Come and Try Cross Country for kids at Presidents Park

Does your child like running? Have they joined in cross country at school and liked it? Would they like to build their strength and stamina for Athletics or for other sports?

The Little Athletics cross country season has races every Saturday morning between April and August with locations across Western Melbourne. It's a fun way for your kids to challenge themselves, explore new places and make new friends.

On Saturday 5 April there will be an 'Intro Round' at Presidents Park, Wyndham Vale, An ideal time for your kids to give it a go. This event is hosted by Werribee Little Athletics Centre.

Kids run different distances for different ages (for primary school age these distances are shorter than school races):

• Under 6: 500 metres
• Under 7 to 8: 1000 metres
• Under 9 to 10: 1500 metres
• Under 11 to 12: 2000 metres
• Under 13 to 17: 3000 metres

The course can be walked at 9.15am, first races start at 9.30am

Contact Werribee Little Athletics to find out what time your age group event is.

Find out more about cross country at Werribee Little Athletics Centre on their page wlac.com.au/cross-country 

To run you must register with Little Athletics Victoria for a free trial (2 free trials are available). If you enjoy it, you can register with Werribee Little Athletics and Little Athleics Victoria for the winter season and attend as many of the Saturday events as you like.