| 20th Annual SCTC XC Challenge |
28th Annual Phil Widener Empire Open |
2nd Annual GVH Lagoon Valley XC Challenge | 35th Annual Golden Gate Park Open |
10th Annual Rebels XC Challenge |
16th Annual Garin Park XC Challenge |
25th Annual John Lawson Tamalpa Challenge | 12th Annual Willow Hills XC Open |
23rd Annual Matt Yeo Memorial Aggies XC Open | 35th Annual PA
Cross Country Championship |
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| Race Date | 8/21/21 | 8/28/21 | 9/5/2021 (Sunday) | 9/12/21 (Sunday) | 9/18/21 | 9/25/21 | 10/10/21 (Sunday) | 10/16/21 | 10/23/21 | 11/21/21 (Sunday) |
| Women's Race | 9:00am / 4.15 miles | 9:00am / 3.4 miles | 8:45am / 3 miles | 9:00am / 4 miles | 9:00am / 6 km | 9:00am / 5 km | 9:00am / 4.25 mi | 9:00am / 5 km | 9:00am / 4.2 miles | 9:00am / 4.0 miles |
| Open Men's Race | 10:30am / 4.15 miles | 10:30am / 3.4 miles | 9:30am / 3 miles | 10:30am / 4 miles | 10:30am / 6 km | 9:45am / 5 km | 11:00am / 4.25 mi | 10:30am / 5 km | 10:30am / 4.2 miles | 11:00am / 6.0 miles |
| Master Men's Race | 9:45am / 4.15 miles | 9:45am / 3.4 miles | 8:00am / 3 miles NOTE EARLY-BIRD START TIME | 9:45am / 4 miles | 9:45am / 6 km | 10:30am / 5 km | 10:00am / 4.25 mi | 9:45am / 5 km | 9:45am / 4.2 miles | 10:00am / 5.0 miles |
| Location | Santa Cruz - UCSC Upper Campus |
Spring Lake Regional Park, Newanga Ave. entrance, Santa Rosa |
Lagoon Valley Park, Vacaville | Lindley Meadow, 30th Ave and JFK Drive, Golden Gate Park, SF |
Ancil Hoffman Regional Park, 6700 Tarshes Dr, Carmichael, CA |
Garin Regional Park, 1320 Garin Ave. Hayward, CA |
Miwok Meadows, China Camp State Park, San Rafael |
Willow Hill Reservoir Community Park, Folsom CA 95630 | Shoreline Park, Martinez | Golden Gate Park, San Francisco |
| Directions | Take Hwy 17 from 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 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 start/finish 1/4 mile from parking on west side of lake near Jackrabbit boat ramp. |
Between Fairfield and Vacaville. From Bay Area take I-80 east to Pena Adobe exit. From Sacramento, take I-80 west to Exit 51-B and follow signs to Lagoon Valley Park. There is a $5 parking fee. |
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.) |
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. Follow the signs. $5 parking fee in the park. |
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. |
Hwy 101 to San Rafael, take the North San Pedro Road exit and go east (toward the bay) for 5 miles to the park. | 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 'XC Races' signs to lower high school parking lot. |
From South: 680N Exit Waterfront Rd. toward Marina Vista. Take
Marina Vista West. Right on Ferry St. into Park. From North: 680S, Exit Marina Vista toward Waterfront Rd. Take left onto Marina Vista. Right on Ferry St. into Park. |
Parking near start on JFK Drive via Fulton and 30th Ave. (East end of JFK Drive is closed on Sunday.) |
| Open Team $ | $100/$75/$50 | $75/$50/$25 | $100/$75/$50 | $200/$100/$50 | $125/$75 | $75/$50/$25 | $140/$75 | $75/$50 | $150/$75/$50 | $150/$75 |
| Open Individual $ | $50/30/20 | $150/$75/$25 | $75/$50/$25 | $100/$50/$25 | $125/$75/$25 | $150/$75/$50 | $150/$75/$50 | $100 | $100/$75/$50 | $200/$100/$50 |
| 40+ $ | Indiv. $40/$25; Team $100/$75/$50 | Indiv. $75/$25; Team $75/$25 | Indiv. $75/$50; Team $75/$50 | Indiv. $50/$25; Team $100/$50 | Indiv. $75/$25; Team: $75/$25 | Indiv. $75/$50; Team $75/$25 | Indiv. $75; Team $75/$50 | Indiv. $100; Team $50/$25 | Indiv. $50/$25; Team $50/$25 | Indiv. $50/$25; Team $50/$25 |
| 50+ $ | Indiv. $30/$20; Team $50/$35 | Indiv. $50; Team $50 (double-dipping allowed) |
Indiv. $25; Team $50/$25 | NA | Indiv. $50; Team. $50/$25 | Indiv. $50; Team $50 | Indiv. $45; Team $30 | Indiv. $50; Team $50/$25 | Indiv. $30/$20; Team $30/$20 | Indiv. $25 |
| 60+ $ | N/A | Indiv. $25; Team $25 | Team $25 | N/A | N/A | N/A | Indiv. $35; Team $25 | Indiv. $50; Team $50/ $25 | N/A | N/A |
| 70+ $ | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Indiv. $25 | Indiv. $50; Team $50 | N/A | N/A |
| Sponsoring Organization |
Santa Cruz Track Club | Empire Runners Club | Golden Valley Harriers | Wolfpack Running Club | River City Rebels | West Valley Track Club | Tamalpa Runners | Buffalo Chips Running Club | HOKA Aggies Running Club | PA USATF |
| Total Prize Purse | $1500 (1.5 points weighted race) |
$1500 (1.5 points weighted race) |
$1500 (1.5 points weighted race) |
$1500 (1.5 points weighted race) |
$1500 (1.5 points weighted race) |
$1500 (1.5 points weighted race) |
$1700 (1.5 points weighted race) |
$1500 (1.5 points weighted race) |
