colleen de reuck cross country classic
saturday, november 11
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The Colleen De Reuck Cross Country Classic is a XC meet honoring one of the world's greatest ever distance athletes and Boulder local, Colleen De Reuck.
Every year we will celebrate Colleen’s career, her devotion to the sport of running, and promotion of health and fitness, while also acknowledging a different Boulder Olympian every year.
For 2023, we are excited to announce that 2008 Olympic Marathon Gold Medallist, Constantina Dita from Romania, will be the local athlete we will be honoring.
Constantina, is 3-time Olympic Marathoner (2004, 2008 and 2012), and is one of the most decorated athletes in the world, from having had her first success at the 1999 European XC Championships, through to winning races at major City Marathons, World Championships and Olympic Games.
World Marathon Majors:
2004 - 1st Chicago Marathon
2003 - 2nd Chicago Marathon
2005 - 2nd London Marathon
2005 - 2nd Chicago Marathon
2004 - 3rd London Marathon
2007 - 3rd London Marathon
European Championships: 1998 - Marathon/ 1999 - XC - 2nd/ 2002 & 2006 - 10,000m
World XC Championships: 1998/ 1999/ 2000/ 2001
World 1/2M Championships: 1998/ 1999/ 2001/ 2002/ 2003/ 2004 - 3rd/ 2005 - 1st
World 20K Road Championship: 2006 - 2nd
World Marathon Championships: 1999/ 2001/ 2003/ 2005 - 3rd
Olympic Games Marathon: 2004/ 2008 - 1st/ 2012
PERSONAL RECORDS
5000M - 15:28.91
10,000M - 31:49.47
HALF MARATHON - 1:08.07
MARATHON - 2:21.30
The Colleen De Reuck Cross Country Classic on Saturday November 11th, will host a series of XC races for runners of all ages and abilities at Harlow Platts Community Park - 1400 Knox Dr. South Boulder, 80305.
ABOUT COLLEEN DE REUCK
Colleen was a four time Olympian, representing South Africa at the 1992 (Marathon), 1996 (10,000m) and 2000 (Marathon) Olympic Games, and then represented the USA at the 2004 (Marathon) Olympics. Colleen was also an outstanding Cross Country runner, which included winning the USA XC Championships in 2004 and 2005, winning an individual Bronze medal at the 2002 World Cross Country Championships in Dublin, Ireland, which also helped Team USA win the Silver medal. The following year, in 2003, Colleen helped Team USA win a Bronze medal at the World Cross Country Championships in Lausanne, Switzerland. In 1995, Colleen won the Honolulu Marathon, in 1996 the Berlin Marathon, and is a former world record holder over 10M and 20K.
COLLEEN’S PERSONAL RECORDS
5000M - 15:24.77
10,000M - 31:16.00
HALF MARATHON - 1:08.38
MARATHON - 2:26.35
OLYMPIANS HONORED
2018 - Colleen De Reuck
2019 - Lorraine Moller
2020 - No event due to COVID-19
2021 - Steve Jones
2022 - Adam Goucher
2023 - Constantina Dita
registration
Register - HERE
Registrations close Friday, November 10th at 12:00PM (NOON!) There are NO Race Day Registrations, and there are NO Race Refunds.
We are offering a limited edition Colleen De Reuck XC Classic T-Shirt for $10.00. T-Shirts are unisex sizing, so this means they are men's sizing. You must register before Monday, October 23rd to guarantee one.
Race Day Information - HERE
If you are an Open or Masters athlete wishing to compete in the USATF COLORADO CHAMPIONSHIP, please make sure you have read all the USATF Colorado Championship Rules for this event! Click on the RACES tab.
If you are an Open or Masters athlete wishing to compete in the USATF COLORADO TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP, please make sure you select your correct team when registering.
COST - (This will help cover venue hire, electronic timing, portable toilets, insurance and race medal)
Mountain Lions Participants - FREE
19 years & under - $15.00
20 years & older - $20.00
races
Colleen De Reuck XC Classic
Harlow Platts Community Park - 1400 Knox Dr. South Boulder, 80305.
