Portland Marathon Volunteer Opportunity- Kate Grace
BTC Youth Families,
BTC Pro Kate Grace is helping the Portland Marathon recruit and manage course marshals for this year's race on Sunday October 6th. They are looking for volunteers for 5-6 hours on race morning (this can also be split into two 3-hour shifts). This is an unpaid position, but the marathon is donating to any clubs who send 10 or more members to volunteer.
In addition to raising a bit of money for BTC, this is a way to give back to a great local race, cheer on runners, and maybe show off some BTC gear in the process. Details of the position are below (you man an intersection, make sure all traffic abides by the course markings, and serve as first contact for runners who have any questions or medical issues).
Please contact kate.c.grace@gmail.com if you are interested in volunteering!
Additionally, please reach out if you are a member of another running club, or coach of a high school team, and think there might be interest in sending a group. As well as netting a club donation from Portland Marathon, serving as a marshal counts for volunteer hours to fulfill high school quotas.
Position details:
Course Marshals are volunteers who man an intersection on the marathon course on Sunday, October 6th from roughly 6:30AM to 1PM. Course marshals are in charge of keeping traffic away from the marathon course, marking the marathon route, and keeping an eye out for runners with medical emergencies. Course marshals are assigned to a specific intersection on the route, and must be in place when the police conduct a pre-race course run through. The race cannot start until all course marshals are in position.
To help with recruiting, the Portland Marathon can make a donation to clubs or groups that "volunteer" as course marshals. In order to receive a donation, clubs/groups must have more than 10 members, and fulfill all race day duties. Club donations work out to roughly $10/volunteer per 3 hour shift.
3 Course Challenge 9/21- BTC Athlete Entries
BTC Youth,
To the athletes racing at the 3 Course Challenge this weekend, please see the entry list and schedule below.
Directions to Race (Camp Rilea): HERE
3 Course Challenge Race Entries: HERE
Schedule:
Boys Race 9:00am
Girls Race: 9:05am
Note: Boys and girls will finish in separate chutes.
If you are driving to the race, please have your Drivers License ready to show at parking. Parking costs $5. It’s an early morning but allow for 2 hours driving time from Downtown Portland.
Please plan to arrive 1 hour before the start of your race. We look forward to seeing everyone out this weekend.
REMINDER 2019 3 Course Challenge Race Sign-Up
Sign-ups for the first races of the season are available! Click for more.
A quick reminder that sign-up is due at 11:00pm tonight for the 3 Course Challenge Meet in Seaside, Oregon on Saturday, September 21. All BTC Youth are welcome to participate (2nd/3rd grade -8th grade).
We know it is an early race and a distance to travel to, likely making it an early morning departure for most. However, we think it is a great meet to go to! No one is required to race but we would love to have as many people there as possible. For these races and all races this year, we recommend you arrive at least 1 hour prior to the start of your son or daughter's race. The club will cover registration costs for the meet.
UNIFORMS
We will hope to sort out the uniform situation by Thursday practice. We may have to give uniforms out on Saturday if we need to. Please stay tuned for more information.
3 Course Challenge (Saturday, September 21)
Registration Due: Sunday, September 15 @ 11:00 pm
Details:
MEET WEBSITE
Where: Camp Rilea, Warrenton, OR (Near Seaside, OR)
When:
Boys Middle School: 9:00 am
Girls Middle School: 9:05 am
Race Information
Distance/Course: 3000 meters run on grass, dirt, sand roads and trails. No pavement.
Results: We will time each athlete with results posted on athletic.net by the end of the day.
Awards: Individuals: Top 7 girls and boy finishers in each grade level (6th, 7th, and 8th) will receive a Three Course Challenge Medal. Awards will be presented in the finish chute.
Awards: Teams Plaques & Five Medals: 1st Place club team plus 1st and 2nd Place middle school teams.
Parking: One coach will be allowed Free Parking. Non-coaching parents transporting their child/children will need to pay the $5 parking fee.
Important Youth Announcements (Practice Time, Uniforms, etc.)
Everything you need to know about the start of the BTC Youth XC season from practice times, locations, fees and more.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION BELOW.
PLEASE READ ALL
BTC Youth Athletes and Parents,
A big thank you to everyone who stuck around after practice and watched an incredible race by Woody Kincaid, Lopez Lomong and Matt Centrowitz. We hope that the race and atmosphere is a great inspiration to the kids and kicks us off for a fantastic season!
Reminder that practice returns to regular time tonight
5:30pm-6:45pm for Nike and NE
5:45pm-7:00pm for Sherwood
No Lake Oswego practices on Thursdays! Please see below on practice locations for your Thursday practice!
