Pole Green Park 5K

The Pole Green Park 4K Run/Walk is open to the public and everyone interested in racing, running or walking.  Stick around and watch the college races after.

EVENT NAME:     2023 Richmond XC Festival / USATF-Virginia Championships (formerly Pole Green Park 5K Run/Walk)                                                         

LOCATION:          Pole Green Park                              Cross Country Course                              8996 Pole Green Park Lane                              MECHANICSVILLE, VA 23116

DATE:                  Saturday, September 2, 2023

START TIME:       7:00 AM-  Course opens; Packet Pickup/Race Day Registration Begins                              8:00AM-   Pole Green Park 4K Run/Walk (USATF VA Championship)                              9:15AM-   College Men’s 6K                              9:50AM-   College Women’s 4K

The 2023 Richmond XC Festival / USATF-Virginia Championships will be held concurrently with the Spider Alumni Open. The race distance will be 4K (Women and Men). The event will utilize the same 2K loop course used for the 2023 and 2024 USATF National Cross Country Championships.  This 2K loop format will provide an opportunity for coaches and athletes to preview the course to be used on January 20, 2024 to select team USA for the 2024 World Cross Country Championships.

EVENT DETAILS:   This event (Richmond XC Festival, formerly the Pole Green Park 5K) will serve as the USATF-Virginia Association Open, Masters, and Junior (U20) Championship and will be held concurrently with the Spider Alumni Open college races. Open runners and 2023 USATF-Virginia members will be split-out into separate results (Separate Open Results and USATF-Virginia Association results). 

4K COURSE MAP:          Link (See 2K Loop Course Map)

ELIGIBILITY:   Open to club teams and unattached runners of all ages.

REGISTRATION:   On-line Registration for this event will open on July 1, 2023 and close on Wednesday, August 30 at 11:59PM OR If you are not a 2023 USATF-VA member you can enter at packet pick-up on race day and pay the race day registration fee of $25 (Cash or check only). (Note: USATF-Virginia members must preregister to be eligible for USATF Virginia awards)

ABOUT THE COURSE:
Home of the 2023 and 2024 U.S. Cross Country Championships...2008 USATF Junior Olympic XC National Championships, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2020 and 2022 Atlantic 10 Championships, the RVA Relays and the MILESTAT.COM XC Invitational. The course is flat terrain with a grass and dirt trail. The course is set-up to be spectator friendly.

ENTRY FEE:    UNDER 18 years of age - $15.00/person
                         OVER 18 years of age - $20.00/person

                         Race Day- $25.00/person

AWARDS:

There will only be awards for the USATF-Virginia Championships which is open to 2023 USATF-Virginia Members...

Over-all and Age Group Results for USATF-Virginia Members only, as follows:

-Open Men’s USATF-Virginia Results (all runners with a current Men’s USATF-VA membership) -Open Women’s USATF-Virginia Results (all runners with a current Women’s USATF-VA membership)   -U20 Men’s USATF-Virginia Results (all under 20 year old runners on December 31, 2023 with a current USATF-VA membership--Age Calculated on December 31, 2023) -U20 Women’s USATF-Virginia Results (all under 20 year old runners on December 31, 2023 with a current USATF-VA membership--Age Calculated on December 31, 2023)   *Men’s and Women’s USATF-Virginia Age Group Results for MASTERS runners as follows: -USATF-VA 30-34 Age Group (Age Calculated on December 31, 2023) -USATF-VA 35-39 Age Group (Age Calculated on December 31, 2023) -USATF-VA 40-44 Age Group (Age Calculated on December 31, 2023) -USATF-VA 45-49 Age Group (Age Calculated on December 31, 2023) -USATF-VA 50-54 Age Group (Age Calculated on December 31, 2023) -USATF-VA 55-59 Age Group (Age Calculated on December 31, 2023) -USATF-VA 60-64 Age Group (Age Calculated on December 31, 2023) -USATF-VA 65-69 Age Group (Age Calculated on December 31, 2023) -USATF-VA 70-74 Age Group (Age Calculated on December 31, 2023) -USATF-VA 75-79 Age Group (Age Calculated on December 31, 2023) -USATF-VA 80-84 Age Group (Age Calculated on December 31, 2023) -USATF-VA 85-89 Age Group (Age Calculated on December 31, 2023) -USATF-VA 90+ Age Group (Age Calculated on December 31, 2023)

RESULTS:  Live event Timing and Results will be available during the races Saturday morning: 

LIVE RESULTS: https://blueridgetiminglive.com/2023/spideralumo/  

Contact:  Any questions contact:

Steve Taylor (Event Director)
Email: info@collegiaterunning.org
Cell number: 804-349-3367