Harrier Track Club Cross Country Classic


Saturday September 10, 2011
East Lake Padden Park - Bellingham, WA
Hosted by: Harrier Track Club

Contact:  Joel Pearson, HTC Head Coach. 
Phone: (360) 223-0264        E-mail:  jrap85@msn.com

Event Schedule:   

9:00am            Youth 3k (Combined Boys & Girls)
10:00 am         Men’s 8k Race

11:00 pm         Women’s 5k Race
12pm               Awards

Cost: $75 per team* ($150 combined);
$10 unattached individual - 5k/8k
$5 Youth - 3k

*Unlimited number of participants per team

If you want a course map emailed to you please email Joel at jrap85@msn.com

The Course: Men’s 8000-meters and Women’s 5000-meters: The course, which follows the main Lake Padden trail, (both races go flat side first) is primarily hard-packed gravel and dirt with some grass and very little cement. Runners may wear spikes or flats. Lake Padden is a beautiful cross country setting and a spectator friendly venue.

This is the same park used for the WWU Cross Country Invite and will be the host park of the 2010 NCAA West Regional Cross Country Championships. (Hosted by WWU) The park also hosts high school meets, league and district championships and previously the GNAC Championships & Orca XC Classic.

Both courses are the same as the 2010 North Region Cross Country Championships for community colleges!

Youth 3k Course: TBD

Registration: E-mail entries no later than September 7th by 5pm to jrap85@msn.com Please list everyone who may participate including their year of eligibility. There is no limit to individual entrants per team. The registration fee will be $75 per team per gender ($150 total) of $10 dollars per individual. ($5 for youth 3k) Please make checks payable to: "Harrier Track Club"

Scratches/Changes:  Please make scratches/changes before the Youth 3k race at the main shelter at 9am.

Awards:  Placques will be given to the first/second place men’s & women’s teams in the 8k/5k.

Calls and Check In:  We will have a clock counting down to both races. First call will be given 10 minutes prior to the start of each race, at which time we ask athletes to move to the start. Final call will be a gunshot and/or announcement about 3 minutes out.

Starting Boxes: Each team will have a starting box. I will hand draw them!

Splits:  Each kilometer in all races will be marked. Splits will be called at each mile, provided there is an adequate supply of volunteers.

Results: Results will be posted online at www.pearsonsathletics.com & www.gbrc.net as well as e-mailed that day to each school participating and to the media.

Directions: East Lake Padden Park is approximately three miles southeast of Bellingham.

Southbound: take I-5 exit 252 and turn left onto S. Samish Way. Cross the freeway and turn right to stay on S. Samish Way. In 2.4 miles turn right into East Lake Padden Park. Stay to the right past the golf course and follow the road to the parking lot near the softball fields.

Northbound: take I-5 exit 246 toward N. Lake Samish. Turn left onto Samish Way. After 2.4 miles turn left into East Lake Padden Park. Stay to the right past the golf course and follow the road to the parking lot near the softball fields.