Sunday, October 27 at 10 a.m.
Cost: $25.
Cross country is back at Franklin Park, baby! The world was a dark and scary place without the Mayor’s Cup last year, but we can rest easy knowing that it has returned for 2013. The 2013 USATF-NE XC Grand Prix is almost done, but you still have two chances to line up with your teammates and battle it out on some softer surfaces. Details on this Sunday’s race are below:
RACE TIMES
6 to 10-year-old and under boys and girls race: 10:00 a.m.
11 to 12-year-old boys and girls race: 10:15 a.m.
13 to 14-year-old boys and girls race: 10:30 a.m.
Women’s 5K Championship Race: 10:50 a.m.
Men’s 8K Championship Race: 11:15 a.m.
Franklin Park 5K*: 12:00 p.m.
*Entrants should be capable of running 5K under 45 minutes. Minimum age for participation in the Franklin Park 5K Open Cross Country Race is 15-years old
ENTRY FEE
Youth Races – $10.00 (day of event)
Adult Races – $25.00 (day of event)
You can find all the info you need right here on the BAA website.
2013 USATFNE XC Grand Prix Schedule, Scoring, and Rules
Schedule
Date |
Event |
Location |
24-Aug |
Thomas Chamberas 6k |
Carlisle MA |
8-Sep |
WMDP XC Festival 5k/8k |
Stanley Park, Westfield MA |
13-Oct |
Wayland XC Festival 5k |
Wayland MA High School |
27-Oct |
Mayor’s Cup 5k/8k |
Franklin Park |
10-Nov |
USATF-NE XC Champs 6k/10k |
Franklin Park |
Prizes
The series offers cash prizes for top athletes in both the open and masters categories in addition to team cash prizes.
Rules
The 2013 USATF-NE Grand Prix consists of 5 events, cumulative scoring.
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Must have 2013 USATF membership.
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Must run at least 3 races to score in series.
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Must run USATFNE XC Championship race to score in series.
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Higher place at NE Champs is the tiebreaker
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Mayor’s Cup Championship for open runners
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Mayor’s Cup 5K for aged 40+ runners
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Traditional team cross country scoring system
See usatfne.org xc GP Series page for complete rules and results.
http://www.usatfne.org/cross/nexcgrandprix/2013-xcgp.pdf
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