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2018 Victorian All Schools Cross Country Relays

Event Information

A school based event that provides students ranging from under 14 through under 20 the opportunity to race in a relay based competition against schools from around Victoria. One of Athletics Victoria’s three major winter school competitions, this event continues to be a popular way to start the winter season, with school teams rising to over 300 in 2017. The Jells Park course provides a great opportunity for students of all abilities to compete in a fun and friendly environment.

What: 2018 Victorian All Schools Cross Country Relay Championships
Date: Saturday 28 April 2018
Location: Jells Park North, Waverley Rd, Wheelers Hill – Entry via Waverley Rd past the Netball Centre and follow the road to the event site near the Jells Park Visitor Centre – Madeline’s Cafe. Melway Ref: 71 K6 (Google Maps)

Car Parking: Is available in the allocated parking areas only. There is strictly no parking in the parkland area.

Food Vendor: Mocha Monkey will be on site selling coffee, tea, cakes and snacks.

School Tents: Tents will be located in an allocated area beside the course. Please look for the ‘School Tents’ sign.

All school tents must be secured by weights only. There is strictly no pegging in this area due to underground pipes.

First Aid: St Johns Ambulance will be on site throughout the day. They will be situated at the start/finish line and also out on the course. If anyone needs first aid please ask an official/club helper to radio through and first aid will be out to help.

Competition Rules

Age Group: Date of birth is taken from 31 December, 2018. Please check athletes are competing in the correct age group for their event. If your team needs to be changed due to the age group entered being incorrect please let AV know as soon as possible.

Age Group	Year of Birth	Relay Length	Course Laps
Under 14	2005, 2006, 2007	4 x 3km	2 x 1.5km
Under 16	2003, 2004	4 x 3km	2 x 1.5km
Under 18	2001, 2002	4 x 4km	2 x 2km
Under 20	1999, 2000	4 x 4km	2 x 2km

Course: Fluoro orange and blue flags will be used to mark the course – the orange flags will be to the left and the blue flags to the right. Safety Tape and stakes will continue to be used at major corners and the start/finish zone.

There must only be 2 athletes from a team in each age group on the course at the one time (example runner 1 who is running and runner 2 who is waiting in the changeover area). This is for safety reasons for all athletes running through the changeover area.

Relay Numbers: Colour coded laminated numbers will be used to identify competitors in each age group.

U14 Boys & Girls	U16 Boys & Girls	U18 Boys & Girls	U20 Boys & Girls
Pink	Green	Orange	White

Coded numbers identifying age group will be used, i.e. ‘16’ for U16, ‘20’ for U20 and then the team number will be the ‘1’, ‘2’ – ‘40’ next to the age group number for example 14.1 or 14.40.

All relay identification numbers must be worn on the FRONT and BACK of each competitor’s uniform. Each schools team will have their own bib number with athletes 1 & 3 wearing the same numbers and athletes 2 & 4 wearing the other numbers during their leg of the relay.

All numbers must be returned to AV at the end of competition. Please do so by placing the numbers in the tubs located at the AV Admin area.

Running Tags: The last runner of each team will wear a tag around their wrist which will have their team, age division and bib number on it. Once the final runner has completed their leg of the relay an official/club helper will take the tag off the runner to help keep a track of the finish order.

Please make sure the final athlete is wearing this tag and it is handed in at the end of the race.

Weather Policy: Athletics Victoria has a wet/warm weather policy in place for the upcoming XCR’18 season. Please note we will let 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 if any extreme weather announcements.

Timetable

10:00am	U/14 Boys, U/14 Girls, U/16 Boys, U/16 Girls
11:30am	U/18 Boys, U/18 Girls, U/20 Boys, U/20 Girls

Team Managers

School Team Manager Briefing: There will be a school team manager briefing held at 9.15am at the starting line area:

One representative from each school will need to attend
This is a time to ask any questions regarding the day to the competition director

Race Packs: Race packs can be collected from the AV Admin area prior to the commencement of the first race

Packs will include relay numbers, timing sheets and running tags for the final runner of each team

Recording Sheets:

We need the assistance of all schools to fill in the recording sheets in a neat and accurate manner
Schools will need to provide a recorder for each team competing
We require the start, finish and net time of each athlete

THERE IS NO NEED TO RECORD LAP SPLITS ON THE RECORDING SHEETS

If athletes wish to record their lap times they, or their coaches will need to organise it themselves.

AV really needs the assistance of schools in delivering fast and accurate results. Please ensure the sheets are filled in clearly and neatly to minimise data entry errors.

If sheets are not handed into the AV Admin area your team will not be entered into the results.

If the weather in unfavourable on the day please see the administration area and we can provide you with large plastic pockets to use to keep recording sheets are dry as possible.

Course Map

General

AV Handbook:

Coming Soon.

Upcoming Events:

Please see below closing dates for upcoming school events.

Entries for these events can be done via the school portal – if you require help please contact the AV office prior to entries closing.

All Schools Road Relay Championships – Princes Park

Event Date: Saturday 12 May, 2018
Entries Close: 11:59am Monday 7 May, 2018

All Schools Cross Country Championships – Bundoora

Event Date: Saturday 16 June, 2018
Entries Close: 11:59am Monday 4 June, 2018.

If you have any questions or feedback relating to this document, please email (xcr@athsvic.org.au) or call Athletics Victoria (03) 8646 4500.

XCR’18 Round 10 – Tan Relays

Event Information

Results

Team Ladders

Tan Relay All Time List

XCR’18 returns to Melbourne’s spiritual home of running, the Tan track in the heart of the city’s sporting precinct. With a host of local and international distance-running stars having made their mark on the hallowed course, this is your chance to test yourself both against the greats and against the clock. All competitors complete one lap of the 3.8km circuit, which winds its way around the iconic Botanical Gardens and Kings Domain.

What: XCR’18 Rd 10 – Tan Relays

Date: Saturday 15 September, 2018

Location: Tan Track, Alexandra Ave, start opposite Swan St Bridge. Melway Ref (2G A9) (Google Maps)

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.

For an athlete to be eligible to score team points they must be registered before and approved before the 11:59am Wednesday 12 September 2018 cut off time, otherwise the athletes team will compete as invitational and not score points.

Registrations: The eligibility rules for XCR’18 Rd 10 are as follows:

All clubs must approve registrations by 11:59am Wednesday 12 September 2018 for athletes to be considered eligible to compete.

This means any registrations submitted online after 11:59am Wednesday 12 September 2018 will not be eligible for a scoring team.

Any teams containing athletes not eligible according to the criteria above will be listed as “Invitation” and not score points in the Premiership competition. Teams with unregistered athletes competing under the name of a registered athlete will be disqualified.

