Cross Country Information

St Gerard’s School Cross Country

Monday 30th July (postponement day Tues 31st July)

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
be altered due to weather or trail conditions):

Year 7  & 8 Boys (2 big laps and 2 short laps) approx 1.00pm

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

Year 5 & 6 Boys (2 big laps) approx 1.20pm

Year 5 & 6 Girls (2 big laps)

Year 1 & 2 Boys (1 short lap) approx 1.45pm

Year 1 & 2 Girls (1 short lap)

Year 3 & 4 Boys (2 short laps) approx 2.00pm

Year 3 & 4 Girls (2 short laps)

2.30/2.45pm (approximately)

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

General Information

All children need to wear school sports uniform.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 you are there, you are able to take your child home with
you as long as you let me know.

The intended track is 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 Manuherikia Little Valley Bridge where we started and
finished last year. Please park in the car park to your left directly across
the Rail Trail Bridge. The school will be congregating and sitting just along
from here.

This is an adventurous course and we need plenty of adult marshalls.
If you are able to help with marshalling please
let Mr Yeoman know ASAP.