Hi CLAC families,
The State Cross Championships were held at the beautiful but testing Cruden Farm in Langwarrin on Saturday. The weather was quite windy and cold but at least the rain held off. I would like to thank everybody who made the journey out there to encourage our athletes along. It was a fantastic effort by all our athletes, all finishing inside the top 20 and they showed the true CLAC spirit, smiling and giving 100%. Congratulations to all of you for your outstanding accomplishments.

The results are:
GIRLS U10 1500M 12th Ciara Willey 6:15.12
GIRLS U12 2000M 11th Charli Power 8:18.24
GIRLS U12 2000M 18th Ashleigh Rooke 8:39.36
GIRLS U13 3000M 12th Jemima Wilson 12:31.78
BOYS U14 3000M 15th Hayden Rooke 12.01.18
GIRLS U14 3000M 17th Sarah Rollo 13.41.97
GIRLS 15 300OM 12th Charlotte Lord 14.37.77
GIRLS 15 300OM 19th Charlotte Twentyman 15.28.65

This Saturday July 29th for a special run we are out at Elizabeth Bridge Reserve which is located on Durham Road in Kilsyth. Warm ups will start at 8.45am. This week though is a special breakfast for the XC people. We are putting on a BBQ with sausages for $1 and bacon and egg rolls for $2.50. So come along enjoy your run and grab some tucker afterwards. Hope to as usual see all your smiling faces out there.

Hi CLAC families,
This Weekend is the pinnacle for our winter season. It is the State Cross County Championships and they are being held out at Cruden Farm in Langwarrin this Saturday 22nd July. For all the eligible athletes I would allow yourselves around 1 hour to get to the course. How to get there:  Entry to Cruden Farm will be opposite 10 Cranhaven Road, Langwarrin (Melways Ref: 103, G6). There is no venue entry fee and there is plenty of parking within the farm paddock.We do not have any centre duties for the day. It is recommended that athletes arrive at the venue at least 1 hour before their race time.
Our Athletes have worked very hard all season and after their fantastic efforts at regionals I wish them all the best in representing our club and I know that they will do extremely well.

Hi CLAC Families,
Well Championship day has come and gone again for another year with the weather being sunny but no real warmth coming from it. It was an excellent days running by our athletes up at Morrisons Reserve. Many medals were awarded and everyone gave their best smiles on the podium. Thank you to all of you.
Here is the results:
Jazlyn CarrollGirls U6XC500m 2 min 49.99 sec PB
Sinead Willey Girls U6 XC500m 3 min 01.29 sec
Chloe Dux Girls U6 XC500m 3 min 38.98 sec
David Nackovski Boys U6 XC500m 2 min 45.22
Tahlah Dux Girls U7 XC1000m 5 min 40.96 sec PB
Violeta Nackovski Girls U7 XC1000m 6 min 15.38
Patrick McErlain Boys U7 XC1000m 6 min 02.83 sec PB
Blake Freer Boys U7 XC1000m 7 min 23.25 sec
Kristina Nackovski Girls U9 XC1500m 9 min 09.13 sec
Kai Freer Boys U9 XC1500m 7 min 55.61 sec
Ciara Willey Girls U10 XC1500m 7 min 21.99 sec
Zoe Freer Girls U11 XC2000m 10 min 16.63 sec
Ashleigh Rooke Girls U12 XC2000m 9 min 16.39 sec
Hayden Rooke Boys U14 XC3000m 12 min 50.52 sec
Charlotte Lord Girls U15 XC3000m 15 min 13.95 sec
Jess Dux Girls AVXC Open XC3000m 15 min 57.80 sec PB
Mike Willey Boys AV XC Open XC3000m 13 min 57.54 sec

Hi CLAC Families,

This week was round 10 and was run at Lilydale lake. The weather was much better than the frosty mornings of past weeks. A fantastic week by you all 8 PB’s in total. Here is the results:
Sinead Willey Croydon Girls U6 XC1000m 5 min 12.02 sec PB
Jazlyn Carroll Croydon Girls U6 XC500m 2 min 17.30 sec PB
Chloe Dux Croydon Girls U6 XC500m 3 min 05.95 sec PB
Charlotte McErlain Girls U6 XC500m 4 min 30.28 sec
David Nackovski Boys U6 XC500m 2 min 17.70 sec PB
Tru Spittle Boys U6 XC500m 2 min 41.48 sec PB
Bay Spittle Boys U6 XC500m 3 min 18.26 sec PB
Tahlah Dux Girls U7 XC1000m 5 min 09.37 sec PB
Violeta Nackovski Girls U7 XC1000m 5 min 32.43 sec
Patrick McErlain Boys U7 XC1000m 5 min 12.22 sec PB
Blake Freer Boys U7 XC1000m 6 min 10.40 sec
Kai Freer Boys U9 XC1500m 6 min 39.53 sec
Ciara Willey Croydon Girls U10 XC2000m 8 min 57.75 sec
Zoe Freer Croydon Girls U11 XC2000m 9 min 55.80 sec
Sarah Rollo Girls U14 XC3000m 13 min 27.84 sec
Hayden Rooke Croydon Boys U14 XC3000m 12 min 15.67 sec
Jess Dux Croydon Girls AV XC Open XC3000m 15 min 34.33 sec

