Dear parents,
We thank you for your patience and understanding as we have been gathering all of the required information from both the Dublin Athletics Board and Athletics Ireland for the Championships on Sunday.
Dublin Juvenile Even Age Cross Country Championships
National Sports Campus Abbotstown
Sunday 15th October 2023
The first of the Dublin Juvenile Cross Country Championships will take place at the National Sports Campus Abbotstown this Sunday 15th October 2023 in conjunction with the National Uneven Age Inter-Club and Even Age Cross Country Relays and the Autumn Open International Cross Country Festival.
All athletes competing have pre-registered their entry - look out for the DSD Flag and check in with a DSD Official to collect your race number. Parents and Athletes DO NOT need to attend the Check-In Tent as all DSD numbers will have been collected by the Team Manager.
1st Race Dublin Championships at 9.40am (note times are approximate)
1st Race Inter Club & Mixed Relays 12.30pm
Check in and get your number from the DSD Official at the DSD flag
Please be there at least 75 mins your race to allow number collection and warm up
Club Singlet must be worn (Please find the link to order below) DSD AC Wolfhound & Elk - Junior Track Vest - Team Wear Store.ie
Be prepared for all types of weather
Bring food and drink as delays can happen
Documents Links:
As you can appreciate it takes a lot of effort from all clubs to host an athletics event. Thank you to the DSD parents who have given up their time to help on the day, your kind contribution is very much appreciated.
NOTE:
Please note Coaches will be on hand to warm-up athletes and will also walk the course at least 40 minutes before race start time. It is important that you be on-time as Coaches are unable to wait to start warm-up and walk the course.
Volunteers/Officials
Clubs are required to provide volunteers at all events. In order to ensure that our coaches can concentrate on their athletes we look to parents to help when required and your co-operation is much appreciated. Many thanks to the parents who have put their names forward already to assist – in the event that we need to ask for volunteers to step in on the day – we hope you will be patient with our requests and generous with your time.
In addition, as part of our agreement with Athletics Ireland, the Dublin Board are also looking for volunteers to assist with the Course set up of tents and signage on Friday 13th/Saturday 14th and for help taking down the tents and signage at the end of the day on Sunday 15th. If anyone is available to assist with any of the above, please let us know. Also if any volunteer officials are available to stay on to assist with the Relays and Autumn Open Course Marshalls, please let us know.
Please refer to the attached documents for Entries, Directions, Parking, Course Map, Race Schedule and Age Categories.
Wishing all athletes the very best of luck!
Yours in Sport
Sharon Wilson
Director of Athletics Operations
