2014 CANADIAN CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS
TECHNICAL PACKAGE
(YOUTH, JUNIOR, SENIOR & MASTERS)
Jericho Beach Park, Vancouver, BC - Saturday November 29, 2014
** Selection trials for the 2015 NACAC and IAAF WORLD XC CHAMPIONSHIPS (JR & SR) **
SANCTIONED BY:
Athletics Canada (AC) – http://www.xcountry.athletics.ca/ Canadian Masters Athletics (CMA) www.canadianmasters.ca
Hosted by: Hershey Harriers Athletic Club/ Ocean Athletics Track & Field Club
MEET HOTEL
Delta Vancouver Airport Hotel
3500 Cessna Drive
Richmond, BC V7B 1C7, Canada
http://www.deltavancouverairport.com/
Note: Effective November 1, 2014, Delta Vancouver Airport will be rebranded as the Pacific Gateway Hotel at
Vancouver Airport. Room reservations and the rate booked will be honoured by the new operator.
The hotel is located only 5 minutes from Vancouver International Airport, with complimentary airport shuttle
offered to all guests, and easy access to public transportation (Canada Line to downtown).
GUESTROOM RATE
Starting at $129 CAD for a maximum of 4 people (2 Double beds), plus 16.5% applicable taxes. Free Internet.
Call the Reservations Department at 604-278-1241 or 800-268-1133 or email [email protected]
quoting “CANADIAN CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS”
Or book online at
https://www.deltahotels.com/Groups/Delta-Vancouver-Airport-Groups/Cdn-Cross-Country-Championships
Bookings must be made by November 15, 2014 in order to qualify for the group rate.
All confirmed reservations will be held until 4:00pm on the scheduled arrival date unless specifically designated as
guaranteed. Any guarantee may take the form of an advance deposit or a valid credit card number with expiration
date.
Note: Nov 27 – 30th is Grey Cup weekend in Vancouver and all hotels will be busy.
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SCHEDULE
9:45am
Youth Girls Championship (born 1997, 98, 99 or 2000)
4 km
10:15am
Youth Boys Championship (born 1997, 98, 99 or 2000)
6 km
10:45am
Masters Men & Women Championship (age 35+)
8 km
11:45am
Junior Women Championship (born 1995, 96, 97 or 98)
6 km
12:25pm
Junior Men Championship (born 1995, 96, 97 or 98)
8 km
1:05pm
Sports Day in Canada *(non championship)
2/4 km
1:40pm
Senior Women Championship (born 1996 or earlier)
8 km
2:30pm
Senior Men Championship (born 1996 or earlier)
10 km
* For the Sports Day in Canada event, entries will be handled separately by the organizing committee. See
www.o ceana thle ti cs .o rg more in forma tion .
ENTRY PROCESS
Entries will be on-line through Athletics Canada (AC) website at: http://www.xcountry.athletics.ca/
All Entries and confirmation are the responsibility of the athlete (including carded athletes). Entry forms must
be completed with all required information. Incomplete entry forms will be rejected. Registration/entry forms
can be completed by club and should be done for each athlete. This procedure is for Youth, Junior, Senior
and Masters entries only.
Online Entries
All entries will be completed online and must be paid using a credit card and will be automatically confirmed
(pending validation of membership).
When registering, please ensure to:
• Include citizenship information (all non-Canadian Citizens must be properly identified – including
pending and landed immigrants)
• Keep record of your credit card transaction
It is the entrant’s responsibility to provide this additional information. Incomplete entries will not be
recognized.
**There will be no refunds issued once registration is completed. NO CHEQUES WILL BE ACCEPTED. Entries
not accompanied by the correct form of payment will NOT be accepted. **
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Entry fees & Deadline
Entry Deadlines:
Entry Fees
Entry Fees
(Youth/Junior)
(Senior)
By November 17th
$55.00
$60.00
* must be entered and paid in the online system by 4:00pm (ET) November 17, 2014
Entry Fees
(Masters)
$35.00
Please note that no registrations will be taken after November 17th, 2014 for athletes. If you are not registered
by November 17th, you will not be eligible to participate in the Championships.
The Sport day in Canada entries will be handled separately by the organizing committee. See
www.oceanathletics.org for more information. Day of Event contact: Mark Nelson, [email protected]
Confirmation of Entry
Entries will be posted on AC’s website at: http://www.xcountry.athletics.ca/, there will be no adjustments for
spelling of names on site; any corrections must be made before the entry deadline. Please review to ensure
that entries made are confirmed.
For enquiries on the use of the on-line system (For youth, juniors, seniors and masters) please contact:
Athletics Canada
Address:
Telephone / Fax:
Email:
Andrew Cameron
2445 St. Laurent Blvd. B1-110 Ottawa, ON K1G 6C3
Tel: (613) 260-5580 ext. 3320 / Fax: (613) 260-0341
[email protected]
COURSE DESCRIPTION
The Championships will be run in
Vancouver’s Jericho Beach Park, one
of Canada’s most picturesque urban
ocean waterfront parks. The course is
run entirely on grass, trail and hard
packed woodchips. The majority of
the 2km loop is flat with some rolling
sections and a hill.
