UP &  RUNNING’ SOUTH YORKSHIRE CROSS COUNTRY LEAGUE

REGISTRATION 2017

  • Numbers are £8 each and should be retained for all the races.

  • Under 17 Men and Women should mark their numbers with a dark coloured diagonal to assist marshals in making sure they run the correct distance.

  • All entries are to be made on the official online registration form and emailed to the League Secretary. At the latest, these should reach the secretary by 5pm on the day of a fixture, with the exception of the final fixture and championships, for which the details are below. Entries on paper or not on the official form will not be accepted.

  • Please refer to any information which is isused with the numbers.

  • At the final meeting and Championships additions must be made before the start of the competition so that results can be worked out promptly. Team results will not be adjusted to include athletes who are not registered in time.

  • Additional numbers for clubs may be obtained from the League Secretary.

  • Guest competitors should contact the League Secretary

The programme for Fixtures 1 - 3

Event No.

Age group

Max. distance

Time

1

Girls 8, 9,10

1500m

11.00 start

2

Boys 8,9,10

1500m

11.05 approx

3

Girls Under 13

3000m

11.10 approx

4

Girls Under 15

3000m

11.20 approx

5

Boys Under 13

3500m

11.30 approx

6

Boys Under 15

4000m

11.40 approx

7

Ladies Under 17

4000m

12.00 start

8

Ladies Over 17

6000m*

12.00 start

9

Men Under 17

6000m

12.30 start

10

Men Over 17

10000m*

12.30 start

11

Men 65 & Over

6000m

12.00 start

(*except for the first fixture when distances will be 5k & 8k respectively)

(Events 1 & 2 and events 3 & 4 may be run together if there are low numbers)

Age Groups

Ages apply for the whole season and for most age groups are calculated at 31 August 2017. This is slightly different to UK Athletics rule 507, because there is an Under 11 age group. There is a different rule for Veterans (see below).

Under 11 Competitors must be 8 by the day of the race. School Y5 & Y6 and some Y4

Under 13 11 and 12 years old.    School Y7 & Y8

Under 15 13 and 14 years old.    School Y9 & Y10

Under 17 15 and 16 years old.    School Y11 & Y12

Juniors 17, 18 &19 years old

Seniors 20 and over

Veterans Over 40, 50, 60 & 65 for Men / Over 35, 45, 55 & 65 for Women on the day of competition (date of first race for individual awards).

Young athletes who are potential club members may compete for a club in all Under 15 age groups.

Championships

Athletes must be registered with England Athletics and must be first or second claim members of South Yorkshire Clubs affiliated to England Athletics to be eligible for individual or team awards in League or Championship events. This is the sole qualification for any award.