22nd Annual SCTC XC Challenge	30th Annual Phil Widener Empire Open	37th Annual Golden Gate Park Open	12th Annual Rebels XC Challenge	27th Annual John Lawson Tamalpa Challenge	4th Annual GVH Lagoon Valley XC Challenge	14th Annual Willow Hills XC Open	25th Annual Matt Yeo Memorial Aggies XC Open	18th Annual Garin Park XC Challenge	37th Annual PA Cross Country Championship
Race Date	8/19/23	8/26/23	9/10/23 (Sunday)	9/16/23	10/08/23 (Sunday)	10/15/2023 (Sunday)	10/21/23	10/28/23	11/05/23 (Sunday)	11/19/23 (Sunday)
Women's Race	9:00am / 4.15 miles	9:00am / 3.4 miles	9:00am / 4 miles	9:00am / 6 km	9:00am / 4.2 mi	9:00am / 3 miles	9:00am / 5 km	9:00am / 4.2 miles	9:00am / 5 km	9:00am / 4 miles
Open Men's Race	10:30am / 4.15 miles	10:30am / 3.4 miles	10:30am / 4 miles	10:30am / 6 km	11:00am / 4.2 mi	10:30am / 3 miles	10:30am / 5 km	10:30am / 4.2 miles	9:45am / 5 km	11:00am / 6 miles
Master Men's Race	9:45am / 4.15 miles	9:45am / 3.4 miles	9:45am / 4 miles	9:45am / 6 km	10:00am / 4.2 mi	9:45am / 3 miles	9:45am / 5 km	9:45am / 4.2 miles	10:30am / 5 km	10:00am / 5 miles
Location	Santa Cruz - UCSC Upper Campus	Spring Lake Regional Park, Newanga Ave. entrance, Santa Rosa	Lindley Meadow, 30th Ave and JFK Drive, Golden Gate Park, SF	Ancil Hoffman Regional Park, 6700 Tarshes Dr, Carmichael, CA	Miwok Meadows, China Camp State Park, San Rafael	Lagoon Valley Park, Vacaville	Willow Hill Reservoir Community Park, Folsom CA 95630	Shoreline Park, Martinez	Garin Regional Park, 1320 Garin Ave. Hayward, CA	Lindley Meadow 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 on the trail at the top of the hill above 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.	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.	Directions	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.	From US-50 take Prairie City Rd, Exit 25. Go N 0.35 mi., past the Folsom High School stadium on the R, to the traffic light, and turn R into the Folsom HS driveway. (No street signs there. Directly across PCR on the L is the main Intel driveway.) Park to the far right toward the tennis courts.	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.	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.	Parking near start on JFK Drive via Fulton and 30th Ave. (East end of JFK Drive is closed on Sunday.)
Open Team Prize $	$100/$75/$50	$75/$50/$25	$200/$100/$50	$125/$75	$140/$75	$100/$75/$50	$75/$50	$150/$75/$50	$75/$50/$25	$150/$75
Open Individual Prize $	$50/30/20	$150/$75/$25	$100/$50/$25	$125/$75/$25	$150/$75/$50	$75/$50/$25	$100	$100/$75/$50	$150/$75/$50	$200/$100/$50
40+ Prize $	Indiv. $40/$25; Team $100/$75/$50	Indiv. $75/$25; Team $75/$25	Indiv. $50/$25; Team $100/$50	Indiv. $75/$25; Team: $75/$25	Indiv. $75; Team $75/$50	Indiv. $75/$50; Team $75/$50	Indiv. $100; Team $50/$25	Indiv. $50/$25; Team $50/$25	Indiv. $75/$50; Team $75/$25	Indiv. $50/$25; Team $50/$25
50+ Prize $	Indiv. $30/$20; Team $50/$35	Indiv. $50; Team $50 (double-dipping allowed)	NA	Indiv. $50; Team. $50/$25	Indiv. $45; Team $30	Indiv. $25; Team $50/$25	Indiv. $50; Team $50/$25	Indiv. $30/$20; Team $30/$20	Indiv. $50; Team $50	Indiv. $25
60+ Prize $	N/A	Indiv. $25; Team $25	N/A	N/A	Indiv. $35; Team $25	Team $25	Indiv. $50; Team $50/ $25	N/A	N/A	N/A
70+ Prize $	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Indiv. $25	N/A	Indiv. $50; Team $50	N/A	N/A	N/A
