~ Please see the "Updates & Breaking News" page for details about 2 virtual racing opportunities this year. The races below represent last season's races ... but I'm leaving them up in hopes that next year's schedule will look similar.
· Wed. Sept. 23rd: ~ OCSAA Race #1 ~ Mission Creek Park: This will start at 4:30 along the Greenway at Mission Creek Park, and will be run predominantly over the gently rolling hills of Southerland Hills Park. 7/8 Boys and all Girls will run 4 km, Jr Boys will run 5 km. & Sr. Boys will run 6 km.
· Wed. Sept. 30th: ~ OCSAA Race #2 ~ Knox Mountain Race: The start area for this course is at the Knox Mountain Picnic Area; look for the turn-off on the left hand side about 3/4 of the way up Knox Mountain. The gates are always locked, so please park at the top of Knox Mountain in the designated parking area and walk down to the race site either along the road or via the short steep trail that descends from the parking lot. Please DON’T park along the road on the left hand side in particular as the racers will be running along there as part of the race. The course is over gently rolling forest trails with a couple of short steep hills and one short road crossing over pavement (ie spikes are NOT recommended). This is a particularly good one for spectators as runners do several loops past the start/finish area. Girls and 7/8 Boys will run 3.5 km, Jr. Boys will run 5 km., and Sr Boys will run 6 km. Race Start Time: 4:30.
· Wed. Oct 7th: OCSAA Race #3 ~ Helen Gorman: This relatively short hilly course starts on the athletic fields of Helen Gorman Elementary School on the west side, goes a short distance along a paved city street (ie. Spikes NOT recommended) , leaves the road at the end of the Blue Jay Drive cul de sac, and runs down into the Powers Creek trail network. Part of the trail actually runs inside an abandoned culvert ... fun!! The girls and Grade 7/8 / boys race will be 4 km ( one single loop down below) and the Jr. and Sr. boys race is 6 km (two loops of the lower trails). Be forewarned that the hills will dictate a slower time than the same distance over flats. Race Start Time: 4:30.
· Wednesday Oct. 14th ~ OCSAA Race #4 ~ Mandy & Me: This is probably one of the most challenging high-school courses in the province, but is also amongst the funnest (not a proper word, I know …). To get to the start area cross the bridge and turn right onto Westside Road, then left onto Bear Creek Road. This wanders up the hill and eventually comes to a fork, the main road going off to the left and Bear Creek road itself going right … Carry on right along Bear Creek road for about 4 km and you’ll come to a three way junction by the Mandy & Me trail riding centre. This is the start are for this race. Parking is limited so the more car pooling you can do the better. The course itself follows a network of horse trails with a nice mixture of single track and wider terrain and comprises just one single loop. There is one particularly challenging uphill to look forward to on this one as well. The girls race will be 4 km and the guys race is about 6.5 km. Race Start Time: 4:30.
· Wed. Oct. 21st ~ Zone Championships @ Crawford Estates: This race starts in the parking lot for Myra Bellevue Provincial Park at the end of Stewart Rd. East. This forested route will feature a number of small hills on rolling trails and fire access roads. Distances will be approximately 4 km for girls and 7/8 boys, and 6 km for junior/senior boys. Race Start Time: 4:30 This race marks the season’s end for grade 7/8 athletes, though it is possible for EXCEPTIONAL grade 8s (not grade 7s) to compete as Seniors at the Valley Championships.
· Tuesday Oct. 27th ~ Junior & Senior Valley Championships: In North Zone (Salmon Arm ~?~) ... Further details should follow shortly.
· Sat. Nov 7th ~ Provincial Championships: Jericho Park Vancouver. For details stay tuned to:
http://www.bcxc.ca/
· Wed. Sept. 23rd: ~ OCSAA Race #1 ~ Mission Creek Park: This will start at 4:30 along the Greenway at Mission Creek Park, and will be run predominantly over the gently rolling hills of Southerland Hills Park. 7/8 Boys and all Girls will run 4 km, Jr Boys will run 5 km. & Sr. Boys will run 6 km.
· Wed. Sept. 30th: ~ OCSAA Race #2 ~ Knox Mountain Race: The start area for this course is at the Knox Mountain Picnic Area; look for the turn-off on the left hand side about 3/4 of the way up Knox Mountain. The gates are always locked, so please park at the top of Knox Mountain in the designated parking area and walk down to the race site either along the road or via the short steep trail that descends from the parking lot. Please DON’T park along the road on the left hand side in particular as the racers will be running along there as part of the race. The course is over gently rolling forest trails with a couple of short steep hills and one short road crossing over pavement (ie spikes are NOT recommended). This is a particularly good one for spectators as runners do several loops past the start/finish area. Girls and 7/8 Boys will run 3.5 km, Jr. Boys will run 5 km., and Sr Boys will run 6 km. Race Start Time: 4:30.
· Wed. Oct 7th: OCSAA Race #3 ~ Helen Gorman: This relatively short hilly course starts on the athletic fields of Helen Gorman Elementary School on the west side, goes a short distance along a paved city street (ie. Spikes NOT recommended) , leaves the road at the end of the Blue Jay Drive cul de sac, and runs down into the Powers Creek trail network. Part of the trail actually runs inside an abandoned culvert ... fun!! The girls and Grade 7/8 / boys race will be 4 km ( one single loop down below) and the Jr. and Sr. boys race is 6 km (two loops of the lower trails). Be forewarned that the hills will dictate a slower time than the same distance over flats. Race Start Time: 4:30.
· Wednesday Oct. 14th ~ OCSAA Race #4 ~ Mandy & Me: This is probably one of the most challenging high-school courses in the province, but is also amongst the funnest (not a proper word, I know …). To get to the start area cross the bridge and turn right onto Westside Road, then left onto Bear Creek Road. This wanders up the hill and eventually comes to a fork, the main road going off to the left and Bear Creek road itself going right … Carry on right along Bear Creek road for about 4 km and you’ll come to a three way junction by the Mandy & Me trail riding centre. This is the start are for this race. Parking is limited so the more car pooling you can do the better. The course itself follows a network of horse trails with a nice mixture of single track and wider terrain and comprises just one single loop. There is one particularly challenging uphill to look forward to on this one as well. The girls race will be 4 km and the guys race is about 6.5 km. Race Start Time: 4:30.
· Wed. Oct. 21st ~ Zone Championships @ Crawford Estates: This race starts in the parking lot for Myra Bellevue Provincial Park at the end of Stewart Rd. East. This forested route will feature a number of small hills on rolling trails and fire access roads. Distances will be approximately 4 km for girls and 7/8 boys, and 6 km for junior/senior boys. Race Start Time: 4:30 This race marks the season’s end for grade 7/8 athletes, though it is possible for EXCEPTIONAL grade 8s (not grade 7s) to compete as Seniors at the Valley Championships.
· Tuesday Oct. 27th ~ Junior & Senior Valley Championships: In North Zone (Salmon Arm ~?~) ... Further details should follow shortly.
· Sat. Nov 7th ~ Provincial Championships: Jericho Park Vancouver. For details stay tuned to:
http://www.bcxc.ca/