AN OVERVIEW OF THE 2015 WINTER SEASON THE 2015

THE 2015 WINTER SEASON
PUBLISHED MARCH 2015
2015 Fun
Runs, CrossCountry and
Road Racing
AN OVERVIEW OF THE 2015
WINTER SEASON
★ Athletics New South Wales (ANSW) Winter Series events
★ Athletics East’s Point Score Competition
ANSW Winter Series
Athletics New South Wales (ANSW) is the
organization responsible for creating and
organizing Athletics in the state of New
South Wales.
In the early 1900’s they created the club
competition for both summer (track &
field) and winter (road, cross country and
walks). Clubs were formed to compete in
these events. Athletics East first
competed in 1904 (at the time known as
Eastern Suburbs AC) and has been
competing to the present day.
Throughout winter ANSW conducts a
number of Cross Country, Road Races
and Distance Relays each year. Although
many of the events are individual in
nature, there is a club team championship
associated with them. These events form
the Winter Series.
AEs baby division
is growing rapidly
currently standing
at 5. The next
generation of
talent will be hot
on your heels.
ANSW Winter Series 2015
Get these
dates in
your diary!
18th Apr - Novice Champs, Scarborough Park, Ramsgate 10km Male, 7km Female
2nd May - Sydney 10km, Homebush
30th May - Cross Country Relays, Miranda 4 x 4km
20th Jun - Long Course CC, Brownsville 12km Male, 8km Female
11th Jul - Road Relays, Ourimbah 4 x 4km
1st Aug - Short Course CC, Rydalmere 7.5km male, 5km Female
23rd Aug - Half Marathon, SOPAC (TBC)
**NOTE: There have been changes to the ANSW Calendar removing the Mountain
champs, Marathon and 15km from the championship pointscore
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AE at Sydney10 2015
Here’s a bit more info on each of the 23 August – ANSW Half
Marathon championship at
ANSW winter races.
CROSS COUNTRY RACES
18 April – ANSW novice
cross country at Ramsgate
This event is the start of
the Winter Season. The event
incorporates the Novice
Championships - a unique
event which is open to all
athletes who have not won a
State Medal in Open
competition over a distance
of 3000m or longer.
The event also includes a
number of Fun Runs over
distances of 2km, 4km and
10km open to unregistered
runners.
21 June – ANSW long course
cross country at
Brownsville
A new course this year for
the State Champs. The course
is yet TBC.
The Open Championships are
12km for men and 8km for
women, with shorter events
being held in the junior age
groups (U12 up to U20).
There is usually a fun run of
4km and 8km during the
afternoon open to
unregistered runners.
1 August – ANSW short
course cross country at
Rydalmere
A 7.5 km men’s race and a 5km
women’s make for some great
racing around an undulating
course in the park at
Rydalmere
The ANSW races are held
on Saturdays so for all
those that enjoy extra
time in bed these races
will appeal as they are
afternoon events. Also
the different venues
with courses of varied
and challenging terrain
make for interesting
and rewarding running.
The prospect of running
for a team place also
adds to the enjoyment
and being part of the
club.
ROAD RACES
2 May – ANSW 10km road
championships at Sydney
Olympic Park
This event is held on a
traffic free course within
Olympic park Homebush. The
Open Championships are 10km
for men and women, with
shorter events being held in
the junior age groups (U12 up
to U20).
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SOPAC
Another change to the winter
calendar has seen the Half
Marathon move venue and date.
RELAY EVENTS
30 May – ANSW cross
country relays at Miranda
This event sees teams of four
compete in a relay over
the fast yet arduous Miranda
Park course.
Open teams race over 4x4km,
with some junior events being
conducted over shorter
distances.
There is usually a fun run of
4km during the afternoon open
to unregistered runners.
11 July – ANSW road relays
at Ourimbah campus
4x4km on a traffic-free 2km
loop road course, at the
Newcastle Universty Ourimbah
campus
The AE Winter Points Races – 2015 Season
The Winter Points Races are run as two parallel streams – one stream for ANSW registered athletes only
and the other for Community Athletes or ANSW registered athletes who prefer the fun runs to the registered
runs.
Having said that, there is a certain amount of overlap between the two streams with some races being on
both lists.
★
1 October 2014 - Maroubra Fun run (4k, 8k)
★
25 April – Club Cross Country, Queens Park (6k)
★
10 May - Mother’s Day Classic (8K)
★
8 May - SMH half marathon (21k)
★
19 July - Sutherland to Surf (11k)
★
25 July - AE Timed Run (5k)
★
9 August - City to Surf (14k)
★
5 September - AE Tony Brown run (10k)
★
20 September - Sydney Bridge run (9k, 21k, 42k)
Sri Chinmoy races – Any in 2015 up until 30/09/15.
one event to be counted for the AEFR point score.
