FOOT LOCKER MIDWEST
REGIONAL CROSS COUNTRY RACE INSTRUCTIONS VIEW AS PDF
RACE NUMBER:
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Check the label on the tear-away portion of your
number and make sure that the information on it is correct.
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All high school runners’ tags should have their Race Number, Name, City/State & Girls or Boys/Grade printed on it.
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Seeded Boys (boys who have a better than 16:20 5k)
have SEEDED printed on their tags.
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Open Race
runners should have their Race Number, Name, City/State, Open – M or F &
18-39 or 40-99 on their tag.
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Youth runners should have their Race Number,
Name, City/State, M or F & youth on their tag.
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All race numbers have a color coded background.
Boys are red, Girls are black and the Open and Youth are blue.
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If there are any mistakes please report them to
the Registration Table.
CHAMPIONCHIP®
TIMING:
The Foot Locker Midwest Regional will be timed by Sports
Management Associates using the ChampionChip® timing technology and Finish Lynx
Digital Photo Finish per USATF rules. The runner’s race is finished when
his/her torso breaks the plane of the finish line. Each runner will be issued two timing chips
during packet pickup. Runners are
encouraged to scan their timing chips at the chip check station(s) located near
the registration area to ensure they have the correct timing chips.
Timing chips and plastic ties are enclosed in a white
envelope. The envelope has instructions
on the backside describing how to affix the timing chips to your shoes. One timing chip must be affixed to each shoe
the runner will compete in. NO CHIP, NO TIME. Timing chips must be returned after your
race.
FRESHMAN/SOPHOMORE BOYS who have qualified for the
seeded race have the option of running in the seeded race or the frosh/soph
race-you do not have to declare which race you are running.
FRESHMAN/SOPHOMORE
GIRLS-have
the option of running the seeded race or the frosh/soph race-you do not have to
declare which race you are running.
JUNIOR /SENIOR BOYS that have not achieved the
standard of 16:20 to run in the seeded race must run in the JR/SR race. JR/SR boys that have run 16:20 or better, run in the SEEDED BOYS
RACE.
JUNIOR/SENIOR GIRLS must run in the SEEDED GIRLS
RACE.
YOUTH 3K CHAMPIONSHIPS: Runners in 8th grade and under can run in the Youth Championship 3K. Boys and girls team
scoring is 5 runners. The 3K course is essentially the first 3k of the 5K
course.
OPEN RACE: The Open Race is for runners
18 & Older with M&F Open (18-39) and Masters (40+) divisions.
Runners may only compete in one race! High school runners MAY NOT run in the FLCC OPEN RACE!
You must run in the
seeded races to qualify for Nationals.
UNIFORMS: Athletes are competing in FLCC as unattached
individuals. It is recommended that
athletes do not wear school issued uniforms (some states have strict
regulations regarding team issued uniforms out of season). This is a USATF sanctioned event and clothing
worn must conform to USATF regulations. Any normal running singlets, shorts, tights, body suits, warm-ups, buns,
turtlenecks, t-shirt, etc. are legal. There are no jewelry restrictions. Watches are legal, however pacing
watches are not allowed. Costumes are not legal!
RACE
NUMBERS /TIMING CHIPS:
- Pin the number on the
front of the outermost garment. (Please wear your number right-side-up).
- Please do not cut,
crumple or fold any portion of the race number.
- DO NOT remove or pin
the tear-away tag on your number.
- If you lose your tag
prior to your race see the registration table. You CANNOT let another runner use your
race number if you do not run.
- Make sure that you have
one timing chip securely attached to each of your spikes with the provided
ties.
- Timing chips will be
collected in the holding pen at the end of the chute after your race. You
may not leave the area until you return your timing chips.
- If by some chance you
do not start or finish your race, please turn in your timing chips to the
holding pen area.
- Runners will be charged
$25.00 per timing chip that is not returned. Timing chips not returned race day may
be mailed back using the envelope provided.
PARKING: On race day the parking lot on HWY JR adjacent to
the starting line is reserved for officials, press and vehicles with
handicapped parking passes. UNAUTHORIZED
PARKING ON THE ROADWAY ALONG HWY JR OR ON THE COURSE IS PROHIBITED AT ALL
TIMES-VIOLATORS WILL BE TICKETED AND TOWED. The Communication Arts parking lot,
directly east of the course, will be the lot designated for FLCC parking.
