IMPORTANT 2019 Youth XC First Day of Practice, 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 10th.
This year we will be hosting the first day of practice for all practice locations at Nike WHQ. Additionally practice will start at 6:30pm and run until 7:45pm.
This is to give Eastside and Sherwood families time to get out to Nike following work. We are hosting the first practice all together and at a later time for three reasons.
1 - We will run everyone through a typical practice schedule together including drills, stretching, core, etc. This gives everyone a chance to see all their teammates that they will only see at races and any outside of practice activities during the season.
2 - We will have uniforms available for purchase. The uniforms are new and everyone will need to purchase it.
3 - There is a special event happening with some of our BTC Professional Athletes at Nike on the same evening. BTC Pro athletes Lopez Lomong, Woody Kincaid and Matthew Centrowitz will be paced by Mo Ahmed in an elite 5,000m race on the track. The goal is to run the Olympic Standard qualifying time of 13:13. This is a really unique and never been done before opportunity to watch our athletes compete right in our backyard at Nike and we would love for anyone that is able to, to stick around and cheer on our pros! The race is scheduled to go off at 8:30pm on the Michael Johnson Track. We understand this might not be feasible for some families but we hope anyone interested is able to watch.
PARENTS- Please try to communicate with other parents if possible about the change. We want to avoid anyone showing up at the wrong location or time.
Practice will resume as normal on Thursday, Sept. 12th, where practice will be @ 5:30-6:45 for Nike WHQ and NE Portland locations and @ 5:45-7:00 for the Sherwood group. There will be no McMinnville sign-up this year as it falls on the second day of practice.
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 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.
2019 Race Schedule
Below is the race schedule for the season. It is a working schedule and meets may be added in over the course of 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.
9/10 - FIRST DAY OF PRACTICE
9/21 - 3 Course Challenge (Camp Rilea, Warrenton, OR)
9/27 – Nike Portland XC (FRIDAY at Blue Lake Park, Portland, OR)
10/10 - NW Middle School XC Showdown (Avery Park, Corvalis, OR)
10/12 – TBD- Stumptown Series (Mary S Young State Park, West Linn, OR)
11/3 - PDXC State Middle School Championships (Western Oregon University Ash Creek Preserve, OR)
Junior Olympic Season
11/16- USATF Junior Olympic State (Western Oregon University) to be finalized
11/23- USATF Junior Olympic Regional (Lane Community College, Eugene, Oregon)
12/14- USATF Junior Olympic Nationals (Madison, Wisconsin)
Uniforms
Singlets ($40) will be available the first week of practice. Singlets are new this season and will be the new uniform from 2019-21 season at a minimum, so everyone will need to purchase a new singlet.
Jackets ($40) will be available for optional purchase as soon as possible
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: 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
Lake Oswego
Time: Tuesdays Only @ 5:30-6:45 before daylight savings, 5:00-6:15 after daylight savings
Location: Forest Hills Elementary
Final Night, 3K Series, "A Race for the Ages"
Like the summer light beginning to dwindle, so does the August Bowerman 3k Series. Join us for the final night (August 28th), dubbed “A RACE FOR THE AGES!” at 6pm (registration starting at 5pm) on the Joan Benoit Samuelson Patio at Nike. The format for tomorrow’s race will be ran with the field starting entirely together, but the prizes being awarded depending on the participants age.
AGE GROUP CATEGORIES:
Open Overall Top 3 Men, Top 3 Women
8U top boy/girl
9-11 top boy/girl
12-14 top boy/girl
15-18 top boy/girl
40-49 top male/female
50+ top male/female
As always this event is FREE TO ENTER. Kids, parents, siblings, cousins, neighbors are all welcome! 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 BTC Pro Sean McGorty! Meet Sean, get an autograph, and look forward to sharing a frozen OtterPop with the pro! Just look at that smile:
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 us out there!
Night 3 of the 3k Race Series!
The third evening installment of the August 3K series arrives tomorrow night August 21st, at 6pm (registration starting at 5pm) on the Joan Benoit Samuelson Patio at Nike! As always this event is FREE TO ENTER. Kids, parents, siblings, cousins, neighbors are all welcome! The race will be a team endeavor with 4 people per team. Feel free to come up with your group beforehand, or show up solo and you will be allotted to 3 new friends to race with. Prizes will be awarded to the teams with the lowest combined score of each person’s final place in the finishing results.
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 Olympic Gold Medalist Gwen Jorgensen! Meet Gwen, get an autograph, and look forward to sharing a frozen OtterPop with the pro!
