With the summer athletics season now over, this means the winter cross country season starts soon! We are looking to boost our participation numbers this season and if you are a member of Keilor Little Athletics Centre for the 2020/21 season, then you membership for cross country is paid as part of your fees.
Cross country training will continue on Sat April 24 at 9am at the Keilor track. The session will run for 45 mins so come down have a chat with the team and we will be happy to answer all of your questions.
The first weekly cross country competition will be at Essendon track on May 1 at 9am.
NMR Important Dates
Saturday 1st May Essendon
Saturday 8th May Essendon
Saturday 15th May Keilor
Saturday 22nd May Keilor
Saturday 29th May Sunbury
Saturday 5th June Keilor
Saturday 12th June division one open day Essendon
Saturday 19th June Region CC - Bundoora Park
Saturday 26th June Craigieburn
Saturday 3rd July Sunbury
Saturday 10th July Keilor
Saturday 17th July Craigieburn
Saturday 24th July Keilor
Saturday 31st July State at Lake Dewar
Saturday 7th August Presentation/Super Handicap Essendon
Starting time: 9am (8:30 registrations start)
Weekly fees: $2 per athlete, max $5.00 per family
All athletes will need to wear their name tags from the summer season.
LA Vic Important Dates
Saturday 5th June: State Cross-Country Relays Championships – Cruden Farm
Saturday 19th June: Region Cross-Country Carnivals
Saturday 31st July: State Cross-Country Championships – Lake Dewar.
What is cross country?
Cross-country season begins May 1 and runs through to the end of July. Unlike track and field in the summer, the venue for cross-country events changes weekly with locations including the Aberfeldie athletics track in Essendon, our track at Keilor, Coburg, Craigeburn and Sunbury. There are also regional and state championships for cross country with the dates published above.
Cross-country involves athletes running just one event, with distances listed below for the various age groups. Cross-country events are never cancelled for wet or cold weather - instead please ensure that your athletes are dressed appropriately, which can include long black pants, and warm black tops under the Keilor top. Commonwealth Bank name patches are still required with the Coles badge above the LA Vic logo. Races start at 9am and are usually completed by 11am.
Northern Metro Region (NMR) and Little Athletics Victoria (LA Vic) host region and state events for cross-country with road relay championships and State Championships over the same distances.
Keilor members who have have joined for the preceding summer track and field season can compete in cross-country without paying additional registration fees, although a weekly $2 event fees will be payable per athlete ($5 per family). In addition athletes who did not register for the summer season can join for the cross-country season only, at the reduced fee of $70 per athlete - Click the JOIN/TRIAL button on our website.
Cross country distances:
U6 Boys & Girls 500m
U7-8 Boys & Girls 1000m
U9-10 Boys & Girls 1500m
U11-12 Boys & Girls 2000m
U13-16 Boys & Girls 3000m