More Important Information:
Registration
If you haven't done so already and are interested in participating this year, please complete the online registration. Registration payment for this year should be done online this year so we don't have to collect anything at practice. If you have not submitted payment, please see the online registration above. Registration fees for the season is $100 per athlete or $200 maximum per family. If the registration fee is a financial issue, please contact us about scholarships at youth@bowermantc.com.
Uniforms
Demand for larger sizes was bigger than we anticipated. To clarify for parents, a “youth” sizing is women’s sizing, i.e. a youth XS is a women’s XS. We believe the majority of youth athletes 12 and under (and some 13-14) will fit underneath this category. If you’ve already purchased a size larger than XS we encourage you to have them try it on to make sure that it fits appropriately.
We will only have size XS on hand tonight at the Nike practice location. We still encourage you to have your son/daughter try it on. We are doing a rush order on the larger sizes and hope they will be available for the first meet next Saturday.
If you are at a different practice location other than Nike, please inform the location coach of your desired size and we will get the singlets to you next week!
Singlets ($40) are new this season and will be the new uniform from 2019-21 season at a minimum, so everyone will need to purchase a new singlet.
Jackets ($40) will be available for optional purchase as soon as possible
Practice Times and Locations
Nike Campus
Time: Tuesday/Thursday @ 5:30-6:45 before daylight savings, 5:00-6:15 after daylight savings
Location: Start and finish at the Michael Johnson Track for both Tuesday and Thursday Practices.
Michael Johnson Track
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 (Tuesday)
Wilshire Park (Thursday)
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 (Tuesday)
Snyder Park (Thursday)
Lake Oswego
Time: Tuesdays Only @ 5:30-6:45 before daylight savings, 5:00-6:15 after daylight savings
Location: Forest Hills Elementary
IMPORTANT 2019 3 Course Challenge Race Sign-Up
Sign-ups for the first races of the season are available! Click for more.
Important Sign-Up Below! DUE SUNDAY!
Practice is underway and its already time for our first race sign-up. For the first race of the year we have the 3 Course Challenge Meet in Seaside, Oregon on Saturday, September 21. If you would like to race, please fill out the sign-up below. We know it is an early race and a distance to travel to, likely making it an early morning departure for most. However, we think it is a great meet to go to! No one is required to race but we would love to have as many people there as possible. For these races and all races this year, we recommend you arrive at least 1 hour prior to the start of your son or daughter's race. The club will cover registration costs for the meet.
3 Course Challenge (Saturday, September 21)
Registration Due: Sunday, September 15 @ 11:00 pm
Details:
MEET WEBSITE
Where: Camp Rilea, Warrenton, OR (Near Seaside, OR)
When:
Boys Middle School: 9:00 am
Girls Middle School: 9:05 am
Race Information
Distance/Course: 3000 meters run on grass, dirt, sand roads and trails. No pavement.
Results: We will time each athlete with results posted on athletic.net by the end of the day.
Awards: Individuals: Top 7 girls and boy finishers in each grade level (6th, 7th, and 8th) will receive a Three Course Challenge Medal. Awards will be presented in the finish chute.
Awards: Teams Plaques & Five Medals: 1st Place club team plus 1st and 2nd Place middle school teams.
Parking: One coach will be allowed Free Parking. Non-coaching parents transporting their child/children will need to pay the $5 parking fee.
IMPORTANT 2019 Youth XC First Day of Practice, Race Schedule and More
Everything you need to know about the start of the BTC Youth XC season from practice times, locations, fees and more.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION BELOW.
PLEASE READ ALL
BTC Youth Athletes and Parents,
The Youth XC season is here! The first practice will be Tuesday, September 10th.
This year we will be hosting the first day of practice for all practice locations at Nike WHQ. Additionally practice will start at 6:30pm and run until 7:45pm.
This is to give Eastside and Sherwood families time to get out to Nike following work. We are hosting the first practice all together and at a later time for three reasons.
1 - We will run everyone through a typical practice schedule together including drills, stretching, core, etc. This gives everyone a chance to see all their teammates that they will only see at races and any outside of practice activities during the season.
2 - We will have uniforms available for purchase. The uniforms are new and everyone will need to purchase it.
3 - There is a special event happening with some of our BTC Professional Athletes at Nike on the same evening. BTC Pro athletes Lopez Lomong, Woody Kincaid and Matthew Centrowitz will be paced by Mo Ahmed in an elite 5,000m race on the track. The goal is to run the Olympic Standard qualifying time of 13:13. This is a really unique and never been done before opportunity to watch our athletes compete right in our backyard at Nike and we would love for anyone that is able to, to stick around and cheer on our pros! The race is scheduled to go off at 8:30pm on the Michael Johnson Track. We understand this might not be feasible for some families but we hope anyone interested is able to watch.
PARENTS- Please try to communicate with other parents if possible about the change. We want to avoid anyone showing up at the wrong location or time.
