WINTER 2009
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MARCH
Sun 22 AS J Boag premium Lager 48 Hour Relay Fun Run 4km & 8km DAC, Domain

APRIL
Sat 4 AS * Graeme Cruise Memorial 3km & 6km Bellerive Beach
Sun 5 RO Oatlands 8 Fun Run, 2km, 4km & 8km 11am Oatlands
Sat 11 AS *Risdon Brook Dam 4.5km & 9km Risdon Brook
Sat 18 AS *Geilston Bay Relay 3 x 3km Geilston Bay
Sun 19 ES Round the River Fun Runs 2.5km, 5km & 10km Eastern Shore
Sat 25 1.30PM Start AS/AT *Domain Cross Country 4km 1.30pm Start (Includes AT Short Course X/C Titles) Domain X Roads


MAY
Sat 2 AS Wentworth Park Handicaps 3km & 6km Howrah
Sat 9 AS/RWT * John Keenan Memorial Government House 3.2km (includes RWT Walks) Lower Domain
Sun 10 S2F Mothers Day Classic Fun Run 4km & 8km DAC, Domain
Sun 10 TMA Jim Burr Memorial Mountain Run 9am (Solo/Relay) Hobart GPO
Sun 17 AS City to Casino Fun Runs 2.5km, 5.5km & 11km Hobart
Sat 23 AS * Bagdad Cross Country 4km & 8km Bagdad
Sun 24 RK Rotary Kingston Fun Run 6km & 11km 9.30am Kingston
Sat 30 AS/RWT * Ridgeway Road 2.5km & 5km (includes RWT Walks) Ridgeway
Sun 31 T/B Bicheno Fun Run 10km Bicheno

JUNE
Sat 6 AS Pipeline Handicaps 4km & 8km Fern Tree
Sat 13 AS *Opossum Bay Cross Country 5km & 10km Opossum Bay
Sun 14 AT Tasmanian Underage and Overage Road Championships Campbell Town
Sat 20 AS * Gellibrand Drive Cross Country Relay 4 runners x 3 x 1.2km Legs Sandford
Sun 21 NS Glenorchy Classic Fun Runs 2.5km, 5km & 10km DEC Glenorchy
Sat 27 AS * Smith’s Apple Orchard 2.4km & 7km Grove
Tue 30 AT Tasmanian All Schools (Secondary) Cross Country Symmons Plains

JULY
Sat 4 AS/RWT *Kempton Road 4km & 8km (includes RWT Walks) Kempton
Wed 8 AT Tasmanian All Schools (Primary) Cross Country Symmons Plains
Sat 11 AS * Axiom Way Cross Country 3.5km & 7km Acton
Sat 18 AS Gellibrand Drive Cross Country 3km & 6km Sandford
Sun 19 EVS/AT Launceston Ten Fun Run (includes AT Open 10K Road Championships) Launceston
Sat 25 AT/TMA Tasmanian Cross Country Championships (Combined AT & TMA Age Related Distances) Pontville

AUGUST
Sat 1 AS *5 Mile Beach Cross Country 4km & 8km 5 Mile Beach
Sat 8 AS Froggy Wise Memorial Handicaps 2.5km & 5km Waterworks
Sun 16 AS Budget Rent A Car Fun Run & Walk 2.5km & 5km Hobart
Sat 22 AS * Risdon Brook Dam Cross Country 4km & 8km Risdon Brook
Sat 29 AS Tynwald Park Handicap 5km & 10km New Norfolk
Sat 29 AA Australian Cross Country Championships including All Schools & Primary Exchange Camden NSW
Sun 30 AA Australian Schools Cross Country Championship Relays & Australian Walks Titles Camden NSW

