12th Annual UC Santa Cruz Cross

2013 PA USATF XC Grand Prix

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13th Annual UC Santa Cruz Cross Country Challenge

21st Annual Phil
Widener Empire Open

3rd Annual Rebels XC Challenge

28th Annual Golden Gate Park Open

2nd Annual NorCal XC Challenge

9th Annual Garin Park XC Challenge

5th Annual Willow
Hills XC Open

15th Annual Presidio Challenge

16th Annual Aggies XC Open

18th Annual John Lawson Tamalpa Challenge

4th Annual Ancil Hoffman Challenge

28th Annual PA Cross Country Championship

2013 Date

17-Aug-13

24-Aug-13

31-Aug-13

8-Sep-13
(Sunday)

14-Sep-13

21-Sep-13

28-Sep-13

5-Oct-13

26-Oct-13

2-Nov-13

17-Nov-13
(Sunday)

24-Nov-13
(Sunday)

Women's Race
(Time/Distance)

9:00am/4.0 miles

9:00am/3.43 miles

9:00am/5 km

9:00am/4 miles

9:30am/5 km

10:30am/5 km

9:00am/5 km

10:00am/5 km

9:00am/4.2 miles

9:00am/4.25 mi

9:00am/6 km

9:00am/4.0 mi

Open Men's Race
(Time/Distance)

10:30am/4.0 miles

10:30am/3.43 miles

10:30am/7 km

10:30am/4 miles

10:15am/8 km

9:00am/5km

10:30am/5 km

8:30am/5 km

10:30am/4.2 miles

11:00am/4.25 mi

10:30am/6 km

11:00am/6.0 mi

Master Men's Race
(Time/Distance)

9:45am/4.0 miles

9:45am/3.43 miles

9:45am/7 km

9:45am/4 miles

10:15am/8 km

9:45am/5km

9:45am/5 km

9:15am/5 km

9:45am/4.2 miles

10:00am/4.25 mi

9:45am/6 km

9:45am/6.0 mi

Location

Upper campus trails, UC Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz

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

Granite Regional Park,
8181 Cucamunga Ave,
Sacramento, CA 95826

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

Folsom HS,
1655 Iron Point Rd,
Folsom, CA

Presidio, San Francisco, CA

Martinez Regional Shoreline Park

Note: new location

Miwok Meadows, China Camp State Park, San Rafael

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, turn right into the East Remote parking lot before you pass the Fieldhouse. Park and walk past the Fieldhouse and up Hagar St. Turn left on McLaughlin Road, and then right on Chinqaupin Rd. Registration is in the parking lot above the Fire Station.

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. Follow signs to parking.

Race starts and finishes on grassy field near boat ramp on west side of lake.

Highway 50 East to Power-Inn Road Exit.

Turn right and go South for about one mile.

Turn left at stop light at Cucamunga Ave.

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

From the South:

680 North Exit Waterfront Rd. Toward Marina Vista.

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

From the North:

680 SouthExit Marina Vista toward Waterfront Rd.

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

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 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

$125/$75

$150/$75

$125/$75/$25

$75/$50/$25

$75/$50

$75/$50/$25

$100/$75/$50

$120/$75

$75/$50/$25

$150/$75

Open Individual $

$50/$30/$20

$150/$75/$25

$125/$75/$25

$200/$100/$50

$100/$50/$25

$150/$75/$50

$125/$75/$50

$150/$75/$50

$50/$30/$20

$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/$25
Team $100/$50

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

Indiv. $75
Team $50/$25

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

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

Indiv. $75
Team $75/$50

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

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

Senior $

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

Indiv. $50
Team $50

Indiv. $50/$25
Team $50

Indiv. $25

Indiv. $50
Team $50

Indiv. $50
Team $40/$25

Indiv. $50
Team $50

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

Indiv. $45
Team $30

Indiv. $50
Team $50

Indiv. $25

Super Senior $

N/A

Indiv. $25
Team $25

N/A

Indiv. $25
Team $25/$10

N/A

Indiv. $35
Team $25

N/A

Veteran $

N/A

Indiv. $25
Team $25

N/A

Indiv. $25

N/A

Sponsoring Organization

Santa Cruz
Track Club

Empire
Runners Club

River City Rebels

SF Running & Walking

Midnite Racing & Timing

West Valley Track Club

Buffalo Chips
Running Club

Excelsior Running Club

Asics Aggie
Running Club

Tamalpa Runners

Golden West Athletic Club

SF Running & Walking

Total Prize Purse

$1500 (1.5 points weighted race)

