SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2007
REGISTRATION
$25 pre-registered, $30 day-of-race registration
Please pre-register online at www.nysef.org
Registration closes Thursday, October 11 at midnight
Day-of-race registration from 8:30 – 9:00 AM at the Whiteface Toll Booth
Bib pick-up from 8:30 – 9:30 AM at the Whiteface Toll Booth
START TIMES
10:00 AM Men’s Mass Start (all age classes)
10:10 AM Women’s Mass Start (all age classes)
RACE DIVISIONS
Men’s and Women’s Age Classes for the following divisions:
Open/Elite, OJ/U-23, Junior (J2/J1), Master (30+)
Team Division consisting of 3 competitors of the same gender. Times will be added together for overall team time.
COURSE DETAILS
Freestyle Technique
5-mile hill climb with an average 8% grade up the Whiteface Toll Road
Course: start at the Whiteface Toll Booth in Wilmington and finish at the Castle on the summit of Whiteface Mountain (elevation 4,867 ft).
Disclaimer: Inclement weather may limit the race distance.
Course is closed until start. Pre-race warm-up rollerskiing may only take place in a designated area. All post-race cooling down must be done on foot.
VEHICLE TRAFFIC AND POST-RACE INFO
Please carpool to the race start, parking will be limited. The Whiteface Toll Road will be closed to the general public during the race. Coaches and spectators will be able to drive up the Toll Road from 9:30 – 9:50 AM. All traffic must be parked off the road from 9:50 AM until 11:50 AM. There will be no moving traffic allowed during the race. All competitors will be shuttled back to the race start. No athletes will be allowed to ski back down after the race. Competitors will receive a bag at bib pick-up for post-race clothing and goods that will be driven to the finish line.
AWARDS
Refreshments and awards at the NYSEF Training Center at Whiteface Mountain, 45 minutes after race completion.
Prizes awarded to Top 3 Overall and Top 3 in each age class.
Top 3 teams recognized.
RACE CONTACT
Margaret Maher, NYSEF XC Coach
email: margm@nysef.org
website: www.nysef.org
