NW Showdown BTC Athlete Entries
BTC Parents,
Please check that you have registered your athlete on our list here. If you do not see their name, please let me know and I will do my best to get them accepted.
Reminder that the race is at Avery Park in Corvallis, Oregon. Please see the attached map here. For schedule and parking information see below. For all other information, please visit the meet website here.
Schedule:
Girls Open/Sweepstakes— 3:30pm
Boys Open/Sweepstakes— 4:00pm
Girls Champs— 4:30pm
Boys Champs— 5:00pm
PARKING UPDATE
Due to construction in Avery Park, the already tight parking situation will be worse this year. Please review the attached map for available parking areas and the bus drop off and distribute this information to bus drivers and parents. Our continued use of Avery Park depends on everyone following this parking plan.
Buses will drop off athletes and then park at Crystal Lake Sports Park, at 100 SE Fischer Lane (to the east across Hwy. 99.) See map for details.
We encourage spectators to park their cars at either Pioneer Park or park at Crystal Lake Sports Park and take the free bus shuttle to and from the meet. Below is the shuttle schedule:
Shuttle buses departing Crystal Lake parking lot and dropping off at Thompson Shelter at Avery Park. Departure times:
2:30
2:45
3:00
Buses departing Thompson Shelter and dropping off at Crystal Lake parking lot. Departure times:
5:00
5:30
6:00
Update 2019 NW Showdown + Stumptown XC Race
Parents, this is a reminder that sign-ups for NW Stumptown XC are due Tuesday, October 8th by 8:00am.
There was an error in sign ups regarding park locations. The locations are as follows:
NW Middle School XC Showdown at Avery Park (Corvallis, Oregon)
Stumptown XC at Mary S. Young Park (Portland, Oregon)
The links below to the locations do match the location. Practice will still be held as usual on Thursday for those who do not race.
**We ask that each athlete choose one race to compete in, not both races.
If you would like to race either competitions, please fill out the appropriate sign-ups below.
For Mary. S Young Park, you will be signing up your athlete yourself. Please add BTC or Bowerman Track Club somewhere in the registration form. A BTC Coach will pick up the packet upon arriving on Saturday. For this race and all races this year, we recommend you arrive at least 1 hour prior to the start of your son or daughter's race.
**Reminder that you must have a 2019 singlet to compete in these races. You can purchase both a singlet and a 2019 youth jacket here. Both items should be available at practice next week. It is possible that the jackets will not be ready until Friday, Oct. 11. We will keep you updated.
NW Middle School XC Showdown (Thursday, October 10th)
Registration Due: Tuesday, October 8 @ 8:00 am
Details:
MEET WEBSITE
Where: Avery Park, Corvallis, OR
When:
Girls Open/Sweepstakes— 3:30pm
Boys Open/Sweepstakes— 4:00pm
Girls Championship— 4:30pm
Boys Championship— 5:00pm
Stumptown XC (Saturday, October 12th)
Registration Due: Thursday, October 11 @ 8:00 pm
Where: Mary S. Young Park, Portland, OR
When:
Girls — 8:00am
Boys — 8:30 am
*Reminder to add BTC or Bowerman Track Club somewhere in sign-up (it might not prompt you to add a team so please include it in the name field)
IMPORTANT! 2019 NW Showdown + Stumptown XC Race Sign-Ups
Important Sign-Ups Below! DUE TUESDAY, October 8th (NW Showdown) AND SATURDAY (Stumptown XC)!
We have a busy week ahead of us with two potential race opportunities. The first will be on Thursday, October 10th at the NW Middle School XC Showdown at Avery Park. Practice will still be held as usual on Thursday for those who do not race. The second race option will be Saturday, October 12th at the Stumptown XC Youth race at Mary S. Young Park.
**We ask that each athlete choose one race to compete in, not both.
If you would like to race either competitions, please fill out the appropriate sign-ups below. For this race and all races this year, we recommend you arrive at least 1 hour prior to the start of your son or daughter's race.
