Sunday, February 6, 2011

Tuesday's Section Meet Schedule

This year's Section 3 Nordic Ski meet will be held at Battle Creek Park in St. Paul. Take 94 east to Ruth St. Exit and take a right. Take a left on Upper Afton. Turn right on Winthrop, and look for the Rec. Center and ski area on your right.

8:00 AM - Race Day Entries Due

8:45 AM - Brief Coaches Meeting. Please be on time, I hope to be done with the meeting by 8:50.

9:30 AM - Girls 5K Classic

10:30 AM - Boys 5K Classic

2:00 PM - Girls 5K Skate Pursuit

3:00 PM - Boys 5K Skate Pursuit

4:00 PM - Results Posted, Clean-up Rec. Center Gym, we need to be out by 4:30

4:30 PM - Awards

Section Meet Spectator Guide

SPECTATOR GUIDE

You may:

Cheer, ring cowbells, post signs along the side of the course, but please be courteous to all competitors and please be good to the environment by packing out anything you bring in.

Ski in the morning using the classic tracks to any vantage point along the course, provided you arrive at your vantage point BEFORE the FIRST skier arrives and stay OFF the course until the LAST skier passes.

Ski in the afternoon using any technique to any vantage point along the course, provided you arrive at your vantage point BEFORE the FIRST skier arrives and stay OFF the course until the LAST skier passes. There will be time to return to the trail head between the girls and boys pursuit races.

Good vantage points are marked on the map. These include:
1) Park your car at Sandra Lee Ave. and Upper Afton Road. You can travel by car back and forth to the start line.
2) Park your car at the 3K loop on Battle Creek Road. Ski in to the 5K loop.
3) Skiers pass by at 3K mark and 3.6K mark. You will need to ski about 300 meters to see both.
4) Near top of sledding hill at 1K mark. You can walk back to start/finish on sledding hill. Can also cut through woods to 3.5K mark.
5) 1.6K and 3.3K mark.
6) See skier at four different points.
7) Park you car on Winthrop Street. You can travel back and forth to the start line.

YOU may NOT:

Walk on the race course at any time.

Ski on the race course at any time that racers are present.

Skate on the race course until the classic races have concluded.