Saturday, September 19, 2009

2009 HARRA Cross Country Relay


Saturday, September 26, 2009 5:00 PM

Website: http://www.tornadosrunningclub.com/

Location
Buffalo Bayou Park
Shepherd Dr & Memorial Dr
Houston, TX

About This Event
The HARRA X-C Relay is the first event of the HARRA Fall racing series. The event is a 4 person cross country relay with each person running a 2 mile loop. Unique awards (Sombreros) are given to the overall winners in each division. Race is open to all runners/relay teams. You do not have to compete for HARRA club points to participate in this event.

The race start is at the corner of Memorial Drive and Shepherd. The race course is a 2 mile loop that runs along the north side of Buffalo Bayou starting at Shepherd. The race course has some challenging slopes.

Registration Information
Early registration will be held on the Friday, September 25th, at Luke's Locker on West Gray (4:00PM - 7:00PM). You may also pickup your team race numbers during this time. The early registration location will be the last day where you can register with early registration fees and with the $1 HARRA discount.

Race day registration will be available from 3:30 to 4:30 PM. All race day registrations will be $60 - so please register early. If you plan on picking up your race number on race day please show up early. Please have your registration form filled out when you show up to register on race day. Forms are available on the Tornados Club website at http://www.tornadosrunningclub.com/.

Awards
Awards will be given to the top 3 teams in each category, excepting High School. This new category will only have Overall awards for Male, Female and Mixed.

HARRA Club Competition
For those teams who are competing for HARRA club points, each runner on a relay team must be a HARRA member to be eligible for HARRA team scoring. All HARRA team scoring rules apply. HARRA team scoring competition rules can be found on the HARRA website at http://www.harra.org/.

Post Race
Stay around after the race for awards ceremony, lots of door prizes, snacks and some ice cold beverages.

Race Restrictions
NO PETS ALLOWED: The city of Houston ordinances does not allow pets while this event is taking place. NO STROLLERS or HEADPHONES allowed on the race course. In the unfortunate event that this race is cancelled due to weather or other unusual circumstances beyond the control of the race director, NO REFUNDS will be offered.

Parking
Parking will be available at St Thomas High School parking lot.