General Information: The following link is a downloadable PDF meet flyer, which includes the meet schedule, race start times, age divisions, parking, team scoring, and more, for the 2019 USATF PacNW XC Regional Meet.
FRIDAY
Course Preview: I will plan to be at Lane Community College in Eugene, Oregon (click here for directions) by 4pm on Friday for a course preview for runners racing in the 2k and 3k races. For runners racing the 4k & 5k, we will meet at 4:30pm at LCC.
Maps:
Meet Location: Lane Community College in Eugene, Oregon. Click here for directions.
Lodging: Holiday Inn Express, 919 Kruse Way in Springfield, Oregon 97477. Guests an make reservations by calling Jessica Peck at 541-284-0714 or emailing her at jpeck@meretehotels.com. Let Jessica know of the Whisper Running Club group block. You may cancel your room(s) up to 72 hours prior to arrival. Should any individual cancel within 72 hours of arrival they will be charged one night at the group rate of $109.00 plus 11.3% tax per room cancelled. The cut-off date for accepting reservations at this rate is November 1. Check-in is 3:00pm, while check-out is 11:00am. A hot buffet breakfast is included complimentary with each guestroom every morning.
Dinner: Ciao Pizza (& Italian Food). Ciao Pizza & Italian is less than a half of a mile from the hotel, so we will plan to walk. We have reservations for 30 at 5:30pm for the 2k and 3k racers, and 7pm for the 4k & 5k racers. Parent chaperones are welcome to join for the 2k & 3k groups (please connect with Dave about this). Please see the website for menu and pricing. Dinner is planned for 7pm. Bring an umbrella just in case. Address: 3342 Gateway St. Springfield, OR. Click here for directions to the restaurant from LCC.
SATURDAY
Breakfast: .The hotel offers a free continental breakfast, which includes mediocre pancakes, “eggs”, breakfast meats, fruits, cereals, breads, juices, and more. It’s actually not terrible. To the best of your child’s ability, encourage them to eat a normal breakfast and have ample water. There will be running-related snacks at the Whisper canopy, but you might want to have a brunch or lunch planned, as races span through the early afternoon.
Parking: Parking closest to the course will be on the eastside by the baseball fields but you can’t go wrong parking in the westside parking lots. Look at your course maps for reference. All parking will be accessed off of 30th Avenue. For google directions go to athletic.net website. Or google
Race: Plan to meet in the LCC Grass Field (“Soccer Bowl”), which is east of the blue track. A large hill separates the track from the field, and we are just on the other side of that hill. Teams have been asked to place their canopies in that area. We will have both canopies and flags at this event.
Start Times: See flyer (above)
Whisper Runners: Plan to meet at the Whisper canopy at Lane CC within 90-minutes of the start of your race.