2014 PA USATF XC Grand Prix

2014 PA USATF XC Grand Prix

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14th Annual UC Santa Cruz Cross Country Challenge

4th Annual Rebels XC Challenge

29th Annual Golden Gate Park Open

3rd Annual NorCal XC Challenge

10th Annual Garin Park XC Challenge

6th Annual Willow
Hills XC Open

16th Annual Presidio Challenge

19th Annual John Lawson Tamalpa Challenge

17th Annual Matt Yeo Memorial Aggies XC Open

22nd Annual Phil
Widener Empire Open

29th Annual PA Cross Country Championship

2014 Date

16-Aug-14

23-Aug-14

7-Sep-14
(Sunday)

13-Sep-14

20-Sep-14

27-Sep-14

4-Oct-14

12-Oct-14 (Sunday)

25-Oct-14

1-Nov-14

16-Nov-14
(Sunday)

Women's Race
(Time/Distance)

9:00am/4.0 miles

9:00am/6 km

9:00am/4+ miles

9:30am/5 km

10:30am/5 km

9:00am/5 km

10:00am/5 km

9:00am/4.25mi

9:00am/4.2 miles

9:00am/3.43 miles

9:00am/approx 6k

Open Men's Race
(Time/Distance)

10:30am/4.0 miles

10:30am/6 km

10:30am/4+ miles

10:15am/8 km

9:00am/5km

10:30am/5 km

8:30am/5 km

11:00am/4.25mi

10:30am/4.2 miles

10:30am/3.43 miles

11:00am/approx 10k

Master Men's Race
(Time/Distance)

9:45am/4.0 miles

9:45am/6 km

9:45am/4+ miles

10:15am/8 km

9:45am/5km

9:45am/5 km

9:15am/5 km

10:00am/4.25mi

9:45am/4.2 miles

9:45am/3.43 miles

9:45am/approx 10k

Location

Upper campus trails, UC Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz

Ancil Hoffman Regional Park, 6700 Tarshes Dr, Carmichael, CA

Lindley Meadow, 30th Ave and JFK Drive, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco.

Simpson University soccer field,
2211 Collegeview Dr, Redding, CA

1320 Garin Ave. Garin Regional Park, Hayward, CA

Willow Hill Reservoir Community Park, Folsom CA 95630

Presidio, San Francisco, CA

Miwok Meadows, China Camp State Park, San Rafael

Shoreline Park, Martinez

Spring Lake Regional Park, Newanga Ave. entrance,
Santa Rosa

Finish and all pre-reg and race day reg is at the South Parking Lot of the Polo Fields.

Start is 800 meters east in Hellman Hollow, the Meadow Formerly Known as Speedway. Finish is right near registration/SW corner of polo fields, along the S side of the dirt trotting track.

This course will be same as 2015 Club Cross Country Nationals.

Course Map

Directions

Take Hwy 17 fron San Jose to Santa Cruz. Take Hwy 1 North towards Half Moon Bay, turn right on Bay St.

Proceed up to UCSC Main Entrance at the corner of High and Bay St., go straight into campus. Turn left on Hagar Dr, go past the Fieldhouse, turn left on McLaughlin Dr. and then turn right on Chinquapin Rd. Turn right just before the Firehouse into the Crown College parking lot. Registration is in the small parking area above the Firehouse.

From Hwy 50 take Watt Ave off-ramp. Head north to Fair Oaks Blvd, turn right. Follow Fair Oaks Blvd to Van Alstine and turn right. Turn left onto California Ave, then right on Tarshes Drive. $5 parking fee in the park.

Take Fulton Avenue, which runs along the north edge of the park, to 30th Ave. (stoplight).

Turn south into the park. Road deadends at JFK at Lindley Meadow..(East end of JFK

Drive is closed on Sunday, so use Fulton.)

I-5 north to 299 East. Exit Churn Creek/Hawley Rd, turn right at next light take a left on Collegeview Dr, about a mile to University.

Entering campus, soccer field on right.

From South Bay: I-880 N toward Oakland. Merge onto Industrial Pkwy SW via exit 24.

Keep R at fork to continue onto Industrial Pkwy. Turn R onto Mission Blvd.

Turn L onto Garin Ave. Garin Park is 1320 Garin Ave.

From San Fransisco: I-280 S. Merge onto I-380 E. Merge onto US-101 S. Merge onto CA-92 E toward Hayward. Merge onto I-880 S.

Turn L onto Industrial Pkwy. Turn on R onto Mission Blvd. Turn L onto on Garin Ave. to Garin Park at 1320 Garin Ave.

