street North and internal to Victoria Park on Elm Ave, Caretaker Dve, Cedar Dve, Plare Ave & Poplar Ave.

Map

Public Transport

Catch the Vline train to Ballarat and catch the No 26 Bus at Ballarat Railway station to Alfredton and get off at the Abraham Pl/Leopold St stop. This is just off Gillies St South, but closest to the start finish area.

Buses leave every 40mins from Ballarat Railway Station.

or a 4.1km walk from the station.

In the 2025/26 season, there will be no cloth bibs issued. We are committed to reducing our footprint on the environments we use. Your new timing bibs are now made from hardier material, designed to last the whole season – XCR and track! So please ensure you care for your bibs, e.g. do not machine wash, do not fold. Lost or damaged bibs will incur a new bib fee.

All registered athletes are required to wear the approved uniform of their athletics club, or its heritage variant. Non-Athlete AV members are to wear appropriate athletic clothing.

All athletes must wear their allocated 2025/26 AV Membership on their front and back, the smaller bib with the timing chip (foam sticker on the back) to be worn on the front. Non-compliance with the above may see disqualification.

If you are a non-Athlete AV member you are to wear your assigned temporary bibs at the race, if these are not worn you may not receive a finishing time or may be removed from the course.

Replacement Bibs

If you have lost or forgotten your bibs, please see the staff at administration, where you will be able to purchase a temporary or full replacement set.

Please note that bib sales at this event will be cashless. Only card payments will be taken.

Clubs must provide helpers in accordance with the duty roster.

Any club who fails to supply Club Helpers may face disqualification for an XCR’25 event and/or lose team points for a particular competition.

With the first race commencing at 11:15am, we ask that all Officials and Helpers arrive and sign in no later than 10am please. A briefing will be conducted at 10:15am by our Competition Director for this event, Peter Westwood.

With the first race commencing at 11:15am, we ask that all Officials and Helpers arrive and sign in no later than 10am please. A briefing will be conducted at 10:15am by our Competition Director for this event, Peter Westwood.

Athletes are required to marshal for their event no later than ten minutes prior to their allocated start line.

Presentations will be carried out following the verification of results for each event.

If you have finished in the top three in any of the following events please ensure that you are available for presentation – located adjacent to the finish area.

FOpen, FOpen SC, FU20, FU18, FU16, FU14, F40-44, F45-49, F40-44 SC, F45-49 SC, F50-54, F55-59, F50-54 SC, F55-59 SC, F60+, F60+ SC

MOpen, MOpen SC, MU20, MU18, MU16, MU14, M40-44, M45-49, M40-44 SC, M45-49 SC, M50-54, M55-59, M50-54 SC, M55-59 SC, M60+, M60+ SC

Kombi for a Cause will be on site from 10am, providing coffee and other hot drinks.

The Fedfood truck will also be with us from 10am, serving a range of hot food and snacks.

Please take any rubbish you have with you or use the available rubbish bins onsite.

In particular we ask that you keep all areas clear of energy gel waste, and ensure that any used packets are only discarded directly into a bin.

Results, including live results, XCR Team Championship ladders and XCR Individual Championship ladders will be published through out the XCR season on the Athletics Victoria ResultsHub webpage – https://athsvic.resultshub.com.au/

Colmed will be on site throughout the day. They will be situated at the start/finish line, and also situated out on the course during the event. If anyone needs first aid, please ask an official/club helper to radio through and first aid will be out to help.

Athletics Victoria has an Unfavourable Weather Policy in place for the upcoming 2025 On XCR season. Please note we will let athletes and team managers know any information regarding this before the day or make announcements on the morning of the event. Please listen out for these throughout the day for any extreme weather announcements.