This Saturday the 15th of July we are at Morrison Reserve for the Club Cross Country Championships, warm ups start at 8.45 with the first event starting at 9.00am. Qualification criteria applies to claim the club championship but everyone is welcome to come along and run regardless. Medals will be awarded for the 1st, 2nd & 3rd placegetters.

Hi CLAC families,
Well what a morning we had for handicap day out at Marg Lewis reserve in Coldstream. The ground was a sheet a crispy crunchy white frost. In fact at 730am it was -1 so just a nice chilly morning and by the time the 500m runners went out it was a warm 4 degrees. As usual handicap day bring out the best in everyone with many PB’s being run and best of all despite the chilly conditions everyone was smiling and enjoying themselves. Excellent effort from all our athletes with many medals being won. Well done to all of you. Here is the results:
500m Sinead Willey Actual Time 2.40 (PB), David Nackovski Actual Time 2.26, Tru Spittle Actual Time 5.04, Bay Spittle Actual Time 5.06, Chloe Dux Actual Time 5.30
1000m Patrick McErlain Actual Time 5.51 (PB), Tahlah Dux Actual Time 5.44, Violeta Nackovski Actual Time 5.45, Blake Freer Actual Time 7.46
1500m Ciara Willey Actual Time 6.30 (PB), Kristina Nackovski Actual Time 7.46, Kai Freer Actual Time 7.27 (PB)
2000m Ashleigh Rooke Actual Time 8.27 (PB), Zoe Freer Actual Time 10.13 (PB)
3000m Mike Willey Actual Time 12.51 (PB), Sarah Rollo Actual Time 13.39 (PB), Jess Dux Actual Time 18.52, Charlotte Lord Actual Time 19.10

This week we will be at Lilydale Lake on Saturday the 8th July and as usual warms ups will start at 8.45am.

Hi CLAC families,
Well the weekend has come and gone and it was lovely weather that greeted our athletes competing in regionals at Ruffey Lake park in Doncaster. Every athlete gave their best for Croydon and did themselves proud. The results are as follows:
Sinead Willey U6 Girls 5th
Jude Bloom U8 Boys
Remy Bloom U9 Boys 13th
Ciara Willey U10 Girls 2nd
Charli Power U12 Girls 5th
Ashleigh Rooke U12 Girls 10th
Jemima Wilson U13 Girls 5th
Hayden Rooke U14 Boys 4th
Sarah Rollo U14 Girls 8th
Charlotte Lord U15 Girls 7th
Charlotte Twentyman U15 Girls 13th

Well Done to all of you, you should be very satisfied with what you achieved. Was great to see your efforts and I look forward to seeing it again at state championships.

HANDICAP DAY @ Margaret Lewis Reserve.
Saturday 1st July.
The Handicappers have been very busy and the times are done and ready for you to write your special time on your hand, remember you need to run 5 times on sat mornings with Knox open day and Region counted as runs to qualify. Remember the first three Males and Females in each race distance will be on the dias, the Open race will have Junior Open and Senior Open winners. Also even if you dont qualify you are more than welcome to still run and join in the fun day.
Look forward to seeing you at Marg Lewis reserve in coldstream for 8.45 warm ups.

Hi CLAC families,
So round 9 of the season has been and gone, which was run at Marg Lewis Reserve at Coldstream. Again we were engulfed in fog in the early hours of morning but it was lifting as the races started and still everyone had huge smiles and good fun. Here are the results:
Sinead Willey Girls U6 XC1000m ML 5 min 45.58 sec
Jazlyn Carroll Girls U6 XC500m ML 2 min 30.75 sec
Madeline Dalgarno Girls U6 XC500m ML 3 min 16.37 sec
Charlotte McErlain Girls U6 XC500m ML 3 min 45.48 sec
David NackovskiBoys U6 XC500m ML 2 min 33.92 sec
Tru Spittle Boys U6 XC500m ML 2 min 49.14 sec
Bay Spittle Boys U6 XC500m ML 3 min 44.31 sec
Violeta NackovskiGirls U7 XC1000m ML 5 min 36.80 sec
Blake Freer Boys U7 XC1000m ML 6 min 17.48 sec
Kristina NackovskiGirls U9 XC1500m ML 8 min 26.24 sec
Grace Dalgarno Girls U9 XC1500m ML 8 min 39.62 sec
Georgia Bell Girls U10 XC1500m ML 9 min 02.84 sec
Ciara Willey Girls U10 XC2000m ML 9 min 18.42 sec
Cameron West Boys U10 XC1500m ML 6 min 42.45 sec
Zoe Freer Girls U11 XC2000m ML 10 min 27.48 sec
Ashleigh Rooke Girls U12 XC2000m ML 8 min 54.11 sec
Ellie Blake Girls U13 XC3000m ML 15 min 48.01 sec
Sarah Rollo Girls U14 XC2000m ML 8 min 42.57 sec
Hayden Rooke Boys U14 XC2000m ML 8 min 01.01 sec
Mike Willey Boys AV XC Open XC3000m 13 min 34.85 sec

