The NSW Long Walks event are a NSW Championship Event which are accessible to athletes aged 8-80+ in a social and friendly environment.

There are many reasons to compete at the NSW Long Walks and the rest of our 2024 Waratah Walks Series.

In particular,

• The opportunity to race and compete in a variety of distances with others at at a high level competition conducted under the rules of World Athletics, World Para Athletics and Athletics Australia.
• Compete in a State Championships Walks Series.
• Receive points towards the NSW Distance Walker of the Year Awards.
• Be apart of an event that encourages and celebrates participation for people at a range of abilities.

Please see the draft timetable on the event page here for an overview of events available.

All age groups for Junior and Open age division will be calculated as per 31^st December 2024. Please see the table below as a guide when registering.

All masters age groups will be calculated as per the athletes age on the day of competition.

Athletes born in 2013 or later must compete in the age group for which their birthdate falls and are not permitted to compete ‘up’ an age group.

Registered ANSW or LANSW club athletes are required to wear their club uniform in all championship events.

You can register for the event here.

To compete and be eligible for the Championships race and medal, all athletes will have to hold one of the following:

1. An Athletics NSW Youth, Junior, Concession or Open membership

Please visit our membership page on our website for more information here

2. An eligible Little Athletics NSW membership.

Registrations for all winter events close on the Wednesday before the competition.

This event will close on Wednesday 14^th August and late entries will be guaranteed until 11:59pm of the same day.

Please ensure you have received an email confirmation of your entry.

If you have not, please contact the Athletics NSW Competitions team here. 

Entry lists will aim to be published by Friday the day before competition. We suggest you carefully check these lists to confirm your entry and to see who you will be competing against. If there are any issues with your entries, please contact Athletics NSW and we will assist you.

A draft timetable is available on the event page here. The draft timetable is devised on predicted entry numbers and provides a guide as to when athletes will be competing.

The final timetable will be released after entries closed.

It is the athlete's responsibility to check the timetable on teh Athletics NSW website, to see if there are any changes from teh draft timetable to the final timetable.

The Winter Walks Rules can be viewed here. 

• Once entries open soon, please register and pay for your event here before the closing date (Wednesday before competition)
• Please ensure that you have your club competition uniform purchased and ready for competition day.
• Please ensure you have checked the final timetable which will be published after entries have closed and the timetable has been reviewed.
• Please read the event information that will be emailed to you the day before competition.

Please arrive to the venue 45 minutes before your scheduled start time to allow for check-in/bib collection and warm-up before your race.

The NSW Distance Walker of the Year will be contested in the Open Male and Female in the NSW Short Walks, NSW Long Walks and NSW Team Walks.

Athletes need to be competing in the race that includes the Open division to be elibible for points. 

Competitors will be awarded 10 points for first, 9 points for second and so on until one (1) point for 10th place.

The male and female walkers scoring the highest number of points over the whole series shall be deemed the NSW Distance Walker of the Year.