flrunners.com Invitational 10

October 02, 2009 - October 03, 2009 @ Chain of Lakes Park in Titusville, FL

Hosted by Titusville HS Timing/Results: Steeple Timing

Articles

Ralph's Musings: FL - Runners Invitational “X”

When did it suddenly become an X? I finally got used to its being called a (lower case, no space) flrunners.com Invitational. Although, I will be the first to admit...

FLR 10: Open Letter to Florida, Our Meet Staff, and Attendees

Ten years of hosting this meet now completed! It is amazing looking back and thinking how far the site and the meet have come. The first year I started the meet, I was...

10/3 WKND: Sargent 2nd in 17:47, Emmaus/CV boys win @ Short|Endress-Simpson@Steel City/NA in Pgh

North Penn SO Meghan McGovern led her team to a 35-39 win over West Springfield, VA - Photo by Dave Watt

FLR 10: Several Thousand Photos Uploaded

Rick Andrews was our "official" photographer out there at the flrunners.com Invitational 10 and he now has several thousand photos from both days of races...

FLR 10 : Coverage by YOU!

You all do some great coverage yourself of this meet. So here are some videos and photos you took at the meet!

Newspaper Coverage of FLRUNNERS 10

Here are links to various newspaper articles around the state and country.

FLR 10: K Fluehr 17:00, Mizereck and Del Valle Go Sub 15

It was an amazing two days of races that concluded today in stellar fashion. Read article for a quick summary.

10/3 VA Weekend Coverage: McCullen 15:18 at Wendy's, 3 VA teams in Great American top 5

Great American: A significant day for Virginia girls teams in putting the state on the national map for the 2009 cross country season as three of the top five teams in...

Harrier Eastern US Highlights 10/3

10/3 VA Weekend Preview: Economy not slowing teams down from traveling!

October 3rd is apparently the weekend to travel for many Virginia schools as you will see teams in action this weekend in several meets spread throughout the East Coast...

FLR 10: Race of Champions Preview

The flrunners.com Invitational 10 Presented by Nike has 17 races starting Friday afternoon and concluding Saturday at about 11:15. The most well-known and anticipated...

Harrier Headlines Wk#6: Loyola, York Win | Joe Rosa 15:04! | Saugus 17:36 3M Avg | 31 meets + PIX!

Joe Rosa ran a new CR time of 15:04, 12 seconds over Forys. Jim Rosa's 15:16 is 3rd AT @ Holmdel.

FLR 10: Print Your Meet Program

I am only including one meet program per team packet, so it is a good idea to go ahead and print yours now. I may add some more pages before this weekend, but I wanted...

FLR 10: Updated Entry List as of September 25

We have some changes, new additions, and some very notable individual entries. You can see how incredible the races are going to be! Saturday is still booked solid...

FLR 10: Lauren Fleshman joins us to speak, hang out, and rock out!

My personal mantra for the flrunners.com Invitational since day one, ten years ago, has been "more than just another race". I have always sought to make the...

FLR 10: Saturday HS Races Full, Seed Sheet Announced

The deadline is fast approaching for flrunners.com Invitational 10 Presented by Nike. The last day to enter is Sunday at 11:59PM Eastern (link to enter). You must have...

flrunners.com Invitational 10 - First Round of ROC Seeds Announced

Every year the flrunners.com Invitational hosts the largest cross country meet in the Southeast. Besides the huge numbers and fun atmosphere the meet is known for the...

IPICO Sports announced as new partner for flrunners.com Invitational 10

We have worked out a partnership with IPICO Sports, the makers of a new advanced-technology RFID timing system. The tags (chips) you will wear are yours to...

Additional Information

MEET REGISTRATION

Team Entry Fee: $50/gender, $100/school.
Individual Entry Fee: $15 for unattached individual.

JV is free with varsity. JV, College, Middle School races are unlimited runners. Please register all names or they will not run.