Practice will resume as normal on Thursday, Sept. 12th, where practice will be @ 5:30-6:45 for Nike WHQ and NE Portland locations and @ 5:45-7:00 for the Sherwood group. There will be no McMinnville sign-up this year as it falls on the second day of practice.
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
If you haven't done so already and are interested in participating this year, please complete the online registration before the first day of practice. Registration payment for this year should be done online this year so we don't have to collect anything at practice. If you have not submitted payment, please see the online registration above. Registration fees for the season is $100 per athlete or $200 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. There are drinking fountains at most of the practice locations, but it is also ok to bring your own water bottle. Whatever is brought to practice, please label it with your name.
Parent Coaches
If any parents are interested in becoming involved as coaches throughout the season, please contact us at youth@bowermantc.com. We also encourage parents to run on their own or with other parents while practice is going on. Running is a great activity to enjoy as a family and it is always good to have more people out running looking out for our kids.
2019 Race Schedule
Below is the race schedule for the season. It is a working schedule and meets may be added in 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.
9/10 - FIRST DAY OF PRACTICE
9/21 - 3 Course Challenge (Camp Rilea, Warrenton, OR)
9/27 – Nike Portland XC (FRIDAY at Blue Lake Park, Portland, OR)
10/10 - NW Middle School XC Showdown (Avery Park, Corvalis, OR)
10/12 – TBD- Stumptown Series (Mary S Young State Park, West Linn, OR)
11/3 - PDXC State Middle School Championships (Western Oregon University Ash Creek Preserve, OR)
Junior Olympic Season
11/16- USATF Junior Olympic State (Western Oregon University) to be finalized
11/23- USATF Junior Olympic Regional (Lane Community College, Eugene, Oregon)
12/14- USATF Junior Olympic Nationals (Madison, Wisconsin)
Uniforms
Singlets ($40) will be available the first week of practice. Singlets are new this season and will be the new uniform from 2019-21 season at a minimum, so everyone will need to purchase a new singlet.
Jackets ($40) will be available for optional purchase as soon as possible
More details on purchase of both items will be sent out as announcements and announced by coaches at practice.
Practice Times and Locations
Nike Campus
Time: Tuesday/Thursday @ 5:30-6:45 before daylight savings, 5:00-6:15 after daylight savings
Location: Start and finish at the Michael Johnson Track for both Tuesday and Thursday Practices.
Michael Johnson Track
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: Tuesdays Only @ 5:30-6:45 before daylight savings, 5:00-6:15 after daylight savings
Location: Forest Hills Elementary
Final Night, 3K Series, "A Race for the Ages"
Like the summer light beginning to dwindle, so does the August Bowerman 3k Series. Join us for the final night (August 28th), dubbed “A RACE FOR THE AGES!” at 6pm (registration starting at 5pm) on the Joan Benoit Samuelson Patio at Nike. The format for tomorrow’s race will be ran with the field starting entirely together, but the prizes being awarded depending on the participants age.
AGE GROUP CATEGORIES:
Open Overall Top 3 Men, Top 3 Women
8U top boy/girl
9-11 top boy/girl
12-14 top boy/girl
15-18 top boy/girl
40-49 top male/female
50+ top male/female
As always this event is FREE TO ENTER. Kids, parents, siblings, cousins, neighbors are all welcome! There will be lots of prizes for our winners, otter pops for everyone, and a BTC pro to sign autographs and answer questions. This week we will be joined by BTC Pro Sean McGorty! Meet Sean, get an autograph, and look forward to sharing a frozen OtterPop with the pro! Just look at that smile:
The JBS patio is just northwest of the track on the Nike campus. It is right next to the pond and we will have a big Bowerman tent up, so if you proceed towards the pond you should see us out there!
Night 3 of the 3k Race Series!
The third evening installment of the August 3K series arrives tomorrow night August 21st, at 6pm (registration starting at 5pm) on the Joan Benoit Samuelson Patio at Nike! As always this event is FREE TO ENTER. Kids, parents, siblings, cousins, neighbors are all welcome! The race will be a team endeavor with 4 people per team. Feel free to come up with your group beforehand, or show up solo and you will be allotted to 3 new friends to race with. Prizes will be awarded to the teams with the lowest combined score of each person’s final place in the finishing results.
As always there will be lots of prizes for our winners, otter pops for everyone, and a BTC pro to sign autographs and answer questions. This week we will be joined by 2016 Olympic Gold Medalist Gwen Jorgensen! Meet Gwen, get an autograph, and look forward to sharing a frozen OtterPop with the pro!
The JBS patio is just northwest of the track on the Nike campus. It is right next to the pond and we will have a big Bowerman tent up, so if you proceed towards the pond you should see out there!
2019 BTC Youth XC Registration Live!
BTC Youth,
The 2019 season is quickly approaching and registration is now live! Registration is completely online (including online payment). Please make sure to follow all of the steps to complete registration. NOTE: Payment will be accepted online only. No in-person payment.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING YOUTH CLUB BELOW.