Race Director

Larry Berg

Greg Jennings

Andy Harris

Tim Wason

John Luaces

Pontus Ahlstrom

Arnold Utterback

Chikara Omine

Kevin Searls

Ken Grebenstein

Carla Kehoe

Tim Wason

Race Email

[email protected]

c[email protected]

[email protected]

Telephone

831-262-7551

415-717-9968

916-531-8503

415-823-2276

530-526-3076

415-513-8640

916-541-3608

415.269.1022

408-406-6490

415-927-3664

916-390-3495

415-823-2276

Cost, Pre-Reg.

$15 if post-marked by Aug 12th

$20 mail-in by Aug 16th.

Or $15 on-line to Aug 22 - No Transaction charge! No Stamps! No Envelope! No Brainer!

Empire Open Information and Online Registration - click here

$15 if post-marked by Aug 23th

To register online click image

$20 if post-marked by Aug 28 or online at active.com by midnight Sept 4 (small service fee)

To register online
click image

$15 if post-marked by
Sept. 1.

To register online click image

midniteracing.net

$15 if postmarked by Sept. 13th (not incl. $5 parking fee)

$15 if post-marked
by Sept. 23rd

To register online
click image

$15 if post-marked
by Sept. 30th

$15 if post-marked by Oct 18th

To register online click image

$15 if post-marked by Oct 26th

To register online click image

$15 if post-marked by Nov. 12th.

On-line registration click image:

$25 if post-marked by Nov 13, or online at active.com by midnight Nov 20 (small service fee).

To register online
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Cost, Late/Race Day

$20

$25. Race day substitution $10. (See webpage for subbing information.)

$20

$25 (cash or check)

$20

$20 (not incl. $5 parking)

$20

$25

$20

$30
(cash or check)

Check Payable to:

SCTC

Empire Runners Club

River City Rebels

SF Running & Walking

Midnite Racing & Timing

WVTC

Buffalo Chips
Running Club

Excelsior 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

Greg Jennings,
2936 Montgomery Dr, Santa Rosa, CA 95405

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

Kevin Searls
4110 Canyon Way
Martinez CA 94553

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

GWAC,
5110 Eagleton Way, Granite Bay, CA 95746

SF Running & Walking,
c/o Homer Chan, 874 Filbert St.San Francisco, CA 94133. DO NOT USE ANY OF PRIOR YEAR'S ADDRESSES for this event. See phone above, this is to Race Director.

Misc. info

Due to construction, parking will be one mile from the start of the race. Please arrive early to compensate for this inconvenience.

Merchandise awards to top 3 in 10 year age groups

Post race refreshments. Tech T-shirts to top 10 in each race. Campsites may be available; call So. Co. Regional Parks (707) 565-2267 for reservations.

All comped athletes must pre-register. Race distances subject to change based upon course conditions. On-line registration. Credit cards and sign-up kiosks will be activated on race day.

Ample parking on JFK Drive near 30th Ave. Some picnic tables available on a first come, first serve basis. Awards TBD. Volunteers greatly appreciated--call 415-647-2276.

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

PA course records: Open men: Giliat Ghebray 15:23 (2012). Open women: Yiou Wang 18:07 (2010). 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: Don Porteous 20:05 (2007). Super-senior women: Sharlet Gilbert 23:55 (2012). Veterans men: Russ Kiernan 23:26 (2008). Veterans women: Katie Martin 33:40 (2010). 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.

4.2 Mile Course for all events.

2 x 2 mile loops with .2 mile initial grass start.

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

Race Website:
Click Here

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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Post-race refreshments: bagels, cookies, fruit, Gaterade, water.

Course: grass field with hay bales and horse trail with 3 short hills.

First 1300m and final 1k on grass field.

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

USATF championship medals in open and 10-yr age groups.

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

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