2010 PA USATF XC Grand Prix
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  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 / 3.55 mi 9:00am / 5 km 9:00am / 5 km 8:00am / 3.75 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 / 3.55 mi 10:30am / 5 km 9:45am / 4.6 mi 10:00am / 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 / 3.55 mi 9:45am / 5 km Same as Open Men 9:00am / 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 $75/$50/$25 $75/$50 $75/$50/$25 $120/$75 $75/$50/$25 $150/$75
Open Individual $ $50/$30/$20 $150/$75/$25 $200/$100/$50 $150/$75/$50 $150/$75/$50 $150/$75/$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/$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. $50; Team $50 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 N/A N/A Indiv. $25;  Team $25 Indiv. $25; Team $25 Indiv. $35; Team $25 N/A N/A
Veteran $ N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Indiv. $25  N/A 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) $1500 (1.5 point 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) $1500 (1.5 point weighted race) $1500 (1.5 point 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 
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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). $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 Oct 30th $25 if post-marked by Nov 13, or online at funfastfit.com by midnight Nov 27 (small service fee).
Cost, Late/Race Day $20 $20 $20 $20 (not incl. $5 parking) $20 $20 $20 $20 $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 Julius Kahn Playground, along the Presidio’s southern border between Arguello and Presidio Gates (at Pacific Ave and Spruce St). 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.