2018 Youth XC Announcements, Race Schedule and More
Everything you need to know about the start of the BTC Youth XC season from practice times, locations, fees and more.
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BTC Youth Athletes and Parents,
The Youth XC season is here! The first practice will be Tuesday, September 11th at all 3 of our practice locations. Practice will be @ 5:30-6:45 for Nike WHQ and NE Portland locations and @ 5:45-7:00 for the Sherwood group. Summer goes fast, but we're excited to get the XC season going with all of our new and returning athletes. Please see below for a full list of everything you need to know for the start of the season including practice maps, race schedule uniforms and more.
Registration
If you haven't done so already and are interested in participating this year, please complete the 3 step online registration before the first day of practice. Registration payment for this year should be done online this year so we don't have to collect anything at practice. If you have not submitted payment, please see the online registration above. Registration fees for the season is $100 per athlete or $200 maximum per family. If the registration fee is a financial issue, please contact us about scholarships at youth@bowermantc.com.
What to bring to practice?
Its been a warm summer but the weather will get cooler soon. Please get in the habit of bringing pants and long sleeve clothes for before and after practice. There are drinking fountains at most of the practice locations, but it is also ok to bring your own water bottle. Whatever is brought to practice, please label it with your name.
Parent Coaches
If any parents are interested in becoming involved as coaches throughout the season, please contact us at youth@bowermantc.com. We also encourage parents to run on their own or with other parents while practice is going on. Running is a great activity to enjoy as a family and it is always good to have more people out running looking out for our kids.
2018 Race Schedule
Below is the race schedule for the season. On weekends where there are multiple races, please only plan to attend one of the races to avoid racing too much. Multiple meets are offered to provide different opportunities for people with busy schedules. Participation at the races is not required. The only time participation is required is for the Junior Olympic part of the season where you must run each race if you want a chance to participate in the next race. For meets where specific schedule information is available, you can click on the race to view the race schedule. We will send out announcements sign-ups for all of the races about a week out from each race. For all races before the Junior Olympic season, registration fees are included in XC sign-up. For the Junior Olympic season we will collect race registration later in the season. You can see more updates to the race schedule and race results throughout the season at Athletic.net.
9/11 - FIRST DAY OF PRACTICE
9/21 – McMinnville Middle School Invite (Joe Dancer Park, McMinnville, OR)
9/22 - 3 Course Challenge (Camp Rilea, Warrenton, OR)
9/29 – Nike Portland XC (Portland Meadows Raceway, Portland, OR)
10/6 – Bowmen Invite PIR (Portland International Raceway, Portland, OR)
10/11 - NW Middle School XC Showdown (Avery Park, Corvalis, OR)
10/13 – Stumptown Series (Mary S Young State Park, West Linn, OR)
10/28 - PDXC State Middle School Championships (Western Oregon University Ash Creek Preserve, OR)
Junior Olympic Season
11/10 - Junior Olympic State (Corban University, Salem OR)
11/17 - Junior Olympic Regional (Yakima, WA)
12/8 - Junior Olympic Nationals (Reno, NV)
Uniforms
Singlets ($30) will be available for purchase the second week of practice. Singlets are the same as last year, so if you already have one, you do not need to purchase a new one.
Jackets ($40) will be available for optional purchase October 1.
More details on purchase of both items will be sent out as announcements and announced by coaches at practice.
Practice Times and Locations
Nike Campus
Time: Tuesday/Thursday @ 5:30-6:45 before daylight savings, 5:00-6:15 after daylight savings
Location: This year will will start and finish at the Michael Johnson Track for both Tuesday and Thursday Practices.
Michael Johnson Track
NE Portland
Time: Tuesday/Thursday @ 5:30-6:45 before daylight savings, 5:00-6:15 after daylight savings
Location: Tuesdays @ Mt Tabor Park. Thursdays @ Wilshire Park.