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!
2019 BTC Youth XC Registration Live!
BTC Youth,
The 2019 season is quickly approaching and registration is now live! Registration is completely online (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.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING YOUTH CLUB BELOW.
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BTC Youth Athletes and Parents,
The Youth XC season is here! The first practice will be Tuesday, September 10th at all 4 of our practice locations, including our new Lake Oswego practice location on Tuesday nights! Practice will be @ 5:30-6:45 for Nike WHQ, NE Portland and Lake Oswego 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 are interested in participating this year, please complete the 3 step online registration before the first day of practice. Registration payment is required online. No checks or cash please! 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. Registration is limited to middle school athletes and younger (7-14 years old). Any athletes that do not fit in this criteria but are still interested in participating will be considered under special circumstances. Please email youth@bowermantc.com if you have questions about registration.
What to bring to practice?
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. We know things can get misplaced and will try to keep a lost and found box but we are not responsible for lost items. Please, please, please write your athletes first and last name in clothing items to avoid mixups.
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.
2019 Race Schedule
Below is the proposed race schedule for the season. It is subject to change and will be updated on a weekly basis. 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.
9/10 - FIRST DAY OF PRACTICE
9/12- McMinnville Middle School Invite (Joe Dancer Park, McMinnville, OR)
9/21- 3 Course Challenge (Camp Rilea, Warrenton, OR)
9/27- Nike Portland XC (Blue Lake Park)
10/10- NW Middle School XC Showdown (Avery Park, Corvalis, OR)
10/12- Stumptown Series (Mary S Young State Park, West Linn, OR)
11/3- PDXC State Middle School Championships (Western Oregon University Ash Creek Preserve, OR)
Junior Olympic Season
11/9 - Junior Olympic State (TBD)
11/16- USATF Junior Olympic Regional Championships (Lane Community College, Eugene, Oregon)
12/14- USATF Junior Olympic National Championships (Madison, Wisconsin)
Uniforms
We have new singlets this year! After five years in our current singlet, it is time for the entire club to get a kit update. We have excellent, high quality singlets replicated off of our BTC Pros kit materials. Singlets ($40) will be available for purchase the second week of practice.
Jackets will be available for optional purchase during the season.
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: We start and finish at the Michael Johnson Track for both Tuesday and Thursday Practices.
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.
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.
NEW LOCATION
Lake Oswego
Time: Tuesday nights only @ 5:45-7:00 before daylight savings, 5:15-6:30 after daylight savings
Location: Tuesdays @ Forest Hills Elementary School
Sunday Long Runs
In addition to our Tuesday/Thursday practices, we will also have optional/unorganized 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 organized by 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)
We look forward to a great season ahead!
Night 2 of the 3K Race Series!
The second night of the August 3K series is upon us! Join us tonight, August 14th, at 6pm (registration starting at 5pm) on the Joan Benoit Samuelson Patio at Nike. As always this event is FREE TO ENTER. Kids, parents, siblings, cousins, neighbors are all welcome! Tonight’s race will be an age handicapped pursuit race: athletes will get a head start based on their age group. Prizes will be awarded to the top finishers across the line.
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. Hope to see you out there this evening, and to sharing a frozen OtterPop after the race!
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!
2nd annual Gnar Gnar Trail Race August 18th!
BTC Family,
We wanted to let all BTC community members know about the the 2nd annual Gnar Gnar Trail race on August 18th up at Mt Hood Ski Bowl. It is a 6 mile race on trails and dirt roads that reaches the top of Mt Hood Ski Bowl under the shadow of Mt Hood. 3 miles up, 3 miles down! Check out the info below and the race website.
Race website: https://gobeyondracing.com/races/gnar-gnar/
What Goes Up Must Come Down
Another race by Go Beyond Racing, presented by Nike Trail! The Gnar Gnar is a fun and breathtaking race that will send you up to the top of Mt. Hood Skibowl and then right back down in a more direct way. You can expect all the muscles in your legs to be screaming at you, and a giant grin on your face the whole time.
It is a very spectator and family-friendly event, so your fans can watch you going up and coming down the mountain.
The whole course is 6 miles, with just over 1,900 feet of gain.
Schedule
Sunday, August 18, 2019
Bib Pickup at Skibowl: 7:00 – 7:45 am (Photo ID is required)
Start: 8:00 am
Awards Ceremony: 10:00 am
Course Closes: 10:15 am
3K SERIES IS BACK!
Join us tonight for the first evening of the August 3K Series!
