THE season for the Athletics Association of Guyana is under way. Its second event for 2015 is a cross country run in Linden today.At 14:00hrs, runners will step to the line and compete for medals in four categories. Registration starts an hour before.

The race starts at the Bayrock football ground, makes its way through a network of streets before returning to the ground for the finish.
Athletes will compete in the 13-15 years Boys and Girls for a distance of one kilometre. The Youth Females (16 & 17 years) run for 2 km; Youth Males 3 km; Junior Females (U-18 & U-20s) 3 km; Junior Males 4 km and the big boys in the Open Males for a distance of 6 km.
Traditionally, the cross country race kicks off the athletics season. However, the association got off to a shaky start. Its first event was a Developmental Meet at the GDF ground on February 1.