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Cross Country/Trail
>> Lower Mainland Series
2007 Lower Mainland Cross Country Series
In this section:
Introduction |
How the Series Works | Club Challenge |
2007 Series Events
2007 Series Results:
Final
Standings
after 8 races | Club
Scores (PDF).
For corrections email Jake
Madderom.
Awards will be mailed out.
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).
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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 four (4) race results
in the Series. Ties are broken by as many races as
necessary. You must complete a minimum of 4 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 12/01/07 for Masters, and as of 12/31/07 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.
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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.
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2007 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 22, 2007
Mundy Park, Coquitlam
Start times (9:30 am to 11:00 am) and course length vary according to age.
Trails are undulating mulch/gravel, grass with some blacktop. Not suitable for spikes. Masters
Club Challenge.
Fees: School age $6, Open/Masters $10. Non-BCA members add $3.
Contact Ruby Willis 604-942-1140
Hosted by Phoenix Running Club
www.phoenixrunningclub.com
Results: www.bcathletics.org/results/2007/pinetree07.txt
2. South Fraser — Saturday September 29, 2007
Bear Creek Park, Surrey
10:30 am
Grass, dirt, gravel and hardtop, spikes not recommended.
Fees: Open/Masters $7, Juv/Jr $6. Non-BCA members add $3.
Contact Jim Clifford 604-270-9324,
ext.106
Hosted by South Fraser
www.southfraser.org/meets/meets.html
Results: www.southfraser.org/results/XC07.html
3. Frank Reynolds Memorial — Saturday October 13, 2007
Cates Park, North Vancouver
First race 10:00 am, Open/Mast 1:00 pm
Malcolm Lowery Trail with ocean vistas. Course is grass and gravel trails
with some blacktop and wooden bridges. NO SPIKES.
Fees: $12. $2 discount if entered before Oct. 11. Non-BCA members add $3.
Contact Debbie Stephenson
604-988-9241
Hosted by NorWesters
www.norwesterstandf.com
Results: www.bcathletics.org/results/2007/frankreynolds07.txt
4. Crescent Park — Saturday
October 20, 2007
Crescent Park, White Rock/South Surrey
9:00 am Open/Masters, 10:00 am Juvenile/Juniors
Grass & packed dirt trail, 8km Open/Masters
Fees: Open/Masters $10, Juv/Jr $7. Non-BCA members add $3.
Contact: Open/Masters: Tom Hastie
604-536-1394;
Juv/Jr: 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: www.bcathletics.org/results/2007/crescentpark07om.txt
5. BC Championships — Saturday October 27, 2007
Lambrick Park, Victoria
10:00 am (Juv/Jr/Sr/Mast from 12:40 pm: Sr/Mast Women 1:55, Men 2:30)
Grass.
Fees: JD & HS age groups $7 by Oct 19, $10 late; Open & Masters $12
by Oct 19, $15 late. Non-BCA members add $3.
Contact Bob Reid 250-384-1520
Cash prizes for top open and age-graded masters! Selection to BC Team.
Hosted by BC Athletics and Prairie Inn Harriers Racing Team www.bcathletics.org/main/xcchamps.htm
Results: www.raceday.ca/bcxc2007.php
6. Remembrance Day — Sunday November 11, 2007
Brockton Oval, Stanley Park, Vancouver
Masters 8k: 11:01 am. Open 8k men / 6k women: 12:00 noon.
Park trails through the forest.
Fees: $17. Non-BCA members add $3.
Contact Jerry Tighe
604-733-4412
Hosted by Hershey Harriers www.hersheyharriers.com
Results: www.raceheadquarters.com/results/run_2007.htm#nov
7. Gunner Shaw Memorial — Saturday December 1, 2007
Jericho Park, Vancouver
11:00 am
Spike-friendly grass, beach and muddy trails. 1 loop Juv/Jr (5k), 2 loops
Sr/Mast (10k);. Post race showers
& refreshments.
Fees: $10 Sr and Mast, $5 Juv & Jr. Non-BCA members add $3.
Contact Roger Brownsey
604-822-3810
Hosted by Lions Gate Road Runners www.lgrr.com/gshaw/
Results: http://lgrr.com/results_gs2007_10k.htm
8. Watershed Cross Country Ramble — Sunday December 9, 2007
Pinewood Community Centre, Watershed Park, Delta
10:00 am
Gravel and mud trails, 7km, 2 x 3.5km loops. Spikes not recommended.
Fees: $10. Non-BCA members add $3.
Contact: Phil Ellis (Peninsula Runners) 604-531-7879
Hosted by Peninsula Runners www.peninsularunners.com/events/xcramble.htm
and Ocean Athletics
Results: www.peninsularunners.com/events/2007/watershed.htm
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