Duathlon: Triathlon Victoria will be holding a duathlon event prior to the Athletics Victoria Relay event.
Please keep the bitumen motor racing circuit clear, and exercise caution until that event is completed. Entry to the grandstand and lawn areas will be open before that time, so feel free to come in, set up, visit the administration area to pick up bibs etc. before warming up.
Membership Bibs: As was the case in Round 2 for Jells Park Relays, athletes are not required to wear their membership bibs for this event. Relay bibs and a timing chip attached to a wristband will be supplied by Athletics Victoria, and can be collected by a club representative at the beginning of the day.
Dogs are not allowed within the grounds of Calder Raceway, with the exception of registered assistance dogs. The Calder Raceway Management and Athletics Victoria respectfully request that dogs are never left in cars.
Start your engines for the Thunderdome Road Relays! Grab your teammates and tear up the raceway in the second Relay event of the XCR’26 Calendar.
Please Note: Athletes do not enter themselves into relay competitions. Clubs will enter and pay for team entries and select the athletes for their teams. Any questions regarding team selection should be made directly to your club.
We encourage clubs to bring club marquees with weights to Calder Raceway, as you will be unable to peg your marquees down and the stands do not have any undercover area.
Entries
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 by clicking HERE.
Team Managers can request an invoice from Athletics Victoria by completing the request form if they wish to make payment via a direct debit by clicking HERE.
Athletics Victoria staff process invoice request forms manually, please allow 5 working days to receive the invoice.
Short Course Relays
As with the XC Relays at Jells Park, there is an option for the Open and Overage athletes to compete across a Short Course relay.
Rather than two 3.6km laps for the Open and Overage events, the Short Course Open and Overage events will consist of 3 athletes completing one 3.6km lap each.
The results from these races will contribute to the Short Course Season Team Premierships.
Provisional Timetable (Updated 25/06/2026)
Note: There will be four start lines at this event. Wave starts will commence at 90 second intervals as per timetable below. Ensure your fist runners are ready to start at the allocated Start Line
Start Time
Division
Runners & Distance
Start Line
12:30:00pm
Male Premier
6 x 7.2km
1
Male Div 2
6 x 7.2km
2
Male Div 3
5 x 7.2km
3
Male Div 4
Male U20
5 x 7.2km
3 x 7.2km
4
12:31:30pm
Female Premier
5 x 7.2km
1
Female Div 2
4 x 7.2km
2
Female Div 3
Female Div 4
4 x 7.2km
3 x 7.2km
3
Female Div 5
3 x 7.2km
4
12:33:00pm
Male U18
3 x 3.6km
1
Male Div 5
4 x 7.2km
2
Male Div 6
4 x 7.2km
3
Male Div 7
4 x 7.2km
4
12:34:30pm
Male U16
3 x 3.6km
1
Female U20 Female U18
3 x 3.6km
3 x 3.6km
2
Female U16
3 x 3.6km
3
Female U14
Male U14
3 x 3.6km
3 x 3.6km
4
12:36:00pm
Male 40+
Male 50+
3 x 7.2km
3 x 7.2km
1
Male 60+
3 x 7.2km
2
Female 40+
Female 50+
Female 60+
3 x 7.2km
3 x 7.2km
3 x 7.2km
3
M & F Short Course
3 x 3.6km
4
Note: This timetable is subject to change dependant on the number of entries received. The intent is to have an evenly balanced number of teams at each start line.
**Individuals must be born in 2015 or earlier to be eligible to participate in XCR events.
Course Map and Shoe Suggestions
The entirety of this course is run on the asphalt of the motor racing circuit. Spikes are not recommended.
There is a ‘drag strip’ on the inside of the course for warm-up and cool-down. Please be careful of other athletes, especially those currently racing, when crossing to the inside.
Athletes may warm up/cool down on the outside of the course, but only in areas well away from the start/finish area, where athletes must confine themselves to the ‘drag strip’ on the inside of the course. We ask athletes who are using the outside of the course to warm up to do so in the opposite direction of the race (i.e. anti-clockwise), to avoid confusion with athletes racing.
While there are dirt roads outside the stadium that form part of the Calder Park property, they will not be monitored by Athletics Victoria staff, and we ask that any athletes using those areas exercise extreme caution.
Bibs
Bibs: In the 2026/27 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.
Membership Bibs: As was the case in Round 2 for Jells Park Relays, athletes are not required to wear their membership bibs for this event. Relay bibs and a timing chip attached to a wristband will be supplied by Athletics Victoria, and can be collected by a club representative at the beginning of the day.
*For relay events, each team will be supplied with a wristband that includes a timing tag for each relay team.
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.
Eligible Athlete Membership Requirements
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.
**Individuals must be born in 2015 or earlier to be eligible to participate in XCR events.
Access, Public Transport & Car Parking
Access to Calder Park will be via Calder Park Gate 1.
Type “Calder Park Raceway Gate 1” into Google Maps/Waze/Apple Maps and this will direct you to Calder Gate 1. The entry is directly off Calder Freeway. Please be careful when entering.
On exiting Gate 1 we recommend you do not attempt to turn right to cross the freeway at the exit as it is an 80km zone, but turn to the left and approx. 2km towards Bendigo there is a U turn crossing to return to Melbourne.
Presentations
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 marquee 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
Open Male & Female Short Course
40+ Male & Female Short Course
50+ Male & Female Short Course
60+ Male & Female Short Course
No medals are awarded for Division 2 down of both male and female competitions.
Food Vendor
On-site Calder Park caterers ‘Snappy Snacks’ will open a cafe for this event, serving:
Tea, coffee, and hot chocolate.
Egg & bacon rolls, plus ham & cheese croissants for breakfast.
Beef burgers, chicken burgers, hot chips, etc., for lunch.
They will also open two food vans for the day:
A ‘Bowl Bar’ with fresh and healthy options, including salads and warm meals.
A gelato van will also be in operation, to reward yourself after a big day.
Please consider supporting our on-site food vendors to ensure their continuing generous attendance at Athletics Victoria events.
Results
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/
Weather Policy
Athletics Victoria has an Unfavourable Weather Policy in place for the upcoming XCR’26 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.
Video Recording Devices on Course
Possession or use of video recording devices by an athlete on the course during their race may be allowed with prior approval from the Competition Director or Chief Referee for each race. The imagery recorded cannot be used for live streaming during the current race by the athlete.
**Club administrators are responsible for completing team entries for XCR Relay events, not individual athletes. Any queries regarding team selection should be directed to your club.
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 (03) 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.
