Welcome to the
3rd annual North Queensland Cross Country Championships - Whitsundays
to be held on the 30th March 2025
This is the third running of the North Queensland Cross Country Championships in Whitsundays at Galbraith Park. The championship consists of seven races incorporating different age groups and run over a 1 and 2km course.
All competitors aged from 4 to 100 years are welcome to compete as individuals or representing their club.
The 2025 courses are the same as last year with a mixture of surfaces, elevations, bends and long straights. There are numerous vantage points for spectators and coaches to provide support for their competitors.
The junior races are over 1, 2, 3 and 4kms depending on the competitors ages and the open and senior age category races are over 6,8 and 10 kms.
Race One: Tarkine 10km: Open Women and Men.
Race Two: Whitsunday Regional Council 8km: Under 20 Men, Masters Men 30-39, 40-49, 50-59 and 60-69.
Race Three (6km): Under 17/18 Boys, Under 20 Women, Masters Women 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69 and 70+, Masters Men 70+.
Race Four Shokz 4km: Under 17/18 Girls , Under 15/16 Girls and Boys.
Race Five Momentum High Risk Training 3km: Under 12 Girls and Boys, Under 13/14 Girls and Boys.
Race Six (2km): Under 11 Girls and Boys.
Race Seven (1km): Under 5/6 Girls and Boys, Under 7/8 Girls and Boys, Under 9/10 Girls and Boys.
Race Eight (6km): All Ages Relay: 3 members with at least 1 Women: Each runs one 2km lap.
Ages categories are determined by your age on 31 December 2025.
Why choose the North Queensland Cross Country Championship?
Galbraith Park is situated in Cannon Valley near the Whitsunday plaza, a mere 5kms from the iconic Airlie Beach.
Airlie Beach is a beautiful tropical holiday destination in the Whitsundays, Northern Queensland, Australia and the home of two marinas and a local airport that provides easy access to the 74 Whitsunday Islands and the Great Barrier Reef. It is the launching pad for tourists to visit iconic destinations like Whitehaven Beach, Hill Inlet and Heart Reef.
It is located in Queensland approximately 150km north of Mackay and 300km south of Townsville.
The scenery and climate in Airlie Beach during March is ideal for competing in the cross country championship.
The region is serviced by three airports (Proserpine – Whitsunday Coast, Hamilton Island and Mackay) with daily flights to Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne and close to the Bruce Highway that runs from Brisbane to Cairns.
The championship is held on a Sunday morning so that those within driving distance can comfortably attend and get home over a weekend break.
Registration fees
Prices are inclusive of mandatory charges, items, and fees
Race One: Tarkine 10km (5 laps) Closed
Open Women and Men (born 2005 or earlier). Five laps of the 2km course at 7:00am on Sunday 30 March 2025.
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$35.00Jan 1 - Mar 30
Race Two: Whitsunday Regional Council 8km (4 Laps) Closed
Under 20 Men (born 2006/2007), Masters Men 30-39, 40-49, 50-59 and 60-69. Four laps around the 2km course at 8:00 am on Sunday 30 March 2025.
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$35.00Jan 1 - Mar 30
Race Three - 6km (3 laps) Closed
Under 17/18 Boys (born 2008/2009), Under 20 Women (born 2006/2007), Masters Women 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69 and 70+, Masters Men 70+. Three laps around the 2km course at 8:45am on Sunday 30 March 2025.
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$35.00Jan 1 - Mar 30
Race Four: Shokz 4km (2 laps) Closed
Under 17/18 Girls (born 2008/2009), Under 15/16 Girls and Boys (born 2010/2011). Two laps around the 2km course at 9:30am on Sunday 30 March 2025.
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$30.00Jan 1 - Mar 30
Race Five: Momentum High Risk Training 3km (1x2km plus 1x1km) Closed
Under 12 Girls and Boys (born 2014), Under 13/14 Girls and Boys (born 2012/2013). One lap around the 2km and one lap around the 1km course at 10:00am on Sunday 30 March 2025.
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$30.00Jan 1 - Mar 30
Race Six - 2km (1 lap) Closed
Under 11 Girls and Boys (born 2015). One lap around the 2km course at 10:30am on Sunday 30 March 2025.
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$25.00Jan 1 - Mar 30
Race Seven - 1km (1 lap) Closed
Under 5/6 Girls and Boys (born 2020/2021), Under 7/8 Girls and Boys (born 2018/2019), Under 9/10 Girls and Boys (born 2016/2017). One lap around the 1km course at 10:45am on Sunday 30 March 2025.
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$25.00Jan 1 - Mar 30
Race Eight - 6km (Relay) Closed
All ages team: 3 members with at least 1 women: Each runner does one 2km lap.
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$30.00
Per Team
Jan 1 - Mar 30
Contact information
- Event contact
- Tim McQuoid-Mason
- Phone
- 0438 460 050
- Website
- Visit website
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