School Cross Country - 10 August

St Gerard’s School Cross Country

Wednesday 10^th August

12.00pm – Early Lunch

12.30pm – Leave School and walk together to the course

12.45pm – Walk the Course

Children will walk the course at approximately 12.45pm and races will begin immediately following this. The race order will be as follows.

1.00pm (approximately) Races Begin

Race order as follows (Distances may change if the course needs to altered due to weather conditions/mud):

Year 7  & 8 Boys (2 big laps and 2 short laps)

Year 7 & 8 Girls (2 big laps and 2 short laps)

Year 5 & 6 Boys (2 big laps)

Year 5 & 6 Girls (2 big laps)

Year 1 & 2 Boys (1 short lap)

Year 1 & 2 Girls (1 short lap)

Year 3 & 4 Boys (2 short laps)

Year 3 & 4 Girls (2 short laps)

Years 3 – 8 are eligible for the cups.  Years 5 – 8 are eligible for selection to represent St Gerards at the Central Otago Cross Country on Tuesday 23rd August.

2.30/2.45pm (approximately)

Last race finished, tidy up of area, return to school.

All children need to wear school sports uniform. Children who have a school tracksuit at home need to wear these over top of their sport uniform. They may wear this to school instead of their school uniform. If your child does not have a school tracksuit they may wear appropriate sports gear. Please bring a drink bottle, some extra snacks and lots of warm clothing on this day.

Children will walk back to school with their teachers at the conclusion of the races. If parents wish to take their children home directly from the cross country, please bring a note prior the event.

The track will be the same as last year as long as the conditions are good. The children will be starting and finishing on the Rail Trail just over the Railway Bridge where we started and finished last year. Please park in the car park to your left directly across the Railway Bridge. The school will be congregating and sitting just along from here.

If you are able to help with marshalling please let Mr Yeoman know ASAP.