If you have issues entering the event please contact Athletics Victoria PRIOR to the closing date at xcr@athsvic.org.au or the Competitions Department on 8646 4526 and leave a message explaining the issues you are experiencing. Athletics Victoria will not accept any late entries and emails received after the closing date.

Competition Rules

Events:

All events will start at the time listed above, please arrive early as the start will not be held for athletes who are running late.

A pen system will again be used for all divisions at relay events in 2018, please speak with the Athletics Victoria Official at your age group on the procedure required and ensure all athletes understand this.

There must only be 2 athletes from a team in each division/age group on the course at the one time (example runner 1 who is running and runner 2 who is waiting in the changeover area). This is for safety reasons for all athletes running through the changeover area.

For the safety of all athletes and spectators it is extremely important that everyone obeys all signs and announcements throughout the day.

The course roping is in place to keep athletes separated from spectators, officials and event crew, again it is important that all athletes and spectators respect the course and do not climb under or over any roping.

There will be sections of the course that are not roped off for people to access the course or surrounding grounds.

Non-finishing athletes:

Any athlete who cannot complete the course for any reason and pulls outs before crossing the finishing line MUST report to the competition director or an official at the finish line. This is to ensure all athletes are accounted for on the course before event pack up begins.

NO LATE OR ON DAY ENTRIES WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR THE XCR’18 SERIES.

Race results:

In order to facilitate the prompt publication of the finalised results, team scores and ladders, all results queries must be submitted to Athletics Victoria’s via email (xcr@athsvic.org.au) within 72 hours of the first set of published results. All queries submitted after this time will not be included in the final event results.

Bibs:

Athletes who have registered as an Athletics Victoria member since 29 August 2018, will have their 2018/19 AV bib numbers available for collection at The Tan.

Athletes who registered prior to 29 August should check with their club representatives as they will have been collected at Burnley.

All athletes MUST wear both current AV bibs at all rounds of XCR’18. If an athlete fails to wear both bibs (back and front) they may be disqualified. If any athletes forget their bibs please go to the admin area to get a replacement set prior to the start of the race. Team managers will need to pick up any new memberships from the admin staff on the day of the event.

A reminder that the transfer of bib numbers and/or timing chips to unregistered athletes is a serious breach of competition rules, with significant penalties resulting for all athletes and teams found to be involved. Such actions jeopardises Athletics Victoria’s personal accident insurance policy, and the cover extended to all registered athletes.

*NB: Athletes that require temporary or replacement bibs can purchase them up to 30 minutes prior to their scheduled event start time.

Relay Numbers:

Colour coded laminated numbers will be used to identify competitors in each Division or Age Group. In 2018 all open and senior men will wear BLUE numbers while all open and senior women will wear YELLOW.

In senior Divisions the number will indicate the Division and Team Number, i.e. blue number 4-5 will be team 5 in Men’s Division 4. Masters numbers will have their age group as the first number, i.e. ‘40’ for Over 40.

For junior athletes in 2017, all Under 14 athletes will wear PINK numbers, all Under 16 athletes will wear GREEN numbers, all Under 18 athletes will wear ORANGE numbers and all Under 20 athletes will wear WHITE numbers. Colour coded numbers identifying their age group will be used, i.e. ‘16’ for U16.

All relay identification numbers must be worn on the FRONT and BACK of each competitor’s uniform. A reminder that all athletes competing must wear their 2017 AV registered bib numbers during competition and this number must be visible to officials throughout competition.

Recording Sheets:

In order to get the results out as quickly as possible, we need the assistance of all clubs to fill in the recording sheets in a neat and accurate manner. THERE IS NO NEED TO RECORD LAP SPLITS ON THE RECORDING SHEETS. We simply require the start time of each athlete, their finish time and the net time. If athletes wish to record their lap times they, or their coaches will need to organise it themselves.

With over 900 athletes anticipated on Saturday and all times to be entered manually, AV really needs the assistance of clubs in delivering fast and accurate results. Please ensure the sheets are filled in clearly and neatly to minimize data entry errors. If sheets are not handed into the admin area your team will not be entered into the results.

Club tents: Clubs are encouraged to bring their club tents and set them up on the grassland at the Tan.

There is strictly no pegging of tents. All tents must be weighted, any clubs found to be pegging will be asked to replace them with weights or remove their tents.

Pegging of tents greatly jeopardises Athletics Victoria’s permit with the City of Melbourne and may result in not using the location for future events if broken.

Timetable

9:00am	Men Open Premier, Division 2	6 x 3.8km
	Men Open Division 3, 4	5 x 3.8km
	Men Open Division 5, 6, 7	4 x 3.8km
	Men Open Division 40+, 50+	3 x 3.8km
	Men U20, U18	3 x 3.8km
9:05am	Women Open Premier Division	5 x 3.8km
	Women Open Division 2, 3	4 x 3.8km
	Women Open Division 4, 5, 40+	3 x 3.8km
	Women U20, U18, U16, U14	3 x 3.8km
	Men U16, U14	3 x 3.8km

Presentations will be made as soon as possible following the completion of the race.

Team Managers

Duty clubs:

The following clubs are required to provide three (3) club helpers (unless specified otherwise in bold with the number required) to assist with conducting the event:

Athletics Essendon (4), Athletics Nunawading, Athletics Waverley, Bendigo Region (2), Box Hill, Casey Cardinia, Collingwood Harriers (4), Diamond Valley, Doncaster, Frankston, Glenhuntly, Ivanhoe, Keilor St Bernards, Knox Athletics (2), Maccabi (2), Melbourne University (4), Mentone (4), Mornington Peninsula, Old Xaverians (2), Richmond Harriers (2), Ringwood, Sandringham, South Melbourne, St Kevins, St Stephens Harriers, Traralgon Harriers, Victorian Masters, Western Athletics, Williamstown (2), Yarra Ranges (4).

Please contact Andrea Hallett (andrea@athsvic.org.au) with the names of the club helpers no later than 12pm (midday) Tuesday 11 September.

All officials, time keepers and course marshals must report to the Controller of Officials the commencement of their scheduled session start time.

Clubs failing to provide the required number of club helpers will have ALL of their teams disqualified.

Course Map

General

Food Vendor:

Mocha Monkey will be on site selling coffee, tea, cakes and snacks.

First Aid:

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

Toilet facilities:

There are toilet blocks located at The Tan and there will also be portable toilets brought in for competitors.

Looking after The Tan:

We are very grateful for the opportunity to compete at The Tan. Clubs are asked to remind their members of the following:

Park only in designated parking bays
Take home all rubbish so that we leave the venue as we found it
Do not litter any rubbish along the course. Please use bins provided
Make sure your athletes leave the toilet blocks in a respectable state.
Please adhere to and respect the City of Melbourne’s rules, regulations and permit.

