What: Parlauf Roadrunner Relays

Date: Saturday, February 7, 2004

Time: Stadium open 7:30 am
H.S. Girls Race 9:00 am
H.S. Boys Race 9:40 am
H.S. Girls Race (heat 2 if necessary) 10:15 am
H.S. Boys Race (heat 2 if necessary) 10:55 am
Award Ceremony and Refreshments 11:35am

Location: Gahr High School, 11111 Artesia Blvd., Cerritos, CA 90701

Facility: 9 lane, all weather surface. Only 3/16 inch or less needle spikes will be allowed.

Purpose: The relays purpose is to provide you an opportunity to build interest in your program by giving your athletes an early chance to compete against some of the finest athletes California has to offer.

Instructions: The competition will consist of one relay (5 x 200m x 8). Each team will consist of 5 athletes, and each of the 5 athletes will run 200 meters 8 times. Therefore the total distance covered (20 laps) will be 8000 meters (1600 meters per athlete; in 200 meter increments). If necessary, there will be 2 teams to a lane. A 3 turn stagger will be used (thus the first 3 handoffs will be in lanes, and the 4th runner will break for the pole).

Clerk: Competitors will receive starting instructions from the clerk 10 minutes prior to race. All competitors will escorted to their respective place (runners 1, 3, and 5 at the start/finish line; runners 2 and 4 at the opposite corner of the track).

Uniforms: Please remember this relay event is an unattached activity for high school students, who are members of your team. Since all athletes will be competing unattached there can be no school uniforms, so as not to violate high school governing body regulations. We are asking that the teams wear matching t-shirts and/or shorts, or similar outfits, if possible as to eliminate confusion with so many handoffs.

Team Packets: Packets can be picked up Saturday morning, and will include lane assignments and race numbers. Heats will be seeded by 2003 CIF finish and by a first come first serve basis.

Equipment: Teams should furnish their own batons.

Rain or Shine: Meet will be held rain or shine. No refunds.

Records: Boys 19:05.3 (Nunn, Mattison, Hardiman, Nunn, Houston – unattached Gahr, ’99); Girls 21:16.8 (Hill, Jackson, Freeman, Collins, Wright – unattached LB Wilson, ’00);

Awards: 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place relay teams will receive Parlauf Relays Champion sweatshirts.

Entry Fee: Fax entries to (562) 908-3468 or Email to [email protected] Please bring your entry fee ($5.00 per athlete) to the meet on Saturday. Make checks payable to Rio Hondo Track and Field.

Questions: Call (562) 692-0921 x3966

Link to Entry Form