While the 7 – 11 inches of snow that was predicted for race day in Spokane, WA never quite materialized (there was just a dusting of snow on the course at race time), the wind and cold temperatures were definitely a factor. By the time the races began on Saturday the temperature was about 20 [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘XC’
December 9, 2008
2008 USATF XC Club National Championships
Saturday, December 13th, is the USATF XC Club National Champioinships in Spokane, WA. This is always a very fun race because it has such a wide range of runners, from Olympians to your average local runner. Plus, the emphasis on the team aspect of running is great.
The race will be held at Plantes Ferry Park [...]
November 21, 2008
2008 NCAA Div 1 XC Championships Live on the Web
I don’t usually cover college running on this site but I wanted to give everyone a heads up that the NCAA Div 1 XC Championships will be shown live on line this coming Monday (Nov 24). The broadcast will begin at noon Eastern time on CSTV (if that doesn’t work for you try going to the [...]
November 17, 2008
2008 Eastside Runners XC Invitational
When I was running XC in high school one of my favorite courses was always Lake Sammamish State Park. In fact, 19 years ago I had one of my all time best XC races on that course, the 1989 JV KingCo race. On November 15th at the Eastside Runners XC Invitational I got a chance [...]
November 3, 2008
Great Day of Racing at the PNTF XC Championships
On Sunday, November 2, 2008 the PNTF XC Championships were held at Lower Woodland Park in Seattle. The day consisted of a 4K comunity run, a 6K men’s and women’s masters race, a 6K open women’s race and a 10K open men’s race. The Lower Woodland Park course is a challenging 2K loop. While there [...]
October 28, 2008
Race Schedule Page Has Been Updated
Just a quick note to let you know that I have updated this site’s Race Schedule page. I added all of the certified road races I have been able to find so far for January and February. Also, I have added a couple more XC races. I will continue to add more races as I [...]
October 24, 2008
PNTF XC Championships – November 2
I just wanted to remind everyone that the PNTF XC Championships will be held at “upper” Lower Woodland Park in Seattle on November 2, 2008. This is always a great meet. The open women and masters men and women all run 6K, while the open men run a 10K. The course is very spectator friendly [...]
September 16, 2008
Update To The Race Schedule – Tomahawk Twilight Meet Open Race Cancelled
The open race at the September 27th Tomahawk Twilight Meet at Cedar Crest Golf Course in Marysville has been cancelled. Technically I guess its not cancelled, they just aren’t going to allow open runners. Instead this race will only be for high school runners. I’d like to thank John Sweeney of the Eastside Runners for [...]
August 27, 2008
Schedule of cross country (XC) races for the fall of 2008
I will also post this schedule on a separate page on this blog titled Race Schedule where I will continue to make updates as I get more information. So be sure and check back regularly. Also please let me know of any races that I missed or if there is any information that needs to be [...]
August 20, 2008
What about a local club XC season?
Even though you always hear about the loneliness of the long distance runner, I have to say that one of my favorite things about running track and cross county (XC) in high school and college was being part of a team. Since I started running with the Fairhaven Runners it’s been great to experience that [...]
