| 16th Annual Phil Widener Empire Open | 22st Annual Golden Gate Park Open | XC Bye Weekend | 8th Annual UC Santa Cruz Cross Country Challenge | 4rd Annual Garrin Park XC Challenge | 10th Annual Presidio Challenge | XC Bye Weekend | 11th Annual Shoreline Open | 13th Annual John Lawson Tamalpa Challenge | XC Bye Weekend | 23rd Annual PA Cross Country Championships | |
| 2008 Date | 23-Aug-08 | 6-Sep-08 | 14-Sept-2008 (Sunday) | 20-Sep-08 | 27-Sep-08 | 4-Oct-08 | 19-Oct-2008 (Sunday) | 25-Oct-08 | 1-Nov-08 | 9-Nov-2008 (Sunday) | 23-Nov-2008 (Sunday) |
| Women's Race | 9:00am/ 3.43 miles | 9:00am / 4 miles | PA Road Race | 9:00am/4.0 miles | 9:00am/ 5 km | 10:00am / 3.55 mi | PA Road Race | 9:00am / 5 km | 9:00am / 4.25 mi | PA Road Race | 9:00am/4.0 miles |
| Open Men's Race | 10:30am / 3.43 miles | 10:30am / 4 miles | Banana Chase 5K | 9:45am/4.0 miles | 10:00 am/ 5 km | 9:15am / 3.55 mi | Humboldt Half | 9:45am / 4.6 miles | 11:00am / 4.25 mi | Clarksburg 30K | 11:00am/6.0 miles |
| Master Men's Race | 9:45am / 3.43 miles | 9:45am/4 miles | 9:45am/4.0 miles | same as open men | 8:30am/ 3.55 mi | Same as Open Men | 10:00am / 4.25 mi | 9:45am/6.0 miles | |||
| Location | Spring Lake Regional Park, Newanga Ave. entrance, Santa Rosa | Lindley Meadow, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. | UC Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz | Garin Regional Park, Hayward, CA | Presidio, San Francisco, CA | Shoreline Park, Mountain View, CA | Miwok Meadow, China Camp State Park, San Rafael, CA | Lindley Meadow, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. | |||
| Directions | From Hwy 101: Take Hwy 12, east toward Sonoma 1 mile until the highway ends at Farmer’s Lane stoplight. Cross intersection onto Hoen, 1.5 miles to Newanga stopsign. Left on Newanga 1/4 mile to Spring Lake Park entrance. $5 parking fee. Follow signs to parking. Race starts and finishes on grassy field near boat ramp on west side of lake. | Start/Finish in GG Park's Lindley Meadow at 30th Avenue and JFK Drive, north of Polo Fields. 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 100 yds from S/F. Park on either side of JFK Dr. | 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 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. | Directions from the 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
Directions from the 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 Directions from the 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 | Exit Hwy. 101 at Amphitheater Pkwy. From North, take right onto Amphitheater Pkwy. at 1st light and head over Hwy 101 OR from South, merge onto Amphitheater Pkwy. Once on Amphitheater, go straight through light at Charleston Rd. At about 0.5 miles, turn right into Google parking lot. Course is across the street. | Exit Hwy 101 to North San Pedro exit (Civic Center). Do NOT exit at San Rafael. Go east on N San Pedro for about 2.75 miles to Miwok Meadows. | To get to GG Park's Lindley Meadow at 30th Avenue and JFK Drive, take Fulton Avenue, which runs along the north edge of the park, to 30th Ave. (stoplight). Turn south into the park. Road dead ends at JFK, right across the road to the south is Lindley Meadow with the start, finish, and registration. Note: JFK Dr. is closed on east end of the park on Sundays, so use Fulton along the north side of GG Park instead to get to west to 30th Avenue | |||
| Open Team $ | $75/$50/$25 | $150 / $75 | $100/$75/$50 | $75/$50/$25 | $75 / $50 / $25 | $75 / $50 / $25 | $120 / $75 | $150, $75 | |||
| Open Individual $ | $150 / $75/ $25 | $300 / $150 / $75 | $50/$30/$20 | $150/$75/$50 | $150 / $75 / $50 | $150 / $75 / $50 | $120 / $75 | $300, $150, $75 | |||
| Master $ | Indiv. $75/$25; Team $75/$25 | Indiv. $50/$25 Team $50/$25 | Indiv$40/$25;Team$100/$75/$50 | Indiv. $75/$50; Team $75/$25 | Indiv. $75 / $50; Team $75 / $25 | Indiv. $75 / $50; Team $75 / $25 | Indiv. $75; Team $75 / $50 | Indiv. $50/$25 Team $50/$25 | |||