Mt Tabor Park
Wilshire Park
Sherwood
Time: Tuesday/Thursday @ 5:45-7:00 before daylight savings, 5:15-6:30 after daylight savings
Location: Tuesdays @ Edy Ridge School. Thursdays @ Snyder Park.
Edy Ridge School
Snyder Park
Sunday Long Runs
In addition to our Tuesday/Thursday practices, we will also have optional Sunday runs @ 1:00 pm from the Leif Erikson gate entrance to Forest Park. We recommend that if you are new to running, start out for at least a few weeks with the just the Tuesday/Thursday practices until you are comfortable with that. Sunday runs are more dependent on parent participation as the Forest Park trail system is less confined than our during the week practice locations. Athletes are also encouraged to meet up with small groups of teammates over the weekends.
Time: Sunday @ 1:00 pm
Location: Leif Erikson Gate (Forest Park)
3K Summer Series is a GO for tonight!
The air is fresh, the otter pops are frozen, and we are ready to go for tonight's Summer Series Race! As always this event is FREE TO ENTER. Kids, parents, siblings, cousins, neighbors are all welcome! This will unfortunately be our last race of the summer and it will be an age handicapped pursuit race: athletes will get a head start based on their age group. Race time is 6pm and we will meet on the Joan Benoit Samuelson patio before heading over to the Hollister trail.
As always there will be lots of prizes for our winners, otter pops for everyone, and a BTC pro to sign autographs and answer questions. You can register ahead of time HERE. (We know it says 5k, but trust us, that's the link you want!) You can also register in person from 5pm to 5:45. We will have chip timing at this year's 3K series so registering ahead of time is preferable. If you register beforehand you will still have to swing by and pick up your bib and chip.
The JBS patio is just northwest of the track on the Nike campus. It is right next to the pond and we will have a big Bowerman tent up, so if you proceed towards the pond you should see out there!
2018 Youth XC Registration Now Live
BTC Youth,
The 2018 season is quickly approaching and registration is now live! Registration will be completely online this year (including online payment). Please make sure to follow all of the steps to complete registration. NOTE: Payment will be accepted online only. No in-person payment.
URGENT: 3k Series Cancelled for 8/21
The Summer 3k Series race tonight (8/21) is cancelled because of Unhealthy air quality. We apologize that this has happened two weeks in a row, but the air quality in Beaverton is still rated as "Unhealthy" and is projected to worsen this evening. Hopefully things will be clear next week and we can resume this great tradition!
URGENT: 3k Series CANCELLED for 8/15
The Summer 3k Series race tonight (8/15) is cancelled because of Unhealthy air quality. Given the reactions some of our athletes have had to exercising in these conditions and the relative inexperience of many of our participants, it is not advisable to race tonight. We apologize for the late notice. We hoped to give it a go based on the forecast, but things did not clear up as expected.
The 3k Series will continue as scheduled next week!
Summer 3K Series Starts Tomorrow!
The Summer 3K series is back! The first of 4 Wednesday races is tomorrow, August 8th at 6pm on the Joan Benoit Samuelson Patio at Nike. As always this event is FREE TO ENTER. Kids, parents, siblings, cousins, neighbors are all welcome! Our first race will be a prediction race: placings will be determined by how close athletes come to the "predicted time" that the mark down at registration. No watches allowed during the race though!
As always there will be lots of prizes for our winners, otter pops for everyone, and a BTC pro to sign autographs and answer questions. This week we will be joined by 2016 Olympian Kate Grace! You can register ahead of time HERE. (We know it says 5k, but trust us, that's the link you want!) You can also register in person from 5pm to 5:45. We will have chip timing at this year's 3K series so registering ahead of time is preferable. If you register beforehand you will still have to swing by and pick up your bib and chip.
The JBS patio is just Northwest of the track on the Nike campus. It is right next to the pond and we will have a big Bowerman tent up, so if you proceed towards the pond you should see out there!
