WINTER 2008
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MARCH
Sun 30 AS K&D Mitre 10 48 Hour Relay Fun Run 4km & 8km DAC, Domain

APRIL
Sat 5 AS * Graeme Cruise Memorial 3km & 6km Bellerive Beach
Sun 6 RO Oatlands 8 Fun Run, 2km, 4km & 8km 11am Oatlands
Thurs 10 AT Bridgewater Road Mile Bridgewater
Sat 12 AS * Hobart Airport Road 3km & 6km Hobart Airport
Sat 19 AS *Geilston Bay Relay 3 x 3km Geilston Bay
Sun 20 ES Round the River Fun Runs 2.5km, 5km & 10km Eastern Shore
Sat 26 AS * Ridgeway Road 2.5km & 5km Ridgeway

MAY
Sat 3 AS Wentworth Park Handicaps 3km & 6km Howrah
Sun 4 NS Glenorchy Classic Fun Runs 2.5km, 5km & 10km DEC Glenorchy
Sat 10 AS * John Keenan Memorial Government House 3.2km Lower Domain
Sun 11 WST Mothers Day Classic Fun Run 4km & 8km DAC, Domain
Sun 11 TMA Jim Burr Memorial Mountain Run 9am (Solo/Relay) Hobart GPO
Sun 18 AS City to Casino Fun Runs 2.5km, 5.5km & 11km Hobart
Sat 24 AS *Opossum Bay Cross Country 5km & 10km Opossum Bay
Sun 25 RK Rotary Kingston Fun Run 6km & 11km 9.30am Kingston
Sat 31 AS *Risdon Brook Dam 4.5km & 9km Risdon Brook

JUNE
Sat 7 AS * Domain Cross Country 4km & 8km Domain X Roads
Sat 14 AS *Gellibrand Drive Cross Country Relay 4 Runners x 3km & 1.5km Legs Sandford
Sat 21 AS Pipeline Handicaps 4km & 8km Fern Tree
Sun 22 AT/TMA State Road Championships Multi Distance (Combined AT & TMAAge Related Distances) Campbell Town
Sat 28 AS * Smith’s Apple Orchard 2.4km & 7km Grove

JULY
Tue 1 AT Tasmanian All Schools (Secondary) Cross Country Symmons Plains
Sat 5 AS * Bagdad Cross Country 4km & 8km Bagdad
Wed 9 AT Tasmanian All Schools (Primary) Cross Country Symmons Plains
Sat 12 AS * Axiom Way Cross Country 4km & 8km Acton
Sat 19 AS *5 Mile Beach Cross Country 4km & 8km 5 Mile Beach
Sun 20 Events South Launceston Ten Fun Run Launceston (10km Tasmanian Road Championships (OPEN, U/23, U/20, O/35)
Sat 26 AS *Kempton Road 4km & 8km Kempton

AUGUST
Sat 2 AT/TMA Tasmanian Cross Country Championships (Combined AT & TMA Age Related Distances) Pontville
Sat 9 AS Froggy Wise Memorial Handicaps 2.5km & 5km Waterworks
Sun 17 AS Budget Rent A Car Fun Run & Walk 2.5km & 5km Hobart
Sat 23 AS Tynwald Park Handicap 5km & 10km New Norfolk
Sat 23 AA Australian Cross Country Championships including All Schools & Primary Exchange Melbourne Vic
Sun 24 AA Australian Schools Cross Country Championship Relays & Australian Walks Titles Melbourne Vic
Sat 30 AS * Risdon Brook Dam Cross Country 4km & 8km Risdon Brook

SEPTEMBER
Sat 6 AS * Tas Bevis Memorial Cross Country 5km & 10km Huntingfield
Sat 13 AS Gellibrand Drive Cross Country 3km & 6km Sandford
Sun 14 AT Tasmanian Road Championships 5k Series & Fun Run (Subject to confirmation) Devonport
Sun 14 TMA Brighton Country Challenge 5km & 10km Pontville
Sat 20 AS * Tolosa Park Relay 4 Runners x 3 x 1mile Glenorchy

* Club Premiership Rounds
AS = Athletics South
AT = Athletics Tasmania
AA = Athletics Australia
NS = Northern Suburbs Athletic Club
ES = Eastern Suburbs Athletic Club
TMA = Tasmanian Masters Athletics
WST = Women’s Sport Tasmania
RK = Rotary Club of Kingston
RO = Rotary Club of Oatlands

Road Championships:
Round 1 26 April Ridgeway 2.5km & 5km
Round 2 10 May Government House 3.2km
Round 3 26 July Kempton 4km & 8km

Cross Country Championships:
Round 1 24 May Opossum Bay 5km & 10km
Round 2 7 June Domain 4km & 8km
Round 3 12 July Axiom Way 4km & 8km
Round 4 30 August Risdon Brook Dam 4km & 8km
Round 5 6 September Huntingfield 5km & 10km

Handicap Award:
Round 1 3 May Wentworth Park 3km & 6km
Round 2 21 June Pipeline 4km & 8km
Round 3 9 August Waterworks 2.5km & 5km
Round 4 23 August Tynwald Park 5km & 10km

