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| ENTRIES |
Online entries are preferred for USATF members (in championship divisions of the 50km race, membership is required and proof of age must be presented or be on file with USATF), at www.usatf.org/events/2008/USA50kmRWChampionships/ . Nonmembers must enter on paper using the form in this brochure, mailed to Juanita Rogillio, 4946 Wigton, Houston, TX 77096, byron-juanita@comcast.net Fees: Received by January 2: 50km $15; 5 or 20km $10 At packet pickup January 5: 50km $20; 5 or 20km $15 At the race site January 6: 50km $25; 5 or 20km $20 Make checks payable to Gulf Association, USA Track and Field. All registered athletes receive a long-sleeved tee shirt, dinner at the Park Cafι January 5, and barbeque lunch January 6. |
| ADA Accomodations: | http://www.usatf.org/about/legal/policies/ADA.asp |
| Team Competition: | Only USATF teams verified by noon on January 4 to be eligible may compete for team awards. Women's clubs (and men's in the region and Gulf championships) with more than five members competing must declare the makeup of its team(s) in advance of the start of the race. Athletes may compete on both a masters and a women's (or men's in the region and Gulf championships) team for the same club. Unless declared differently in writing to race director Dave Gwyn or registrar Juanita Rogillio before the start of the race, the intention of each masters club will be assumed to be to form one team with its three oldest members present at the start of the 50km, another with its next three oldest, and so on, with any members not assigned by this method being assigned to the club's youngest team if eligible. Masters team championships will be awarded in 10-year age divisions from age 30 up. |
| Awards: |
50km - Trophies for top ten male and top ten female finishers (large plaques to first places). Prize money for men and women: First Place $300, Second Place $200, Third Place $100. Additional money will be paid to the top three in the USA Women's Championship to bring their total earnings to $300/$200/$100. National Women's Championship: trophies to top three teams, medals to scoring members. Medals to top six individuals. National Masters Championships: Foreign athletes in good standing with their governing body are eligible for USA masters race walk championship individual awards. The top three teams in each division receive a trophy, and medals for its scoring members. The top six individuals in each 5-year division from age 30 up receive a medal. South Region Championships (open men, open women): Trophies to top three teams, medals to scoring team members and top three individuals. Gulf Association Championships Trophies to top three teams and medals to scoring members. Three medals each for open, under 20, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70+ for men and women. South & Gulf awards go to bona fide residents of those areas who are USATF members for 2008, regardless of nationality. USATF membership forms available at registration Jan. 5 and Jan. 6. 5km, 20km No awards. Awards presentation follows the athletes' and volunteers' free race-day barbeque lunch. |
| Accommodations: |
(2 miles) Crowne Plaza Hotel West Houston, 14703 Park Row, 281-558-5580 - Special Crowne Plaza rate mention USATF or John Evans 50. With advance entries, all 50km entrants with credentials suggesting a probable finish under 8 hours will receive up to two nights stay free at the Crowne Plaza reservations made by the meet organizers. See the paper entry form. (3 miles) Omni Hotel Westside, 13210 Katy Fwy, 281-558-8338 (1 mile) Bear Creek Inn, 4202 State Hwy. 6 North, 281-859-2233 (2 miles) Drury Inn, 1000 Hwy. 6 North, 281-558-7007 (2 miles) Motel 6, 14833 Katy Fwy, 281-497-4923 |
| Facilities: |
Restrooms adjacent to course. Meet management provides water, ice, Gatorade, fruit, and snacks, and sponges at two spots on the course, and barbecue lunch at 12:30. Separate tables near the end of the loop are the only approved location for personal aid or personal support crew assistance. Do not accept sustenance at unofficial stations! |
| Schedule: |
January 2 deadline for advance entries entitling projected 50km finishers to a free stay at the host hotel. January 4, 12:00n deadline for verification of club eligibility. January 5, 4:30-9:00pm packet pickup and late registration, Crowne Plaza Hotel. , 5:00-6:00pm free judging clinic by IAAF Level III judge Ron Daniel, Crowne Plaza Hotel. , 6:00-6:30pm judges meeting, open to all. , 7:00-9:00pm free dinner from the menu for all athletes and officials, Park Cafι, Crowne Plaza Hotel. January 6, 5:00-6:30am breakfast for Crowne Plaza guests. , 6:00-6:30am carpools and van to the race. , 6:30-9:00am packet pickup and race-day registration, Bear Creek Park. , 7:00am, 50km race starts. , 8:00am, 5km race starts. , 9:00am, 20km race starts. , 11:00am, free barbeque lunch for athletes and volunteers. , 1:00pm, awards, Bear Creek Park Pavilion , 1:00pm, evaluation of athlete progress , 2:00pm, evaluation of athlete progress. , 3:00pm, end of allowed race period. |
| Special notes: | 50km race will be open for 8 hours IF at least one athlete on the course at 6 & 7 hrs. has made progress that projects to sub-8:00 in the preceding two hours. |
| Questions: |
1. See the webpages http://www.houstonwalkers.org/ (Steve Kimmel, webmaster) and www.usatf.org/events/2008/USA50kmRWChampionships/ . 2. Dave Gwyn, (281)498-0027, jesfine_houston1@comcast.net |
| Course: |
2500m flat asphalt loop with one 10-foot-diameter U-turn and four right-angle turns. Measured by IAAF certifier Tom McBrayer, USATF certificate # TX07073ETM. See the map at http://www.usatf.org/events/courses/search/ . In case of high water or projected heavy rains, all events will be relocated to another approved course, and starting times will be postponed one hour. Maps to the new course will be available at the Bear Creek course and Crowne Plaza West Houston. |