Thank you for participating in the 58th Greater
Hartford XC Meet at Stanley Park this Saturday. Please review the instructions
below so that we both can insure a competitive, memorable, and safe meet for our
athletes.
- Coaches should pick up their Boys or Girls
Varsity Team Packet on Race Day near the Finish Line. Your packet contains Start line box number,
assignment list of competitor's numbers, competitor's numbers, course maps and
a Varsity Quick Team Scorecard.
- Coaches must give each of the assigned
numbers to their 7 Varsity runners on the assignment sheet. That number must be
worn by that runner in order for correct results to be tabulated for each
Varsity race. All finishers will have their assigned number recorded as well
as have their tear-off number removed as they exit the finish line chute. IF
you need to substitute an unlisted runner for a listed runner, then write
their name and school on the tear-off number and we will correct the final
results before they are posted online.
- To help our finish line officials to verify
the Varsity meet results, Varsity Finishers will receive finish place card
that coach should collect to record on Quick Team Scorecard. Please return the
Quick Team Scorecard to the Officials table where you received your meet
packet. It is not mandatory that you return the Quick Team Scorecard but it
helps to have as a backup.
- In all non-varsity races for Middle School,
Freshman and JV, finishers will receive a finish place card that can then be
matched to the finish place and final time posted after the race. We also ask
that the top 20 runners in each race provide their names and schools to the
finish line official in an area designated at the end of the chute. We will
publish these finishers in the official results.
- For the safety of all runners due to the
nature of the course design, each Race Competitor will have 28 minutes
(9min/mile) to complete the 5km race. If your athlete cannot complete the
course in this time then they should not compete in the race. Athletes who are
on the course after the 28 minute period will not be officially timed and
asked to step off the course so as to not impeded the next scheduled race.
- Check each of your Varsity athletes for the
following:
- Competitor's Race Numbers Pinned to Front of
Shirt Only!
- DON'T PIN THRU Tear-Off Tab - Tab will be
removed by Finish line officials.
- Shirts must be tucked into shorts.
- If your team earns one of the top two team
and/or individual winner places in the Varsity Charter or Open race - please
stay for the brief awards ceremony after the last race results are posted so
that we can take team and individual photographs.
Parking and Team Drop Off:
- To insure safety of runners at all times,
before, during and after races, there is NO Parking in Stanley Quarter Park due
to the nature of the race courses that cross several main roads in the park.
- All teams and spectators are encouraged to use
the parking lots on Welty Drive, 1 block East of the intersection of Ella Grasso
Blvd and Stanley Street.
- Team buses are allowed to drop off their teams
using the 1-way Stanley Park side road with the entrance from Eddie Glover Blvd
and exiting on Stanley Road. This will allow teams to safely arrive in Stanley
Park near the start line.
FINAL NOTE: As invited guests of Stanley
park, we need to make sure that you take responsibility for your team area -
teams must cleanup their own team area after meet. |