2013 Meath cross country regulations

Day 1 - Novice, Masters and Juvenile Even Ages - Sunday 6th October - 12 noon - Star of the Sea AC, Greenanstown, Stamullen.

Day 2 - Intermediate, Junior and Juvenile Uneven Ages - Sunday 13th October - 12 noon - Fr. Murphy AC, Fraine, Athboy

Day 3 - Senior Cross Country and Juvenile Relays - Sunday 3rd November - 12 noon - Bohermeen AC, Bohermeen

Please note that late entries or substitutions will not be allowed on the day of competition, and must be submitted to the Office before 1.00pm on the Friday before competition.

Athletes may count on only one team, and then only in the category in which they are entered.

All masters teams will be 3 to score. Masters competition commences at Over 35.

On Day 2 there is no Under 19 category. Under 19's compete as Junior.

All these can also be accessed at http://www.meathathletics.ie/cross_country.php 

Meath Cross Country Regulations 2013

Distances

Female	Age	Male
800m	U9	800m
1000m	U10	1000m
1200m	U11	1200m
1500m	U12	1500m
2000m	U13	2000m
2500m	U14	2500m
3000m	U15	3000m
3500m	U16	3500m
4000m	U17	4500m
4000m	U18	6000m
4000m	Junior	6000m
4000m	Novice	6000m
4000m	Master	6000m
4000m	Intermediate	8000m
4000m	Senior	8000m

Entries

No entries or substitutions will be allowed on the day of competition. Late entries and substitutions will only be accepted by the Office before 1.00pm on the Friday before competition.

Appeals

Any appeals, accompanied by a fee of €20.00 (refundable in the case of a successful appeal) must be submitted in writing within 20 minutes of the finish of the race to which they refer. Only Officers of the Club concerned may submit appeals.

All appeals will be dealt with on the day. The ruling of the Appeals Committee shall be final.

The Appeals Committee shall, in the first instance, be composed of the County Chairman, the County Secretary and the County Competition Secretary. In the case of a conflict of interest on any particular matter an alternate shall replace the conflicted member for the determination of that issue. The alternate shall be either Martin J. Heery or Paddy Mangan, as appropriate. In the event that any member of first instance is unavailable on the day of competition they shall be substituted by the Vice County Chairman, the County Treasurer or the County Registrar, as appropriate.

Juvenile

Juvenile athletes shall compete in their own age groups. Juvenile athletes may move up one age group to compete, except that juvenile athletes may not move up an age group in order to compete in Under 9 competition.

All juvenile teams shall comprise of a minimum of 4 scoring members in competition up to and including Under 14. In juvenile competition from Under 15 to Under 18 teams shall comprise of a minimum of 3 scoring athletes. Where there are less than 3 such scoring teams in a competition then the best scoring groupings of a lesser number of athletes may be awarded championship placings and medals.

In juvenile competition the first twelve finishing athletes in each competition shall qualify by right for the Meath county team in Leinster Cross Country Inter-County competition. A further 3 places on the Meath county team may be filled by athletes who, while not competing on the day, would, in the opinion of the juvenile selectors, be an asset to the overall team. If no such athletes exist then those athletes placing 13^th, 14^th and 15^th in the Meath Cross Country Championships may be allocated places on the county team if sufficient places are available.

In the event of a county team qualifying for the National Cross Country Competition then the first ten finishing county athletes, whether on the county team or not, shall qualify by right for the Meath county team in National Cross Country Inter-County Competition.

Junior

Minimum age of athlete to be eligible: Under 17

Maximum age of athlete to be eligible: Under 20

Team Competition

Men’s and Women’s Competitions, teams of 3 scoring members.

Novice

Minimum age of athlete to be eligible: 18 yrs of age in the year of competition

Team competition

An athlete may only score on one team and then only in the category entered i.e Novice or Masters. Any given performance may only count for one category. An athlete may only count on a Novice team if entered as a Novice.

In Men’s Competition, teams of 4 scoring members.

In Women’s Competition, teams of 3 scoring members.

Intermediate

Minimum Age of athlete to be eligible: 20yrs of age in the year of competition

Team competition

In Men’s Competition, teams of 4 scoring members.

In Women’s Competition, teams of 3 scoring members.

Senior

Minimum age of athlete to be eligible: 16yrs of age in the year of competition

Team competition

Men’s Competition

Clubs can designate, before competing, whether they are in "A" or "B" event. "A" event, 4 to count, "B" event, 3 to count. No limit on number of runners competing.

In absence of declaration then Club designated as "A".

A Club may only compete in either ‘A’ or ‘B’, not both.

Women’s Competition

Teams of 3 scoring members.

Masters

Minimum age of athlete to be eligible: Over the age of 35 on the day of competition

Team Competition

An athlete may only score on one team and then only in the category entered i.e Novice or Masters. Any given performance may only count for one category. An athlete may only count on a Masters team if entered as a Master.

Overall Masters Competition

Minimum age of athlete to be eligible: Any eligible Master may score.

In Men’s Competition teams of 3 scoring members.

In Women’s Competition, teams of 3 scoring members.

Over 50 Masters Competition

Minimum age of athlete to be eligible: Over the age of 50 on the day of competition

In Men’s Competition teams of 3 scoring members.

In Women’s Competition, teams of 3 scoring members.