Date: TBC
Time: Check in from 10:00am, finishing approx. 13:30pm
Location: Onepoto Domain, Northcote
Registrations Have Now Closed!!!
Thank you to all those who have registered.
Please be aware that late or on the day registrations will not be accepted.
This year we will also have a 500m parents’ race if there is enough interest!
Contact: scottandsarahkennedy@gmail.com
The AHE Cross Country is open to all home educators in the Auckland Region.
We look forward to seeing you all at our Cross Country!
Approximate distances (subject to change):
Preschool and year 1 – 500m (around the field)
Year 2, 3, 4 – 1.4km
Year 5, 6, 7, 8 – 2.6 km
Year 9+ – 4km
Main Circuit:
Timetable (subject to change):
10:00 am Check in opens
10.30 am Parents race
10.40 am 500m Year 0+1 (3, 4, 5 year olds)
10.55-11.45am Year 2 – 4 races (6, 7, 8 year olds)
11:45am Junior Prizegiving
12:00-1.10pm Year 5-13 races (9+ year olds)
1:10 pm Senior Prizegiving
Prizegiving
Certificates will be awarded to the 1st, 2nd & 3rd place girls and boys in each year level, with high school years combined due to smaller numbers. Preschool (3+4 year olds) will be counted as one year level also.
Participation certificates will be available.
All entrants will receive a small treat and sausage on finishing.
Additional sausages and cold drinks will be available for purchase – Southside Drama will be selling these as a fundraiser.
Safety Notes:
This is a park with open water, moving vehicles, wildlife, and the general public. Parents will be responsible for their own children during the event. This is not a drop and leave event.
On registration please let us know if your child may have any medical concerns (sting allergies, asthma etc) during the event. We will have a first aid kit on site but ensure you bring personal medications your child may need.
The route will be wet underfoot and muddy in places – entrants should have suitable shoes. Ensure you have enough water/drink for your family. Please take all your rubbish home with you.
This will be smoke free (inc. vaping) and alcohol free event.
Requirements for runners:
- Running shoes
- Sun Protection (hat, sunscreen lotion)
- Plastic/tarpaulin to sit on
- Water bottle
Cost: Note there is a discount for providing a volunteer and for AHE members
AHE Members: $5 per entrant with a volunteer or
$7 per entrant without a volunteer.
Non-AHE Members:
$8 per entrant with a volunteer or $10 per entrant without a volunteer. (Not a member? Join here!)
Please note: as with all AHE events, parents are responsible for the the safety and care of their own children. Please ensure you actively supervise the children in your care.
