2024 USATF Pacific XC
Grand Prix Overview Schedule
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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 |
8/25/24 (Sunday) |
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 / 4.1 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 / 4.1 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 / 4.1 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 |
Dayle Morrisa Peterson |
Kevin Searls |
John Hancock |
Carl Rose (Open Div.)
Don Porteous ( Masters Div.) |
| 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 |
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 |
$30 if post-marked
by Oct. 19th |
$25 if post-marked
by Oct. 25th |
$40 if post-marked by 11/10,
include email address and
USATF number or on-line by 11/14 (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
Registration Status |
| Cost, Late/Race Day |
$35 |
NO RACE DAY REG
- Race Day Substitution OK
- $10 Substitution Fee. |
$30 |
$30 |
NO RACE DAY REG
- Race Day Substitution OK |
NO RACE DAY REG
- Race Day Substitution OK
- $10 Substitution Fee. |
$35 |
$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 |
| 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 |
Dayle Morrisa 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. |
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The 2024 Course will return to the course
used in 2022 and before. A slight difference is made on the west end of
the course due to erosion on the trail on the water. Course has been
shortened from 4.2 miles to 4.1 miles. Start will take place on large
grass field. An updated course map can be found
here. |
Loop course, rolling hills. $75 bonus for breaking any age group
course record. |
1) There will be a new cash award for master women. This is called the
The Nancy Thomas Women’s Masters Performance Award. This $100 cash award
will be given each year to the masters woman runner with the highest
age-graded performance. The award is funded from a bequest from Nancy
Thomas, a long-time member of the Impala Racing Team who loved to train
hard and race even harder, especially in cross country events. ALL
masters women competitors are eligible for the award, regardless of team
affiliation.
2) This championship welcomes collegiate runners. Coaches or captains
email
Irene
Herman,
with a list of runners, date of birth so that she will register &
accomodate them in the results. Individual collegiate runners can do the
same. Please follow the deadline dates of November 14, by 5:00pm.
3) We are using the original renovated west end course. 2x2 mile loop
for women and 3x2 mile loop for open men (see
map);
5 mile course for Masters Men (see
map).
4) Volunteers needed for course setup and assistance during the event..
4) Comp athletes:
email Irene Herman,
for
the code or send her your manual comp entry forms. |
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