The
Run Around Egg
Hill
10-miler
and Relay Race
2008 Race Date: Sunday, March 30 2008 Overall and Category Results
Benefiting
the Penns Valley Area School District track and cross country programs.
Sanctioned
by the Nittany Valley Running Club and sponsored by Runner's World.
Date: Sunday, March 30, 2008
Time: Race starts at 2:30 p.m. Race day registration opens at 1:00 p.m.
Location: Spring Mills, Pennsylvania. Located along Rt. 45 approximately 20 miles east of State College. Race begins and ends at the Gregg Township Elementary School.
Route and distance: The route will begin near the Gregg Township Elementary School in Spring Mills and will then follow scenic country roads around the mountain known as Egg Hill for a total of 10 miles, ending back at the school. The route is wheel measured and is mostly paved, with a mile and a half or so of well-maintained unpaved road.
Elevation Profile
Runners may register to run the full course as a solo race or may run as a three-person medley relay team. Two-person teams may also compete in the three-person category, with any order acceptable, as long as each runner does at least one leg. Leg lengths are 3.0 miles, 5.0 miles, and 2.0 miles, as shown on the map. All legs are wheel-measured.
Leg 1: Begins at the baseball field behind the Spring Mills Elementary School and heads east through Spring Mills and then south out of town. The second half of this 3-mile leg includes a long moderate uphill of about a mile, the most difficult of the course.
Leg 2: The first half of this 5-mile leg consists of gently rolling hills, with beautiful views of Georges Valley along the way. The last half is mostly on Egg Hill Road, a well-maintained gravel road that cuts across a bit of the western end of the mountain. It begins on the level, proceeds to a steep .3-mile uphill, and then goes through a couple of moderate hills before ending the leg on the level.
Leg 3: This leg is just right for the sprint home. The entire 2 miles runs alongside Sinking Creek and is virtually flat, with a very slight drop of 20 feet or so over the length of the leg.
Team vehicles will always wait at the the next transition zone for the current runner, and then proceed to the following zone after the transition. Runners may drive or you may want to have a seperate driver. Two-person teams will be much better off with a driver.
Our Generous Business Sponsors
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Bob and Joyce Brown of Hampton's Battery F (race start cannon)
Interested
in joining our growing list of business sponsors? E-mail Jay Lynch
at
JLynchy@aol.com
Categories and prizes-
Solo run: Male and female divisions in ages 19 and under, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, and 60+.
Medley relay: Male, female, and mixed divisions as follows-
Open- any age mix
Senior- Ages must average 40 or older. 3-person teams must have a combined age of 120 or more, 2-person must have a combined age of 80 or more. As an example, a team with ages of 30, 40, and 50 would qualify.
Junior- Ages must average 17 or under. 3-person teams must have a combined age of 51 or less, 2-person must have a combined age of 34 or less. As an example, a team with ages of 48, 2 and 1 would qualify, but probably would not place very well.
Family- This category is for those running families who would like to compete together. Teams may consist of 2 or 3 runners and be reasonably closely related, ie. siblings, parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, or first cousins. Let's not have any ringers who claim to be a "third cousin twice removed". That's what the open category is for. There is also no separation of male, female or mixed in this category. Trophies will be given to the winning team in this division, after which family teams will compete for 1st through 3rd places in the appropriate age and gender divisions.
Prizes: A race tee-shirt is guaranteed for all preregistered runners (does not include kids' race), as well as for volunteers. This year, runners may opt out of receiving a tee-shirt and save $6 on their registration fee. Additional shirts may be available for late and race day registrants, and limited numbers may be for sale if there are extras. There will be trophies for the overall male and female solo winners, first place solo age category winners, and the overall male, female, and mixed relay winners (with a trophy for each team member). There will be medals or ribbons for second and third place in each category. This includes individual awards for team runners.
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Kids' Race and Activities: There will be be shorter kids' races in the area of the school for children under the age of 12. These will be held at around 5:30 and lengths will be 400 meters for ages 7 and under, 400 meters for ages 8 and 9, and 800 meters for ages 10 and 11. There will be ribbons for the top three male and female winners in each age category. We are also planning to have activities for children during the main race. Restroom facilities are available at the school.
Registration fees: Registration fees are as follows-
10-mile
solo runners: preregistration until March 23 is $20. Late registration
or at the race is $25. Tee-shirt guaranteed for preregistered runners
only.
Relay teams: preregistration until March 23 is $12 per runner. Late
registration or at the race is $15 per runner. Tee-shirt guaranteed
for preregistered runners only.
Both solo runners and team runners may opt out of receiving a race tee-shirt and subtract $6 from their registration fee.
Kids' races: no preregistration required. Fee is $4. Tee-shirt not included.
Checks may be made out to The Nittany Valley Running Club. NVRC members receive a $1 discount. For information about joining, see http://www.nvrun.com/club-info.html
Registration form click here: To preregister, print out the form and mail along with a check as directed on the form.
Race beneficiary: The race will benefit the Penns Valley Area School District track and cross country programs.
2004 Overall and Category Results
2005 Overall and Category Results
2006 Overall and Category Results
2007 Overall and Category Results
2008 Overall and Category Results
For more information, check back periodically or contact Jay Lynch at 814-880-7279 or JLynchy@aol.com.
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