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Cross Country Meets:

Recommended Distances:
Mites: No less than 1000m and no more than 1500m.
Tykes: No less than 1500m and no more than 2000m.
Atoms: No less than 200Om and no more than 3000m.
Seniors: No less than 2500m and no more than 3000m.

Championships -Atom- 2500m, Senior- 3000m- Boys & Girls

Course:

1) All patches of rough gravel should be avoided especially near the starting or finishing areas.

2) The starting lines should be wide enough to accommodate the total number of runners and should be situated on a large clear area with at least 100m space before the course narrows.
There should be at least a 20m recall distance to the start.

3) The finish line chute should be in a wide clear area on the grass.

4) The finish chute should be long with lots of helpers to keep the runners in order and to be ready to apply medical aid.

5) Course indicator flags should be clearly seen with white flags on the right and blue or red flags on the left.

6) All athletes should be walked through the course prior to the actual races.

7) A running watch should be kept for all competitors that finish.

Teams & Awards:
A team will consist of three runners with ties broken by the position of the third runner.
Team names of runners do not have to be submitted prior to the race.

Awards for Provincial Championships:
Individual finishers 1 to 3 get a plaque, runners 4 to 10 get a ribbon.
Teams 1 to 3 get medals with awards given to the 3 scoring runners plus 1 additional runner on the team for a total of 4 medals.

Forms Attached to the Guidelines: MTA Waiver form

1) Entry Form using the Slip Method.

2) Entry Form using the Mass Method Entry Form.

Release, Waiver, and Indemnity Form - can be changed to fit each meet requirements.

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