Y4-8 Central Zone Cross Country

2016 Central Zone Cross Country Schedule

Venue: Sladden Park, Lower Hutt.

Date: Tuesday 7th June 2016 
(Postponement date Thursday 9th June 2016)

Event/Race	Time (estimated)	Notes
Arrival and Setup	9.15am - 9.30am	Arrive and setup
Assembly	9.30am	Welcome and important information passed on
Walk the Course	9.45am	Lined up in year groups (marshals dropped off at station points)
Year 4 Girls Race	10.40am	Warm-up at 10.30am
Year 4 Boys Race	11.00am	Warm-up at 10.50am
Year 5 Girls Race	11.20am	Warm-up at 11.10am
Year 5 Boys Race	11.40am	Warm-up at 11.30am
Year 6 Girls Race	12.00pm	Warm-up at 11.50am
Year 6 Boys Race	12.20pm	Warm-up at 12.10pm
Year 7 Girls Race	12.40pm	Warm-up at 12.30pm
Year 7 Boys Race	1.00pm	Warm-up at 12.50pm
Year 8 Girls Race	1.20pm	Warm-up at 1.10pm
Year 8 Boys Race	1.40pm	Warm-up at 1.30pm
Prize giving	2.00pm	Top 3 students from each race awarded certificate
Pack-up	2.15pm

Courses

There will be three differing cross-country courses (maps below). The Year 4’s course is roughly 1.1km, the Year 5 & 6 course is roughly 2km and the Year 7 & 8 course is around 3km.

On the ‘Walk the Course’ at 9.45am, the year groups will walk from the start to point where the Year 4 course breaks off. The Year 4’s will be escorted back to the school base area to get ready for their races while the Y5 to Y8’s will continue to be guided around the Ava Park part of their course.

Teams

A maximum team of ten children from each school will compete at the appropriate year level/gendered race. Only students that are capable of running each course without walking will be registered.

Placing/Qualifying

The first ten runners from each race, to across the finish line will qualify for the Inter-Zone event. The students that place first, second and third will receive certificates at the prize giving at the end of the day.

Further Information:

Children should be wearing appropriate footwear, but no spiked running shoes (some of the course include gravel or concrete).

Parents need to stay in the appropriate area. It is difficult to supervise children if the adults are wandering over various parts of the course.