| ssssssssssssssssss | 23rd Annual SCTC XC Challenge |
38th Annual Golden Gate Park Open |
13th Annual Rebels XC Challenge |
19th Annual Garin Park XC Challenge |
28th Annual John Lawson Tamalpa Challenge | 31st Annual Phil Widener Empire Open |
26th Annual Matt Yeo Memorial Aggies XC Open | 15th Annual Willow Hills XC Open |
38th Annual PA
Cross Country Championship |
| Race Date | 8/24/24 | 9/08/24 (Sunday) | 9/21/24 | 9/28/24 | 10/13/24 (Sunday) | 10/20/24 (Sunday) | 10/26/24 | 11/03/24 (Sunday) | 11/17/24 (Sunday) |
| Women's Race | 9:00am / 4.15 miles | 9:00am / 4 miles | 9:00am / 6 km | 9:00am / 5 km | *Women < 60 10:00am / 4.2 mi |
9:00am / 3.4 miles | 9:00am / 4.2 miles | 9:00am / 5 km | 9:00am / 4 miles |
| Open Men's Race | 10:30am / 4.15 miles | 10:30am / 4 miles | 10:30am / 6 km | 9:45am / 5 km | *Men < 60 9:00am / 4.2 mi |
10:30am / 3.4 miles | 10:30am / 4.2 miles | 10:30am / 5 km | 11:00am / 6 miles |
| Master Men's Race | 9:45am / 4.15 miles | 9:45am / 4 miles | 9:45am / 6 km | 10:30am / 5 km | *Men/Women 60+ 11:00am / 4.2 mi |
9:45am / 3.4 miles | 9:45am / 4.2 miles | 9:45am / 5 km | 10:00am / 5 miles |
| Location |
Santa Cruz - UCSC Upper Campus |
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 |
Spring Lake Regional Park, Newanga Ave. entrance, Santa Rosa |
Shoreline Park, Martinez | Willow Hill Reservoir Community Park, Folsom CA 95630 |
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. |
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. |
Directions | 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. |
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 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. |
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 | $200/$100/$50 | $125/$75 | $75/$50/$25 | $140/$75 | $75/$50/$25 | $150/$75/$50 | $75/$50 | $150/$75 |
| Open Individual Prize $ | $50/30/20 | $100/$50/$25 | $125/$75/$25 | $150/$75/$50 | $150/$75/$50 | $150/$75/$25 | $100/$75/$50 | $100 | $200/$100/$50 |
| 40+ Prize $ | Indiv. $40/$25; Team $100/$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. $75/$25; Team $75/$25 | Indiv. $50/$25; Team $50/$25 | Indiv. $100; Team $50/$25 | Indiv. $50/$25; Team $50/$25 |
| 50+ Prize $ | Indiv. $30/$20; Team $50/$35 | NA | Indiv. $50; Team. $50/$25 | Indiv. $50; Team $50 | Indiv. $45; Team $30 | Indiv. $50; Team $50 (double-dipping allowed) |
Indiv. $30/$20; Team $30/$20 | Indiv. $50; Team $50/$25 | Indiv. $25 |
| 60+ Prize $ | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Indiv. $35; Team $25 | Indiv. $25; Team $25 | N/A | Indiv. $50; Team $50/ $25 | N/A |
| 70+ Prize $ | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Indiv. $25 | N/A | N/A | Indiv. $50; Team $50 | N/A |
| Sponsoring Organization |
Santa Cruz Track Club | Wolfpack Running Club | River City Rebels | West Valley Track Club | Tamalpa Runners | Empire Runners Club | HOKA Aggies Running Club | Buffalo Chips 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) |
$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) |
| Race Director | Larry Berg | Andy Crawford | Steve Swindel | Karen Saxena | Tom O'Reilly | Dale Peterson | Kevin Searls | John Hancock | Carl Rose |
| Race Email | [email protected] | [email protected] | [email protected] | [email protected] | [email protected] | [email protected] | [email protected] | [email protected] | [email protected] |
| Telephone | 831-465-4738 | 607-331-5411 | 916-457-2772 | 650-740-3872 | 415-306-2859 | 707-529-0765 | 925-963-8534 | 916-383-2008 | 510-529-6654 |
| Cost, Pre-Reg. | $25 by Aug 17th |
$30 by 9/6 | $25 if post-marked by Sept. 13th |
$25 if post-marked by Sept. 26th |
$30 if post-marked by Oct. 6th |
Online--$20 (no fees), deadline Oct. 18 | $25 if post-marked by Oct. 19th |
$25 if post-marked by Oct. 25th |
$35 if post-marked by 11/10, or on-line by 11/14 (5:00pm) |
| Online Registration |
Online Registration to Come |
Online Registration to Come |
Online Registration to Come |
Online Registration to Come |
Online Registration to Come Maximum of 290 race participants. Online registration may close early once we have 290 runners signed up. |
Online Registration to Come |
Online Registration to Come |
Online Registration to Come |
Online Registration registration opens in October Registration Status |
| Cost, Late/Race Day | $35 | NO RACE DAY REG - Race Day Substitution OK - $10 Substitution Fee. |
$30 | $30 | $35 | NO RACE DAY REG - Race Day Substitution OK - $10 Substitution Fee. |
$30 | $30 | $50 (cash) - Race Day Substitution OK - $10 Substitution Fee. |
| Check Payable to: | Santa Cruz Track Club | Wolfpack Running Club | River City Rebels | West Valley Track Club | Tamalpa Runners | Empire Runners Club | Aggies Running Club | Buffalo Chips Running Club | USATF Pacific Association |
| Registration Address | SCTC c/o Larry Berg 155 Molly Way Santa Cruz, CA 95065 |
Andy Crawford 1433 Patio Dr. Campbell, CA 95008 |
Steve Swindel, 3104 O Street #325., Sacramento, CA 95816 |
Karen Saxena 3814 Magnolia Dr. Palo Alto, CA 94306 |
Tom O'Reilly 194 Pelican Lane Novato, CA 94949 |
Dale Peterson 150 Miguel St. Apt 19 Ridgecrest, CA 93555 |
Kevin Searls 4110 Canyon Way Martinez, CA 94553 |
John Hancock P.O. Box 19908 Sacramento, CA 95819 |
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. | 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. |
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. |
2 x 2mile loops with 0.2 mile initial grass start. Flat course with mix of grass, groomed dirt trails, and paths. | Loop course, rolling hills. $75 bonus for breaking any age group course record. |
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. |
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