2024 On XCR: Round 6 – Bundoora State XCR Championships

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 OPENING SOON

Athletes will be running in an anti-clockwise direction as noted in the Course Map (will be uploaded shortly)

Please ensure that you familiarise yourself with the course and any alternate directions required as part of the 3km, 6km & 10km

Athletes are not to warm up on any part of the course.

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

We encourage all participants to arrive EARLY as there will be a premium on parking and access within Bundoora Park with the All Schools Championships running in the morning.

We encourage carpooling where possible with Public Transport also available via Tram 86 running every 15 minutes from Southern Cross Station, with a stop approx. 15 minute walk from the start line.

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.

U20 School & XCR Athlete Bibs

U20 athletes that are also competing for their school MUST wear their All Schools allocated bib that can be collected from the Administration area. Please do so 30 minutes prior to event start time to ensure you are ready for the race.

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 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.

Open Male & Female, U20 Male & Female, 40-44 Male & Female, 45-49 Male & Female, 40+ Short Course Male & Female, 50-54 Male & Female, 55-59 Male & Female, 60+ Short Course Male & Female, 60+ Male & Female, 60+ Short Course Male & Female

Mocha Monkey will be onsite offering coffee and tea throughout the day

Doncaster Athletics Club will be running a BBQ during both the All Schools and XCR events. Credit Card Facilities will be available. Unfortunately they are unable to provide vegan or gluten-free options on the day due.

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 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.