Knox Little Athletics Centre Inc.

Eastern Metropolitan Region Cross Country Championships

get in quick … form a team … let’s see if we can get the most Knox athletes, ever!

When: Sunday 22nd June 2014
Where: Ruffey Park Lake Doncaster (Melways 33J10)
Register: With Nicole Lamond Philp at cross country on Saturday or give her a call on 0432 689 167.
Cost: Knox LAC will cover the cost of entry for Knox LAC athletes.
More info: See the FLYER and the MAP, or contact Nicole on 0432 689 167.

Check out all the photos and the results. Also see our first newsletter.

What’s next?

• Sat 31May: We’re at Koomba Park, and have a Parents’ 2km run
• Sat 7Jun: No Cross Country – Queen’s B’Day Weekend
• Sun 8June: Benalla Open Day
• Sat 14Jun: Jells Park North
• Sat 21Jun: Knox Park – wear your footy colours
• Sat 28Jun: Nortons Park

Reminders

• Athletes should only run in the race for their registered age group. They cannot ‘run up’. This applies to Knox athletes and visitors from other centres.
• Wear your patch every week. If you forget or have lost it, please go to the recording tent BEFORE your race to get a replacement in exchange for a gold coin donation to the RCH Appeal.

Date: Saturday 19July14.
Time: First event starts at 10am.
Where: Nortons Park – Enter via Nortons Ln off High Street (Melways 72A2)
Registrations: Postal entries close Monday 14 July. See entry form for on day registration info.
See the entry form for more information.

David Thomson is a previous Knox Little athlete who, after recovering from cancer, has astounded everyone by qualifying to represent Australia in the 2014 World Youth Championships to be held in the USA in July.

For more information about David and his athletics journey, see the link below.
http://klac23.org.au/wordpress/?p=1184

To help raise the funds to get David there, a Trivia Night will be held at the Bayswater RSL on 24th May.

If you would like to support David and attend the trivia night, please contact Linda Power at secretary@klac23.org.au.

Every now and then we’re asked about the cross country event order, and when a particular age group will run.

The only race with a set start time is the first event, which starts at 9am.

All other races will commence in order after the preceding race has been completed and, normally, the whole morning’s program is completed by 10.30am.

The order for the day is usually up on the notice board.

The event order rotates on a weekly basis with the exception of the U6 race, which is always the 3rd race.

The last race one week becomes first race the following week, the first race becomes the second race, and so on.

So, you can understand that it’s difficult to predict when an age group will run.

Checkout the notice board each week for the event order and other cross country info.

If you arrive early for your event, cheer on the other age groups as they run, and warm up so you’re ready to run when you’re called for your race.