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COURSE OPEN FOR INSPECTION
Athletes will be allowed to preview the course on Friday November 28 from 12: 00-4:00 p.m. only.
On event day, athletes should not warm up or cool down on the course. The surrounding park areas provide plenty
of room for warm up and cool down.
Friday Bus shuttle from Hotel; Depart Hotel at 12 noon & 2:00 PM. Return from Jericho Beach Park 1:30 PM &
3:30 PM.
FACILITIES AND OTHER SERVICES
The Championship Headquarters will be the Delta Airport Hotel, 3500 Cessna Drive, Richmond.
Results, media, medical, and National Team services will be at the race site.
Food and beverage, complimentary parking and showers at the Jericho Sailing Centre – 300m west of the race
site. Please bring your own towel.
Bus Shuttle:
Buses will leave the Delta Airport Hotel on Saturday at 8:00am, 9:30am, 11:00am and 12:30pm.
Buses will return to the hotel leaving Jericho Beach Park at 8:45am, 10:15am, 11:45am, and following
the awards ceremony at 4:30pm.
Drive time to the course from the hotel is 25 minutes.
Results: Results will be posted at the race on the results board and on-line at http://www.xcountry.athletics.ca/
DOPING CONTROL
In accordance with Athletics Canada’s Policy, doping control testing may be carried out at the Cross Country
Championships. If so doping Control will take place at the Jericho Sailing Club, 300m west of the race site.
TECHNICAL MEETING
Friday November 28, 2014 @ 7:00pm
Delta Airport Hotel, 3500 Cessna Drive, Richmond
Note: Coaches unable to arrive in time for the technical meeting should email all queries to David Weicker at
[email protected] prior to Friday November 28, 2014 at 12: 00pm (PT).
There will be no need for Club Team confirmations. Regional Teams must be declared by the conclusion of the
Technical meeting. If you cannot attend the Technical Meeting, please send your declarations to David Weicker
at [email protected] by 5:00pm (PT) on Friday November 28, 2014.
Masters
Club teams in the Masters division must be declared, either at the Technical Meeting OR by email to Mark
Nelson [email protected] by 7:00pm Thursday November 27, 2014
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PANEL DISCUSSION and Q & A
Friday November 28th, 2014 @ 7:30 pm – Delta Airport Hotel, 3500 Cessna Drive, Richmond
Topic TBA
An informal reception for Coaches and Officials will follow the Panel Discussion.
RACE PACKET PICKUP
Envelopes will be labelled by Teams or Individuals.
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Friday November 28th - Race Packet pickup at the Delta Airport Hotel 3:00pm - 6:30pm (PT)
Saturday November 29th - Race Packet pickup at race site 8:15am - 2:00pm (PT)
SOUVENIRS
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Friday November 28th - 3: 00pm – 6:30pm Delta Airport Hotel
Saturday November 29th - 9:00am – 3:00pm Jericho Beach Park. 3:00 P.M. – 4: 30 P.M. at awards.
ELIGIBILITY
For the 2014 Canadian Cross Country Championships, Y o u t h , Junior & Senior only, the following athletes are
eligible to compete:
Athlete Citizenship Eligibility
1. Canadian Citizens who are Athletics Canada members;
2. Only Canadian Citizens are eligible to be declared Canadian Champions and receive a medal, award, or
financial recognition.
3. All athletes must be a member of Athletics Canada in order to be eligible to compete. Membership must
be obtained through one of Athletics Canada's provincial branches.
Age Groups
1. Youth Championships - Athletes born in 1997, 1998, 1999 or 2000
2. Junior Championships - Athletes born in 1995, 1996, 1997 or 1998
3. Senior Championships - Athletes born in 1996 and earlier
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Non Canadian Citizens
The following non-Canadian citizens are also eligible to compete:
Note: Non-Canadian citizens are not eligible to be declared Canadian Champions and receive a medal, award or
financial recognition.
1. Canadian Permanent Residents (Landed Immigrants) who are Athletics Canada members and full-time
residents of Canada;
2. Athletes who are claiming refugee status, and foreign athletes who are temporary residents of Canada
due to business, study or family reasons, providing that they are Athletics Canada members and have
been a resident in Canada for at least six months prior to the date of competition.
3. Foreign athletes who are in good standing with their national athletic organization, who have been
invited and have had their applications accepted, (please contact David Weicker,
[email protected] for an application by October 15, 2014.);. Acceptance of these entry
applications are at the approval discretion of Athletics Canada and Athletes will be notified by October
31, 2014 if they have been accepted. Athletes in this category will not be required to obtain Athletics
Canada membership.
