10th Annual UC Santa Cruz Cross Country Challenge

18th Annual Phil Widener Empire Open

25th Annual Golden Gate Park Open

6th Annual Garin Park XC Challenge

12th Annual Presidio Challenge

2nd Annual Willow Hills XC Open

13th Annual Shoreline Open

15th Annual John Lawson Tamalpa Challenge

1st Annual Ancil Hoffman Challenge

25th Annual PA Cross Country Championship

2010 Date

21-Aug-10

28-Aug-10

11-Sep-10

25-Sep-10

2-Oct-10

9-Oct-10

23-Oct-10

30-Oct-10

06-Nov-10

21-Nov-2010 (Sunday)

Women's Race

9:00am / 4.0 mi

9:00am / 3.43 mi

9:00am / 4 mi

9:00am / 5 km

10:00am / 5 km

9:00am / 5 km

9:00am / 4.25 mi

9:00am / 6 km

9:00am / 4.0 mi

Open Men's Race

9:45am /4.0 mi

10:30am / 3.43 mi

10:30am / 4 mi

10:00 am / 5 km

9:15am / 5 km

10:30am / 5 km

9:45am / 4.6 mi

11:00am / 4.25 mi

10:30am / 6 km

11:00am / 6.0 mi

Master Men's Race

Same as Open Men

9:45am / 3.43 mi

9:45am / 4 mi

Same as open men

8:30am / 5 km

9:45am / 5 km

Same as Open Men

10:00am / 4.25 mi

9:45am / 6 km

9:45am / 6.0 mi

Location

UC Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz

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

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

1320 Garin Ave. Garin Regional Park, Hayward, CA

Presidio, San Francisco, CA

Folsom HS, 1655 Iron Point Rd, Folsom, CA

Shoreline Park, Mountain View, CA

Rodeo Valley, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Marin Headlands

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

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

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 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. $6 parking fee. Follow signs to parking. Race starts and finishes on grassy field near boat ramp on west side of lake.

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..

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.

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 536 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, 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

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.

Exit Hwy. 101 at Amphi-theater Pkwy. From North, take right onto Amphi-theater Pkwy. at 1st light and head over Hwy 101 OR from South, merge onto Amphitheater Pkwy. Once on Amphi-theater, go straight through light at Charleston Rd. At about 0.5 miles, turn right into Google parking lot. Course is across the street.

From SF: Cross Golden Gate Bridge. Take Alexander Ave. exit. Stay right on Alexander, then turn left on Bunker Rd, through tunnel, about 2 miles.

From Marin, take 101 South, take last "Sausalito" exit just before GG bridge. Turn right at end of exit ramp, go under 101 onto Alexander Ave, then turn left on Bunker Rd, through tunnel, about 2 miles.
Parking at Rodeo Beach, about 0.5 mi. past the Start/Finish.

For course map and info click here.

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 at park entrance. $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.)

Open Team $

$100/$75/$50

$75/$50/$25

$150/$75

$75/$50/$25

$120/$75

$75/$50/$25

$150/$75

Open Individual $

$50/$30/$20

$150/$75/$25

$200/$100/$50

$150/$75/$50

$120/$75

$150/$75/$50

$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/$50; Team $75/$25

Indiv. $75; Team $75/$25

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

Indiv. $75; Team $75/$50

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

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

Senior $

Indiv. $30/$20;Team $50/$25

Indiv. $50; Team $50

Indiv. $25

Indiv. $50; Team $50

Indiv. $25; Team $25

Indiv. $45; Team $30

Indiv. $50; Team. $50

Indiv. $25

Super Senior $

N/A

Indiv. $25; Team $25

N/A

Indiv. $25; Team $25

Indiv. $35; Team $25

N/A

Veteran $

N/A

Indiv. $25

N/A

Sponsoring Organization

Santa Cruz Track Club

Empire Runners Club

SF Running & Walking

West Valley Track Club

New Balance Excelsior Running Club

Buffalo Chips Running Club

Asics Aggie Running Club

Tamalpa Runners

Golden West Athletics Club

SF Running & Walking

Total Prize Purse

$1500 (1.5 points weighted race)

