CROSS COUNTRY
WHAT IS CROSS COUNTRY?
Cross Country is regarded by many as the purest form of the running sports. It does not require a highly technical artificial track or the need to mix congested traffic with the participants of Road Racing. It is cheaper than trail running and does not limit the numbers of entrants.
The sport is a “grass roots” discipline catering for all ages and abilities and is seen by many top athletes and coaches as an excellent platform on which to build a high level of stamina for track athletes and speed for road runners. Many top athletes started their careers in Cross Country and still return to the Sport during the Track and Field “off-season” to build strength and stamina for the new season. Cross Country complements road and track running, so most top middle and long distance track runners, as well as the top road runners in the world, run Cross Country.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
WPACC would like to thank the following:
- K3 Water & Energy Sachets
- Peninsula Beverages
- City of Cape Town
Without their generous assistance, Cross Country in our Province would be a lot poorer. Your support for these organisations would be appreciated.
GENERAL INFORMATION
League Programme 2024
| EVENT NO | TIME | CATEGORY | DISTANCE | |
| 1 | 11:00 | Boys & Girls 8 (Beginners) – Min age 6 (2016, 2017,2018) | 1 Km | |
| 2 | 11:10 | Boys and Girls under 9 & 10 (2014,2015) | 2 Km | |
| *3 | 11:30 | Boys 11 & 12 (2012, 2013) | 3 Km | |
| *4 | 11:35 | Girls 11,12 & 13 (2011,2012,2013) | 3 Km | |
| 5 | 11:50 | Boys 13 (2011) & Girls 14/15 (2010 & 2009) | 4 Km | |
| 6 | 12:10 | Boys 14/15 (2010 & 2009) & Girls 16/17 (2007 & 2008) | 4 Km | |
| 7 | 12:30 | MOB RACE | 4 Km | |
| 8 | 13:00 |
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10 Km | |
| 9 | 14:00 | Boys 16/17 (2007,2008) & Junior Girls 18/19 (2005, 2006) & Grandmaster men (60+) | 6 Km | |
| 10 | 14:35 |
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8 Km | |
| 11 | 15:15 | Master Women All Categories | 4 Km | |
| 12 | 15:45 | Senior Men & Women (OPEN) | 4 Km | |
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* Events 3 & 4 May Start Together Depending on Entries The Final Event Will have a Time Limit of 35mins
Entry fees: All kids 8 – U/13: R10 U/14 – U/20: R20 Seniors & Masters: R30 (2 – 3 Events: R50) MOB RACE: R20 Temporary Licences: R50 for Seniors and R20 for Juniors |
- Subject to amendments
- SEE Championship Programme below (TBC)
Temporary Licence Numbers will be available at all meetings at R50for seniors/masters and R20 for juniors
Juniors: All junior athletes are required to produce a certified copy of their birth certificates to be entitled for prize money and selection to WPA teams.
Athletes need to report to the start 30min before the start of their event for checking by technical officials.
WPA & WP Cape Metro Schools Championship – Programme
Entries open to all WPA Clubs and School athletes who wish to participate.
Report to Start Holding Area 10min before the scheduled start.
Club Athletes, who are also competing for Cape Metro Schools, must enter here and will be required to compete in School Colours with Both WPA Licenses visible to be eligible for the WPA Team
CLICK HERE TO ENTER
DISQUALIFICATION
Athletes are liable for disqualification for the following:
- crossing the finish line without a competitor sticker
- bad behaviour
- wearing another athlete’s race numbers
- not completing the full distance of the event.
- littering
ASA / SAMA CHAMPIONSHIP
Selection Criteria will be confirmed.
MIKE WALTERS TROPHY
The Mike Walters Trophy will again be presented to the club organising the best league meeting. A committee will be appointed to decide on the winning club. The winner will be announced at the WPA Awards at the end of the year.
Clubs who need any equipment can obtain it from the WPA Office by contacting equipment@wpathletics.co.za.
A FEW IMPORTANT WA RULES:
To have orderly Cross Country Meetings and to eliminate friction and unpleasantness through ignorance, the following few IAAF Rules are of great importance for Cross Country which is basically a team sport.
All clubs, coaches and parents should acquire the IAAF Rule Book which can be obtained from WPA or directly from ASA.
CLOTHING:
In all events competitors must wear clothing which is clean, designed and worn so as not to be objectionable. The clothing must be made of a material which is non-transparent even if wet. The competitors must not wear clothing which could impede the view of the judges. At all meetings competitors shall participate in the uniform clothing approved by ASA.
Note: Clothing means approved School, Club, Provincial or National Colours.
SHOES
Competitors may compete in bare feet or with footwear on both feet.
LICENSE NUMBERS
No person resident in South Africa may participate in a meeting subject to the regulations of ASA or any of its affiliated associations, unless on the date of the meeting concerned he is the holder of a licence which granted him permission to participate.
Both ASA licences must be worn visibly on the chest and back during competition.
ASSISTANCE TO ATHLETES
Any athlete giving or receiving assistance from within the competition area during an event shall be cautioned by the Referee and warned that for any repetition, he will be disqualified from that event.
No competitor is allowed to receive assistance or refreshments from any person during the progress of the race other than the water point. No persons, not officially instructed by the manager of the meeting, are allowed to give refreshments to athletes.
2024 WPA CROSS COUNTRY FIXTURE LIST
| EVENT | ORGANISER | VENUE | DATE |
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| CC RELAY League 1 |
Tymebank Langa |
Killarney Raceway Silverstroomstrand |
28 April 2024 04 May 2024 |
| League 2 | Midas Spartans | Y0ungsfield, Wynberg | 19 May 2024 |
| League 3 | Mitchells Plain Titans | Rocklands | 02 June 2024 |
| League 4 | Durbanville | Fairmont HS | 15 June 2024 |
| League 5 | Easterns | Jan Kriel School | 29 June 2024 |
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League 6 CC Event WPA Champs |
Lwandle AC Commission Commission |
Broadlands TBC TBC |
21 July 2024 04 August 2024 10 August 2024 |
| ASA CHAMPS | ASA | 07 September 2024 |
* THE WPA CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPS WILL FOLLOW A DIFFERENT PROGRAMME
2023 – 2025 COMMISSION MEMBERS
| Chairperson | Brian Records |
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Andy James George Kock Piet Jooste Cliffie Jacobs Jacqueline Bougardt Glen Bentley Michelle Joseph Bulelwa Simae
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