2024 On XCR: Round 7 – Ballarat 15km

Access the Athletics Victoria Entry Portal (members.athsvic.org.au) and complete the online entry form by close of entry date. As per 2023, 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. Open athletes will also be able to enter the Early Starters and Masters athletes to enter the Short Course events when held.

Individual Entries

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

ENTRIES OPEN NOW

Course Map

Wendouree Parade will be closed between Hamilton Parade Roundabout and Nursery Drive. There will be no access to Car Parking in this vicinity. Please utilise street parking on Gillies Street North & off street parking at The Prince of Wales Oval, approx 300m west of the start finish area.

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 – 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 2024/25 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.

Please be aware tents & marquees cannot be anchored into the ground using tent pegs. Only weights are to be used to anchor.

Clubs must provide helpers in accordance with the duty roster.

Any club who fails to supply Club Helpers may face disqualification for an XCR’24 event and/or lose team points for a particular competition.

Athletes are requested not to warm up on the road near the start finish area, especially before the 15km start. There is a running track around the Lake, however please respect the general public on this pathway. Be cautious of cars moving in a clockwise direction along Wendouree Parade.

If you have issues entering the event please contact Athletics Victoria PRIOR to the closing date. This can be done via email to sportdelivery@athsvic.org.au or by phoning the Athletics Victoria office on 7032 8400 and leave a message explaining the issues you are experiencing. Athletics Victoria will not accept any late entries. Emails received after the closing date will not be accepted.

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.

• Open Male & Female
• U20 Male & Female
• U18 Male & Female
• U16 Male & Female
• U14 Male & Female.

Please take any rubbish you have with you, or dispose of the rubbish in the provided rubbish bins.

In particular we ask that you keep public roads clear of energy gel waste.

Kombi for a Cause will be onsite providing coffee.

This year at Ballarat we will have an exciting new food vendor – Fedfood Mobile Catering. Join us for breakfast or lunch with a broad choice of options including:

• Fresh Fruit Salad Bowls
• Bircher Muesli Cups
• Beef Sausage in Bread
• Egg and Bacon Rolls
• Shoestring Chips
• Hot Dogs
• Cheese and Bacon Burgers
• Vegetarian Patty Burgers
• Japanese Crumbed Chicken with Fed Apple Slaw
• Crispy Pork Belly with Fed Apple Slaw

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 track 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 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.