AAI 2024 McKinnon Shield Pre-season Meet + Auckland 10,000m Champs

Please read the following information before entering

10,000m Championships:

Athletes aged 30+ may choose to compete in Senior Men/Women or the appropriate 5-year age group.  If choosing Senior Men/Women, please email competitions@athleticsauckland.co.nz to advise change of grade.

Eligibility:

You must be a club registered athlete for the current 2024-2025 season. 

Grades:

Age is taken as at 31st December in the year of competition.

The following grades are eligible to compete at this meet:

U14 athletes aged 12 & 13

U16 athletes aged 14 & 15

U18 athletes aged 16 & 17

U20 athletes aged 18 & 19

Senior athletes aged 20 - 29

Masters athletes aged 30 & over

Please note Masters Men and Women are age on day for the 10,000m Championships

Entry fee:

Auckland club registered athletes - $11.00

School athletes not registered with a club - $13.00

Club registered athletes from other centres - $15.00

Athletics Auckland has a no refund policy

Close of Entries:

Entries close at 11.59pm Wednesday 9th October.

No late entries will be accepted under any circumstances.  

Emails requesting late entry will not be answered.

Club Names & Codes:

When asked for your club name (Team Name for Meet Manager) and club code (Team Code for Meet Manager) please copy exactly from the list here.  

Qualification Times/Distances:

When entering an event, you will be asked to enter a Qualification Standard.

This is your season best or personal best. Please note the Seed Mark format:

Track events:

SS.TSHS   e.g.  12.20, 24.73, 51.68, 75.19

MM:SS.TSHS   e.g.   2:09.00, 5:11.10, 15:29.64

Field events:

M.CMCM   e.g.   1.65, 4.60

MM.CMCM  e.g.   09.87, 32.56

Athlete Check-In:

Athletes must report to the check-in desk no later than 60 minutes prior to the scheduled start time of their first event.

Final Programme:

The final timetable will be confirmed after the close of entries and published on the event page of the Athletics Auckland website on Friday evening. It is the responsibility of each athlete to ensure they are aware of the start time of their event(s). 

Shoes:

Athletes competing in the U20, Senior Men or Senior Women grades in the 10,000m Championships, need to check shoes comply with World Athletics regulations here.

Field Events

Athletes will have three trials and the top 8 athletes in each grade will receive a further three trials.  Athletes competing in the pentathlon will have three trials.

Personal Implements

If an athlete wishes to use their own implement for competition they must be presented for inspection at least 1 hour before the start of the competition.

Results

Results will be posted at the track and published on the Track Meet Mobile app. Full results will be published on the Athletics Auckland website after the event.  

All entries are subject to approval by the Athletics Auckland Senior Track and Field Committee.

Entry queries: competitions@athleticsauckland.co.nz

Membership queries: office@athleticsauckland.co.nz