SEPTEMBER
Sat 5 AS * Tas Bevis Memorial Cross Country 5km & 10km Huntingfield
Sat 12 AS * Domain Cross Country 4km & 8km Domain X Roads
Sat 19 AS * Tolosa Park Relay 4 Runners x 3 x 1mile Glenorchy
Sun 20 AT Mosey Along the Mersey Fun Run including Tasmanian Road Championships 5k Series Devonport
Sun 27 TMA Brighton Country Challenge 4km & 8km 11am Pontville

OCTOBER
Sun 18 BSE Burnie Ten Fun Run 10km Burnie

NOVEMBER
Sun 22 ET Point to Pinnacle Hobart

DECEMBER
Sat 5 ULT Bruny Island Ultra Run / Relay 64km Bruny Island

* Club Premiership Rounds
AS = Athletics South
AT = Athletics Tasmania
AA = Athletics Australia
RWT = Race Waking Tasmania
BSE = Burnie Sports & Events
NS = Northern Suburbs Athletic Club
ES = Eastern Suburbs Athletic Club
ET = Events Tasmania
EVS = Events South
T/B = Tamar/Bicheno
TMA = Tasmanian Masters Athletics
RO/K = Rotary Club of Oatlands/Kingston
S2F = Start 2 Finish
ULT = Ultra

Road Championships:
Round 1 9 May Government House 3.2km
Round 2 30 May Ridgeway 2.5km & 5km
Round 3 4 July Kempton 4km & 8km

Cross Country Championships:
Round 1 13 June Opossum Bay 5km & 10km
Round 2 11 July Axiom Way 3.5km & 7km
Round 3 22 August Risdon Brook Dam 4km & 8km
Round 4 5 September Huntingfield 5km & 10km
Round 5 12 September Domain 4km & 8km

Handicap Award:
Round 1 2 May Wentwork Park 3km & 6km
Round 2 6 June Pipeline 4km & 8km
Round 3 8 August Waterworks 2.5km & 5km
Round 4 29 August Tynwald Park 5km & 10km

Relay Championship:
Round 1 18 April Geilston Bay
Round 2 20 June Gellibrand Drive - XC
Round 3 19 September Tolosa Park - Road

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

All Athletes must be registered to compete, as per the requirements of Athletics Tasmania. Athletes who have not been registered since 2005 may compete on one occasion only in OOS competition without registering – refer Club Registrars for conditions and fees.

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. 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 Registered U/16 $2.50
Family (2 adults & 2 students) $7.00

Athletics Tasmania Registration Fees:
Athletics Tasmania *Registration Fees (1 April 2009 to 31 Mar 2010):
Athletes Out of Stadium (OOS) only – all ages (Includes State Long Course XC Entry) $47.00
Athletes 15 & over All competitions $145.00
Athletes 10 to 14 Years All Competitions $88.00
All fees include GST.
* Registration includes AA/AT Personal Accident and Injury Insurance.

Duty Clubs:
Bellerive Beach Eastern Suburbs
Risdon Brook Road Northern Suburbs
Geilston Bay Relay Sandy Bay
Domain XC Short TMA
Wentworth Park HC Eastern Suburbs
Lower Domain Sandy Bay
Bagdad XC Northern Suburbs
Ridgeway TMA
Fern Tree HC Eastern Suburbs
Opossum Bay XC Northern Suburbs
Sandford G/Drive Relay Sandy Bay
Grove XC TMA
Kempton Northern Suburbs
Acton XC Eastern Suburbs
Sandford G/Drive XC Sandy Bay 5 Mile Beach TMA
Waterworks HC Northern Suburbs
Risdon Brook XC Sandy Bay
New Norfolk HC Eastern Suburbs
Huntingfield XC TMA
Domain X Roads XC Sandy Bay/TMA
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, O/20, 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 2009 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:
Athlete of the Season - Points towards the Athlete of the Season award will be allocated the first five male and female finishers in each premiership race, on the following basis:
1st - 6 points
2nd - 4 points
3rd - 3 points
4th - 2 points
5th - 1 point
The male and female Athletes of the Season will be determined by the total of points scored.
Sportsco Merit Award - is 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, with the exception of U/16 athletes in the X/C Championship who shall only score points in the short race. Point scoring is on the following basis:
1st - 10 points
2nd - 9 points
3rd - 8 points
4th - 7 points
5th - 6 points
6th - 5 points
7th - 4 points
8th - 3 points
9th - 2 points
10th - 1 points
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, Mark Lyden & Jarrod Gibson
Chief Course Marshall - Peter Keenan
Handicaps - Greg Hawthorne
Results - Jim Court : jcourt43@gmail.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.