PLEASE READ ALL
BTC Youth Athletes and Parents,
The Youth XC season is here! The first practice will be Tuesday, September 10th at all 4 of our practice locations, including our new Lake Oswego practice location on Tuesday nights! Practice will be @ 5:30-6:45 for Nike WHQ, NE Portland and Lake Oswego locations and @ 5:45-7:00 for the Sherwood group. Summer goes fast, but we're excited to get the XC season going with all of our new and returning athletes. 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
If you are interested in participating this year, please complete the 3 step online registration before the first day of practice. Registration payment is required online. No checks or cash please! Registration fees for the season is $100 per athlete or $200 maximum per family. If the registration fee is a financial issue, please contact us about scholarships at youth@bowermantc.com. Registration is limited to middle school athletes and younger (7-14 years old). Any athletes that do not fit in this criteria but are still interested in participating will be considered under special circumstances. Please email youth@bowermantc.com if you have questions about registration.
What to bring to practice?
Please get in the habit of bringing pants and long sleeve clothes for before and after practice. There are drinking fountains at most of the practice locations, but it is also ok to bring your own water bottle. Whatever is brought to practice, please label it with your name. We know things can get misplaced and will try to keep a lost and found box but we are not responsible for lost items. Please, please, please write your athletes first and last name in clothing items to avoid mixups.
Parent Coaches
If any parents are interested in becoming involved as coaches throughout the season, please contact us at youth@bowermantc.com. We also encourage parents to run on their own or with other parents while practice is going on. Running is a great activity to enjoy as a family and it is always good to have more people out running looking out for our kids.
2019 Race Schedule
Below is the proposed race schedule for the season. It is subject to change and will be updated on a weekly basis. 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.
9/10 - FIRST DAY OF PRACTICE
9/12- McMinnville Middle School Invite (Joe Dancer Park, McMinnville, OR)
9/21- 3 Course Challenge (Camp Rilea, Warrenton, OR)
9/27- Nike Portland XC (Blue Lake Park)
10/10- NW Middle School XC Showdown (Avery Park, Corvalis, OR)
10/12- Stumptown Series (Mary S Young State Park, West Linn, OR)
11/3- PDXC State Middle School Championships (Western Oregon University Ash Creek Preserve, OR)
Junior Olympic Season
11/9 - Junior Olympic State (TBD)
11/16- USATF Junior Olympic Regional Championships (Lane Community College, Eugene, Oregon)
12/14- USATF Junior Olympic National Championships (Madison, Wisconsin)
Uniforms
We have new singlets this year! After five years in our current singlet, it is time for the entire club to get a kit update. We have excellent, high quality singlets replicated off of our BTC Pros kit materials. Singlets ($40) will be available for purchase the second week of practice.
Jackets will be available for optional purchase during the season.
More details on purchase of both items will be sent out as announcements and announced by coaches at practice.
Practice Times and Locations
Nike Campus
Time: Tuesday/Thursday @ 5:30-6:45 before daylight savings, 5:00-6:15 after daylight savings
Location: We start and finish at the Michael Johnson Track for both Tuesday and Thursday Practices.
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.
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.
NEW LOCATION
Lake Oswego
Time: Tuesday nights only @ 5:45-7:00 before daylight savings, 5:15-6:30 after daylight savings
Location: Tuesdays @ Forest Hills Elementary School
Sunday Long Runs
In addition to our Tuesday/Thursday practices, we will also have optional/unorganized Sunday runs @ 1:00 pm from the Leif Erikson gate entrance to Forest Park. We recommend that if you are new to running, start out for at least a few weeks with the just the Tuesday/Thursday practices until you are comfortable with that. Sunday runs are organized by parent participation as the Forest Park trail system is less confined than our during the week practice locations. Athletes are also encouraged to meet up with small groups of teammates over the weekends.
Time: Sunday @ 1:00 pm
Location: Leif Erikson Gate (Forest Park)
We look forward to a great season ahead!
Night 2 of the 3K Race Series!
The second night of the August 3K series is upon us! Join us tonight, August 14th, at 6pm (registration starting at 5pm) on the Joan Benoit Samuelson Patio at Nike. As always this event is FREE TO ENTER. Kids, parents, siblings, cousins, neighbors are all welcome! Tonight’s race will be an age handicapped pursuit race: athletes will get a head start based on their age group. Prizes will be awarded to the top finishers across the line.
As always there will be lots of prizes for our winners, otter pops for everyone, and a BTC pro to sign autographs and answer questions. Hope to see you out there this evening, and to sharing a frozen OtterPop after the race!
The JBS patio is just northwest of the track on the Nike campus. It is right next to the pond and we will have a big Bowerman tent up, so if you proceed towards the pond you should see out there!