It's just a little over two weeks until the $5,000 GVH Cross Country Invitational at Genesee Valley Park in Rochester.
The November 19 race will serve as the last big race in the East prior to the USATF Club Nationals in San Francisco. The $5,000 team prize money purse is the largest of any open XC race in the East and the venue is the same as the one that hosted the hugely successful 2005 US Club Cross Country Championships.
The Indiana Invaders, Greater Boston TC, Manhattan TC, the VM Project (Women's team consisting of Univ at Buffalo grads) are some of the initial entrants. The race is the final of the 17th annual Upstate NY XC Series so there is already 200+ athletes from Upstate NY entered.
Schedule:
10:00am: Masters Men 8k
10:45am: Women's 6k
11:30am: Open Men's 8k
The Prize Money Structure this year is as follow:
Open Men's 8k & Open Women's 6k:
1st Place Team: $800
2nd Place Team: $600
3rd Place Team: $400
4th Place Team: $200
5th Place Team: $100
NEW THIS YEAR:
1st Place Masters Men's Team 40+: $400
1st Place Masters Women's Team 40+: $400
(Note: Prize money awarded to registered USATF teams only)
Other Awards:
T-shirts to the Top 10 in the Open Men's 8k
T-shirts to the Top 10 in the Women's 6k
This race will serve as the 2006 Niagara Association Championships.
Medals will be awarded to the Top 8 Niagara Association finishers in both the Open Men's 8k and Women's 6k.
There will also be medals to the scoring members of the Top 3 Niagara Association Teams in both the Open Men's 8k and Women's 6k.
The top finishing Niagara Association Male & Female will receive $100.00
Feel free to drop me a line if interested in more info.