2021 Nike Portland XC Sign-Up and Northwest Classic Results
Great job to our 50 young athletes who competed today at the Northwest Classic! BTC took home the first place girls & boys team titles along with the individual boys winner, Matthew Wroblewski. Race results can be found here. It was great to see so many experienced and first time racers having fun and racing with their teammates! We look forward to seeing more athletes out at competitions this season.
We have our next race opportunity this upcoming Friday in Portland at the Nike Portland XC Invite. Please see below for more details and the sign-up link. Sign-up is due Tuesday, September 21st by 11:00pm.
Nike Portland XC Invitational (Friday, September 24)
Details:
MEET WEBSITE
Where: Blue Lake Park, Fairview, OR
When:
Girls Race: 5:30 pm
Boys Race: 5:50 pm
Plan to arrive 60 minutes before your race.
If you cannot arrive 60 minutes prior, you can still race! We recommend arriving early in order for everyone to get their uniform, bib, chip and warm-up done with ease in time for the race.
Uniforms
We know that there are still some athletes looking to purchase a jersey for this year. We are experiencing a uniform shortage but we will aim to take care of everyone for Friday during practices this week. If you are a family that has been part of BTC and has any extra uniform from 2019-present that your athlete may of sized out of, please let us know if you’d be willing to donate the uniform back.
if you have received a uniform but haven’t yet paid, you can make payment here.
In/Out Spike Box
This year we are providing a spike box where you can bring or take gently used cross country spikes. If you have outgrown a pair of spikes or don’t wear a certain pair anymore please feel free to drop them off in the box. If you are in need of spikes, please feel free to look and see if a size fits you.
Northwest Classic BTC Athlete Entries
BTC Parents,
Please see the registered athletes list for this weekends Northwest Classic here. If you do not see their name, please let me know and I will do my best to get them accepted.
Reminder that the race is at Lane Community College. Please see the attached map here.
For schedule information see below. We recommend athletes show up at least one hour prior to their race time. There will be two BTC Tents for athletes to meet at.
For all other information, please visit the meet website here.
Schedule:
Girl’s 3,000m- 10:00am
Boy’s 3,000m- 10:30am
IMPORTANT! 2021 NW Classic XC Race Sign-Up + Uniform Information
We have an upcoming race opportunity for interested athletes to register for.
Northwest Classic XC sign ups are DUE WEDNESDAY, September 15th by 12:00pm.
If you would like to race, please fill out the appropriate sign-up below. For this race and all races this year, we recommend you arrive at least 1 hour prior to the start of your son or daughter's race.
NW Classic XC (Saturday, September 18th)
Registration Due: Wednesday, September 15th @ 12:00pm
Details:
MEET WEBSITE
Where: Lane Community College
When:
Middle School Girls: 10:00am
Middle School Boys: 10:30am
UNIFORMS:
A sample size run of uniforms will be brought to practice this week to try on for accurate sizing. We are experiencing a potential shortage of uniforms so we ask that those planning to race this weekend and need a new uniform, to let your practice location lead coach know so we can prioritize getting those athletes singlets.
If you have been in the program for a while and know anyone who may want to donate their 2019+ uniform back, please email us at youth@bowermantc.com. Our current club singlet will be in circulation through the 2021 and 2022 youth season.
Additional Meet details for NW Classic XC
**The Maximum Spike limit is 1/4" for this event** Lane has a newly resurfaced track. **
CHECK–IN PROCEDURES -A BTC Youth Coach will pick up the packet and race bibs for the athletes.
-Outdoor Masking Masks will be required where physical distancing is not possible and regardless of vaccination status.
-Team Tent Area BTC Team tents will be in the grass soccer bowl on the other side of the berm near the track. Please clean up your area before you depart the meet!
-Finish Line
Only competing athletes, coaches and approved health care professionals will be allowed in the finish area.
After finishing, runners should go immediately to their team’s designated finish area. High fives, fist bumps, etc., are not permitted.
