2013 Bay Area Cross Challenge
Sunday, January 13th
Golden Gate Park Polo Fields, San Francisco, CA
Sunday, January 13th
Golden Gate Park Polo Fields, San Francisco, CA
The Bay Area Track Club is proud to bring the third-annual Bay Area Cross Challenge (BAXC) to the San Francisco Bay Area community. This event is a unique opportunity for runners of all ability levels to compete alongside professional distance runners on a cross country course in the heart of San Francisco. Enjoy post-race food, prizes, and music as you meet and mingle with Olympians and world-class athletes.
Event Information
• The Men's 8k and the Women's 6k are open to all ability levels, not just elites. They will be very competitive races, so keep this in mind when signing up.
• The All-comer's 5k is open to all genders, ages, and ability levels, including walkers.
• All races will be chip-timed.
Registration Info
• Please register at Race Roster
• Interested in volunteering? Find more information here.
• No registration necessary for the Kids' Races!
What You Get with Your Registration!
• Race entry
• Authentic Third-annual BAXC t-shirt! Soon to be a collectable item and worth tons of money in 50 years! (We hope!)
• Bib number automatically enters you into a raffle where prizes range from GU Product to Gift Certificates to Who KNOWS?!
• Meet and mingle with our Olympians and World Class Athletes, as well as in a short Q&A session after the meet!
• You get to feel good as you Support the Bay Area Track Club's Athletes in their pursuit of Olympic Glory, and to have us continue our Community OutReach and Kids' Programs.
Packet Pickup Information
Sports Basement, Crissy Field, 1pm - 5pm, Saturday, January 12th
Meet-and-greet with Elite competitors from 4pm - 5pm!
Current Elites Committed (They may be on YOUR team!)
Magdalena Boulet - 2008 Olympic Marathon, multiple National Champion
Sara Crouch - 10th USATF Champs (32:57)
Alissa McKaig - Represented Team USA in 2011 World XC
Clara Peterson - CIM Marathon runner-up, RocknRoll San Jose 1/2 marathon Champ
Chelsea Reilly - US Road 10k Champion, Chiba Ekiden US National Team Member
Shannon Rowbury - 08 & 12 1500m Olympian, World Bronze Medallist
Cameron Bean - 8:37 Steeplechase
Yosef Ghebray - 13:31 5k
Jonathan Peterson - 5th at USATF Club XC, 13:41 5k
Scott Smith - 28:33 10k, Multiple top-10 USATF finishes
David Torrence - 3:52mi, 13:16 5k
Brice Winkler - Pro Triathlete, member of 2010 US National Team in Duathlon
...and many more are piling in!
Highlights from the inaugural Bay Area Cross Challenge in 2011
2011 Recap
Results:
Under-20 combined (junior men 6k, junior women 4k)
Open Women 6k
Open Men 8k