Race Guide
All competitors need to collect their returnable number with timing chip attached to the back from the
Clubrooms Information Table prior to your event.
Ages for Senior & younger taken as age at 31/12/2026. Masters grades are age on the day.
• Kids not so Eliminator:
Two races in the dark but under lights this year for the Kids.
U/12 and younger – a 2k two lap race with no break after lap 1.
U14 & U16 – 3k 3 lap race with no break after each lap.
• The Open Race:
A 4k 4 lap race with no break after each lap.
Ideal for all those Masters athletes wanting to have a cross country race under lights.
Also ideal for any U18, U20 or senior athlete not wanting to run the Eliminator format.
• Men’s and Women’s Eliminator:
The Eliminator is a ‘last person standing’, 4 lap event with the field being reduced after each lap.
Each lap will be followed by a 2-minute break that begins the moment the winner of the lap crosses the
finish line.
This race is only open to registered runners U18 and older (ie 16 years old and over at 31/12/26).
5k Time – Those interested in being selected to compete in the eliminator need to express interest and
provide a recent 5k time via their club entry.
Those not accepted into the Eliminator will automatically be entered in the Open Race.
• An example of how it works (numbers subject to number of accepted entries)
In a 30-person field, the first 24 at the end of lap 1 proceed to the second lap, then the first 18
proceed to the third lap, and then the first 12 go to the final fourth lap.
Food & Drink
• The Rugby Clubrooms will sell all night, hot food such as chips, hot & non-alcoholic drinks, and alcohol.

Entries close at 5pm on Monday 18 May.