2024 On XCR: Round 8 – St Anne’s Ekiden Relay

A reminder that individuals do not need to enter the XCR Relay events, Club Administration manage team entries.

If you wish to compete please reach out to your Team Manager to make them aware that you are available to compete.

Team Managers can either enter directly using a credit card via the following entry portal –  CLICK HERE TO PAY BY CREDIT CARD

Team Managers can request an invoice from Athletics Victoria by completing the request form if they wish to make payment via a direct debit –  CLICK HERE TO REQUEST INVOICE

Athletics Victoria staff process invoice request forms manually, please allow 2 working days to receive the invoice.

Course Map Coming Soon

Course signage will be placed at certain points around the course to assist athletes in following the correct path. They will correspond with the colour bib each athlete is wearing – please take note of them as you traverse the course.

Warming up on the driveway of St Anne’s Winery (and the public road outside) is prohibited. Please keep away from those areas for everyone’s safety.

There is parking on site at St Anne’s Winery, to be directed by the local CFA. Please follow their directions, and note that parking closest to the winery buildings will be reserved for winery patrons. CFA is obliged to keep wait lines from forming on the freeway, so if you are asked to do a loop of Garrard’s Lane before entry, or are directed to enter quickly, please show as much patience as possible. Athletics Victoria is not responsible for any incidents which may occur.

Bibs: In the 2024/25 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 – use them for both 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 athletes are required to wear two Athletics Victoria competition bibs; one with an affixed timing chip must be pinned to the front of the athlete’s competition uniform, the other to the back.

Teams are expected to return all relay bibs and electronic timing tags upon conclusion of their race. Please note that an $80 replacement fee will be invoiced to the club for any electronic timing tags not returned.

As we move toward a more electronic way of staging XCR relay events, the burden on officials and clubs will begin to decrease. For this meet, clubs will be required to supply helpers as per the club duty roster, however will no longer need to provide timekeepers for each team. Nevertheless, we will require some additional assistance to cover gaps on the day.

Team managers are now required to complete the team sheet online via ResultsHub. Clubs are encouraged to submit this prior to completion of competition to allow the timely presentation of medals and publication of results. Teams that have not submitted their athletes will not score points until these have been submitted. If unable to submit via ResultsHub, printed team sheets will be provided to be completed on the day.

Teams are expected to return all relay bibs and electronic timing tags upon conclusion of their race. Please note that an $80 replacement fee will be invoiced to the club for any electronic timing tags not returned.

Athletes must have an athlete membership submitted and approved by 11:59am on the Wednesday prior to the event for the team to be eligible to score points.

St. Anne’s Winery is a mixture of undulating pastureland and pathways. There are rocks close to the surface in places, and at times hard packed/rocky tracks to negotiate. It’s best to bring both spikes and runners, and check the leg you will be running beforehand before making your choice.

Clubs are encouraged to bring club tents to the Ekiden Relay; these can be set up in the section of the park that will be roped off by AV for clubs.

Please note: Athletics Victoria hold the right to ask clubs to lower or pack up marquees to meet our risk management responsibilities.

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

If your team has finished in the top three in any of the following event divisions please ensure that your team is available for presentation – located adjacent to the club tent area.

Open Male & Female Premier Division, U20 Male & Female, U18 Male & Female, U16 Male & Female, U14 Male & Female, 40+ Male & Female, 50+ Male & Female, 60+ Male & Female

No medals are awarded for Division 2 down of both male and female competitions.

Mocha Monkey will be in the tent area supplying coffee and snacks.

A BBQ will be provided on the day (also in the tent area) by Myrniong CFA.

Sit down dining will be provided by St Anne’s Winery, down the hill in the event space near the cellar door. Bookings are strongly advised – be quick!!

Call St Anne’s on (03) 5368 7209 or email on info@stanneswinery.com.au

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/

Athletics Victoria has an Unfavourable Weather Policy in place for the upcoming 2024 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.