The
“Community
Athlete”
Stream
Select your best result in any
18 April - Novice Champs, Scarborough Park, Ramsgate (10k Male, 7k Female)
25 April - Anzac Day Club Cross Country (6k)
2 May - Sydney, Homebush (10k)
30 May - Cross Country Relays, Miranda (4 x 4k)
20 June - Long Course CC, Brownsville (12k Male, 8k Female)
11 July - Road Relays, Ourimbah (4 x 4k)
1 August - Short Course CC, Rydalmere (7.5k male, 5k Female)
23 August - Half Marathon, SOPAC (21.1k)
The ANSW
5 September - Tony Brown (10k)
Stream
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The AE Points Score Scoring
Scheme
stream. If there’s any question then either
you will be asked to nominate or the
President will make an executive decision.
The scoring schemes are the same for
both streams but where the events are
common then there will be two sets of
points available. Athletes who compete in
the nominated event at a meeting will
receive:
Q -Is it technically possible for a “speedy”
person that normally takes part in the
ANSW stream to opt for the “fun run”
stream just so they can win the coveted
AE Point Score?
5 points for being first AE member home
4 points for being second AE member
home
3 points for being third AE member home
2 points for being fourth AE member home
1 point for finishing irrespective of position
Just to be clear, at a race like the Tony
Brown where runners in both the
registered and community athlete streams
are competing at the same time then the
first athlete competing in the registered
athlete stream will receive five points and
the first runner competing in the other
stream will also receive five points.
Where there are several races at an event
on race day, the race with the most
members participating will be the
nominated race distance unless notified
otherwise pre event day. All other
distances will score a point upon
completion.
In addition, marshals and timekeepers will
receive one point for each event they
support.
As there are equal points available,
regardless of which stream you take part
in, at the end of the season points will be
added up to select one overall male and
one female AE Point Score winner.
It’s important to note that in whichever
stream you compete to complete all 9
races you have to run in the two intra club
events – the AE Cross Country and the
Tony Brown Memorial Race.
A - Yes it’s technically possible but very
unlikely as a) it’s not in the spirit of the
competition; b) it’s most likely that AE
athletes will want to test themselves in
events where they’ll be stretched and (c)
the President might choose to exercise
some discretionary powers.
Illustrated Example
Sally Fast-legs takes part in 8 out of 10
community athlete stream races. In the
Tony Brown Sally is the 2nd runner home
in the community athlete stream (4 points),
in 3 of her races she’s the 1st AE member
home (3 x 5 points), in 3 of them she is the
5th AE member home (3 x 1 points) and
one of them she didn’t finish (0 points).
Sally finishes the season with 22 points.
Jenny Twinkletoes takes part in 7 ANSW
races and the Tony Brown Memorial Race
(which is open to athletes in both streams).
She’s 1st home in one of the ANSW races
(5 points), 4th in another (2 points) and the
2nd of the ANSW stream runners across
the line in the Tony Brown (so Jenny also
gets 4 points, just like Sally because they
are running in different streams). In the
other four races she placed 5th or lower (4
x 1 points) Jenny finishes the season with
15 points.
Even though Sally and Jenny have taken
part in different races, in different streams,
they’ve both had the opportunity to collect
the same number of points. Sally’s 22
points beats Jenny’s 15 points.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q - I’m an ANSW registered athlete but I
prefer the other stream of races – City to
Surf, Sri Chinmoy etc – in which stream
will I score?
A - The point scorers will track your points
and if you’re not running the registered
races then you will score in the other
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NEXT STEPS.....
To get ready for winter 2015
Make sure your membership is current
If you want to take part in the ANSW Winter Premiership
you’ll need to be an ANSW member. The Athletics East
website http://athleticseast.asn.au/about-3/join-us/ has
details of how to join AE and ANSW.
As this is a club championship series of races the club will
subsidise race entry fees.
Put the event dates in your diary and
indicate your plans
Purchase your AE uniform
All runners in ANSW races need to wear their club uniform.
If you want to purchase your sexy AE singlet or crop check
out the details on the AE website
http://athleticseast.asn.au/about-3/uniforms/ and contact
Jane Boyd at boydajla@aapt.net.au or T:0405 243 508
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Team AE
climbed the
mountain and
claimed gold