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2026 Australian Cross Country Relays
Sun 23 Aug 2026 12:00 - 17:00
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Victoria Park, Ballarat, Victoria, 3350

Event information

Registration for this event closes at Tue 04 Aug 2026 17:00.
  • The relay will consist of teams of 2 men and 2 women each running one loop of the course.

    The order of the runners varies by event. The changing of the order is to allow athletes to know which other athletes are in the same race as them (when two age groups are combined the orders are opposite).

    • Under 12: female, male, female, male

    • Under 14: male, female, male, female

    • Under 16: female, male, female, male

    • Under 18: male, female, male, female

    • Under 20: female, male, female, male

    • Open: male, female, male, female

    • Masters: male, female, male, female

  • Entries will be accepted from Clubs, Training Groups, Schools (single sex schools need to combine) and Universities or other groups.
  • Athletes can only run in one relay team; however, they can run in a different age group (up not down) to make up a team. The minimum age for the Open race is 16yrs of age in year of competition with a maximum age of Under 50 in the year of competition. Masters age is as at the first day of competition.
  • If a group of masters athletes from different age groups want to run together then they must enter the group of the youngest athlete of the team.
  • University teams – to be eligible for a Unisport medal, must be made up of eligible university athletes (as defined by UniSport Australia).
  • The following age groups are available.
    • Under 12
    • Under 14
    • Under 16
    • Under 18
    • Under 20
    • Open
    • Masters 40+
    • Masters 50+
    • Masters 60+

 

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