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Southwest Region
Kiwanis Park, Tempe AZ
November 17, 2007
Final Instructions
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The Regional Championships will serve as qualifiers into the fourth annual Nike Team Nationals event, scheduled for Saturday, December 1st at Portland Meadows racing facility. In the Championship Race the top two teams will automatically qualify and the 3rd and 4th place teams will be considered for the four national At Large berths.
Registration 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM November 16
Registration will begin at 5:00 PM Friday, November 16 at Meet Headquarters, Holiday Inn Express. 1520 W. Baseline Rd. Tempe 480-831-9800. Packets will be picked up by either name or club name. Please check to see that your bib and timing transponders are included and verify that your name corresponds with the timing transponders.
Packets can also be picked up at the race site, Kiwanis Park, beginning at 7:00 AM Saturday morning.
USATF Card - You must have a valid USATF Card in order to pick up your packet. If you do not have one, you may purchase one at registration or at the USATF web site, www.usatf.org
Competitor Numbers are to be worn on the Front only.
Spikes are not recommended since part of the course is concrete.
The uniform rule will not be enforced. It is encouraged that teams wear a club uniform.
Timing
We will not be using a finish chute at the finish line. A back up sensor line will be in place.
Milliseconds Timing will be in charge of timing. All races will be timed using a timing transponder, commonly called “the chip” .
Please follow these simple instructions carefully. Not wearing the transponder properly may prevent you from being timed.
- Transponders are non- transferable!! Be careful not to switch with friends, teammates, family etc.
- Wrap the ankle bracelets around both ankles before starting the race, and wear the ankle bracelets around your ankles at all times during the race.
- Make sure you cross the timing points at the start, intervals, and finish of the race.
- Return the ankle bracelets to a volunteer in the chute (corral) after you cross the finish line.
YOU WILL BE CHARGED A $100.00 REPLACEMENT FEE IF YOU DO NOT RETURN YOUR TIMING TRANSPONDER.
Schedule
Friday November 16
Walk Thru will be available at 3:00 PM
Saturday November 17
6:30 AM Walk Thru
7:00 AM Late Registration, Citizens Race Registration
7:30 AM Chances for Children 1 Mile Charity Run
8:05 AM Citizens 5 K Race
8:45 AM Girls Small School / Frosh / JV Race 5K
9:20 AM Boys Small School / Frosh / JV Race 5K
9:55 AM Girls Large School (under 1000) 5K
10:30 AM Boys Large School (under 1000) 5K
11:15 AM Girls Championship Race 5K
12:00 PM Boys Championship Race 5K
1:00 PM Awards
Course Description
Tempe’s premier 125 acre park offers amenities and activities that include a 13 acre lake, fishing, boat rentals, sand volleyball courts, softball, soccer fields, recreation center, and children’s playgrounds.
The Start is at the most Northwest part of the park starting on grass and leading to the Western canal bank which is dirt for ¾ mile, then switching to sidewalk that leads to under the bridge at the 1 mile mark. The course then loops around the softball fields and sand volleyball courts to under the bridge again then suddenly climbs 25m up All American hill that leads to the 2 mile mark at the Northwest side of the lake. After the 2 mile mark there is a slight decline that leads to a small hill that begins the final loop around the lake. At approximately 2.6 miles there is a fairly steep 40m hill, Ramada Hill, that takes you up on the ridge then downhill towards the lake and back up a 20m hill for the final ½ mile of the race. After the turn at the most Northeast part of the park the Finish is 150m straight away across a soccer field.
Course has varied terrain that includes grass, dirt, sidewalks, side incline, slight down hill decline. What makes the course challenging is that it is difficult to settle in a consistent pace with the varied terrain.
General consensus of course’s difficulty is Medium- Hard.
Course is certified 3.1 miles
Course is Fan Friendly.
Course Record Boys - Victor Zazueta Desert View 15:37.60 2006
Course Record Girls - Mel Lawrence Reno 17:42.00 2004
Directions to Course - Kiwanis Park, Tempe AZ
From Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX)
Go East on Sky Harbor Blvd
Merge onto AZ-153 S. toward AZ-143/ I-10
Take the University Dr. exit on the left, Turn slight left onto University Dr.
Merge onto AZ-143 S
Merge onto I-10 E / US-60 E via Exit 1A, toward Tucson
Merge onto US-60 E. via Exit 154 towards Mesa - Globe
Take the Mill Ave exit- Exit 173
Turn Right onto S. Mill Ave
Turn Right onto W. Baseline Rd
Turn Left into Park
From The South (Tucson)
North onto I-10 towards Phoenix
Take the Baseline Rd exit , Exit 155
Turn Right onto W. Baseline Rd
Turn Right into park just after railroad tracks, 1.5 miles from I-10
From The North (Flagstaff)
I-17 South towards Phoenix
Merge onto I-10 E /US-60 E via the exit on the left towards Globe / Tucson
Merge onto US-60 E via exit 154 towards Mesa / Globe
Take Mill Ave exit- Exit 173
Turn Right onto S. Mill Ave
Turn Right onto W. Baseline Rd.