Please Enter the Sports and Activities Center (SAC) through the north entrance. Parking lots in Petrifying Springs Park are off
limits to our group (Violators will be ticketed!).
UWP
SPORTS & ACTIVITIES CENTER (SAC): Athletes may shower at the
UW-Parkside Sports & Activities Center after their races. They must provide their own towels and
locks. Meet management and UW-Parkside
are not responsible for lost or stolen articles. NO SPIKES MAY BE WORN IN THE SAC. No clothes or shoes are allowed inside the
UW-P showers. Athletes who slide in the
mud on purpose will be denied access to the SAC. Competitors or spectators may not wear
muddy shoes in the SAC.
RACE/AWARDS:
Frosh/Soph Boys 10:00 am medals 1-24 given in
chute
Seeded Girls 10:40
am medals 1-24 pickup
in SAC
Seeded Boys 11:25
am medals 1-24 pickup
in SAC
Frosh/Soph Girls 12:05
pm medals 1-24 given
in chute
Junior/Senior Boys 12:45
pm medals 1-24 given
in chute
FLCC Open 1:20 pm medals
1-10 open, masters M&F pickup in
SAC
Youth Race 1:45 pm medals 1-15,
1-3 teams M&F pickup in SAC
STATE
TEAM AWARDS: The top five individual male
and top five individual female finishers from every state in the boys and girls
seeded races constitute that state’s “team”. Scoring is based on place,
non-displacement. Each individual on the first five state teams receive a medal
which can be picked in the SAC.
COURSE: The course is open to athletes from 9:00am until 4:30pm Friday. Athletes may not warm-up on the course
anytime after 9:45am on Saturday. Please
do not remove any banners, signs or snow fencing from the race site. These items are extremely expensive and they
are to be used again. No dogs are
allowed on the course Friday or Saturday. If
there is an exceptional amount of
snow, rain and/or flooding on the course Friday FLCC will reroute the
course from the 1 ¼ through the 1 ¾ mile
segment of the course to the main straightaway. The course is exactly the
same distance, only potential better footing. This decision will be made after
the course closes on Friday and posted to the FLCC website.
COMPETITOR
TENTS: Competitors/coaches/parents/spectators
may not erect personal tents on the UW-Parkside grounds or in the
Petrifying
Springs
Park
.
WIRELESS
COMMUNICATIONS: It is meet management’s
policy that no wireless communication devices except cell phones may be used at
the meet site so as not to interfere with meet management, security or
emergency communications.
MEDICAL
STAFF: Doctors and athletic trainers will be on duty
race day in the medical trailer located south of the finish line and in the
chip holding pen at the end of the chutes.
STARTING
DIRECTIONS: There will be a countdown
clock counting down from 45 minutes prior to the start of each race; PA
commands will be given as follows before each race:
15
minutes ALL
RACES WILL START AT THE SPECIFIED TIMES.
10
minutes
5 minutes NO
“SWEATS-OFF” COMMAND WILL BE GIVEN.
3 minutes IT
IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF RUNNERS TO BE AT THE STARTING
2 minutes LINE
ON TIME. ALL COACHES
& SPECTATORS MUST CLEAR THE
1 minute STARTING
LINE AT THE 2 minute CALL.
45
seconds POSITIONS
WILL NOT BE ASSIGNED ON THE STARTING LINE.
30
seconds THE
LINE IS OF AMPLE LENGTH TO ACCOMMODATE ALL RUNNERS.
10
seconds THERE
IS NO “BEST SPOT” ON THE LINE.
CANNON
In
the case of a false start a recall gun will be fired and the announcer will
call all runners back.
FINISH: The actual finish line is a solid white line
directly under the FLCC banner. Orange cones are positioned on both sides of
the finish line. Please cooperate with meet personnel and do not stop at the
finish line-run through the chute!
TOP
TEN: The top ten finishers in the boys and girls
seeded races (ten national finalists) will be escorted to a meeting in
the course administration building immediately after their race for
instructions regarding nationals. One parent or coach will also be asked
to attend. You will also be expected to appear at any press conferences and photo sessions requested after your
race.
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