XCR’18 Round 9 – Burnley Half Marathon

Event Information

Results

Individual Ladders

Team Ladders

Team Scores

Scoring Athletes

With its low gradient course along the banks of the Yarra River, the Burnley Half Marathon has deservedly gained a reputation as one of the fastest half marathons in Australia. With that in mind, the race is the perfect opportunity to shoot for a personal best or tune up for the Melbourne Marathon.

What: XCR’18 Rd 9 – Burnley Half Marathon

Date: Sunday 2 September 2018

Location: Kevin Bartlett Reserve, Yarra Boulevard (enter via Swan St or Grange Rd) Melway Ref 59 B1 (Google Maps)

Club tents:

Clubs are encouraged to bring Club Tents to the Burnley Half Marathon and can be set up around the Administration area next to Kevin Bartlett Reserve. All tents must be weighted down. There is strictly no pegging at the Burnley Half Marathon.

Road Closures:

Road Closures will take place from early Sunday morning, please see below the roads and times of these closures.

Closures Locations and Times:

Yarra Boulevard – 6:00am-11:30am. There will be strictly no access to Yarra Boulevard between Bridge Rd to the Citylink off ramp from the Monash Freeway between these times.

F R Smith Dr – 6:00am-11:30am

Entries Close: 11:59am Wednesday 29 August, 2018

Please remember to approve any memberships before the 11:59am Wednesday 29 August cut off time, otherwise athletes will compete via invitation.

Invitational Entries will be available on the day at the administration tent. On the day entries will be $50 and close 30 minutes prior to the event start time.

Competition Rules

Events:

All events will start at the time listed above, please arrive early as the start will not be held for athletes who are running late.

If an athlete fails to make their event start time, please go to the AV Administration tent to seek advice on joining another race as an invitational athlete for no points. The competition director is the only person who can approve an athlete changing races on the day of the event.

Event warm-up is not to be conducted in front of the start line. Athletes are not allowed to front filter into this area, they MUST approach the start from behind the line. Any athletes caught front filtering may be asked to move to the back of the pack by officials.

Please Note: Athletes will be asked to remove themselves from the course if they have not gone past F R Smith Dr on their final lap by 10:05am.

Race Walking: The XCR’18 season is a Cross Country and Road Racing competition and not a race walking competition. Any athletes who are seen race walking will be asked to run the remainder of the race. Any athletes who continue to Race Walk will be removed from the course.

Non-finishing athletes: Any athlete who cannot complete the course for any reason and pulls outs before crossing the finishing line MUST report to the competition director or an official at the finish line. This is to ensure all athletes are accounted for on the course before event pack up begins.

On the Day Entries: On the day entries will be accepted at Burnley for non-members at a price of $50.00. Athletes will be required to sign up and purchase their entry and bib numbers from the administration tent. For AV Registered members that have not purchased a package or an individual event entry, they can also enter on the day for a cost of $50.00. They will be required to wear the bib number they are given on the day and will not count towards team points.

Course Configuration:

One start time will be conducted on Sunday. The respective course configurations are:

Age Group	Race Length	Course Laps
Men Open & Masters	21.1km	21.1km/7 laps including turning point on Yarra Blvd.
Women Open & Masters	21.1km	21.1km/7 laps including turning point on Yarra Blvd.
U14, U16, U18, U20 Women	5km	5km/2 laps including turning point along Yarra Blvd.
U14, U16, U18, U20 Men	5km	5km/2 laps including turning point along Yarra Blvd.

Race results:

Bibs:

Athletes who have registered as an Athletics Victoria member since 15 August 2018, will have their 2018/19 AV bib numbers available for collection at Burnley.

Athletes who registered prior to 15 August should check with their club representatives as they will have been collected at Anglesea.

All athletes MUST wear their current AV bibs, front (timing tag bib) and back (cloth bib), at all individual rounds of XCR’18. If an athlete fails to wear both bibs they may be disqualified. If any athletes forget their bibs please go to the administration area to purchase a replacement set no later than 30 minutes prior to the start of the race. Team managers will need to pick up any new memberships from the administration tent on the day of the event.

Timetable

7:00am	Bib purchasing closes for Early Starters
7:30am	Early Starters – For athletes who cannot complete the course within the 2.5 hours’ time frame.	Half Marathon (21.1km)
7:30am	Bib purchasing closes for Race 1 and Race 2.
8:00am	Race 1: Half Marathon (21.1km)	Open Women & Masters Open Men & Masters
8:00am	Race 2: 5km Road Race	Women U14, U16, U18, U20 Men U14, U16, U18, U20

Presentations will be made as soon as possible following the completion of the race.

Team Managers

Duty clubs:

The following clubs are required to provide three (3) club helpers (unless specified otherwise in bold with the number required) to assist with conducting the event:

Malvern Harriers, Richmond Harriers, South Melbourne, Western Athletics, Williamstown (2).

Please contact Craig Morrow (craig@athsvic.org.au) with the names of the club helpers no later than 12pm (midday) Tuesday 28 August.

All officials, time keepers and course marshals must report to the Controller of Officials the commencement of their scheduled session start time.

Clubs failing to provide the required number of club helpers will have ALL their teams disqualified

Course Map

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General

Food Vendor: Mocha monkey will be selling hot drinks and snacks throughout the competition.

Car parking and road closures:

No cars are to be driven onto the course; all cars must park in allocated car parking areas. Please be aware that ticketed parking may be enforced. Athletics Victoria is not responsible for any fines that may be issued.

There is strictly no parking on Yarra Boulevard.

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First Aid:

Toilet facilities

There will be toilets located at the administration area. Please leave toilets in a respectable state.

Looking after Yarra Boulevard and Kevin Bartlett Reserve:

We are very grateful for the opportunity to compete at Yarra Boulevard. Clubs are asked to remind their members of the following:

Park only in designated parking bays
Take home all rubbish so that we leave the venue as we found it
Do not litter any rubbish along the course. Please use bins provided
Make sure your athletes leave the toilet blocks in a respectable state

Upcoming Events

Please see below dates for our upcoming XCR’18 events.

XCR’18 Rd 10 – Tan Relays

Date: Saturday 15 September, 2018
Entries Close: 11:59am Monday 10 September 2018

XCR’18 Round 8 – Anglesea Ekiden Relay

Event Information

UPDATED COURSE MAP (10/8/18)

Entry List

Athletics Victoria have decided, after consultation with the Bureau of Meteorology, that in the best interests of officials, volunteers and athletes, the Anglesea Ekiden Relays on Saturday 18^th August 2018 will be cancelled. This is due to the updated extreme weather forecast including 50kmh winds, thunderstorms, hail and lightning predicted late morning and early afternoon. With the exposed nature of the course and terrain, putting members at risk for the duration of the event is not in the best interests of Athletics Victoria, our clubs, officials and participants.