Sponsoring Organization	Santa Cruz Track Club	Empire Runners Club	Wolfpack Running Club	River City Rebels	Tamalpa Runners	Golden Valley Harriers	Buffalo Chips Running Club	HOKA Aggies Running Club	West Valley Track 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)	$1700 (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)
Race Director	Larry Berg	Dale Peterson	Andy Crawford	Brent Cushenbery	Tom O'Reilly	Craighton Chin	John Hancock	Kevin Searls	Karen Saxena	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	707-529-0765	607-331-5411	707-684-9109	415-306-2859	530-219-7439	916-383-2008	925-963-8534	650-740-3872	510-529-6654
Cost, Pre-Reg.	$25 if post-marked by Aug 12th	Online--$20 (no fees), deadline Aug 22	$30 by 9/8	$25 if post-marked by Sept. 8th	$30 if post-marked by Oct. 1st	$25 online by 10/12. Post-marked by 10/06	$25 if post-marked by Oct. 12th	$25 if post-marked by Oct 23rd	$25 if post-marked by Oct. 27th	$35 if post-marked by 11/12, or on-line by 11/16 (5:00pm)
Online Registration	Online Registration	Online Registration	Online Registration	Online Registration	Online Registration Maximum of 290 race participants. Online registration may close early once we have 290 runners signed up.	Online Registration	Online Registration	Online Registration	Online Registration	Online Registration registration opens October 2 Registration Status
Cost, Late/Race Day	$35	NO RACE DAY REG - Race Day Substitution OK - $10 Substitution Fee.	NO RACE DAY REG - Race Day Substitution OK - $10 Substitution Fee.	$30	NO RACE DAY REG	$30	$30	$35	$30	$50 (cash) - Race Day Substitution OK - $10 Substitution Fee.
Check Payable to:	Santa Cruz Track Club	Empire Runners Club	Wolfpack Running Club	River City Rebels	Tamalpa Runners	Golden Valley Harriers	Buffalo Chips Running Club	Aggies Running Club	West Valley Track Club	USATF Pacific Association
Registration Address	SCTC c/o Larry Berg 155 Molly Way Santa Cruz, CA 95065	Dale Peterson 150 Miguel St. Apt 19 Ridgecrest, CA 93555	Andy Crawford 1433 Patio Dr. Campbell, CA 95008	River City Rebels P.O. Box 189667 Sacramento, CA 95818-9667	Tom O'Reilly 194 Pelican Lane Novato, CA 94949	GVH, P.O. Box 454 Davis, CA 95617	John Hancock P.O. Box 19908 Sacramento, CA 95819	Kevin Searls 4110 Canyon Way Martinez, CA 94553	Karen Saxena 3814 Magnolia Dr. Palo Alto, CA 94306	Irene Herman 422 Presidio Avenue San Francisco, CA 94115
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. Registration is on the trail at the top of the hill above the small parking area above the Firehouse.		Start and finish in Lindley Meadow. Two-mile loops in Polo Field area of GGP.	All comped athletes must pre-register. Cash or checks only on race day.	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.	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.	Loop course, rolling hills. $75 bonus for breaking any age group course record.	NOTICE: Due to park construction, the Shoreline course has been completely revamped. See updated course map. Old Course: 2 x 2mile loops with 0.2 mile initial grass start. Flat course with mix of grass, groomed dirt trails, and paths.	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). Parking available, carpooling encouraged.	Start and finish in Lindley Meadow. Women: 2 two-mile loops. Open men: 3 two-mile loops. Masters men: a one-mile loop (first half of the normal two-mile loop, cutting down to Lindley Meadow by the horse corral), then 2 normal two-mile loops. ** Comp athletes: email Irene Herman, [email protected], for the code or send her your manual comp entry forms.