U16, U18, U20, Senior, Masters
Bowring Park, St. John’s
Saturday, November 4, 2023
Regular registration: Thursday night at midnight, November 2.
LATE registration: 2:00 pm, Friday, November 3 with $10.00 late fee..
The NLAA 2023 XC Championships is organized by the Newfoundland and Labrador Athletics Association (NLAA).
The wearing of headphones or similar devices is not permitted while competing. Athletes will be asked to remove and store their listening devices.
Athletes wearing headphones/earbuds while competing will be disqualified from the race, and no refunds will be issued.
The NLAA has a funding policy to support elite-level athletes attending the Canadian Cross Country Championships, Saturday, November 25, 2023, at Mooney’s Bay and Terry Fox Athletic Facility, Ottawa. Interested athletes should review the Funding Policy for eligibility criteria.
Bowring Park, is located in the Waterford Valley, St. John's. No Change rooms on-site.
Participants and spectators should use the Western entrance Parking Lot to park and enter the Park. Vehicle access to Bowring Park is limited to service vehicles. Vehicles are not permitted on landscaped areas. Vehicles access is not permitted during the event.
All races will be held on the trails of Bowring Park. The course is hilly; most of the trail surface is covered with gravel. The racecourse is NOT suitable for using spikes. The course is marked with orange ribbons, flags, and traffic cones.
*U16 athletes wishing to be considered for funding to attend the Athletics Canada Cross-country Championships must compete in the U18 event at the Provincial Championships. Athletes who choose this option will not be eligible for medals in the U16 division.
All athletes are REQUIRED to compete in their own age group based on their year of birth (see NLAA ACXC funding policy for U16 exemptions) and may NOT move up to compete in another event (As per Athletics Canada Long Term Development Model). The YEAR that the athlete is born will determine the competition category. In the event that the athlete competes in an incorrect category, the result will not be recognized. It is the participant's responsibility to ensure that they compete in the appropriate category.
One Day Event Permit or Individual Competitive Membership is required.
$11.00 ($10.00 for NLAA members holding 2023 or 2024 Individual Competitive Membership)
(Entry fee includes $1 One Day Event Permit.)
$15.00 ($10.00 for NLAA members holding 2023 or 2024 Competitive Membership)
(Entry fee includes $5 One Day Event Permit.)