We are extremely disappointed however the safety of all competitors, officials, volunteers, and spectators is paramount and this decision is not taken lightly and apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused.

A section of the original course has now been closed off by Parks Victoria due to a public safety risk. Athletics Victoria has modified the course as previously published. The new course, and course distances can be found in the above course map link and the individual leg changes can be found in the competition rules tab.

Ever wanted to compete in a marathon but felt you were not quite up to it? Ekiden is a Japanese term which generally refers to a long-distance relay running race, typically conducted on roads. An Ekiden Relay is commonly held over the marathon distance of 42.195km with teams of runners completing legs of varying distances. Even better, you can enjoy the views of the surf coast from the Great Ocean Road course.

Date: Saturday 18 August, 2018

Location: Anglesea Family Caravan Park (Melway Ref: 514 G7) (Google Maps)

Entry Information: Entries close 11:59am Monday 13 August 2018.

Team Managers should will receive an e-mail regarding the entry process for XCR’18 Rd 8 Anglesea Ekiden Relays

For an athlete to be eligible to score team points they must be registered before and approved before the 11:59am Wednesday 15 August 2018 cut off time, otherwise the athletes team will compete as invitational and not score points.

Registrations: The eligibility rules for XCR’18 Rd 8 are as follows:

All clubs must approve registrations by 11:59am Wednesday 15 August 2018 for athletes to be considered eligible to compete.

This means any registrations submitted online after 11:59am Wednesday 15 August 2018 will not be eligible for a scoring team.

NO LATE OR ON DAY ENTRIES WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR THE XCR’18 RELAY SERIES.

If you have issues entering the event please contact Athletics Victoria PRIOR to the closing date at summer@athsvic.org.au or the Competitions Department on 8646 4526 and leave a message explaining the issues you are experiencing. Athletics Victoria will not accept any late entries and emails received after the closing date.

Competition Rules

Events:

All events will start at the time listed above, please arrive early as the start will not be held for athletes who are running late.

For the safety of all athletes and spectators it is extremely important that everyone obeys all signs and announcements throughout the day.

There will be sections of the course that are not roped off for people to access the course or surrounding grounds.

Race results:

Bibs:

Athletes who have registered as an Athletics Victoria member since 1 August 2018, will have their 2018/19 AV bib numbers available for collection at Anglesea.

Athletes who registered prior to 1 August should check with their club representatives as they will have been collected at Lake Wendouree

The timing tag will be attached to one of the bibs (this is to be worn on the front). Athletes do not need to wear their timing chip from previous seasons for individual races anymore.

Please Note: This is your bib number for the entire XCR’18 season, please do not throw out your number with the timing tag attached to it. If athletes lose or damage their bib numbers there will be a charge associated with reissuing new numbers. All athletes MUST wear their current AV bibs, front and back (timing bib on the front and cloth number on the back), at all rounds of XCR’18. If an athlete fails to wear both bibs they may be disqualified. If any athletes forget their bibs please go to the administration area to purchase a replacement set no later than 30 minutes prior to the start of the race. Team managers will need to pick up any new memberships from the administration tent on the day of the event.

Relay Numbers:

Colour coded laminated numbers will be used to identify competitors in each Division or Age Group. Unlike in previous relay events for the XCR’17 season, there will be different coloured laminated bibs for the different legs of the race.

Please take note of the colours that correspond to each leg, the distance is printed on each bib.

Blue = 9.3km (previously 9.8km)

Yellow = 8.6km (previously 8.8km)

Green = 7.4km (previoulsy 7.9km)

Orange = 6.5km (previously 6.0km)

Pink = 5.8km (previously 5.2km)

White = 4.7km (previously 4.6km)

*Women’s Open and Overage teams will have a ‘W’ in front of their team number.

Recording Sheets:

Timetable

12:30pm	Men Div 2	42.3km
12:35pm	Men Div 3 & 4	37.6km
12:40pm	Men Premier	42.3km
12:40pm	Women Premier	34.9km
12:45pm	Men Div 6 & 7	31.1km
12:50pm	Women Div 2 & 3	27.9km
12:55pm	Men Div 5	31.1km
12:55pm	Men 40+, 50+	22.5km
1:00pm	Women Div 4 & 5	21.8km
1:05pm	Women 40+	20.9km
1:05pm	Men U20	22.5km
1:10pm	Women U20	19.7km
1:15pm	Boys U16	17.0km
1:15pm	Boys U14	17.0km
1:20pm	Girls U18	18.6km
1:25pm	Boys U18	18.6km
1:30pm	Girls U16	17.0km
1:30pm	Girls U14	17.0km

Presentations will be made as soon as possible following the completion of the race.

Please note: Individual leg distances have changed from the XCR’18 Handbook. Age groups and divisions will still run the same allocated coloured legs.

Legs are run in order listed in handbook, therefore furthest to shortest.

E.g. Men Premier (9.3km, 8.6km, 7.4km, 6.5km, 5.8km, 4.7km)

Team Managers

Duty clubs:

The following clubs are required to provide three (3) club helpers (unless specified otherwise in bold with the number required) to assist with conducting the event:

APS United (2), Athletics Essendon, Athletics Nunawading (2), Athletics Waverley (2), Box Hill, Casey Cardinia (2), Coburg Harriers (2), Collingwood Harriers, Diamond Valley, Doncaster (2), Frankston, Geelong Region (30), Glenhuntly, Keilor St Bernards, Knox Athletics, Malvern Harriers (2), Melbourne University, Mentone (2), Old Xaverians (2), Richmond Harriers (2), South Melbourne, St Stephens Harriers (2), Traralgon Harriers (2), Victorian Masters (2), Western Athletics (2), Williamstown (2), Yarra Ranges (2).

Please contact Craig Morrow (craig@athsvic.org.au) with the names of the club helpers no later than 12pm (midday) Tuesday 14th August, 2018

All officials, time keepers and course marshals must report to the Controller of Officials the commencement of their scheduled session start time.

Clubs failing to provide the required number of club helpers will have ALL of their teams disqualified.

Course Map

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Blue = 9.3km (previously 9.8km)

Yellow = 8.6km (previously 8.8km)

Green = 7.4km (previoulsy 7.9km)

Orange = 6.5km (previously 6.0km)

Pink = 5.8km (previously 5.2km)

White = 4.7km (previously 4.6km)

General

First Aid:

Toilet facilities

There are toilet blocks located within the grounds of Anglesea Beachfront Caravan Park.

