Jason Trial Event

THE PARTICIPANT CATEGORIES

• SCHOOL AGED STUDENTS – Based on your year at School, students will participate in the Great Australia Cross Country Challenge, challenging other school students from all across the nation to be titled the Great Australia Cross Country Champion! Don't worry though, this event is also perfect for those who just want to stretch their legs, and participate in a virtual School Cross Country Carnival the fun way or share the bragging rights over beating the mates!
• Distances are:
  • 1km: Junior – Prep to Grade 1
  • 2km: Primary – Grade 2 to Grade 6
  • 4km: Secondary – Grade 6 to Grade 12

• EVERYONE ELSE - Taking on the form of a Cross Country Fun Run, all Australians are encouraged to enter and participate! Whether you like a gander around the block, or a fast paced 5km run, this is one event worth participating in! There are a range of Challenges and prizes up for grabs, including the Great Australian Cross Country Championship, as well as some quirky selfie, dress up and photo competitions!

GREAT AUSTRALIA CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP CATEGORIES

Juniors (both male and female)

• Kindy - Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6, Year 7, Year 8, Year 9, Year 10, Year 11, Year 12

Opens and Masters (both males and female):

• 18-29, 30-34, 35-39 40-44,45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80+ categories

HOW TO GET INVOLVED

1. Participate: you can run your event anywhere at anytime across the months of May, June, July and August.
2. Recording your result is simple and easy. Record you run or walk through any GPS application. Here at GACCC we recommend you Download the RunKeeper App
3. Once you finish your run or walk , click here , submit your virtual result and you will be prompted to log into your race roster account
4. Insert your time & Attach photo of evidence of your run/walk ( simply take a screenshot of your GPS application)
5. Receive your finishers certificate and prizes.
6. Sit back, celebrate and continue to keep an eye on the results hub https://gaccc.com.au/results-hub/

STEPS FOR PARTICIPANTS UNDER THE AGE OF 14 YEARS

We value your health and safety whilst participating in this event. Hence, if you are under the age of 14, you must be registered by a Parent, Guardian or adult over the age of 18. To do this and register yourself successfully, please follow the below step with your parent, guardian or adult present:

• Create an account using your parent, guardian or adult’s email address. This is essential!
• Click on the Register Button and select your age category.
• When asked if you are completing this form for ‘Myself’ or ‘Someone Else’, please select ‘Someone Else’.
• Fill out the form with all your information, ensuring you select your School within the Teams Category and enter in your School Sports House!
• Follow the rest of the registration form and Submit your Registration!
• You’re all set to go 😊.

Please note- you must have qualified to compete in this Championships. You should have received a unique code that allows you to enter the Championship.

REGISTER

• You should have received the code after qualifying from your state titles. Please ensure you have this when you register for the National Championships.
• Please register through the 'Register' button on this page. A Parent/Guardian must accompany through the process. Note- you must re enter this Championships, even if you have entered the regional and state titles
• You will need to submit their personnel details as well as input their unique code and pay $20.
• National Championships merchandise is available to purchase through the entry process

RUN

• Upon entry, further information will be emailed to you regarding the competition rules and other important event information.
• Log back into your official timing smartphone app- RunKeeper
• Under supervision of guardian or PE teacher, participate in the relevant distance. you can use any digital device that currently exists in the market to record time/ distance

RECORD

• Student uploads proof of distance/ time they recorded (see below for further Information)
• All participants are rewarded with virtual finishes certificate and medal.
• At completion of time period, each age group division is checked, and results verified. Results are displayed online throughout the process
• Top three & relevant teams are sent out official gold, silver and bronzes medals

You will need to complete your run between X & Y

GET YOUR WHOLE SCHOOL INVOLVED!

If you work at a school and am thinking, WOW, I would love to get my kids involved and host our School Cross Carnival virtually through GACCC this year, then bamm do we have you covered! GACCC enables schools to register as a whole for GACCC, as well as register and participate in a host of other cool options. Just some of these include:

• Inner School House Cross Country
• Inter-School Cross Country
• Fastest School in the Country
• Biggest School in the Country.

For more information, please click here!

RULES AND VERIFICATION PROCESS

• Each persons under 14 must have parental permission through signing up to enter.
• Each participant must run the nominated distance using the official app and send proof via online results in the events hub to ensure it is valid.
• Gradients cannot exceed 50 meters in downhill through the overall distance of a participants run.
• The finish location must not exceed more than 50% from the finish line ( as a crow flies) of the total distance run. Ie if you run 5km the finish cannot be more than 2.5 km away from the start.
• Times for the top 10 from each individual division and age group as well as teams will be ratified by official administration who have discretion if they feel someone hasn’t followed the outlined procedure or process.