Salem Lake 30K and 10K September 20th 2008

SATURDAY, September 20th, 2008

LOCATION

Beginning and ending at Salem Lake, off Reynolds Park Road in Winston-Salem, NC.

START TIME

30K – 8:00 am, 10K – 8:30 am, Rain or shine. 30K finish closes at 12:00 pm, 10K finish closes at 10:00 am.

FEES

30K or 10K – $20 until September 1st, $25 after, $30 race day. A portion of the proceeds will go to support the trails and facilities at Salem Lake. Registration limited to 1000 entrants, so race day may be restricted or not available.

Make checks payable to Twin City Track Club. Mail to: Twin City Track Club, P.O. Box 692, Winston-Salem, NC 27102. Mail in entries must be received by the Wednesday before the race. No refunds.printable application is available, or you can . Online registration closes the Thursday afternoon before the race. Please be sure to specify 10K or 30K on your application. A list of processed 10K and 30K applications is available. A

Races are limited to 1000 combined registrants for 10K and 30K. We will close registration when that limit is reached, so race day registration may not be available.

T-SHIRTS

30K and 10K runners, guaranteed to first 1000. This shirt is made from the great Hanes Beefy-T fabric. It’s a great looking style. This is a unisex shirt so it will fit on the “large” size. Specific sizes guaranteed only to pre-registered runners.

REGISTRATION AND PACKET PICK-UP

Friday, September 19th at 4 Runners Only, 111H Reynolda Village from 5:30pm to 7:30pm. Race day from 6:45 to 7:45 am. at the Salem Lake shelter. If you change events, you must notify the race staff or you will not be scored on race day.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

The 30K course is a flat and scenic course beginning and ending at Salem Lake, 5 plus miles on asphalt Greenway, 13.5 miles on hard packed dirt around Salem Lake. There are four water stops that you pass twice roughly every 1.75-2 miles.

The 10K course is point to point on a hard packed dirt trail around Salem Lake. Nearly all 6.21 miles are on hard packed trails. There are two water stops.

AWARDS CEREMONY

10K awards will be announced at 10:15 a.m. 30K awards will be announced at 12:15 p.m. No awards will be given out before final finishers complete the event. Awards will not be mailed, but can be picked up at 4 Runners Only starting the Monday after the race. Awards and results posted race day and on-line.

POTTERY AWARDS

Awards ceremonies will be held following each race. No duplicate awards. Specially designed awards will be given to the top three Male and Female overall finishers overall, the first Male and Female masters finishers, and top three in the following age categories: 19 & under, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60 & over.

HOW TO REACH SALEM LAKE

From Business I-40 at Winston-Salem., exit onto Highway 52 south. Take the first exit (Stadium Drive), turn left (uphill) to traffic light at Martin Luther King Blvd. Turn right onto Martin Luther King Blvd., then left onto Reynolda Park Road. Salem Lake Road is approximately 1 1/2 miles on left. Business I-40 splits off I-40 just west of Winston-Salem at the west and just west of the Piedmont Triad Airport to the east.

PARKING

Parking is available at the race start and in a church parking lot off Salem Lake Road, roughly a half mile away. Help us be a good neighbor and do not park on Salem Lake Rd outside of the gate. We have a parking staff, please follow their instructions on race day. Car pooling is encouraged.

HOW TO REACH 4 RUNNERS ONLY

From The Hawthorne Inn at 420 High Street, Go east on High Street, Turn left on Cherry Street, Turn left on Coliseum Drive, Turn right on Reynolda Road, Next light turn right into Reynolda Village.

From Business 40 (east or west), Take the Silas Creek Parkway exit heading north to Wake Forest University, Follow Silas Creek Parkway to the entrance of WFU at Reynolda Road, Turn right on Reynolda Road, next stoplight turn left into Reynolda Village. Next stoplight turn left into Reynolda Village.

TWIN CITY TRACK CLUB, INC.

Race is directed by the Twin City Track Club, Inc. TCTC’s more than 600 members range from casual joggers and fitness and race walkers to competitive racers.

FOR SAFETY REASONS

No wheelchairs, headphones, baby joggers or strollers, roller blades/skates, or dogs are allowed in either event.

INFORMATION

Call Steve Bennett – (336) 722-2489. You can also print a race applicationonline. Race applications are also available at 4 Runners Only and Omega Sports stores, or you can use the generic race application in Running Journal. Please be sure to specify 10K or 30K.