12 May Cross Country League 1 Hosted by Top Form AC
The first of six WPA Cross Country league runs takes place on Saturday 15 May 2021 at the Youngsfield Military Base hosted by the Top Form Athletic Club.
. Each age group runs in a separate race, with specific distances for each age category from under 8 years to 80 years and older.
The Cross Country events will be on the following dates:
| CROSS COUNTRY | ||||
| LEAGUE | DATE | DAY | VENUES | CLUBS |
| 1 | 15-May | SAT | YOUNGSFIELD | Top Form AC |
| 2 | 22-May | SAT | FAIRMONT HS | CC commission |
| 3 | 06-Jun | SUN | YOUNGSFIELD | Ommiedraai |
| 4 | 27-Jun | SUN | SILVERSTROOM | Velocity AC |
| 5 | 03-Jul | SAT | FAIRMONT HS | CC commission |
| 6 | 31-Jul | SAT | ZEEKOEVLEI | Central AC |
| WPA Champs | 14-Aug | SAT | TBC | Bonteheuwel AC |
| 8 | 18-Sep | ASA CHAMPIONSHIPS (venue to be confirmed) |
The following programme will be followed for all events:
| CATEGORY AND AGE GROUP | DISTANCE | TIME |
| 1. Sub Juniors & Juniors Boys and Girls (u8/9/10) | 1 &2 Km | 09:15-09:35 |
| 2. Juniors Boys and Girls (u/11 &12) | 3 Km | 09:35-10:05 |
| 3. Junior Boys and Girls (u/14& 15) | 4 Km | 10:05-10:35 |
| 4. Junior Boys and Girls (u/17 & 19) | 6Km | 10:35 -11:10 |
| 5 Mob Race | 4km | 11:10-12:00 |
| 6. Master Men | 6km | 12:00-12:40 |
| 7. Senior Men and Senior Women | 10km | 12:40-13:40 |
| 8. Master Women | 4km | 13:40-14:40 |
| 9. Senior Men and Women | 4km | 14:40-15:10 |
Entry Fee for athletes will be as follow:
| CATEGORY AND AGE GROUP | Entry Fee |
| 1. Sub Juniors & Juniors Boys and Girls (u8/9/10) | R0 |
| 2. Juniors Boys and Girls (u/11 &12) | R0 |
| 3. Junior Boys and Girls (u/14& 15) | R0 |
| 4. Junior Boys and Girls (u/17 & 19) | R0 |
| 5 Mob Race | R30 |
| 6. Master Men | R30 |
| 7. Senior Men and Senior Women | R30 |
| 8. Master Women | R30 |
| 9. Senior Men and Women | R30 |
| *Athletes can run more than one race when paying the R30 Entry fee |
Athletes will need to compete in 2021 Licenced numbers, Temporary Licence numbers will be available to purchase on the day
Cost for the Temporary Licence is as follow:
R20 – Seniors
R10 – Juniors (Athletes 13 – 19 years)
To enter for the Cross Country Events you can follow the following link:
OR
Complete the attached spreadsheet for Bulk Entries.
The completed attached bulk entries spreadsheet can be sent to events@wpathletics.co.za before the following closing dates:
- League 1: 15 May 2021 – Closing Date 12 May 2021 @ 17h00
- League 2: 22 May 2021 – Closing Date 19 May 2021 @ 17h00
- League 3: 6 June 2021 – Closing Date 2 June 2021 @ 17h00
- League 4: 27 June 2021 – Closing Date 23 June 2021 @ 17h00
- League 5: 3 July 2021 – Closing Date 30 June 2021 @ 17h00
- League 6: 31 July 2021 – Closing Date 28 July 2021 @ 17h00
- WPA Champs: 14 August 2021 – Closing Date 11 August 2021 @ 17h00
Closing date for individual entries is the same as bulk entries
Please take note of the following:
- The Health Questionnaire must be completed before the event and be with the athlete when arriving at the venue, we have attached a form.
- No Spectators will be allowed
- Only pre-entries will be allowed, Payments will be done on the day
For more information about the events you can contact the WPA Office at events@wpathletics.co.za