$1500 (1.5 points weighted race) |
$1500 (1.5 points weighted race) |
| Race Director | Larry Berg | Bill Rogers | Craighton Chin | Andy Crawford | Andy Harris | Karen Saxena | Tom O'Reilly | John Hancock | Kevin Searls | Carl Rose |
| Race Email | [email protected] | [email protected] | [email protected] | [email protected] | [email protected] | [email protected] | [email protected] | [email protected] | [email protected] | [email protected] |
| Telephone | 831-465-4738 | 707-481-1924 | 530-219-7439 | 607-331-5411 | 916-531-8503 | 650-740-3872 | 415-306-2859 | 916-383-2008 | 925-963-8534 | 510-529-6654 |
| Cost, Pre-Reg. | $25 if post-marked by Aug 14th |
Online--$20 (no fees), deadline Aug 26-- Mail-in paper form--$20, postmark by Aug 23. | $20 by 8/29 | $30 by 9/6 | $20 if post-marked by Sept. 9th |
$25 if postmarked by Sept. 17th |
$25 if post-marked by Oct. 4th |
$20 if post-marked by Oct. 12th, $20 on line by Oct. 13th (no fee) |
$25 if post-marked by Oct 18th |
$35 if postmarked by 11/13, or on-line by 11/19 at 6pm |
| Online Registration | Online Registration | Online Registration | Online Registration | Online Registration | Online Registration | Online Registration | Online Registration | Online Registration | Online Registration | Online Registration |
| Cost, Late/Race Day | $30 | NO RACE DAY REG - Race Day Substitution OK - $10 Substitution Fee. |
$30 | NO RACE DAY REG - Race Day Substitution OK - $10 Substitution Fee. |
$25 | $30 | $30 | $25 race day and on-line 10/14 and 10/15 | $30 | $50 -Race day substitution OK - $10 Substitution Fee. |
| Check Payable to: | SCTC | Empire Runners Club | GVH | Wolfpack Running Club | River City Rebels | WVTC | Tamalpa Runners | Buffalo Chips Running Club | Aggies Running Club | USATF Pacific Association |
| Registration Address | SCTC c/o Larry Berg 155 Molly Way Santa Cruz, CA 95065 |
Empire Runners 2937 Spring Creek Dr. Santa Rosa, CA 95405 |
GVH, P.O. Box 454 Davis, CA 95617 |
Wolfpack Running Club 1433 Patio Dr. Campbell, CA 95008 |
River City Rebels P.O. Box 189667 Sacramento, CA 95818-9667 |
Karen Saxena 3814 Magnolia Dr. Palo Alto, CA 94306 |
Tom O'Reilly 194 Pelican Lane Novato, CA 94949 |
John Hancock P.O. Box 19908 Sacramento, CA 95819 |
Kevin Searls 4110 Canyon Way Martinez, CA 94553 |
Irene Herman 422 Presidio Avenue San Francisco, CA 94115 |
| COVID Protocols | Vaccination or recent negative COVID test required. Face masks required at check-in. | Vaccination or recent negative COVID test required | TBD | TBD | TBD | County guidelines in effect on date. | Vaccination or recent negative COVID test required. | Vaccination Required. | TBD | TBD |
| Misc. info | Additional parking at the East Remote Parking Lot near the
Fieldhouse on Hagar Dr. Allow exta time--parking is limited and the additional parking is close to one mile away from registration. Chip timing. |
Top 10"" performance t-shirts awarded to first
10 finishers of each race. Optional team entry form available to download. Empire Open Info |
Classic 3-mile high school XC course, with aptly named Big Mama hill
in first mile. Map and video of the course can be found here. |
Pre-2015 course. Start and finish in Lindley Meadow. Two-mile loops in Polo Field area of GGP. (No separate races for masters women or 60+ men.) Please pre-register! Race day reg is not the best way to go! (NOTE: Change in prize money breakdown.) |
All comped athletes must pre-register. Cash or checks only on race day. | PA course records: Open men: Chris Frias 15:21 (2014). Open women:
Teresa McWalters 17:36 (2017). 40+ men: Neville Davey 16:00 (2015). 40+
women: Valerie Young 18:57 (2011). 50+ men: Brian Pilcher 17:28 (2008).
50+ women: Cathy Dubay 20:23 (2017). 60+ men: Jacob Nur 18:33 (2017).
60+ women: Joannie Siegler 21:46 (2017). 70+ men: Hans Schmid 22:15
(2013). 70+ women: Melody-Anne Schulz 25:42 (2013). Plenty of parking available. Picnic area in park. |
China Camp course, a 4.25 mile eyeloop course, rolling with lots of
single track. About 1/4 mile of road. 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. |
Loop course, rolling hills. $75 bonus for breaking any age group course record. | 2 x 2 mile loops with 0.2 mile initial grass start. Flat course with
mix of grass, groomed dirt trails, and paths. New memorial name for recently deceased club member, Matt Yeo. |
Please Note Course Changes: Lindley Meadows has been drastically impacted by the activities of recent concerts and rain. We cannot use Lindley Meadows as the start and finish. : CLICK HERE to see the updated 2021 course information (revised 11/10) Email [email protected] for comp code |