2009 USA X-Country Championships Location

Joel Carrier wrote:

Greetings: I wanted to end the confusion of next year’s US Cross Country Championships which is scheduled be held at the following location:

Agricultural History Farm Park

18410 Muncaster Rd.

Derwood, MD 20855

For planning purposes we are located in Montgomery County, MD approximately 25 miles north of the District of Columbia. Reagan National and Dulles are within 30 minutes while BWI is within 45 minutes of the course give or take with our famous traffic tie-ups. Most likely the headquarters area will be located in Gaithersburg, MD. I will pass along updates as we progress forward towards the 2009 US Cross Championships. Sorry, for the earlier confusion the entire area is considered the Baltimore/Washington metroplex.

I also want to commend Thom Hunt’s Crew and the USATF for a job well done in San Diego.

Take Care,

Joel

Thanks Joel. Can you describe the course for us?

Joel,

Thank you for clarifying that. Best of luck in the next year. I'll definitely be in Maryland to see the meet!

What will the date of the meet be in 2009?

your name is going to cause a lot of confusion now that Scotty Bauhs is getting a lot of name recognition

Bauhs was a little bit of a disappointment in San Diego. He was, however, the youngest top finisher, and perhaps a great learning experience for the lad. Perhaps too long of a Cross Country season. He is a key player in the future of American distance running.

I guess it's here:

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Agricultural+History+Farm+Park&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=28.252954,82.265625&ie=UTF8&ll=39.158027,-77.129635&spn=0.431266,1.2854&t=h&z=10

What will the date of the meet be in 2009?

Does anyone know the date of the 2009 event?

Leirbag wrote:

Bauhs was a little bit of a disappointment in San Diego. He was, however, the youngest top finisher, and perhaps a great learning experience for the lad. Perhaps too long of a Cross Country season. He is a key player in the future of American distance running.

disappointment? Man, I wasn't there, but I thought he ran pretty well. Any particular reason you were disappointed?

Joel if you wouldnt mind telling is there going to be a club track championship or is it being skipped because of the trials?

I'd like to know about the course too. I ran a few XC races at other parks in that area and all have been VERY hilly. Could make things interesting

Pretty flat, gentle rolling hills.

They run an XC race there, the Little Bennett's Revenge XC, in the fall.

It's an old, historical farm site that's now a park.

Do you have to use Glenn Latimer's timing company for the finish line.!!!

What will the date be?

Can anyone give out more information, like when the date will be......

It would be nice if Joel came back here and answered questions, or at least left his email.

I do not think that USATF has made the final decision for this meet, I think this announcement has been made a bit premature and that is why there is no followup.....

All: Just a short follow-up! As of now, February 7, 2009 is the unoffical date for now. We should have a confirmation soon depending on the date for IAAF Worlds and other USATF events.

The course is 95% grass/sod and 5% dirt path with rolling hills. We will post more information once everything is official.

As for the weather in February..my recommendation is to hope for the best and be prepared for the worst in terms of east coast winter weather.

Take Care,

Joel

are there any updates as of March 17, 2008 on this meet? I have not seen any "official" announcement...