$1500 (1.5 point weighted race)

Race Director

Larry Berg/ Greg Hales

Jerry Lyman

Tim Wason

Pontus Ahlstrom

Chikara Omine

Arnold Utterback

Charles Alexander

Ken Grebenstein

Carla Kehoe

Tim Wason

Race Email

[email protected]

Telephone

831.423.8291

707.527.9020

415.647.2276

415.513.8640

415.269.1022

916.541.3608

408.519-9464

415.927.3664

916.390.3495

415.647.2276

Cost, Pre-Reg.

$15 if post-marked by Aug 15th

$15 if post-marked by Aug 21 or online at www.empirerunners.org by Aug 25 (no service charge).

$15 if post-marked by Sept 2 or online at funfastfit.com by midnight Sept 8 (small service fee).

Online Registration

$20 (incl $5 voucher for parking) if postmarked by Sept. 21. Please provide email address for voucher.

$15 if post-marked by Sept. 26th

$15 if post-marked by Oct 2nd

$15 if post-marked by Oct 19th

$15 if post-marked by Oct 25th

$15 if post-marked by Nov 6th

$25 if post-marked by Nov 13, or online at funfastfit.com by midnight Nov 27 (small service fee).

Online Registration

Cost, Late/Race Day

$20

$20 (not incl. $5 parking)

$20

$30

Check Payable to:

SCTC

Empire Runners Club

SF Running & Walking

WVTC

New Balance Excelsior Running Club

Buffalo Chips Running Club

Asics Aggies

Tamalpa Runners

Golden West Athletic Club

SF Running & Walking

Registration Address & Phone Number

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

Jerry Lyman, 2345 Hilltop Ct., Santa Rosa, CA 95404

SF Running & Walking, 4475 23rd Street, Suite 4, San Francisco, CA 94114

Marc Lund, 2680 Bayshore Pkwy, suite 414, Mountain View, CA 94043

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

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

Charles Alexander, 1105 Lincoln Dr., Mountain View, CA 94040

Ken Grebenstein, 709 Oakdale Ave, Corte Madera, CA 94925

Carla Kehoe, 5110 Eagleton Way, Granite Bay, CA 95746

SF Running & Walking, 4475 23rd Street, Suite 4, San Francisco, CA 94114

Misc. info

Merchandise awards to top 3 in 10 year age groups

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. Volunteers greatly appreciated--call 415-647-2276.

PA course records: Open men: Giliat Ghebray 15:49 (2007). Open women: Ana Morales 18:19 (2008). Masters men: Jim Sorensen 16:04 (2007). Masters women: Valerie Young 19:15 (2009). Senior men: Brian Pilcher 17:28 (2008). Senior women: Sarah Freitas 20:32 (2008). Super-senior men: Donald Porteous 20:05 (2007). Super-senior women: Joanne Rowland 25:12 (2008). Veterans men: Russ Kiernan 23:26 (2008). Veterans women: Barbara Robben 35:56 (2008). Plenty of parking available. Picnic area in park.

Location: The race will start and Finish at Paul Goode Field. Located north east of Julius Kahn Playground, along the Presidio's southern border between Arguello and Presidio Gates (at Pacific Ave and Spruce St). The course has been modified from previous years due to trail closures. Note that the dirt parking lot next to Paul Goode Field no longer exists. Street parking near where the dirt parking lot used to be may be limited or possibly unavailable. Please plan to park along Pacific Avenue or in the area surrounding Spruce and Jackson Streets.

Loop course, rolling hills.

Award to top 3 in each age group.

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.

Post race bagels and hot apple cider.

USATF championship medals in open and 10-yr age groups. Volunteers greatly appreciated--call 415-647-2276.