Register Online at flrunners.com

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Friday, October 2, 2009
1:00PM Gates Open, Course Preview Begins
2:00PM Team Packets Available for Pickup
3:00PM Coaches Meeting at Start Line
3:30PM JV Girls Blue 5K
3:55PM JV Boys Blue 5K
4:20PM Girls Small School 5K
4:45PM Girls Large School 5K
5:10PM Boys Small School 5K
5:35PM Boys Large School 5K
6:00PM College/Open Women 5K
6:25PM College/Open Men 5K
6:30PM Awards Ceremony
7:00PM Nike Celebrity Guest Speaker
8:30PM Friday Night Concludes

Saturday, October 3, 2009
6:00AM Gates Open, Course Preview Begins
6:30AM Team Packets Available for Pickup
7:00AM Coaches Meeting at Start Line
7:20AM Middle School Boys/Girls 2 Mile
7:40AM Opening Ceremony for Elite Races
7:50AM Girls Race of Champions 5K
8:15AM Girls Invitational 5K
8:40AM Boys Race of Champions 5K
9:05AM Boys Invitational 5K
9:30AM Girls Varsity Open 5K
9:55AM Boys Varsity Open 5K
10:20AM JV Girls White 5K
10:45AM JV Boys White 5K
11:15AM Awards Ceremony

OTHER IMPORTANT INFO

Parking: $5 per vehicle (except officially marked school buses/vans)

T-Shirts: $15, available in various colors.

Coach hospitality tent available with refreshments and food.

Concessions will be for sale with snacks, drinks, and meals.

We will have RFID Tag (Chip) Timing by IPICO this year with live team scoring and splits at every mile!

AWARDS

We are known for our high quality awards! Custom printed medals. Huge, shiny, professional looking medal cup trophies with a marbleized base!

Race of Champions: 1st through 30th medals for individuals. 1st through 3rd teams trophies. Individual champion gets a statue trophy.

Other Varsity Races: 1st through 15th medals. 1st and 2nd trophies.

JV Races: 1st through 10th medals. Championship team trophy.

Discussion

Nease1600miler wrote
at October 10, 2009 17:26 EDT

This course is definitely short Im sorry. Everyone pr'd!

spikeprice wrote
at September 09, 2009 08:19 EDT

Will there be a clock or marker at the 2 mile mark?

Thanks.

ShellyRu wrote
at September 09, 2009 14:12 EDT

Jason, Can you please contact me asap. I have registered but it has just been brought to my attention we are not on the list. Tampa Prep head coach Shelly Ruberg 813 500 9373 Thank you

plyoman wrote
at September 09, 2009 11:16 EDT

I could not enter Katelyn Greenleaf as an individual.(could not claim her). So I had to enter her through the team function. Northside Christian Team will not be running. Thank You

AndyIglesias wrote
at September 09, 2009 08:07 EDT

Where and when is packet pick up for unattached participants in the middle school 2M race.

Camman wrote
at September 09, 2009 07:36 EDT

Is it too late to switch our boys team from the Invitational to the Varsity Open. Also the photographer at the Thurston Invitational in Palm Harbor,nice guy and a really hard worker, thanks for the coverage

LadyMustangs wrote
at September 09, 2009 19:50 EDT

When will we find out which race Lakewood Ranch High School is in on Sat.?

jason wrote
at September 09, 2009 22:51 EDT

If you login and view your entry it has payment info and you can even print off an invoice with this info.

Check payable to FLRUNNERS.COM LLC
Mailed to: 1035 Pine St., Apopka, FL 32703

thanks!

baquino wrote
at September 09, 2009 11:43 EDT

Jason, Where do we mail the check? Barbara

baquino wrote
at September 09, 2009 11:33 EDT

Jason, Check is made out to FL Runners? Barbara

johnpatty wrote
at September 09, 2009 19:04 EDT

Jason, I just signed up one runner under my team North Broward Prep. I understand you will adjust the fee. Please give me a call

bottomsup wrote
at September 09, 2009 15:57 EDT

Jason,
The team listed as the Mavericks should be listed as Archbishop McCarthy, Thanks
Mavericks is their nickname

jason wrote
at September 09, 2009 13:21 EDT

Lots of questions! Gray means the coach has signed up, orange means the coach put it on the schedule, but has not signed up. There is no payment indicator.

The deadline still a few weeks away, so there is still time.