Athletics South (03) 6236 9766
http://www.athleticssouth.org.au/

Athletics Tasmania (03) 6234 9551
http://www.tasathletics.org.au/

Club Contacts:
Eastern Suburbs Athletics Club (ES) (03) 6244 2766
http://www.easternsuburbs.org.au/

Northern Suburbs Athletics Club (NS) (03) 6249 4881
http://www.nsac.org.au/

Old Virgilians & Associates (OVA) (03) 6268 6379
http://www.ova.org.au/

Sandy Bay Harrier Club (SB) (03) 6225 0999
http://www.sandybayharriers.org.au/

Tasmanian Masters Athletics (TMA) (03) 6229 4263
http://www.tasmastersathletics.org.au/


Course Descriptions:

Acton (Axiom Way Cross Country) – Starts in Axiom Way, off Acton Rd, around 1km from the Acton Road/Axiom Way turnoff. Course follows dirt and sand tracks around a 3.5km loop. Quite tough cross country running. Portaloo will be available.

Bagdad – The course is at "Inglewood", 369 Green Valley Road, Bagdad. Heading north, turn left off the Midlands Highway into Swan Street at the northern end of Bagdad near the Liberty Service Station. From Swan Street take a left turn into Green Valley Road. Number 369 is on the left about 4.5km along. Park in the bottom paddock. The course has significant slopes and passes across grassy paddocks and along lightly wooded bush tracks. A portaloo 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. Fern Tree (Pipeline) – Starts at the Pipeline track opposite the Fern Tree Tavern. Course follows the gently sloping 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. Loose sand makes some sections difficult. A portaloo will be available.

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

Glenorchy (Tolosa Park) – Starts at the Tolosa Reserve, Glenorchy. The course is about 1.6Km around the dam. Toilets available. Grove (Smith Apple Orchard) – 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.

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. The cross country course of 5km includes an undulating section over sandy ridges and a relatively flat section through open paddocks and wooded trails. It is rough at times and is quite challenging. Toilet available.

Kempton – Starts at the football grounds with a flat 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. The course is short but mainly sloping and is harder than it looks. Toilets available at the Botanical Gardens & Regatta Grounds.

New Norfolk (Tynwald Park) – Starts at the playgrounds in Tynwald Park, with an out and back course beside the creek into the old Royal Derwent grounds. Toilets & 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 - quite tough. Portaloo.

Ridgeway – Starts at the top of Chimney Pot Hill Road. Course is all on undulating 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 (Cross Country) – Course follows road and tracks in the hills surrounding the Dam. There are some significant slopes Toilets and BBQ facilities available.

Sandford (Gellibrand Drive) (Relay & XC) – Starts approx. 3k south of the Gellibrand Drive & Rifle Range Road intersection, Sandford. The course is flat with on dirt tracks with some sandy sections. Cross Country is 3km loops & the Relay is 1.2km Loops. Portaloo.

Waterworks (Froggy Wise Memorial) – Starts at BBQ Site 9 in the Waterworks Reserve. The out and back course includes the walking track to Romilly Street. Toilets and BBQ facilities available.

Race Walking:
For full details on the RWT race walking event program, contact Rosemary Coleman on 62686379. Walks start at 1pm on Saturdays (unless otherwise advised), other than those conducted in conjunction with the AS Cross Country Program, which start at 10am.