Car Parking

There is no car parking access within the Caravan Park. Car parking is only available in surrounding areas of the caravan park.

Please Note: Double Yellow Lines in street parking indicates a ‘No Standing Zone’ and you may be issued a parking infringement by the local council. Athletics Victoria is not responsible for any fines that may be issued.

Team Managers of Clubs may drive into the caravan park to drop off club tents and gear but must remove their vehicle and park in surrounding areas.

This year there will be a designated Team Manager drop off zone for club tents and equipment.

We request if Team managers can please drop their clubs gear off an hour before the event at 10:30am between 11:30am any time after 11:30am you will not be allowed access into the caravan park.

There will be traffic marshals to guide you through this zone. Please just drop off your gear and proceed immediately to the car parks outside the caravan park. The traffic marshal will take care of it until you return to set it up. There is strictly no car parking in the drop off zone and we ask you to please comply with the steward’s requests.

Looking after Anglesea Caravan Park:

We are very grateful for the opportunity to compete at Anglesea. Clubs are asked to remind their members of the following:

Park only in designated parking bays
Take home all rubbish so that we leave the venue as we found it.
Do not litter any rubbish along the course. Please use bins provided
Make sure your athletes leave the toilet blocks in a respectable state.

Upcoming Events

Please see below dates for our upcoming XCR’18 events.

XCR’18 Rd 9 – Burnley Half Marathon

Date: Sunday 2 September, 2018
Entries Close: 11:59am, Wednesday 29 August, 2018.

XCR’18 Rd 10 – Tan Relays

Date: Saturday 15 September, 2018
Entries Close: 11:59am, Monday 10 September, 2018

XCR’18 Package

You must be a current athlete member of Athletics Victoria and have your membership approved by your chosen club before you can purchase this package. Alternatively you can purchase the package at the same time as you purchase your membership. This package allows entry into all individual rounds of XCR’18 AND eligibility for all relay rounds. Junior and Dual athletes must enter XCR Round 4 at Bundoora Park individually through the portal or as part of your school team.

XCR’18 Round 7 – Lake Wendouree

Event Information

Results

Individual Ladders

Team Ladders

Team Results

Scoring Athletes

The traditional stomping ground of XCR legend Steve Moneghetti, Lake Wendouree once again provides the backdrop for this fast-paced event, with open athletes completing 15km and juniors & open recreational runners completing 6km. After the race, stay on and enjoy the best the city and surrounding Goldfields have to offer, including the Eureka Centre, Sovereign Hill, the Gold Museum and the Botanical Gardens.

Athletics Victoria is pleased to be supporting Beyond Blue at the upcoming Lake Wendouree 15km event. Mental health can impact everyone and doesn’t discriminate. Wristbands will be handed out to all competitors at the event as part of an awareness campaign. In return, Beyond Blue will have opportunities for a gold coin donation and a wonderful raffle to raise money for this worthy cause.

What: XCR’18 Rd 7 – Road Race

Date: Saturday 4 August, 2018

Location: Lake Wendouree, Ballarat (Melway Ref B165) (Google Maps)

Car parking and road closures: Plenty of Car Parking is available within and around Lake Wendouree and Windmill Dr. No cars are to be driven onto the course; all cars must park in the allocated car parking area. Please don’t erect club tents in the Car Park as there is plenty of room for these in the finish area.

Club tents: Clubs are encouraged to bring club tents to Lake Wendouree. The area for club tents is adjacent to the finish line, please look for signage. All tents must be weighted down. There is strictly no pegging at Lake Wendouree.

Entry Information: Athletes must register via the Athletics Victoria website.

For an athlete to be eligible to score team points they must be registered with Athletics Victoria and approved by their club with one of the following packages purchased no later than 11:59am Wednesday 1 August:

2018 Max Package
XCR’18 Package
Individual Event Entry

Entries Close: 11:59am Wednesday 1 August, 2018

Please remember to approve any memberships before the 11:59am Wednesday 1 August cut off time, otherwise athletes will compete via invitation.

Invitational Entries will be available on the day at the administration tent. On the day entries will be $50 and close 30 minutes prior to the event start time.

Please note that the 6km Open Recreational Running is for all ages but is a NON-AV SCORING event.

Competition Rules

Events: All events will start at the time listed above, please arrive early as the start will not be held for athletes who are running late.

In the Open Men & Women’s races the Premier Division team athletes (6 men & 5 women) from the 10 clubs in each gender will be eligible for a priority start in their respective races. Athletes are asked to make their way to the front of the pack before the race. Please speak to the officials on the day if athletes are unsure about this process.

On the Day Entries: On the day entries will be accepted at Ballarat for non-members at a price of $50.00. Athletes will be required to sign up and purchase their entry and bib numbers from the administration tent. For AV Registered members that have not purchased a package or an individual event entry, they can also enter on the day for a cost of $50.00. They will be required to wear the bib number they are given on the day and will not count towards team points.

Course Configuration:

Three separate races will be conducted on Saturday. The respective start times are:

Time	Age Group Race	Distance/Laps
1:30pm	Junior Men & Women Open Recreational Running Race (Non-AV Scoring)	6km/1 Lap
1:55pm	Early Starters Men & Women	15km/2 laps including turning point.
2:30pm	Open Men & Women Masters Men & Women	15km/2 laps including turning point.

Race results:

Timing Bibs:

Athletes who have registered as an Athletics Victoria member since 18 July 2018, will have their 2018/19 AV bib numbers available for collection at Lake Wendouree.

Athletes who registered prior to 18 July should check with their club representatives as they will have been collected at Albert Park.

The timing tag will be attached to one of the bibs (this is to be worn on the front). Athletes do not need to wear their timing chip from previous seasons for individual races anymore.

Please Note: This is your bib number for the entire XCR’18 season, please do not throw out your number with the timing tag attached to it. If athletes lose or damage their bib numbers there will be a charge associated with reissuing new numbers. All athletes MUST wear their current AV bibs, front and back (timing bib on the front and cloth number on the back), at all individual rounds of XCR’18. If an athlete fails to wear both bibs they may be disqualified. If any athletes forget their bibs please go to the administration area to purchase a replacement set no later than 30 minutes prior to the start of the race. Team managers will need to pick up any new memberships from the administration tent on the day of the event.

REMEMBER NO BIBS = NO TIME

Timetable

Time	Age Group Race	Distance/Laps
1:30pm	Junior Men & Women Open Recreational Running Race (Non-AV Scoring)	6km
1:55pm	Early Starters Men & Women	15km/2 laps including turning point.
2:30pm	Open Men & Women, Masters Men & Women	15km/2 laps including turning point.