Turn Left into Park
From the East
West onto US-60
Take Mill Ave exit- Exit 173
Turn Left onto S. Mill Ave
Turn Right onto W. Baseline Rd.
Turn Left into Park
Hotels
Mention NTN Southwest Regional when making reservations.
Holiday Inn Express $139 (includes breakfast)
1520 West Baseline Rd
Tempe AZ 85283
(480) 831-9800
Sheraton Phoenix Airport $89
1600 S. 52nd St.
Tempe AZ 85281
(480) 967-6600
General Instructions
The course will be marked with arrows, flagging and cones. Runners are to have the orange cones at their left hip. Runners are asked to run thru the finish line and continue moving to the area where transponders will be removed.
Athlete Changes
You can make changes the day of the race but must be completed by 7:30 AM Saturday morning.
Hi Fi Log In
Coaches, Fans, Parents are encouraged to bring their lap tops since a Hi Fi Hot Spot will be set up so they can see first hand how the race unfolds. Instructions on how to log on will be in your packet at Registration.
Parking / Shuttle
Parking will be limited at Kiwanis Park. Parking will be available along Mill Ave. near the park. Additional parking available off of All American Way near the bridge.
A Free Bus Shuttle will be available from Meet Headquarters, Holiday Inn Express from the parking lot north of the hotel entrance. There will be 2 shuttle busses that will operate continuously beginning at 6:30 AM until 2:30 PM.
Medical
Trainers will be available. Water and Ice will be available.
Team Camps
Team Camps may be set up north of the playground and west of the sidewalk. Please pick up trash before leaving.
Results
Results will be posted on side of Rental Truck. Final results with mile splits will be posted at: dyestat.com, milliseconds.com, arizonavarsity.com and arizonatrack.com
Awards
Awards will be awarded after each race west of the Finish Line.
The top 4 teams in the Championship Race will need to register for Nationals.
These teams will need to report to the National Qualifying tent immediately after the awards.
Abdi Abdirahman will be here!
Nike elite runner Abdi Abdirahman of Tucson will be on hand for the Southwest regional championships and will act as Southwest region team captain at NTN finals in Portland OR Dec. 1.
Abdi Abdirahman
HS: Tucson AZ
(played soccer)
Abdi is one of the most versatile distance runners in the US with significant accomplishments on the track, road and cross country. Abdi did not begin running until college and has made the most of his competitive years. Abdi is a 3-time US 10000m champion, 2000 and 2004 Olympian, and 5-times has represented the US in the World Cross Country Championships. He was 4th in last years Chicago Marathon and is currently preparing for US Olympic Trials Marathon in November. He’s run 13:13 for 5000m, 27:22 for 10000m and 2:08 for the marathon.
About Nike Team Nationals
The Nike Team Nationals is a part of the larger Nike Nationals championship series which includes the Nike Outdoor Nationals and Nike Indoor Nationals. The series of events was established in 2004 to help strengthen the national circuit for high school cross country and track and field competition.
Following in the tradition of European cross country meets, the event will again feature a multiple loop race course with man-made obstacles built on the inside of the horse race track. Spectators will be able to enjoy a continuous live view of the race from the venue’s enclosed 3,000-seat grandstand. Again this year the Nike Team Nationals event is providing coaches handheld computer devices, utilizing FinishLynx tracking technology (created specifically for Nike Team Nationals), to see team scores posted to a live leader board every kilometer. The technology was first introduced in the race's inaugural year and provides instant feedback on a team's position in the race allowing coaches to adjust strategy in the midst of the event. In addition to real-time race tracking, event data is then transferred live to dyestat.com and to www.niketeamnationals.com following the completion of the race so spectators, participants and coach can replay the race and see how select teams and/or individuals ran.
About Nike
NIKE, Inc based in Beaverton, Oregon is the world’s leading designer, marketer and distributor of authentic athletic footwear, apparel, equipment and accessories for a wide varied of sports and fitness activities. Wholly owned Nike subsidiaries include Converse, Inc., which designs, markets and distributes athletic footwear, apparel and accessories; Bauer NIKE Hockey Inc., a leading designer and distributor of hockey equipment; Cole Haan®, which designs, markets and distributes fine dress and casual shoes and accessories; and Hurley International LLC, which designs, markets and distributes action sports and youth lifestyle footwear, apparel and accessories.
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