Take Hwy 50 east (toward Lake Tahoe) to Folsom. Take Prairie City Rd off-ramp, Exit 25. At light go left, over freeway onto Prairie City Rd.

Follow signs to lower high school parking lot.

From North Bay : -
Take 101-S over the Golden Gate Bridge into SF, take the Lombard St exit, turn R on Divisadero St for .5 miles, R on Jackson St for .7 miles.

From South Bay: -
Take 280 to the CA-1/19th Ave/Golden Gate Bridge exit, continue on CA-1/19th Ave for 5.6 miles, R on California St for 1.1 miles, L on Spruce St for .3 miles.

From East Bay:-
Take 80-W into SF, exit at 9th/Harrison St, L on Harrison , immediate R on 9th (which becomes Hayes St ) for .5 miles, R on Van Ness Ave for .6 miles, L on Geary Blvd for 1.8 miles, R on Spruce St for .6 miles

Hwy 101 to San Rafael, take the North San Pedro Road exit and go east (toward the bay) for 5 miles to the park.

From the South:

680 N Exit Waterfront Rd. Toward Marina Vista.

Take Marina Vista West Right on Ferry St. into the Park

From the North:

680 S Exit Marina Vista toward Waterfront Rd.

Take a left onto Marina VistaRight on Ferry St. into the Park

From Hwy 101: Take Hwy 12, east toward Sonoma 1 mile until the highway ends at Farmers Lane stoplight. Cross intersection onto Hoen, 1.5 miles to Newanga stopsign.

Left on Newanga 1/4 mile to Spring Lake Park entrance. $7 parking fee.

Right after entrance to Oak Knolls area parking.

Race starts/finishes 1/4 mile from parking on west side of lake near Jackrabbit boat ramp.

Go along the South Side of Golden Gate Park until you reach 25th Avenue, turn North into the Park, in 100 yards this dead ends into MLK Drive, turn Left (West), continue going W until the first R turn, Metson Rd, follow that up to the Polo Fields.

Reg is near or in parking lot.

Team tents, put above south bleachers between start and finish (great view, and you can sit down too!) Just make back legs short, front legs long, sit and enjoy!

Open Team $

$100/$75/$50

$125/$75

$150/$75

$125/$75/$25

$75/$50/$25

$75/$50

$75/$50/$25

$120/$75

$100/$75/$50

$75/$50/$25

$150/$75

Open Individual $

$50/$30/$20

$125/$75/$25

$200/$100/$50

$100/$50/$25

$150/$75/$50

$100

$150/$75/$50

$120/$75

$50/$30/$20

$150/$75/$25

$200/$100/$50

Master $

Indiv. $40/$25
Team $100/$75/$50

Indiv. $75/$25
Team $75/$25

Indiv. $50/$25
Team $50/$25

Indiv. $75/$25
Team $100/$50

Indiv. $75/$50
Team $75/$25

Indiv. $100
Team $50/$25

Indiv. $75/$50
Team $75/$25

Indiv. $75
Team $75/$50

Indiv. $40/$20
Team $100/$75/$50

Indiv. $75/$25
Team $75/$25

Indiv. $50/$25
Team $50/$25

Senior $

Indiv. $30/$20
Team $50/$35

Indiv. $50
Team $50/$25

Indiv. $25

Indiv. $50
Team $50

Indiv. $50
Team $50/$25

Indiv. $50
Team $50

Indiv. $45
Team $30

Indiv. $30/$20
Team $50/$35

Indiv. $50
Team $50

Indiv. $25

Super Senior $

N/A

Indiv. $50
Team $50/$25

N/A

Indiv. $35
Team $25

N/A

Indiv. $25
Team $25

N/A

Veteran $

N/A

Indiv. $50
Team $50

N/A

Indiv. $25

N/A

Sponsoring Organization

Santa Cruz
Track Club

River City Rebels

SF Running & Walking

Midnite Racing & Timing

West Valley Track Club

Buffalo Chips
Running Club

Excelsior Running Club

Tamalpa Runners

Asics Aggie
Running Club

Empire
Runners Club

SF Running & Walking

Total Prize Purse

$1500 (1.5 points weighted race)

Race Director

Larry Berg

Andy Harris

Tim Wason

John Luaces

Pontus Ahlstrom

Arnold Utterback

Chikara Omine

David Bronstein/Dave Ripp

Kevin Searls

Carl Triola

Tim Wason

Race Email

[email protected]

c[email protected]

[email protected]

Telephone

831-262-7551

916-531-8503

415-823-2276

530-526-3076

415-513-8640

916-541-3608

415.269.1022

415-927-3664

408-406-6490

707-495-5135

415-823-2276

Cost, Pre-Reg.