Presentations will be made as soon as possible after each event.

Team Managers

Duty clubs:

The following region is required to provide (40) club helpers to assist with conducting the event:

Ballarat Region

Please contact Andrea Hallet (Andrea@athsvic.org.au) if you have any questions regarding club helper duties.

All officials, time keepers and course marshals must report to the Controller of Officials no later than 12:00pm.

Clubs failing to provide the required number of club helpers will have ALL of their teams disqualified.

Course Map

General

Toilet facilities

A number of toilet blocks are located close to the finish area. It is the responsibility of clubs and athletes to ensure all toilet facilities are left in a respectable state.

Looking after Lake Wendouree

We are very grateful for the opportunity to compete at Lake Wendouree Clubs are asked to remind their members of the following:

Park only in designated parking bays
Respect the park and the permits – no pegging allowed.
Take home all rubbish so that we leave the venue as we found it
Do not litter any rubbish along the course. Please use bins provided
Make sure your athletes leave the toilet blocks in a respectable state

Upcoming Events

Please see below dates for our upcoming XCR’17 events

XCR’18 Rd 8 Anglesea Ekiden Relay

Date: Saturday 18 August 2018
Entries Close: 11:59am Monday 13 August 2018

XCR’18 Rd 9 Burnley Half Marathon

Date: Sunday 2 September 2018
Entries Close: 11:59am Wednesday 29 August 2018

2018 Australian Cross Country Championships

XCR’18 Round 6 – Albert Park

Event Information

Individual Results

Individual Ladders

Team Ladders

Team Scores

Scoring Athletes

A fast and flat 10km road race, starting and finishing at the Lakeside Stadium precinct which includes two laps out and back from Lakeside Stadium to Junction Oval on Lakeside Drive. The Albert Park 10km Road Race is the perfect opportunity for athletes to run a fast time or to just enjoy the surrounds of the lake. With some changes to XCR this season the Under 20 women will join the men and run the 10km.

What: XCR’18 Rd 6 – Albert Park Road Race

Date: Sunday 22 July, 2018

Location: Albert Road Dr, Albert Park VIC 3206 (Melway Ref 57 H3) (Google Maps)

Club tents:

Due to the grandstand, there is no room for Club Tents to be set up, however clubs are encouraged to bring their club flags and banners to put up in the grandstand.

Road Closures:

Road Closures will take place from early Sunday morning, please see below the roads and times of these closures.

Closures:

Albert Road Dr – 6:00am – 11:00am.

Lakeside Dr – 7:00am – 11:00am.

Entry Information: Athletes must register via the Athletics Victoria website.

2018 Max Package
XCR’18 Package
Individual Event Entry

Entries Close: 11:59am Wednesday 18 July, 2018

Invitational Entries will be available on the day at the administration tent. On the day entries will be $50 and close 30 minutes prior to the event start time.

Please remember to approve any memberships before the 11:59am Wednesday 18 July cut off time, otherwise athletes will compete via invitation.

Competition Rules

Events:

All events will start at the time listed above, please arrive early as the start will not be held for athletes who are running late.

Please Note: Athletes will be asked to remove themselves from the course if they are still running when roads are re-opened at 11:00am.

Early Starters:

An early start time will be offered for those athletes that cannot complete the course within the 70min time frame. Any athletes who run in the Early Starters but finish before the leaders, will be held at marshal point 10 and will not be able to enter the stadium until the leader’s enter the stadium.

Non-finishing athletes:

Course Configuration:

Three separate start times will be conducted on Sunday. The respective course configurations are:

Age Group	Race Length	Course Laps
Men Open, Masters, U18 & U20	10km	10km/2 laps including turning point on Lakeside Dr.
Women Open, U20 & Masters	10km	10km/2 laps including turning point on Lakeside Dr.
U14, U16, U18 Women	3km	3km/1 lap including turning point along Lakeside Dr.
U14, U16 Men	3km	3km/1 lap including turning point along Lakeside Dr.

On the Day Entries: On the day entries will be accepted at Albert Park for non-members at a price of $50.00. Athletes will be required to sign up and purchase their entry and bib numbers from the administration tent. For AV Registered members that have not purchased a package or an individual event entry, they can also enter on the day for a cost of $50.00. They will be required to wear the bib number they are given on the day and will not count towards team points.

Race results:

Timing Bibs:

Athletes who have purchased an XCR’18 Package, Max Package or individual event entry, will have their 2018/19 AV bib numbers available for collection at Albert Park.

The timing tag will be attached to one of the bibs (this is to be worn on the front). Athletes do not need to wear their timing chip from previous seasons for individual races anymore.

Please Note: This is your bib number for the entire 2018/19 season, please do not throw out your numbers. If athletes lose or damage their bib numbers there will be a charge associated with reissuing new numbers.

*NB: Athletes that require temporary or replacement bibs can purchase them up to 30 minutes prior to their scheduled event start time.

Timetable

7:00am	Membership collection opens
8:00am	Bib purchasing closes for Race 1
8:10am	Bib purchasing closes for Early Starters
8:30am	Race 1: Women U14, U16, U18 Men U14, U16	3km Road Race
8:30am	Bib purchasing closes for Race 2
8:40am	Early Starters: For those who cannot complete the course within the 70min time frame	10km Road Race
9:00am	Race 2: Women Open, U20 & Masters Men U18, U20, Open & Masters	10km Road Race

* Start times and race format for this event may be adjusted once entries are closed. A Risk Assessment will be made and members
notified following the closure date.

Presentations will be made as soon as possible following the completion of the race.

Team Managers

Club Duties:

The following clubs are required to provide three (3) club helpers (unless specified otherwise in bold with the number required) to assist with conducting the event:

Diamond Valley, Frankston, Knox Athletics, Maccabi (2), Malvern Harriers, Victorian Masters

Please contact Andrea Hallett (andrea@athsvic.org.au) with the names of the club helpers no later than 12pm (midday) Tuesday 17 July, 2018.

All officials, time keepers and course marshals must report to the Controller of Officials the commencement of their scheduled session start time.

Clubs failing to provide the required number of club helpers will have ALL of their teams disqualified.

Course Map

General

Food Vendor:

Lakeside Canteen and coffee van will be open through the duration of competition.

Car parking and road closures:

Plenty of car parking is available around the Albert Park precinct. No cars are to be driven onto the course; all cars must park in allocated car parking areas. Please be aware that ticketed parking may be in force. Athletics Victoria is not responsible for any fines that may be issued.

First Aid:

Toilet facilities

There are toilets located under the grandstand in the back straight of Lakeside Stadium for athletes and general public to use.