*Please refer to Athletics Canada's Competition Rule 86 - http://www.athletics.ca/page.asp?id=126
Masters
The Canadian Masters Championships are open to all male and female masters (age 35+ on race day). Male
and female competitors will run in the same race. All Master athletes, if resident in Canada, must be members
of Canadian Masters Athletics (CMA) by taking out a full master’s membership of any Athletics Canada
provincial affiliate. If resident outside Canada, master athletes must be members of USATF or another World
Masters Athletics (WMA) National Affiliate.
CHAMPIONSHIPS AWARDS
INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Youth, Junior and Senior
Championship medals will be awarded to the first three eligible finishers in each division at the Awards
Ceremony. Only Canadian Citizens can win individual Canadian Championship medals.
Masters
Top 3 male and female in each 5 year age Master’s category will receive CMA medals. Individual age group
Master's medals, team awards, and the GAAT Trophy will be presented at the Jericho Sailing Centre, 500m
west from the race site, at 12:30pm. In addition, the top 3 male and female Canadian finishers will receive
CMA medals. Refreshments will be available for purchase.
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CANADIAN TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS
Youth, Junior and Senior
A -Team/Club Championships & B - Team/Region-Branch Championships
There will be a Canadian Championship competition for Club and Region-Branch in the Youth, Junior and Senior
categories.
Championship medals will be awarded to members of the top 3 teams.
PLEASE NOTE – Youth / Junior / Senior Club teams DO NOT need to declare. Region/Branch teams will need to
declare at the Technical Meeting. If you cannot attend the Technical Meeting, please send your declarations to
David Weicker at [email protected] by 5:00pm (PT) on Friday, November 28, 2014
Team Size for both Team Championships (See A & B above):
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6 with 4 to score for all divisions (Yth girls, Yth boys, JR women, JR men, SR women, SR men)
Note that all competitors on a Club team must be bona fide paid members of the same club.
As far as teams are concerned, Canadian permanent residents, non-Canadian residents (claiming refugee status),
foreign athletes and athletes that have been members of Athletics Canada for at least six months prior to the
Championships, can be scoring members for their team. However, they still are not eligible to win individual
Canadian Championship medals.
TEAM SCORING
Youth, Junior and Senior
Team scores will be based on the official order of finish. Team scores will be tabulated based on scoring
positions. Ties will be decided in favour of the team whose last scoring member finishes nearer to the first place
position.
Masters
Club teams will be:
Masters M35-39/W35-39 – 4 Runners, 3 to Count
Masters M40-49/W40-49 – 4 Runners, 3 to Count
Masters M50-59/W50-59/ M60-69 – 4 Runners, 3 to Count
Masters M70+/W60+ – 3 Runners, 2 to Count
Team scoring will be based on total time. Awards will be given to all members of winning teams.
Females may run on male teams (maximum of one per team), but not the reverse. Note that all competitors on
a Club team must be bona fide, paid members of the same Club; provincial teams do not qualify as a Club team.
Teams must either be declared at the Technical Meeting or by Email. Email declarations must be sent to Mark
Nelson info@race daytiming.ca by 7:00pm Thursday, November 27, 2014. Provincial team competition for the
"GAAT Trophy" will be based on the top four (4) age-graded provincial results.
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NATIONAL TEAM FUNDING
The co-hosts, Hershey Harriers Athletic Club and Ocean Athletics Track & Field Club and sponsors, are pleased to
announce that they will be providing support to the Canadian National Team cross-country program. Support
will be used for travel to the 2015 NACAC and IAAF Cross Country Championships.
NATIONAL TEAM CROSS-COUNTRY PROGRAMS
The 2014 Canadian Cross Country Championships will serve as the selection trials for the 2015 National Team
competing at the 2015 NACAC Cross Country Championships (Date and Location TBA) and the IAAF World Cross
Country Championships (March 28, 2015 in Guiyang, China).
For the official selection criteria for these teams, please refer to the selection documents on the Athletics
Canada website - http://www.athletics.ca/page.asp?id=22 (Athletes born in 1996-1997-1998 are eligible for
Junior Championships). For more information on the National Cross Country program, please contact Dave
Scott-Thomas ([email protected])
** It is important to note that in order to be considered for selection to either of these National teams,
athletes are expected to compete at the 2014 National Cross Country Championships **
AWARDS
Saturday, November 29th, 2014 @ 3:30pm Youth / Juniors / Seniors
West Point Grey Academy Cafeteria,
West 4th Ave,
Vancouver, BC
Located 500m from the race course start line. Individual and provincial/club team awards for Youth’s, Junior’s
and Senior’s. The show will be about 45 minutes in length and will be free of charge. All athletes, friends and
family are encouraged to attend. Souvenirs will be available for purchase.
MASSAGE
A team of certified Registered Massage Therapists’ will be available by donation at the race course Saturday.
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