Summer 3k Series
The Summer 3k series is back!
Wednesday August 8th - Prediction Run
Wednesday August 15th - Age and Gender graded Handicap
Wednesday August 22nd - Team Race
Wednesday August 29th - Open Race
Runs will be on the Hollister Trail. Start time 6pm.
Runs are free to enter and open to runners of all ages. Will include OTTER pops afterwards!! (and fun random prizes)
Registration at JBS Patio starting at 5pm.
For anyone with friends interested in fall cross-country, the 3k series is a great way to dip a toe into the water and see what BTC youth is all about!!
More details here
No Saturday Run This Week
All,
There will be no Summer Saturday run this weekend as we have the Bowerman 5k in the evening. Runs will resume as usual at 9am at the track NEXT WEEKEND. Hope to see everyone out at the 5k!
(Registration is available day of the race)
-CD
Saturday Summer Runs
In an effort to stay connected to Youth athletes past and present, we will be (very loosely) organizing a group run on Saturdays during the summer. Beginning THIS SATURDAY (June 30th) we will meet at 9am at the Michael Johnson track for a run. Various BTC pros and youth coaches will be in attendance as their schedules allow. There will be no real "coaching" at these meet ups, just a gathering point for everyone to set out on their Saturday runs. As such, we advise that only older middle schoolers whose parents feel comfortable letting them run by themselves attend. If you have a younger athlete and want to come and run with them, that is great as well! Just be aware that the structure will not be as formal as practice in the fall.
Current/former BTC athletes, parents, siblings, friends, teammates, etc are all welcome! If you want to go for a run and you like BTC, come on out! We hope that this will be a fun, low pressure way to build community and little bit of fitness over the summer months.
-Chris Derrick
Prefontaine Classic Tickets - Last Chance
Last Chance to Sign-Up for Pre-Classic Tickets
Thanks to everyone who has already showed interest and signed up. We are working to get more tickets to accommodate everyone. You must sign-up by 9:00 am on Wednesday (5/14) to have a chance of getting a ticket. Please do not abuse this opportunity and sign-up if you do not plan on going.
To sign-up, see below information and follow the link at the bottom of the page.
Click Here to see the current sign-up list
BTC Youth,
We have an exciting opportunity for you to witness some world-class track and field just down the road in Eugene. The Prefontaine Classic is part of the professional Diamond League circuit and it is one of the premier track and field events in the world every year. This year we are offering free tickets on a first come first served basis to BTC youth athletes and their parents. The meet this year will take place on Friday and Saturday, May 25th and 26th, with most of the program taking place on Saturday. Initially we would like to limit the tickets to a maximum of 1 parent per athlete so we can offer the opportunity to as many youth athletes as possible. We a handful of BTC Pros racing, we are hoping to have a good cheering section together!
If you are interested, please check out the links to the meet schedule below and sign up on the form. We do not know exactly how many tickets we will have but it will be roughly 50. Again, tickets will be on a first come, first served basis. Signing up does not guarantee you have a ticket. We will follow-up and confirm the list we a able to provide tickets for early next week. If you are interested, please sign-up ASAP.
We are also looking into the possibility of providing a bus for transportation down and back on Saturday (would miss Friday races). The bus would leave Portland/Beaverton around 8:30 am and return around 7:30 pm. Please indicate on your sign-up form if you would be interested in a bus.
PREFONTAINE WEBSITE
FULL SCHEDULE (Link)
Friday: 7:30PM - 9:00 PM
Saturday: 12:30 PM - 4:00 PM
BTC PROS RACING
Friday Night (May 25th):
Mens 2 Mile - Ryan Hill, Mohammed Ahmed, Lopez Lomong
Saturday (May 26th):
Womens 1500 - Kate Grace, Shelby Houlihan, Colleen Quigley
Mens 3000 Steeple - Matt Hughes, Evan Jager
Womens 5000 - Marielle Hall