Looking after Lakeside Stadium:

We are very grateful for the opportunity to compete at Albert Park. Clubs are asked to remind their members of the following:

Dogs are not permitted at Lakeside Stadium
Park only in designated parking bays
Take home all rubbish so that we leave the venue as we found it
Do not litter any rubbish along the course. Please use bins provided
Make sure your athletes leave the toilet blocks in a respectable state

Upcoming Events:

Please see below dates for our upcoming XCR’18 events.

XCR’18 Rd 7 – Lake Wendouree 15km Road Race

Date: Saturday 4 August, 2018
Entries Close: 11:59am, Wednesday 1 August, 2018

XCR’18 Rd 8 – Anglesea Ekiden Relay

Date: Saturday 18 August, 2018
Entries Close: 11:59am, Monday 13 August, 2018

XCR’18 Round 5 – Sandown Racecourse Relays

Event Information

Results

Team Ladders

Home to a number of motorsport events, Sandown Racecourse is the second relay event for XCR’18. The testing conditions and wind that blows through Sandown is a test for the greatest of athlete.

What: XCR’18 Rd 5 – Sandown Racecourse

Date: Saturday 7 July, 2018

Location: 591-659 Princes Hwy, Springvale VIC 3171 (Melway Ref: 80 D7) (Google Maps)

Entry Information: Entries close 11:59am Monday 2 July 2018.

Team Managers should receive an e-mail regarding the entry process for XCR’18 Rd 5 prior to entries closing.

For an athlete to be eligible to score team points they must be registered before and approved before the 11:59am Wednesday 4 July 2018 cut off time, otherwise the athletes team will compete as invitational and not score points.

Registrations: The eligibility rules for XCR’18 Rd 1 are as follows:

All clubs must approve registrations by 11:59am Wednesday 4 July 2018 for athletes to be considered eligible to compete.

This means any registrations submitted online after 11:59am Wednesday 4 July 2018 will not be eligible for a scoring team.

NO LATE OR ON DAY ENTRIES WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR THE XCR’18 RELAY SERIES.

Competition Rules

Events:

All events will start at the time listed above, please arrive early as the start will not be held for athletes who are running late.

A pen system will again be used for all divisions at relay events in 2017, please speak with the Athletics Victoria Official at your age group on the procedure required and ensure all athletes understand this.

For the safety of all athletes and spectators it is extremely important that everyone obeys all signs and announcements throughout the day.

There will be sections of the course that are not roped off for people to access the course or surrounding grounds.

Non-finishing athletes:

Please Note: Little Athletics Victoria will be holding their State Road Relay Championships in conjunction with Athletics Victoria, please allow time to find a carpark with more people expected to attend Sandown Racecourse.

Please see timetable for race information, times and distances.

Athletes are not to warm up on the first kilometer after the pit buildings as Little Athletics Victoria races will be held from 11:15am in this area of the course.

Course Configuration:

Two separate races will be conducted on Saturday for Athletics Victoria. The respective start times and course configurations are:

Time

Age Group Race

Distance/Laps

12:45pm

Women Open/Masters, Men Open/Masters, Men U20,

6.2km/2 x 3.1km laps of Sandown Racecourse

1:15pm

Women U20, U18, U16, U14

Men U18, U16, U14

3.1km/1 x 3.1km lap of Sandown Racecourse

Race results:

Bibs:

REMEMBER NO BIBS = NO TIME

Relay Numbers:

For junior athletes in 2018, all Under 14 athletes will wear PINK numbers, all Under 16 athletes will wear GREEN numbers, all Under 18 athletes will wear ORANGE numbers and all Under 20 athletes will wear WHITE numbers. Colour coded numbers identifying their age group will be used, i.e. ‘16’ for U16.

Please Note: For athletes that wear a crop top, the relay divisional number can be pinned to their shorts on their hips.

Recording Sheets:

Timetable

Time	Race	Age Group
11:15am	*LAVic Race 1: 6km Road Relay	Boys & Girls U11 and U12
12:15pm	*LAVic Race 2: 4.5km Road Relay	Boys & Girls U9 and U10
12:45pm	AV Race 1: 6.2km Road Relay	Women Open Premier, Div 2, 3, 4, 5, 40+ Men Open Premier, Div 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 40+, 50+, U20
1:15pm	AV Race 2: 3.1km Road Relay	Women U20, U18, U16, U14 Men U18, U16, U14
1:15pm	*LAVic Race 3: 9.3km Road Relay	Boys & Girls U13-U15

Presentations will be made as soon as possible following the completion of the race.

*Indicates Little Athletics Victoria run competitions

Team Managers

Club Duties:

The following clubs are required to provide three (3) club helpers (unless specified otherwise in bold with the number required) to assist with conducting the event:

APS United (2), Athletics Essendon, Athletics Nunawading, Athletics Waverley, Box Hill, Coburg Harriers, Collingwood Harriers (4), Diamond Valley (4), Doncaster, Glenhuntly, Ivanhoe (1), Knox Athletics, Maccabi (2), Melbourne University (4), Mentone, Mornington Peninsula (2), Old Xaverians (4), Richmond Harriers, Sandringham, South Melbourne, St Kevins, Traralgon Harriers, Victorian Masters, Wellington, Western Athletics, Williamstown, Yarra Ranges.

Please contact Craig Morrow (craig@athsvic.org.au) with the names of the club helpers no later than 12pm (midday) Tuesday 3 July.

All officials, time keepers and course marshals must report to the Controller of Officials the commencement of their scheduled session start time.

Clubs failing to provide the required number of club helpers will have ALL of their teams disqualified.

Course Map

General

Food Vendor:

Mocha Monkey will be on site selling coffee, tea, cakes and snacks.

First Aid:

Toilet facilities:

There are toilets located under the main grandstand at Sandown Racecourse for athletes and general public to use.

Looking after Sandown Racecourse:

We are very grateful for the opportunity to compete at Sandown Racecourse. Clubs are asked to remind their members of the following:

Dogs are not permitted at Sandown Racecourse.
Park only in designated parking bays
Take home all rubbish so that we leave the venue as we found it
Do not litter any rubbish along the course. Please use bins provided
Make sure your athletes leave the toilet blocks in a respectable state

Upcoming Events:

Please see below dates for our upcoming XCR’18 events.

XCR’18 Rd 6 – Albert Park 10km Road Race

Date: Sunday 22 July, 2018
Entries Close: 11:59am, Wednesday 18 July, 2018

XCR’18 Rd 7 – Lake Wendouree 15km Road Race

Date: Saturday 4 August, 2018
Entries Close: 11:59am, Wednesday 1 August, 2018

XCR’18 Round 4 – Bundoora Park

Event Information

Results

Individual Ladders

Team Ladders

Team Scores

Scoring Athletes

This bumper day of cross country racing incorporates the Victorian All Schools Cross Country Championships and also serves as the selection trial for the Australian Cross Country Championships. Both the men and women races cover 10km of the gruelling slopes of Bundoora Park, while juniors race over 3km, 4km, 6km or 8km.