Relay Championship:
Round 1 19 April Geilston Bay
Round 2 14 June Gellibrand Drive
Round 3 20 September Tolosa Park

Premiership Rounds:
There will be 17 rounds to decide the Winter Premiership. Points and votes for the athlete of the season awards are allocated in these rounds as follows:
Round 1 Graeme Cruise Memorial XC
Round 2 Hobart Airport
Round 3 Geilston Bay Relay
Round 4 Ridgeway
Round 5 Government House
Round 6 Opossum Bay XC
Round 7 Risdon Brook Road
Round 8 Domain XC
Round 9 Gellibrand Dr Relay
Round 10 Grove XC
Round 11 Bagdad XC
Round 12 Axiom Way XC
Round 13 5 Mile Beach XC
Round 14 Kempton
Round 15 Risdon Brook XC
Round 16 Huntingfield XC
Round 17 Tolosa Park Relay

All Athletes must be registered to score Club Premiership points, except for the first two events of the season.

Entry Procedures:
All Athletics South events start at 10:00am. Entries should be received no later than 10 minutes prior to the start of the race. Although it is not compulsory to join a club, athletes are strongly encouraged to do so. Athletes will be permitted to compete twice unregistered after which they must pay the unregistered fee. To enter an event, choose the distance of the race you wish to run/walk in and complete the appropriate entry sheet at the entry table. Also complete a tag that indicates your name, club, division and event entered. Carry this tag with you during the race and hand it in to officials as soon as you finish. Please endeavour to stay in your finishing order until your tag has been collected to aid in the recording of times.

Entry Fees:
Registered Adults $3.50 *Unregistered Adults $5.50
Registered U/16 $2.50 *Unregistered U/16 $4.50
Family (2 adults & 2 students) $7.00

Athletics Tasmania Registration Fees:
Athletes Out of Stadium only – all ages $30.00 (Includes State X/C Entry)
Athletes 14 & over All competitions $99.00
Athletes 10 to 13 Years All Competitions $60.00
All fees include GST.
* Unregistered athletes are not covered by Athletics Tasmania’s Personal Accident and Injury insurance policy.

Duty Clubs:
Bellerive Beach XC Eastern Suburbs
Hobart Airport Northern Suburbs
Geilston Bay Relay Sandy Bay
Ridgeway TMA
Wentworth Park HC Eastern Suburbs
Lower Domain Sandy Bay
Opossum Bay XC Northern Suburbs
Risdon Brook TMA
Domain X Roads XC Eastern Suburbs (assisted by TMA)
Sandford G/Drive Relay Northern Suburbs
Fern Tree HC Sandy Bay
Grove XC TMA
Bagdad XC Northern Suburbs
Acton XC Eastern Suburbs
5 Mile Beach Sandy Bay
Kempton TMA
Waterworks HC Eastern Suburbs
New Norfolk HC Northern Suburbs
Risdon Brook XC Sandy Bay
Huntingfield TMA
Sandford G/Drive XC TMA/Sandy Bay
Tolosa Park Eastern/Northern Suburbs

All clubs must provide enough officials to set up the course and act as marshals if required. The duty club is to liaise with Peter Keenan regarding officiating requirements. No points will be awarded to the duty club if they fail to meet their duty requirements on their rostered day.

POINT SCORING SYSTEM:
Points will be awarded to the first six runners in each of the five divisions (U/16, U/20, Open, O/35 and O/50), in both Men and Women, according to the following schedule:
Division: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
Open 10 8 6 5 4 3
Over 35 10 8 6 5 4 3
Over 50 10 8 6 5 4 3
Under 20 10 8 6 5 4 3
Under 16 10 8 6 5 4 3
• Every finisher after 6th place will receive 1 point.
• Age as at 1 April 2008 will determine Division for entire season.

Winter Premiership Points:
Club points are allocated for each round on the following basis:
1st - 6 points
2nd - 4 points
3rd - 3 points
4th - 2 points
5th - 1 point

Individual Awards:
Athletics South will make awards to the male and female athlete accumulating the greatest number of points throughout the season during the premiership rounds. Scoring will be on the following basis:
1st - 6 points
2nd - 4 points
3rd - 3 points
4th - 2 points
5th - 1 point
In addition, there will be an award based on votes cast on the day on a 3,2,1 basis by two people. These are based primarily on personal performance and should give every athlete an opportunity to win.

Road, Cross Country and Handicap Champions:
Awards will be made to athletes in each division who score the greatest number of points in the designated Road and Cross Country Championship races. All athletes may enter either the longer or shorter race of the day. A tie breaker system will be used to split athletes finishing on equal points in determining their respective Championship placing. The athlete with the most points earned in the longer events would prevail. Point scoring is on the following basis:
1st - 10 points, 2nd - 9 points, 3rd - 8 points etc through to 1 point for 10th place. The same point scoring system will be used to determine the handicap champion.