**Reminder that you must have a 2019 singlet to compete in these races. You can purchase both a singlet and a 2019 youth jacket here. Both items should be available at practice next week. It is possible that the jackets will not be ready until Friday, Oct. 11. We will keep you updated.
NW Middle School XC Showdown (Thursday, October 10th)
Registration Due: Tuesday, October 8 @ 8:00 am
Details:
MEET WEBSITE
Where: Avery Park, Portland, OR
When:
Girls Open/Sweepstakes— 3:30pm
Boys Open/Sweepstakes— 4:00pm
Girls Championship— 4:30pm
Boys Championship— 5:00pm
Stumptown XC (Saturday, October 12th)
Registration Due: Thursday, October 11 @ 8:00 pm
Where: Mary S. Young Park, Corvallis, OR
When:
Girls — 8:00am
Boys — 8:30 am
Bowerman TC Nike Company Store Shopping
BTC Youth,
The Nike Company Store has been generous enough to welcome back all BTC Youth athletes and their families to shop at the Company Store starting now and running all the way until Sunday, October 13th.
Unfortunately they will not have youth XC spikes available, but they will have other youth running products to explore to prepare for the rest of the 2019 season.
All the information you will need is in the flyer below. Please show the flier at check in to confirm your participation in our BTC Community.
Nike Portland XC Results and Additional Information
First, we want to say congratulations to all the BTC Youth Athletes who were able to come out and race yesterday at the Nike Portland XC meet. All the hard work at practice is starting to show! For race results, please visit here.
Looking ahead, we will have three great practices and then get ready to race on both Thursday, October 10th or Saturday, October 11th. Both are local races that is easy to get to so we recommend all youth to participate in one meet if possible. Please only plan on racing one not both races.
Sunday Runs
Meet at the Leif Erikson trail head at the end of NW Thurman Street in Portland at 1pm on Sundays. This is a social event and intended for families to run together. A great opportunity to meet other BTC families. The younger athletes will start out with a 2.5 mile run and the older athletes will start at around 5 miles or whatever is comfortable. We will slowly add to the distance from week to week. Running will be fun, easy paced, and conversational. Rain or shine.
This is a parent/volunteer-led event. Parents who are not running should check-in with the leaders before the run starts (i.e. please don't simply drop off your child without knowing who they are running with).
For more information or questions regarding Sunday Runs please email mikelauruhn@gmail.com or Chris.cook@nike.com
Uniforms
We know that there are still some athletes looking to purchase a jersey for this year. Reminder that if you intend to race this year you must have the 2019 uniform. You can purchase the uniform below in the youth store. Once the purchase is made, the uniform will be brought to practice where you will be able to show your purchase confirmation. If you have received a jacket at practice or a race but have not paid for it, please submit payment here online.
If the cost of a uniform or any other financial burden associated with racing deters the attendance at competitions or practices, please reach out to youth@bowermantc.com about at-need scholarships and other ways we can help anyone who wants to be part of the program be involved.
Youth Jackets
Youth Jackets are at the screen printers and will be available in the next week or two at practice. You can follow the link below to the youth store to purchase the jacket along with other youth items (such as last year’s rain jacket).
Nike Portland XC 9/27- BTC Athlete Entires
BTC Youth,
To the athletes racing at the Nike Portland XC this Friday, please see the entry list and schedule below. If you do not see your child’s name, please email us immediately.
See entries Here
Meet information Here
Schedule
When: Friday, September 27th
Girls Race: 6:00 pm
Boys Race: 6:20 pm
Plan to arrive 75 minutes before your race. Please allow at least 90 minutes if you need to get a 2019 uniform.
**Unlike in previous years, there will be separate start times for the girls race and boys race with the girls racing first.
Uniforms
We know that there are still some athletes looking to purchase a jersey for this year. We will have jerseys available at the meet on Friday.
REMINDER 2019 Nike Portland XC Sign-Up Due Tonight
Important Sign-Ups Below! DUE TONIGHT!