As far as which race... again you sign up for the day, and then we will seed you into the proper race based on the size and strength of your school. We will announce some of the seedings soon. Friday is obvious 1A-2A=Small, 3A-4A=Large. Saturday is based on strength best in the ROC, second tired in the Invite, everyone else in the Open.

kmheyda wrote
at September 09, 2009 08:10 EDT

jason..the AHS girls entry fee will be late. unfortunately, just getting processed today. will they still be able to participate?

jillerun wrote
at August 08, 2009 20:40 EDT

Jason- if our name is in grey, does that mean you have not received our payment?

hamiltons wrote
at August 08, 2009 11:15 EDT

Jason- Since there are so many different races Saturday morning - how do I go about selecting what I want my girls to run? I'd like my Park Vista Girls (Varstiy) entered in the Saturday morning 8:15am Invitational Race and my JV Girls would run the JV Race at 10:20. Thanks.

hagenpaul wrote
at August 08, 2009 13:06 EDT

Jason- Can you send me a W9 to Cocoa High so we can pay for this.... my email hagen.paul@brevardschools.org if any questions or to attach file.

jason wrote
at August 08, 2009 22:05 EDT

Wow... lots of questions! Email is better!

@jillerun - You choose the day, I seed the race most appropriate.
@LFCSumner3 - One is Friday and one is Saturday. That's it. Saturday (white) is usually a stronger race.
@SJSTU - As long as I have it a week before the race you're good.
@CherokeeChief - Cool... I'll wait to hear from TSSAA.

jillerun wrote
at August 08, 2009 20:15 EDT

Jason, do we need to let you know which race we would like to enter yet?

LFCSumner3 wrote
at August 08, 2009 09:48 EDT

What's the difference in the JV White and Blue?

SJSTU wrote
at August 08, 2009 14:05 EDT

Jason, what is the payment deadline via check? I can't find it. Thanks, Sam.

CherokeeChief wrote
at August 08, 2009 11:19 EDT

Scratch that Jason. The TSSAA (Trina Melton) will be in contact with you concerning sanctioning.

CherokeeChief wrote
at August 08, 2009 10:58 EDT

Jason, we (McMinn County High School) are coming to the race and we're excited. Our state association (Tennessee) says they need to be notified of sanctioning. If you can pm me or e-mail at smitht28@k12tn.net I would appreciate it. We're trying to get approval through our school board for the trip and whatnot. Thanks.

jason wrote
at August 08, 2009 16:02 EDT

@aryskampconn - You can only enter one varsity team per gender. JV is free with varsity. So your entry fee would only be $100.

Speeder wrote
at August 08, 2009 10:16 EDT

Jason,
I'd like my boys and girls teams in the invitational races on saturday morning. I would also like steven fernandez to be put in the ROC as an individual.

Thanks,

Plasencia
Colonial

aryskampconn wrote
at July 07, 2009 13:44 EDT

We are entering the Girls ROC, Girls and Boys Invitation 5k and JV Girls and Boys White. Do I have it correct that the entry is $200?

jason wrote
at July 07, 2009 17:11 EDT

Glad to have everyone back for year 10! Answering questions...
- You request the day, we seed the races based on strength of team (or size of school if you go Friday)
- All races are 5K except middle school 2 mile
- ROC is the elite, Invite is second-tier elite, Open is the rest

jmyers1919 wrote
at July 07, 2009 20:23 EDT

The Springstead Girls would like to enter the race of champions on Sat. with the boys running in the large school race on Friday.

PHDVDDD wrote
at July 07, 2009 16:37 EDT

Norcross Boys Cross Country would like to enter our varsity boys in the race of champions and the boys JV white 5k race. We had a great time last year and look forward to this year. Please send information to Coach Williams at John_W_Williams@gwinnett.k12.ga.us Thanks Jason

cghswift wrote
at July 07, 2009 07:51 EDT

Thanks Jason. Two years ago I thought the open/college men's race was a five mile. So I am coming. Maybe fnishing close to last, but I love cross country. I have my own chip...can I use it in the race?

jfields333 wrote
at July 07, 2009 21:42 EDT

We would like to enter our varsity in the race of champions and our JV in the Saturday JV white race. We have registered and entered names but how do we go about getting them into correct races?

jason wrote
at July 07, 2009 11:25 EDT

It is a 5K... where do you see 5 Mile?

cghswift wrote
at July 07, 2009 15:38 EDT

7/1/09...Jason, Jason, is the Friday 6:00 and 6:25 open 5K runs really a 5K run and not a 5 mile. This is great!! Us old men and young wives (parents) can now run and be able to finish a 5K (5 mile is too much). Please respond. Thanks

aryskampconn wrote
at May 05, 2009 08:09 EDT

What is the difference between the Varsity Open and the Invitational 5K races on Saturday?

jason wrote
at May 05, 2009 21:57 EDT

Schedule is now posted.

bottomsup wrote
at May 05, 2009 21:34 EDT

Do we have race start times yet?