Athletics South Winter Committee:
Director - Peter Keenan Ph: 0400 129 466
Program - Peter Keenan, Peter Lyden, Tony Sansom, Roger Howlett, Chris Sullivan & Jim Court
Chief Course Marshall - Peter Keenan
Handicaps - Greg Hawthorne
Results - Jim Court : court@tasmail.com
Entries - Mrs Jenny Lennon
Chief Time Keeper - Mr Terry Mahoney
Chief Referee - Mrs Jo Cherry
Jury of Appeal - Mr Terry Mahoney (Chair), Peter Keenan, Peter Lyden

Appeals: Any appeal is to be made in writing to the Appeal Chairman within seven days of any decision by the Chief Referee.

Course Descriptions:

Acton - Axiom Way Cross Country- Starts in Valetta Place, off Acton Rd, around 1.3K from the Acton Road/Axiom Way turnoff. Course follows dirt and sand tracks around a 4km loop. Quite tough cross country running. Portaloo will be available.

Bagdad - The course is at "Inglewood", the home of Alan and Dale McPherson, 369 Green Valley Road, Bagdad. Heading north, turn left off the Midlands Highway into Swan Street which is at the northern end of Bagdad near the Liberty Service Station. Along Swan Street take a left turn into Green Valley Road. Number 369 is on the left about 4.5km along. Parking in the bottom paddock. The course has significant slopes and passes across grassy paddocks and along lightly wooded bush tracks. A porterloo will be available.

Bellerive Beach (Graeme Cruise Memorial) - Starts at Bellerive Beach directly below Bellerive Oval. Course is predominantly flat and on the beach with a short section around the headland between beaches. Toilets available.

Domain X Roads - Starts at Domain Cross Roads ovals. Loop course on grass, parts of Soldiers Walk and surrounding tracks. Has a climb or two and is rough in patches. Toilets available.

Ferntree - Starts at the Pipeline track opposite the Fern Tree Tavern. Course follows the flat dirt track along the pipeline and returns. Toilets available.
Five Mile Beach - Starts at the five Mile Beach Reserve car park. Course follows the flat & sandy tracks through the pine trees and returns. A porterloo will be available.

Geilston Bay - Starts at Geilston Bay High School. Course is all on grass with some small hills. Toilets available.

Glenorchy - Tolosa Park – Starts at the Tolosa Reserve, Glenorchy. Toilets available.

Grove - Starts at the packing shed of Smith’s apple orchard, just off the Huon Highway in Grove. Course follows an undulating 2.4km loop through the apple orchard. Usually muddy. Toilets available.

Hobart Airport - Starts at the first intersection off Hollyman Avenue. Undulating run almost to the terminal, returning with an uphill loop to the tower before a long flat finish. Parking beside Hollyman Avenue. Portaloo

Howrah - Wentworth Park Playground - Starts at the playground at the end of Salacia Avenue, Howrah. Course follows a flat 3km loop on the grass through Wentworth Park. Toilets available.

Huntingfield (Tas Bevis Memorial) - Huntingfield Pony Club, Huntingfield Estate, Howden. Cross country 5km undulating and at times rough & sandy loop. Toilets available.

Kempton – Starts at the football grounds with a road course through the township. Toilets available.

Lower Domain - Government House (John Keenan Memorial) - Starts at the end of the Lower Domain Road and follows this road to the Domain Highway and returns. Toilets available at the Botanical Gardens & Regatta Grounds.

New Norfolk – Starts at the playgrounds in Tynwald Park, with an out and back course beside the creek into the old Royal Derwent grounds. Toilet & BBQ facilities available.

Opossum Bay – Starts in a cul-de-sac on the northern end of the Opossum Bay Peninsula. Drive along Spitfarm Rd and continue north through a new subdivision. A picturesque undulating loop with spectacular water and mountain views. Portaloo

Ridgeway - Starts at the top of Chimney Pot Hill Road. Course is all on flat bitumen road, following Ridgeway Road to Huon Road and return. Portaloo.
Risdon Brook Dam (Road) - Course follows the road (closed to vehicles) around the 4.5km loop of Risdon Brook Dam. Some small hills. Toilets and BBQ facilities available.

Risdon Brook Dam (X-Country) – Course follows road and tracks in the hills surrounding the Dam. Toilets and BBQ facilities available.

Sandford - Gellibrand Drive (Relay) - Starts approx. 3k south of the Gellibrand Drive & Rifle Range Road intersection, Sandford. Cross Country relay, 4 runners x 3 x 1.5km Loops. Portaloo.

Sandford - Gellibrand Drive (X-Country) - Starts approx. 3k south of the Gellibrand Drive & Rifle Range Road intersection, Sandford. Cross Country. Portaloo.

Waterworks (Froggy Wise Memorial) - Starts at BBQ Site 9 in the Waterworks Reserve. Course follows Waterworks road down to Romilly Street and loops back along the dirt tracks to the start. Toilets and BBQ facilities available.

Race Walking:
For details on the TRWC race walking event program, contact Aileen Slater Ph. 62726158.