Cross Country/Trail >> Lower Mainland Series
2009 Lower Mainland Cross Country Series
In this section:
Introduction | How the Series Works | Club Challenge | 2009 Series Events
Series Results 2009:
Final Individual Standings after 8 races | Final Club totals after 8 races (PDF)Note: For Crescent Park, the results of the under 19 men's races were merged (using average pace for the 8k race).
Related pages:
JD Series | BC Cross Country Championships
The Lower Mainland has a very busy Cross Country season and YOU are welcome to take part!
This season you can...
Tour
the most scenic and storied courses in British Columbia ... Join beginning and elite level runners in friendly
competition ... Discover a series with very active club participation ... Break away from measured 5k and 10k road events for the
hill and dale of cross country ... Enjoy lower fees, minimal registration procedures, smaller fields and fewer distractions
More reasons to run Cross Country!
Real distance runners run XC... mud, hills, etc., running up (and over) and running down (and over), gasp, remember how to breathe and save some air for the finishing sprint ... Success in cross country will lead to success on the roads ... Running cross country will help lengthen your career as a runner
At the conclusion of the Lower Mainland XC Series nearly 3000 runners will have competed.
Cross country runners run cross country because they just plain love it. Join the long tradition of cross country running and enter all or part of the Lower Mainland Series!
Questions? Open/Masters Series coordinated by Roger Brownsey 604-822-3810 (day) or 604-375-9055 (eve).
How the Series Works
Overview
The Lower Mainland Cross Country Series provides an opportunity to compete in a number of cross country races throughout the fall/winter season.
The Open/Masters Series consists of 8 races held from September to December. The JD Series consists of 5 races in September and October. All races are sanctioned by BC Athletics.
Scoring
Athletes will be scored on the best of five (5) race results in the Series. Ties are broken by as many races as necessary. You must complete a minimum of 5 races.
You score points in each race based on your finishing position in your category (age/sex). The points are assigned as follows: 1st = 30 points, 2nd = 27, 3rd = 25, 4th = 23, 5th = 21, 6th to 25th each place drops 1 point.
Series Categories
The age categories for males and females are: 19&U (Jr.), 20-29 (Open), 30-39 (Open/Mast.), 40-49 (Mast.), 50-59 (Mast.), 60-69 (Mast.), and 70+ (Mast.).
Ages are calculated as of 12/05/09 for Masters, and as of 12/31/09 for everyone else.
Series Awards
Prizes include gift certificates from area running stores. Where the number of participants warrants there will be series awards 5 deep per age group.
Club Challenge
Score points for your club throughout the series. Each BCA member club's 8 best individual points will be scored from each race, and accumulated to determine the winner of the Series Club Challenge Trophy. No minimum club size.
2009 Series Events
Race details & fees subject to change. Verify with contact or see individual entry form. Fees shown are for BCA Members. Non-BCA members ADD $3 to fees.
Race directors: Click here to find out how to format your results for posting on the BCA site.
1. Pinetree Classic — Saturday September 19, 2009
Mundy Park, Coquitlam
10:00 am
5km Women / 8km Men Open/Masters. Undulating mulch/gravel trails, grass with some blacktop. Not suitable for spikes.
Fees: Open/Masters $10. Non-BCA members add $3.
Contact Nancy Tinari
604-469-7946
Hosted by Phoenix Running Club phoenixrunning936thermal.blogspot.com
Results: Excel
file on BC Athletics site
2. South Fraser — Saturday September 26, 2009
Bear Creek Park, Surrey
10:30 am
Grass, dirt, gravel and hardtop. Not suitable for spikes.
Fees: Open/Masters $7. Non-BCA members add $3.
Contact Henrietta Johnson
604-599-7009
Hosted by South Fraser
www.southfraser.org/meets/meets.html
Results: on
South
Fraser website
3. Crescent Park — Saturday October 3, 2009
Crescent Park, White Rock/South Surrey
9:00 am Open/Masters; 11:30 am BC High School preview event (see Ocean
Athletics website for details)
Grass & packed dirt trail, 8km Open/Masters. Starts at lower picnic
area off Crescent Road.
Fees: Open/Masters $10. Non-BCA members add $3.
Contact: Open/Masters: Gary Bennett
604-531-2027;
High School: Maureen de St Croix
604-535-2062, fax 604-536-4970
Hosted by Semiahmoo Sunrunners www.sunrunners.ca
and Ocean Athletics www.oceanathletics.org
Results: on
BC Athletics site
4. Frank Reynolds Memorial — Saturday October 17, 2009
Cates Park, North Vancouver
Walk-through 9 am, first race 10 am, Open/Mast women 1:00 pm, men 1:30 pm
Malcolm Lowery Trail with ocean vistas. Course is grass and gravel trails
with some blacktop and wooden bridges. SPIKES NOT RECOMMENDED.
Fees: $15 (age 15+). $5 discount if entered by Oct. 13. Non-BCA members add $3.
Contact Elizabeth Hardy 604-925-0546
Hosted by NorWesters
www.norwesterstandf.com
Results: on
NorWesters site (PDF)
5. BC Championships — Saturday October 31, 2009
Brockton Oval, Stanley Park, Vancouver
Walk-through 8:30 am, first race 10 am, Sr/Mast women 1:55 pm, men 2:30 pm
Loops are on grass and trails. Spikes are suitable.
Contact Jerry Tighe
604-908-1834
Hosted by Hershey Harriers and Vancouver Thunderbirds. Details at www.bcathletics.org/main/xcchamps.htm
Results: on BC Athletics site
6. Remembrance Day — Wednesday November 11, 2009
Brockton Oval, Stanley Park, Vancouver
Masters 8k: 11:01 am. Open 8k men / 6k women: 12:00 noon.
Park trails through the forest.
Fees: $20 no shirt, $30 with shirt. Non-BCA members add $3.
Contact Jerry Tighe
604-908-1834
Hosted by Hershey Harriers www.hersheyharriers.com
Results: on Race Headquarters site
7. Cross Country Ramble — Sunday November 22, 2009
Aldergrove Lake Regional Park, Aldergrove
11:00 am
Loops are on grass and trails. Spikes are suitable.
Fees: $10. Non-BCA members add $3. Food bank donations are encouraged.
Contact: Maureen de St Croix
604-535-2062, fax 604-536-4970 and Phil Ellis (Peninsula Runners) 604-531-7879
Hosted by Ocean Athletics www.oceanathletics.org
and Peninsula Runners www.peninsularunners.com/events/xcramble.htm
Results: On Peninsula Runners site
8. Gunner Shaw Memorial — Saturday December 5, 2009
Jericho Park, Vancouver
11:00 am
Spike-friendly grass, beach and muddy trails. 1 loop Juv/Jr (5k), 2 loops
Open & Masters (10k);. Post race showers
& refreshments.
Fees: $10 Open and Masters, $5 Juv & Jr & 65+. Non-BCA members add $3.
Contact Roger Brownsey
604-822-3810
Hosted by Lions Gate Road Runners www.lgrr.com/gshaw/
Results: On LGRR site: 10K,
5k
