XCR’18 racing once again kicks off in the beautiful surrounds of Jells Park in Melbourne’s south east with the Victorian Cross Country Relay Championships. Athletes will start this challenging course heading up hill  before being set a path that transverses grassland and dense pine forest. Open and overage competitors will tackle two laps each while juniors will complete one lap. The course is great for spectators with several vantage points and is well equipped with parking and other facilities.

Date: Saturday 21st April, 2018

Location: Jells Park North, Waverley Rd, Wheelers Hill (Entry via Waverley Rd or Ferntree Gully Rd) (Melway Ref: 71 K6) (Google Maps)

Entry Information: Entries close 11:59am Monday 16 April 2018.

Please Note: Athletes do not enter themselves into relay competitions. Clubs will enter and pay for team entries and select the athletes for their teams. Any questions regarding team selection should be made directly to your club.

Team Managers should will receive an e-mail regarding the entry process for XCR’18 Rd 1 Jells Park Cross Country Relays.

For an athlete to be eligible to score team points they must be registered before and approved before the 11:59am Wednesday 18 April 2018 cut off time, otherwise the athletes team will compete as invitational and not score points.

Registrations: The eligibility rules for XCR’18 Rd 1 are as follows:

All clubs must approve registrations by 11:59am Wednesday 18 April 2018 for athletes to be considered eligible to compete.

This means any registrations submitted online after 11:59am Wednesday 18 April 2018 will not be eligible for a scoring team.

Any teams containing athletes not eligible according to the criteria above will be listed as “Invitation” and not score points in the Premiership competition. Teams with unregistered athletes competing under the name of a registered athlete will be disqualified.

NO LATE OR ON DAY ENTRIES WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR THE XCR’18 RELAY SERIES.