This week there is no local cross country. This is due to EMR cross country being held. On Saturday the 1st of July we will be back and up at Marg Lewis Reserve again. This is because it is our annual handicap day and gives everyone a chance to win a gold, silver or bronze medal. This is a fantastic day so if you have run before you will be able to grab a time and have a enormous amount of fun competing for a medal.

Lastly I would just like to say good luck to all our Croydon athletes running at the regional cross country championships this weekend. Hope you all put in PB efforts and above all, have fun doing it!!

Hi CLAC families,
This week’s results are from Lilydale Lake and the weather was definitely chiller than in the past few outings. The lake was all but fogged over earlier in the morning, but it was fantastic to see so many of you out there and enjoying yourselves.
Sinead Willey Girls U6 1000m 5 min 20.48 sec
Jazlyn Carroll Girls U6 500m 2 min 27.35 sec PB
Chloe Dux Girls U6 500m 3 min 10.03 sec
David Nackovski Boys U6 500m 2 min 22.16 sec PB
Violeta Nackovski Girls U7 1000m 5 min 18.12 sec PB
Tahlah Dux Girls U7 1000m 5 min 20.97 sec PB
Blake Freer Boys U7 1000m 6 min 14.81 sec
Patrick McErlain Boys U7 1000m 6 min 17.88 sec
Jude Bloom Boys U8 1000m 4 min 35.79 sec
Kristina Nackovski Girls U9 1500m 7 min 28.76 sec
Remy Bloom Boys U9 1500m 6 min 42.41 sec PB
Kai Freer Boys U9 1500m 6 min 50.13 sec
Ciara Willey Girls U10 2000m 8 min 56.00 sec
Zoe Freer Girls U11 2000m 9 min 40.77 sec
Ashleigh Rooke Girls U12 3000m 14 min 27.95 sec
Sarah Rollo Girls U14 3000m 13 min 28.75 sec
Hayden Rooke Boys U14 3000m 12 min 01.74 sec
Mike Willey Boys AV XC Open 3000m 12 min 14.76 sec PB

This Saturday the 17th will be round 9 and we will be at Marg Lewis Reserve in Coldstream. Warm ups are at 8.45 and this will be your last run before we head off the following week to the Eastern Regional Cross Country Championships.

Hi CLAC families,
Here is the results from round 7 of cross country run at Morrisons Reserve.

Sinead Willey Girls U6 1000m 5 min 45.38 sec
Chloe Dux Girls U6 500m 3 min 22.03 sec PB
Charlotte McErlain Girls U6 500m 4 min 29.20 sec
David Nackovski Boys U6 500m 2 min 44.22 sec PB
Violeta Nackovski Girls U7 1000m 5 min 53.84 sec
Tahlah Dux Girls U7 1000m 6 min 25.91 sec PB
Patrick McErlain Boys U7 1000m 6 min 37.67 sec
Kristina Nackovski Girls U9 1500m 8 min 40.23 sec PB
Ciara Willey Girls U10 2000m 8 min 55.02 sec
Sarah Rollo Girls U14 3000m 13 min 18.89 sec
Mike Willey Boys AV Open 3000m 13 min 32.25 sec PB

This week is round 8 and we will be at Lilydale Lake. Warm up’s will be at 8.45 as usual. Come along and get some practice as regional cross country championships are just around the corner.

A reminder to everyone that entries for regional cross country close on: Monday 12th June at 11.59pm. If you haven’t already entered it’s not too late.

Hi CLAC families,
This week is round 7 and we will be up at Morisson’s Reserve in Mount Evelyn. As usual 8.45am warms up and another fun day is sure to follow.
Just a reminder that if you haven’t already registered regional cross country is coming up in just over a month.
The Eastern Metro Region Cross Country Championships is taking place at Ruffey Lake Park, Doncaster on the 24th June 2017. For details and registration follow this link:

http://www.lavic.com.au/Eastern-Metro-Region/Events/2017-emr-cross-country-championships