What: XCR’18 Rd 4 – Bundoora Park (Incorporating 2018 Victorian All Schools Cross Country Championships)

Date: Saturday 16 June, 2018

Location: Bundoora Park, North off Plenty Rd, (veer right after entering the park) (Melway Ref 19 F4) (Google Maps)

Events: All events will start at the time listed above, please arrive early as the start will not be held for athletes who are running late.

The 2018 Victorian All Schools championships will be held in conjunction with this round of XCR. All athletes competing in the U14 – U18 age groups will compete for their school, please note these athletes MUST have registered to compete in this event prior to the June 4 entry closing deadline (XCR Packages do not cover this event for these age groups). Under 20 athletes will compete for both their school and club if both of these apply to those who have entered. Medals for this age group will be awarded to the first three Athletics Victoria members in the XCR’18 Rd 4 event and the first three placegetters in the 2018 Victorian All Schools event also.

Food Vendor: Mocha Monkey will be on site selling coffee, tea, cakes and snacks. Doncaster Athletics Club will also be providing food and drinks throughout the day.

Entry Information: Athletes must register via the Athletics Victoria website.

2018 Max Package (Bundoora is not included for Dual and Junior members)
XCR’18 Package (Bundoora is not included for Dual and Junior members)
Individual Event Entry

Entries Close: 11:59am Wednesday 13 June, 2018

Please remember to approve any memberships before the 11:59am Wednesday 13 June cut off time, otherwise athletes will compete via invitation.

Club tents: Clubs are encouraged to bring club tents to Bundoora Park. The area for club tents is adjacent to the finish and start line, please look for signage.

Competition Rules

Course Configuration: Ten separate races will be conducted on Saturday. The respective start times are:

Time	Age Group Race	Distance/Laps
10:00am	Girls U14* & Para Girls U16 & U20	3km/1x1km, 1x2km course
10:20am	Boys U14* & Para Boys U16 & U20	3km/1x1km, 1x2km course
10:40am	Girls U15 & U16*	4km/2x2km course
11:05am	Boys U15 & U16*	4km/2x2km course
11:20am	Girls U17 & U18*	4km/2x2km course
11:45am	Boys U17 & U18*	6km/1x2km, 1x4km course
12:20pm	Women U20**	6km/1x2km, 1x4km course
12:55pm	Men U20**	8km/2x4km course
1:35pm	Women Open & Masters	10km/1x2km, 2x4km course
2:35pm	Men Open & Masters	10 km/1x2km, 2x4km course

*Events are 2018 Victorian All School Championship events, not Athletics Victoria club events.

** U20 race will have 2 championships both school and Athletics Victoria XCR Round 4 run at the same time.

Race results: In order to facilitate the prompt publication of the finalised results, team scores and ladders, all results queries must be submitted to Athletics Victoria’s via email (xcr@athsvic.org.au) within 72 hours of the first set of published results. All queries submitted after this time will not be included in the final event results.

Timing Bibs:

Athletes will have their 2018/19 AV bib numbers available for collection at St Anne’s.

The timing tag will be attached to one of the bibs (this is to be worn on the front). Athletes do not need to wear their timing chip from previous seasons for individual races anymore.

Please Note: This is your bib number for the entire XCR’18 season, please do not throw out your number with the timing tag attached to it. If athletes lose or damage their bib numbers there will be a charge associated with reissuing new numbers. All athletes MUST wear their current AV bibs, front and back (timing bib on the front and cloth number on the back), at all individual rounds of XCR’18. If an athlete fails to wear both bibs they may be disqualified. If any athletes forget their bibs please go to the administration area to purchase a replacement set no later than 30 minutes prior to the start of the race. Team managers will need to pick up any new memberships from the administration tent on the day of the event.

REMEMBER NO BIBS = NO TIME

Timetable

Time	Age Group Race	Distance/Laps
10:00am	Girls U14* & Para Girls U16* & U20*	3km/1x1km, 1x2km course
10:20am	Boys U14* & Para Boys U16* & U20*	3km/1x1km, 1x2km course
10:40am	Girls U15 & U16*	4km/2x2km course
11:05am	Boys U15 & U16*	4km/2x2km course
11:20am	Girls U17 & U18*	4km/2x2km course
11:45am	Boys U17 & U18*	6km/1x2km, 1x4km course
12:20pm	Women U20**	6km/1x2km, 1x4km course
12:55pm	Men U20**	8km/2x4km course
1:35pm	Women Open & Masters	10km/1x2km, 2x4km course
2:35pm	Men Open & Masters	10 km/1x2km, 2x4km course

Presentations will be made as soon as possible after each event.

*Events are 2018 Victorian All School Championship events, not Athletics Victoria club events.

** U20 race will have 2 championships both school and Athletics Victoria XCR Round 4 run at the same time.

Team Managers

Duty clubs:

The following clubs are required to provide three (3) club helpers (unless specified otherwise in bold with the number required) to assist with conducting the event:

AM:

APS United, Athletics Waverley, Box Hill, Coburg Harriers, Collingwood Harriers, Diamond Valley, Melbourne Universit

PM:

Frankston, Glenhuntly, Knox Athletics, Mentone, Mornington Peninsula, St Stephens Harriers, Williamstown.

Please contact Andrea Hallett (andrea@athsvic.org.au) with the names of the club helpers no later than 12pm (midday) Tuesday 12 June. All officials, time keepers and course marshals must report to the Controller of Officials the commencement of their scheduled session start time.

Clubs failing to provide the required number of club helpers will have ALL of their teams disqualified.

Course Map

General

Toilet facilities

A number of toilet blocks are located close to the finish area. It is the responsibility of clubs and athletes to ensure all toilet facilities are left in a respectable state.

Looking after Bundoora Park

We are very grateful for the opportunity to compete at Bundoora Park. Clubs are asked to remind their members of the following:

Park only in designated parking bays
Take home all rubbish so that we leave the venue as we found it
Do not litter any rubbish along the course. Please use bins provided
Make sure your athletes leave the toilet blocks in a respectable state

Upcoming Events

Please see below dates for our upcoming XCR’18 events

XCR’18 Rd 5 – Sandown Road Relays

Date: Saturday 7 July, 2018
Entries Close: 11:59am, Monday 2 July, 2018

XCR’18 Rd 6 – Albert Park 10km Road Race

Date: Sunday 22 July, 2018
Entries Close: 11:59am, Wednesday 18 July 2018.