Knox Little Athletics Centre Inc.

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.

Bring a friend day and 1km parents’ run

Check out all the photos and the results*. Also see our first newsletter.
*If results aren’t there yet, they should be there in the next day or so.

What’s next?

• Sat 3May: We’re at Nortons Park 2 (enter via Nortons Ln off High Street)
• Sat 10May:Pink Day at Jells Park North
• Sun 11May: Mother’s Day.
• Sat 31May: Next parents’ run – 2km
• Fri6-Mon9June: Benalla Open Day and Camp

This is a great family weekend getaway, based at a school camp on the shores of Lake Nilhacootie. Toast marshmallows on the bonfire, paddle a canoe out on the lake, or just sit back and relax for a couple of days mid year – it’s a weekend that offers something for everybody.

Places are limited so it’s that familiar story of get in quick or you will miss out!

Cost is less than $50 per person that includes 3 nights’ accommodation, all meals and as many marshmallows as you can toast! If interested, send an email to crosscountry@klac23.org.au or see David M at the microphone on Saturday.

Camp

• Where: Lake Nillahcootie, Benalla (off MidlandHwy/MansfieldRd)
• When: Friday 6 to Monday 9 June – Queen’s birthday weekend

Benalla LAC Cross Country Open Day

• Where: Reef Hills Reserve, Benalla (off MidlandHwy/MansfieldRd)
• When: Sunday 8 June 2014

On Saturday 10 May, athletes and parents are encouraged to wear something pink and bring along a gold coin donation to raise money for cancer research.

If you’re planning to wear a pink top instead of your club/centre singlet, don’t forget to wear your LAVic patch.

We’ll be running Cross Country at Jells Park North (Enter via Waverley Road, near visitor centre). See you there!