This is a reminder that our next race is this FRIDAY, September 27 at the Nike Portland XC Invite. This is a local race and we highly recommend all youth to participate in this meet. If you would like to race, please fill out the appropriate sign-up below.
Nike Portland XC Invitational (Friday, September 27)
Registration Due: Tuesday, September 24 @ 10:00 pm
Details:
MEET WEBSITE
Where: Blue Lake Park, Fairview, OR
When:
Girls Race: 6:00 pm
Boys Race: 6:20 pm
Plan to arrive 75 minutes before your race. Please allow at least 90 minutes if you need to get a 2019 uniform.
**Unlike in previous years, there will be separate start times for the girls race and boys race with the girls racing first.
Uniforms
We know that there are still some athletes looking to purchase a jersey for this year. We will have jerseys available at the meet on Friday.
Nike Portland XC LOCATION CONFIRMATION and additional information
Reminder that tomorrow’s race is at Blue Lake Park! Please see information below.
Nike Portland XC Invitational (Friday, September 27)
Details:
MEET WEBSITE
Where: Blue Lake Park, Fairview, OR
When:
Girls Race: 6:00 pm
Boys Race: 6:20 pm
Plan to arrive 75 minutes before your race. Please allow at least 90 minutes if you need to get a 2019 uniform.
**Unlike in previous years, there will be separate start times for the girls race and boys race with the girls racing first.
Uniforms
We know that there are still some athletes looking to purchase a jersey for this year. We will have jerseys available at the meet on Friday. If the cost of a uniform or any other financial burden associated with racing deters the attendance at competitions or practices, please reach out to youth@bowermantc.com about at-need scholarships and other ways we can help anyone who wants to be part of the program be involved.
Youth Jackets
Youth Jackets are at the screen printers and will be available in the next week or two at practice. We will send out the link to purchase the jacket along with other youth items (such as last year’s rain jacket) on Saturday.
In/Out Spike Box
This year we are providing a spike box where you can bring or take gently used cross country spikes. If you have outgrown a pair of spikes or don’t wear a certain pair anymore please feel free to drop them off in the box. If you are in need of spikes, please feel free to look and see if a size fits you. Coach Cookie can speak to you more on this at the local races this year.
Nike Employee Store
Unfortunately Nike will not be able to host a spike night for us this season due to delivery and manufacturing issues with youth spikes. However, they have given us a flyer to still invite our BTC families the opportunity into the employee store to get shoes, shorts or any other seasonal gear you may need. More information coming Saturday.
New Uniforms at 3 Course Challenge
BTC Youth,
To the athletes racing at the 3 Course Challenge this weekend, if you did not get a 2019 uniform or you need to exchange your size, we will have the uniforms restocked at the race.
Parents a quick note on uniforms: Uniform sizing runs from women’s xs-men’s m (women’s sizing is youth sizing). Most youth athletes will be women’s XS-M based on the analysis taken over the summer. We know that kids grow and the desire is to generally order up a size. We prefer you to order a singlet that is as close as comfortable to a true fit.
Reminders for tomorrow:
Directions to Race (Camp Rilea): 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.
BTC Youth Sunday Runs
BTC Youth Families,
There have been some questions about Sunday organized runs. A few of our parent coaches have offered up the below information regarding Sunday runs:
Meet at the Leif Erikson trail head at the end of NW Thurman Street in Portland at 1pm on Sundays. This is a social event and intended for families to run together. A great opportunity to meet other BTC families. The younger athletes will start out with a 2.5 mile run and the older athletes will start at around 5 miles or whatever is comfortable. We will slowly add to the distance from week to week. Running will be fun, easy paced, and conversational. Rain or shine.
This is a parent/volunteer-led event. Parents who are not running should check-in with the leaders before the run starts (i.e. please don't simply drop off your child without knowing who they are running with).
For more information or questions regarding Sunday Runs please email mikelauruhn@gmail.com or pete.brefczynski@nike.com