The Summer 3K series is back! The first of 4 Wednesday races is this evening, August 7th at 6pm (registration starting at 5pm) 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 they 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 and Silver Medalist, Evan Jager! Meet Evan, get an autograph, and look forward to sharing a frozen OtterPop with the pro, which will most likely look a little something like this:
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 us out there!
Bowerman 5k Race Week!
10th Annual Bowerman 5k
The 10th Annual Bowerman 5k will be held this Saturday, July 20th. We hope to see as many youth club athletes and their families out as possible! For more information regarding the event, please see below.
Event Details:
Race Start: 7:00pm with two start waves (Wave One-Elite and Wave Two- Open).
Packet Pick-up: Early packet pick-up will be on Friday, July 19th from 9:00am-12:00pm at Mia Hamm Courtyard on Nike Campus (see map attached). Day of Packet pick-up begins at 5:00pm
Parking: Please park in the NYC Garage on Nike Campus. For more specific details on location. Please view the course map below.
Course Map: View here
Vendors: We have some incredible vendors coming to the event . Vendors will open at 5:00pm. To find out more about the vendors check the Bowerman 5k page on bowermantc.com
More Details:
TEAMS: There will now be a team race (5 runners to score based on total time) with male, female, and co-ed divisions. Race with your family or friends! You must have 5 runners to complete a team. If you do not find a complete team by race day, you will be entered as an individual.
FUNDRAISING: Help us continue to support causes near and dear to our BTC Community. In addition to continuing to support the Julius Achon Foundation, we are adding fundraising opportunities to benefit two causes, including Lopez Lomong's "4 South Sudan" project and "Embrace Oregon", an organization that helps support local foster kids and families, including our own Andrew and Anne Bumbalough. You can have an impact even if you aren’t racing! Encourage family and friends to donate under your registration link.
VOLUNTEERING: If you are not able to run but are interested in volunteering, please email ben.myers@nike.com. We would love to have your help!
Click here to register.
Brave Like Gabe Memorial Run
BTC Community,
The running community is a tight knit group. We lost one of the best people in our, or any, sport last night, with the passing of professional athlete Gabe Grunewald. Throughout her 10 year battle with cancer, Gabe was a fountain of joy, friendship, hope, laughter, and inspiration. All of the professional athletes at BTC were inspired by Gabe and those who met her feel privileged to have done so.
We are honoring Gabe’s memory with a gathering this Friday at 6:30pm at Duniway Track. We’ll run 5k around the track in memorial of Gabe and do our best to honor the values she exemplified: the community and joy of running. We know it is last minute but we encourage the BTC Youth and their families to join our professional athletes in solidarity if you are able to make it. If you are unable to run, we still invite you to come out and contribute to the positive environment.
We will have blank racing bibs for everyone interested in writing a message of positivity that we will gather at the end of the run and send to Gabe’s husband, Justin. To help us with this process, please try and bring a sharpie.
If you’re in the area, come out and celebrate a true hero. We also encourage all those who might be able to donate to the #BraveLikeGabe Foundation to support rare cancer research. For more information about Brave Like Gabe please click here.
Bowerman 5k Registration is Live!
The 10th Annual Bowerman 5k will be held on Saturday, July 20th, 2019! Come celebrate a milestone year for our event which includes these new additions:
TEAMS: There will now be a team race (5 runners to score based on total time) with male, female, and co-ed divisions. Race with your family or friends! You must have 5 runners to complete a team. If you do not find a complete team by race day, you will be entered as an individual.
TRAINING PLAN: Sign up to receive a training plan with Coach Steve Edwards with twice weekly workout sessions starting June 1st. Workouts will be on Wednesdays (6:15pm) at Duniway Track and Saturday (9:00am) at Forest Park (Leif Erikson Trailhead). It will be a great way to get fit for the event, learn a few things, and build the BTC community!
FUNDRAISING: Help us continue to support causes near and dear to our BTC Community. In addition to continuing to support the Julius Achon Foundation, we are adding fundraising opportunities to benefit two causes, including Lopez Lomong's "4 South Sudan" project and "Embrace Oregon", an organization that helps support local foster kids and families, including our own Andrew and Anne Bumbalough. You can have an impact even if you aren’t racing! Encourage family and friends to donate under your registration link. The highest fundraising campaign will receive an exclusive prize!
In addition to all that's new, we'll still have everything you loved about previous years: great vendors, chances to meet our pro athletes, the beautiful Nike Campus, a cool t-shirt, and, most importantly, a great race! Sign up today and we look forward to seeing you all on July 20th!