Athletes should promptly leave the competition area at the conclusion of their event to either return to warm up or team area.
2022 Youth XC Registration
Everything you need to know about the start of the BTC Youth XC season from practice times, locations, fees and more.
BTC Youth Athletes and Parents,
The 2022 Youth XC season is here! The first practice will be Tuesday, September 6th for Beaverton, Lake Oswego, Sherwood and NE Portland locations. The first practice for North Portland will be Wednesday, September 7th.
For Beaverton Athletes:
We have not yet been notified if Nike WHQ Campus will be open to us. We will have that answer as soon as possible but wanted to get registration activated. Beaverton practice will be held either at Nike WHQ or Jesuit High School. Please stay tuned for more details.
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
Please complete the online registration before the first day of practice. You must submit a waiver before the first day of practice. If you have not submitted payment, please see the online registration above. Registration fees for the season is $200 per athlete or $600 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. We encourage athletes to bring their own water bottles. However, many locations have drinking fountains. Whatever is brought to practice, please label it with your name.
2022 Race Schedule
Below is the proposed race schedule for the season. It is a working schedule and meets may be added or removed 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.
9/7 - FIRST DAY OF PRACTICE (Beaverton, Lake Oswego, NE Portland, Sherwood)
9/8- FIRST DAY OF PRACTICE (North Portland)
9/18- Stumptown Running Youth Meet #1
9/24- Nike Portland XC
9/25- Three Course Challenge
10/14 NW Middle School XC Showdown (Avery Park, Corvalis, OR)
10/16 Stumptown Running Youth Meet #2
10/23 BTC vs. OTC Youth Meet or Bowerman 5k
10/31 PDXC State Middle School Championships (Western Oregon University Ash Creek Preserve, OR
Junior Olympic Season
11/13 USATF JO State Championship (TBD)
11/20 USATF JO Regional Championship (Chambers Creek Regional Park in University Place, WA)
12/11 USATF JO National Championships (Paris, KY)
Uniforms
More information regarding singlets ($40) will be available soon. We are having delivery issues that we need to work on. Singlets in circulation are from 2019 to now. .
More details on purchase will be sent out as announcements and announced by coaches at practice.
Practice Times and Locations
Beaverton
Time: Tuesday/Thursday @ 5:30-6:45 before daylight savings, 5:00-6:15 after daylight savings
Location: Start and finish at Jesuit High School for both Tuesday and Thursday Practices.
Drop off and pick up: The parking lot above the track facility. Athletes will come down the stadium stairs over to the fields behind the track.
Jesuit High School
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: Tuesday/Thursday @ 5:30-6:45 before daylight savings, 5:00-6:15 after daylight savings
Location: Luscher Farm
BTC Pro Coach Shalane Flanagan Cooking Demo Tomorrow!
BTC Families,
We hope everyone is having a great final week of practice!
Reminder that last weeks scheduled cooking session with BTC Pro Coach and NYC Marathon Champion Shalane Flanagan tomorrow (Tuesday) at 4:30pm on zoom. We will be making Shalane’s Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins from her NYT Best Sellers Run Fast, Cook Fast, Eat Slow. You can find the recipe below. Make sure to also add chocolate chips!
Zoom Link: HERE
Tonight's Zoom Postponed until Next Tuesday
BTC Families,
Thanks to everyone who joined for our Strength and Mobility session (also known as Cookie core!) yesterday with Coach Cookie and Emily. If you missed out and still want to challenge yourself to the core session, you can find the recorded video here.
Due to unforeseen circumstances, tonight’s pumpkin muffin demonstration will need to be moved to next Tuesday at 4:30pm. This will give you all an extra week to grab your ingredients and come prepared with questions for BTC Pro Coach and New York City Marathon Champion Shalane Flanagan. We will be making Shalane’s Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins from her NYT Best Sellers Run Fast, Cook Fast, Eat Slow. You can find the recipe here. Make sure to also add chocolate chips!