$15 if post-marked by Aug 12th

$15 if post-marked by Aug 16th

To register online click image

$20 if post-marked by Aug 26 or online at active.com by midnight Sept 3 (small service fee)

To register online
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$15 if post-marked by
Sept. 5.

To register online click image

midniteracing.net

$15 if postmarked by Sept. 12th (not incl. $5 parking fee)

To register online
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$15 if post-marked
by Sept. 23rd

To register online
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$15 if post-marked
by Sept. 27th

To register online click image

$15 if post-marked by Oct 5th

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Tamalpa Website

$20 if post-marked by Oct 19th

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$20 if postmarked by Oct. 24

$15 online by Oct. 29 (no fee)

Click Empire Open Info and Registration

$25 if received by 11/12 by mail., or online at active.com by midnight 11/12 (small service fee).

To register online
before 11/6: $23
up to 11/12: $25
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Cost, Late/Race Day

$20

$25 (cash or check)

$20

$20 (not incl. $5 parking)

$20

$25

$20

$25

$30
(cash or check)
$10 bills apprec.

Check Payable to:

SCTC

River City Rebels

SF Running & Walking

Midnite Racing & Timing

WVTC

Buffalo Chips
Running Club

Excelsior Running Club

Tamalpa Runners

Asics Aggies

Empire Runners Club

SF Running & Walking

Registration Address & Phone Number

SCTC,
P.O. Box 1803
Capitola, CA 95010

River City Rebels,
P.O. Box 189667, Sacramento, CA 95818-9667

SF Running & Walking,
c/o Homer Chan, 874 Filbert St.San Francisco, CA 94133

John Luaces,
1670 Dakota Way,
Redding CA 96003

Marc Lund,
1433 Norman Dr., Sunnyvale, CA 94087

Arnold Utterback,
P.O Box 160852, Sacramento, CA 95816

Chikara Omine,
2415 41st Ave,
San Francisco CA 94116

Lillie O'Reilly,
194 Pelican Lane,
Novato, CA 94949

Kevin Searls
4110 Canyon Way
Martinez CA 94553

Empire Runners Club,

c/o Jerry Lyman,
2345 Hilltop Court, Santa Rosa, CA 95404

SF Running & Walking,
c/o Homer Chan, 874 Filbert St.San Francisco, CA 94133. Direct questions to
415-823-2276

Misc. info

Merchandise awards to top 3 in 10 year age groups

All comped athletes must pre-register. Post race refreshments.

Ample parking on JFK Drive near 30th Ave. Some picnic tables available on a first come, first serve basis. Excellent competition.

Volunteers greatly appreciated--call 415-823-2276.

Start and finish on grass soccer field. Mostly dirt trails with short pavement sections. Overall, awards to top 3 in 10 yr age groups.

PA course records:

Open men: Giliat Ghebray 15:23 (2012). Open women: Megan Deakins18:01 (2013). Masters men: Jim Sorensen 16:04 (2007). Masters women: Valerie Young 18:57(2011). Senior men: Brian Pilcher 17:28 (2008). Senior women: Christine Kennedy 20:28(2011). Super-senior men: Donald Porteous 20:05 (2007). Super-senior women: Sharlet Gilbert23:55 (2012). Veterans men: Hans Schmid 22:15 (2013). Veterans women: Melody-Anne Schultz 25:42 (2013).

Plenty of parking available. Picnic area in park.

Loop course, rolling hills.

Location: The race will start and finish at Paul Goode Field (North and below Julius Kahn Playground).

Enter by foot through Julius Kahn Playground which is located at souther border between Arguello and Presido Gates (at Pacific Ave and Spruce St).

Course subject to change due to possible trail closures.

Back to old China Camp course, a 4.25 mile eyeloop course, rolling with lots of single track. About 1/4 mile of road.

Beer mugs to first 325 finishers. Make sure car is parked off the roadway.

This race is a memorial to John Lawson, a Tamalpa Runner who, at 44, died suddenly of a heart attack in 2000.
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2 x 2 mile loops with .2 mile initial grass start.

Flat course with a mix of grass, groomed dirt trails, and path.

New memorial name for recently deceased club member, Matt Yeo.

"Top 10" T-shirts to first 10 finishers of each race

Course records, course map, historic times, and team multiple entry form available on website

This is on the 2015 USATF National Club Cross Country Championship Course. Come prepared to RACE.

Course Map

Guests from out of PA will be given yellow "Guest" back tags, and do not count in any PA scoring.

All 40+ runners will have colored flood-coated back numbers with printed age group numbers on them.

Volunteers greatly appreciated-- whole new course, need help, call Race Director Tim Wason at

415-823-2276.

Garmin map of the course

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