| Senior $ | Indiv. $50; Team $50 | Indiv. $50 Team $50 | Indiv. $30/$20;Team $50/$25 | Indiv. $50; Team $50 | Indiv. $50; Team $50 | Indiv. $25; Team $25 | Indiv. $45; Team $30 | Indiv. $50 Team $50 | |||
| Super Senior $ | Indiv. $25; Team $25 | N/A | N/A | N/A | Indiv. $25; Team $25 | Indiv. $35; Team $25 | NA | ||||
| Veteran $ | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Indiv. $25 | NA | ||||
| Sponsoring Organization | Empire Runners Club | SF Running & Walking | Santa Cruz Track Club | West Valley Track Club | New Balance Excelsior Running Club | Asics Aggie Running Club | Tamalpa Runners | SF Running & Walking | |||
| Total Prize Purse | $1500 (1.5 point weighted race) | $2000 (1.5 point weighted race) | $1500 (1.5 points weighted race) | $1500 (1.5 point weighted race) | $1500 (1.5 point weighted race) | $1500 (1.5 point weighted race) | $1500 (1.5 point weighted race) | $2,000 (1.5 point weighted race) | |||
| Race Director | Jerry Lyman | Tim Wason | Lawrence Berg | Pontus Ahlstrom | Jin Daikoku | Charles Alexander | Ken Grebenstein | Tim Wason | |||
| Race Email | [email protected] | [email protected] | [email protected] | [email protected] | [email protected] | [email protected] | [email protected] | [email protected] | |||
| Telephone | 707.527.9020 | 415.647.2276 | 415.752.0238 | 415.794-9569 | 408.519-9464 | 415.927.3664 | 415-647-2276 | ||||
| Cost, Pre-Reg. | $15 if post-marked by Aug 16 or online at www.empirerunners.org by Aug 20. Bibs will be distributed on RACE DAY. | $15 if post-marked by Weds. Aug. 27th or online at Active.com by midnight Tuesday Sept. 2nd (small service fee). | $15 if postmarked by Sept. 13th | $20 (incl $5 voucher for parking) if postmarked by Sept. 22. | $15 if post-marked by Sept. 27th | $15 if post-marked by Oct 18th | $15 if post-marked by Oct 25th | $25 if postmarked by Monday, November 10, or entered online on Active.com at midnight, Wednesday Nov 12th (small service fee). . | |||
| Cost, Late/Race Day | $20 | $20 | $20 | $20 (not incl. $5 parking) | $20 | $20 | $20 | $30 cash or check. | |||
| Check Payable to: | Empire Runners Club | SF Running & Walking | SCTC | WVTC | New Balance Excelsior Running Club | Asics Aggies | Tamalpa Runners | SF Running & Walking | |||
| Registration Address & Phone Number | Jerry Lyman, 2345 Hilltop Ct., Santa Rosa, CA 95404 | SF Running & Walking, 4475 23rd Street, Suite 4, San Francisco, CA 94114 | SCTC, P.O. Box 1803 Capitola, CA 95010 | Marc Lund, 2680 Bayshore Pkwy, suite 414, Mountain View, CA 94043 | Jan Daikoku, 780 24th Ave. San Francisco CA 94121 | Charles Alexander, 1105 Lincoln Dr., Mountain View, CA 94040 | Ken Grebenstein, 709 Oakdale Ave, Corte Madera, CA 94925 | SF Running & Walking, 4475 23rd Street, Suite 4, San Francisco, CA 94114 | |||
| Misc. Info. | Post-race refreshments. T-shirts to top 10 in each race. Campsites may be available; call So. Co. Regional Parks (707) 565-2267 for reservations. | Ample parking on JFK Drive near 30th Ave. Some picnic tables available on a first come, first serve basis. Plants awarded to open winners and 10 year age groups past 40. Oldest winner picks first plant. | Merchandise awards to top 3 in 10 year age roups | Plenty of parking available. Picnic area in park. | Location: The race will start and Finish at Julius Kahn Playground, along the Presidio’s southern border between Arguello and Presidio Gates (at Pacific Ave and Spruce St). | Beer mugs to all finishers. Please carpool and make sure car is parked off the road. This race is a memorial to John Lawson, a Tamalpa Runner who, at 44, died suddenly of a heart attack in 2000. | Enter Online | ||||
| OnlineAssociation championship medals for top three in each 10 year age group. Race t-shirt included, but like last year there will be custom printing on shirts and sweatshirts at additional cost. You will get your size shirt, but put in your order as you arrive, preferably before your race. Other surprises as inspiration strikes. | |||||||||||
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Last Update: 8/03/2008
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