We will still have our scheduled Friday event with BTC Pro Colleen Quigley. See below.
Friday: 4:30-5:00pm Fast Braid Friday- Join BTC Pro Colleen Quigley for conversation and a tutorial on hair braiding! Her famous segment, Fast Braid Friday, is all about community, strength and confidence.
Zoom Link: Here
This Week: Full Digital Youth XC
BTC Families,
We hope that you had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday and are looking forward to closing out the 2020 youth xc season on a high note! A reminder, we will not be having in-person practices this week due to the Thanksgiving holiday. Our last week of practices will be next week (December 7-11). Please speak to your specific pod coach if you have any questions.
Please note that we will be sending out frequent updates as the landscape with COVID-19 continues to change within the state of Oregon.
This Week
For this week, we will be providing two digital workouts as well as a few other informative and fun digital experiences. Here is what we have available for every BTC youth athlete and their families to join in on:
Monday: 4:30-5:00pm Cookie Core- Strength and Mobility with BTC Coach/Masters Athlete Chris Cook and BTC Elite/Head Youth Coach Emily Pritt
Zoom Link: Here
Tuesday: 4:30-5:00pm Running Fuel- Join BTC Pro Coach Shalane Flanagan in learning to make her Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins from her NYT Best Sellers Run Fast, Cook Fast, Eat Slow. You can find the recipe here. Make sure to also add chocolate chips!
Zoom Link: Here
Friday: 4:30-5:00pm Fast Braid Friday- Join BTC Pro Colleen Quigley for conversation and a tutorial on hair braiding! Her famous segment, Fast Braid Friday, is all about community, strength and confidence.
Zoom Link: Here
Race Opportunity
Due to the Oregon restrictions, there will be no more race opportunities this season, outside of a final time trial in the athlete pods. A reminder that you may still sign up for USATF Junior Olympic National Championships. Please see the sign-up below.
USATF Junior Olympic National Championships (Bourbon County Park, KY)
When: Dec. 12-13 (Sign Up Due Sunday, December 6th at 9:00am)
What: USATF Junior Olympic Nationals is continuing this year without State and Regional qualification. Athlete 12 and under will compete Saturday, Dec 12. Athletes 13-14 will compete Sunday, Dec 13. For more information click here
Cost: $20
If you would like to race, please fill out the appropriate sign-ups below. After our internal sign-up, athletes will be asked for payment before officially being registered for the race.
NOTE: We are happy to sign up athletes to compete at the following opportunities. However, there will be no official BTC Tents, Coaches or organization at the races. Each family will be expected to be responsible for their athlete(s).
**Reminder that you must have a 2020 singlet to compete in these races. You can purchase a singlet here.
Important Youth XC Announcement
BTC Families,
Looking forward to the next few weeks that includes the Thanksgiving holiday and the integrity of our pod setup we have created, we are going to make a few adjustments regarding the schedule. As you’ve seen at your individual pod practices, we screen each athlete with temperature checks and questions about exposure/activity such as travel.
With the expectation that many families will be traveling out of state or hosting additional persons at their home for the holiday, we are going to cancel in-person practice the week following Thanksgiving (11/30-12/6). We will provide digital practices that week and will be looking into hosting a few digital events Monday, Wednesday and Friday that week. The final week of in-person BTC Youth XC will be moved to the next week (12/7-12/11).
Please note that we will be sending out frequent updates as the landscape with COVID-19 continues to change within the state of Oregon.
There are two definitive race opportunities left on the calendar. Additionally, Jesuit High School Coach Tom Rothenberger is looking to add two races on 12/5 and 12/12 at Jesuit High School. Please stay tuned for information on those events. See below the two race opportunities:
If you would like to race, please fill out the appropriate sign-ups below. After our internal sign-up, athletes will be asked for payment before officially being registered for the race.