SCHEDULE
9:00AM 10 years & under - 1K
9:15AM 15 years & under - 3K
9:45AM 40 years & over - 5K
10:20AM Open - 5K
Race Day Information - HERE
Start List as of Friday 11/10 at 4:00PM - HERE
USATF CO Start List as of Friday 11/10 at 4:00PM - HERE
1K - Course
3K - Course
5K - Course
PRIZE MONEY
OPEN RACE MALE & FEMALE
1st Place $100.00
2nd Place $75.00
3rd Place $50.00
MASTERS RACE MALE & FEMALE
1st Place $50.00
2nd Place $35.00
3rd Place $25.00
MASTERS RACE MALE & FEMALE AGE GRADED
1st Place $50.00
USATF COLORADO CHAMPIONSHIP RACE
The Colleen De Reuck XC Classic, will also host the USATF COLORADO CHAMPIONSHIP, which is Race 5 of the USATF Colorado Long Distance Running Grand Prix Series.
To be eligible for awards, athletes must be a USATF Colorado Member. If you are NOT a member, OR you need to RENEW your USATF Membership, go - HERE.
Make sure you supply your USATF Colorado membership number, and Club that you are affiliated with when registering for the Colleen De Reuck XC Classic. Failure to do so, will mean you are ineligible for any USATF Colorado awards.
USATF Colorado Registration Deadline: Thursday, November 9th at 11:59 pm. USATF Colorado Championship Event Information - HERE.
Age Group Awards: Medals for top 3 Male and Female finishers in the following categories - Open/ 40 - 44/ 45 - 49/ 50 - 54/ 55 - 59/ 60 - 64/ 65 - 69/ 70 - 74/ 75 - 79/ 80+
For more information on the USATF Colorado Long Distance Running Grand Prix Series, go - HERE.
USATF Colorado Team Championship Rules and Regulations - USATF Competition Rules:
Eligibility: Association Championships are open to all athlete members of the USATF. You need to be a Colorado Association member for this championship race.
Scoring by place: The Team Championships for Open and Masters races shall be scored by place. Scoring by place:
(a) The team score shall be the total of the finishing positions of the scoring members. The team with the lowest total points is the team winner.
(b) Runners of incomplete teams, team entries not declared eligible for team scoring, and unattached or individual competitors will be eliminated from team scoring. Non-scoring declared members of complete teams shall retain their finishing positions and thereby displace other runners.
(c) When separate competitions are conducted simultaneously, each shall be scored independently. Runners on teams not eligible for a given competition will be eliminated from team scoring in that competition.
(d) In the event of a tie between two or more individual runners, each shall score the number of points determined by dividing the total of the finish places by the number of runners who have tied.
Open Team Entries and Scoring: The number of entries for a team shall be unlimited but a maximum of eight entries shall be declared and the first five declared members of each team shall count in that team's score. If a club enters more than one team, each team should be clearly identified.
Apparel: The jersey or singlet worn by the members of a team shall be basically identical for each member in color and style, and must be clearly visible throughout the race, i.e., worn as the outer garment if other apparel items are worn underneath by one or more team members. Because of the nature of cross country running, the preferences of individual athletes in certain weather situations, will allow other apparel items to vary widely without penalty.
Masters Team Scoring: Team scoring shall be as follows:
(a) M40+ and M50+ five (5) individuals shall score with a maximum of nine (9) individuals declared per team;
(b) M60+ and above, and all women’s teams W40+, W50+, W60+ and above three (3) individuals shall score with a maximum of five (5) individuals declared per team.
Team Age Group Awards: Top 3 male and female teams in the following categories - Open/ 40+ / 50+ / 60+ / 70+ / 80+
* The age of the competitor on the day of the start of the race determines the age division. A runner may compete in a younger division as a team member. If he/she runs on a younger team, the runner may still compete as an individual in his/her true age division if both divisions are run simultaneously.
USATF Colorado Open Team Prize
* Open Men and Women
1st Place Travel Grant towards 2023 USATF National Club XC Championships - December
(* The travel grant requires an application through the USATF National office.)
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