Race Opportunities:
Yakima XC Meet of Champions (Yakima, Washington)
When: Nov. 21st (Sign Up Due Wednesday, Nov 18th at 10:00pm)
What: Race waves of 10 athletes separated by age and distances (2,000m, 3,000m and 4,000m). For more information click here
Cost: $15
USATF Junior Olympic National Championships (Bourbon County Park, KY)
When: Dec. 12-13 (Sign Up Due Sunday, December 6th at 9:00am)
What: USATF Junior Olympic Nationals is continuing this year without State and Regional qualification. Athlete 12 and under will compete Saturday, Dec 12. Athletes 13-14 will compete Sunday, Dec 13. For more information click here
Cost: $20
NOTE: We are happy to sign up athletes to compete at the following opportunities. However, there will be no official BTC Tents, Coaches or organization at the races. Each family will be expected to be responsible for their athlete(s).
**Reminder that you must have a 2020 singlet to compete in these races. You can purchase a singlet here.
BTC Hydrangea Ranch Sign-Ups and Information
BTC Families,
Please see attached here for the list of race sign-ups for the BTC Wave at the Hydrangea Ranch competition this weekend. All additional details can be found here but please read below for the quick information as well.
Quick Information:
Arrival Time to Course: 9:20am
Start Time: 10:30am (Bowerman A) and 10:35am (Bowerman B)
Departure Time from Course: 11:00am
Instructions:
1) Travel Suggestions/Parking Allowance
Each Team of up to 10 runners will be allowed up to 1 vehicle per participant/chaperone See the Oregon Health Authority suggestions for sports team travel.
2) Check In
Upon arrival at the Hydrangea Ranch (9455 Kilchis River Rd, Tillamook, OR 97141 ) ALL meet attendees in each vehicle will:
1) Complete a Covid 19 screening protocol = Answer Screening questions, temperature checked.
2) Turn in Waiver Form (see below)
(please have waiver form for both driver and participating athlete already completed)
PARTICIPANT/DRIVER/CHAPERONE WAIVER
WE ASK THAT DRIVERS AND PARTICIPANTS REMAIN IN YOUR VEHICLE WHILE COMPLETING SCREENING AND TURNING IN YOUR WAIVERS.
3) Parking Following Check-In . Drivers will be directed to specific parking area by meet officials.
4) Face Coverings/Social Distancing Required
Chaperones/Drivers are expected to wear face coverings while checking in and whenever they are outside their vehicle. All Drivers and Chaperones are expected to remain 6 feet from any other spectators and to remain in designated viewing areas.
Athletes are expected to wear face coverings while preparing to race, using restrooms, walking around the ranch. While racing athletes will agree to remain 6’ from other runners or wear face covering while passing fellow runners or anytime they cannot remain 6' apart from other runners.
5) WARM UPS/WARM DOWNS
Teams are expected to complete warm up in the prescribed area and to maintain social distancing throughout their warm ups. We have a few BTC Youth Coaches who have their own youth athletes racing that will plan to lead the warm ups. Immediately after arriving at 9:20am and going through the check-in procedures, your athlete(s) should head to the warm up area. Warm up consists of a light and easy jog followed by our drills and strides that we do at practice each week.
6) Starting line procedures
Runners are expected to wear their mask/face covering while warming up and while stretching. Runners should wear mask/face covering to the starting line and at that time we will space runners out by 6’ or more and they can run race with face covering off unless they are within 6’ of another runner.
7) Meet Results
Meet results will be posted live via Athletic Timing. Individual times for each Team will be posted on athletic.net and all times will be merged into one master list following all races.
8) Event exit after race
Teams are expected to complete warm down and exit Ranch by the listed departure time for their teams
Race Kit and Payment
For all race opportunities and singlet purchases (the 2020-2021 kit will be required to participate in all competitions) please visit the link here. If you do not have a singlet, please email youth@bowermantc.com so that we can get you before Saturday.
If you have not made the $15 payment for the race, please do so here prior to Saturday.