Meet - 2021 Alpha Crush XC Meet - September 11, 2021

Course description - 3 courses, 2 loops each

• Course Map and Description [Download] [View]

• Intersections are marked on the map, white circle with black number, 1-10

• There are 2 loops

  • • "Alpha" loop is 1K

    • "Crush" loop is 2K (also known as the UPS Loop)

• There are 3 courses - 2K, 3K and 4K. Courses unchanged from previous years.

• Each course has 2 loops, a combination of "Alpha" and "Crush" loops, depending on distance.

• • 2K = "Alpha" loop + "Alpha" loop

  • 3K = "Alpha" loop + "Crush" loop

  • 4K = "Crush" loop + "Crush" loop

  • Each loop has 3 key intersections (athletes will be directed by course monitors)

    • Intersection 1 - Top of hill at the end of the lacrosse field

    • Intersection 2 - Middle of course, gateway to "Crush" loop

    • Intersection 3 - Near starting line. For all courses:

    • Loop 1, go straight

    • Loop 2, go left to Finish Line

• Each race will have course sweepers

• Certain races may have course guides (AKA "rabbits"); typically for 8 & under age group

• Course signage

  • • 400m / 200m to finish, common to all races

    • 800m / 1-mile, unique to each race

Intersections common to all courses and loops; follow direction of arrows on map

• • Intersections 1, 2 and 3, see notes above

  • Intersection 4, follow directional arrows on map to Intersection 2 via "Mary's Meadow" (course marker on left); that means you may have to go straight (Alpha Loop) or make a left (Crush Loop)

  • Intersection 5, go right to cross the "Howell Bridge"

  • Intersection 6, go left, up the hill

  • Intersection 7, go left to go down hill; there's a big tree on your right at the top of the hill

  • Intersection 8, go left, a very sharp left turn

  • Intersection 9, go right to cross the bridge; stay right

  • Intersection 10, quick right then left

2K course

• • The 2K course is "Alpha" loop + "Alpha" loop (i.e. the same loop is run twice)

• • "Alpha" loop 1

    • Intersection 1, go straight

    • Intersection 2, go left

    • Intersection 3, go straight

  • "Alpha" loop 2

    • Intersection 1, go straight

    • Intersection 2, go left

    • Intersection 3, go left to Finish Line

3K course

• • The 3K course is "Alpha" loop + "Crush" loop (i.e. two different loops)

• • "Alpha" loop 1

    • Intersection 1, go straight

    • Intersection 2, go left

    • Intersection 3, go straight

  • "Crush" loop 2

    • Intersection 1, go left

    • Intersection 2, go right

    • Intersection 3, go left to Finish Line

4K course

• • The 4K course is "Crush" loop + "Crush" loop (i.e. the same loop is run twice)

• • "Crush" loop 1

    • Intersection 1, go left

    • Intersection 2, go right

    • Intersection 3, go straight

  • "Crush" loop 2

    • Intersection 1, go left

    • Intersection 2, go right

    • Intersection 3, go left to Finish Line

Course Video

• Follow this YouTube link for a video of the 5K competition course used by the high school athletes.

• The 5K course is comprised of one 1K "Alpha" loop and two 2K "Crush" loops.

Course information by Garmin

• • Alpha Crush / Milton HS 2K Course

  • Alpha Crush / Milton HS 3K Course

  • Alpha Crush / Milton HS 4K Course

Course Length

Measured by Rolatape 32-415m measuring wheel.

• • 2K course - 2116 meters

  • 3K course - 3007 meters

  • 4K course - 3898 meters

Fun Facts as of 2019

4500 finishers

• 1. 2011: 318

  2. 2012: 451

  3. 2013: 539

  4. 2014: 657

  5. 2015: 516

  6. 2016: 457

  7. 2017: 536

  8. 2018: 496

  9. 2019: 530

  10. 2020: event cancelled due to COVID-19

Clubs with 100+ finishers

1. 1. Walton Youth Track Club: 641

   2. Alpha Crush: 629

   3. PTC Flash: 540

   4. Lassiter Junior CC: 444

   5. Etowah: 336

   6. DeKalb Trailblazers: 247

   7. Jackrabbit: 214

   8. Woodstock: 177

   9. Creekview: 161

   10. Great Strides: 153

   11. Marietta Track Club: 149

Participating Clubs and Finishers

1. 1. Alpha Crush: 629

   2. Arrowhead Racing: 3

   3. Atlanta Track Club: 15

   4. Bremen Recreation Department: 14

   5. Carrollton Track Team: 21

   6. Centennial: 38

   7. Cherokee Youth Track Club: 30

   8. Cornerstone Track and Athletic Club: 4

   9. Creekview: 161

   10. DASH: 49

   11. DeKalb Trailblazers: 247

   12. Drive Phase: 8

   13. E-1 Track Club: 24

   14. East Cobb Cheetahs: 31

   15. Elite Striders: 37

   16. Etowah: 336

   17. First Light Track Club: 14

   18. Gazelle: 7

   19. Georgia Elite: 8

   20. Great Strides: 153

   21. Heart and Sole Running Club: 57

   22. Inferno Elite: 3

   23. Intensity Athletics: 5

   24. Jackrabbit: 214

   25. Jefferson Parks & Rec: 36

   26. Kennworth: 73

   27. King's Ridge: 9

   28. Lanier Lightning: 1

   29. Lassiter Junior CC: 444

   30. Marietta Track Club: 149

   31. Metro Atlanta SPIRIT: 23

   32. Neon Runners: 74

   33. North DeKalb Blaze: 17

   34. NTC Flames: 4

   35. Premier Athletics: 9

   36. PTC Flash: 540

   37. Red Runners: 8

   38. River Ridge: 73

   39. Runnin' Mustangs: 9

   40. Shreiner Academy: 3

   41. Smyrna Elite: 1

   42. Smyrna Track Club: 2

   43. Southside Pioneers: 1

   44. Throw 1 Deep: 1

   45. Track Phi Track: 2

   46. Trojan Elite: 10

   47. Walton Youth Track Club: 641

   48. Woodstock: 177

   49. YMCA Metro Atlanta: 6

Athletes with most finishes (minimum of 7)

• • Timothy Cole: 8

  • Clara Heppner: 8

  • Heidi Heppner: 8

  • John Mitchell: 8

  • Clare Cole: 7

  • Hannah Mayfield: 7

  • Katelyn Rager: 7

  • Brynn Schlaupitz: 7

  • Taylor Tarpley: 7

Athletes with most Top 10 finishes (minimum of 4)

• • Clara Heppner: 7

  • Heidi Heppner: 7

  • Taylor Tarpley: 7

  • Timothy Cole: 6

  • John Mitchell: 6

  • Brynn Schlaupitz: 6

  • Katherine Blurton: 5

  • Clark Thompson: 5

  • Allie Walker: 5

  • Sarah Bedell: 4

  • Sam Comsudes: 4

  • Nicole Delgado: 4

  • Isabel Filipek: 4

  • Ryan Hoppenfeld: 4

  • Ryan Rodriguez: 4

  • Sydney Runyan: 4

  • Addison Tilley: 4

  • Joseph Vos: 4

  • Gabriella Warnick: 4

Athletes with most Top 3 finishes (minimum of 4)

• • Heidi Heppner: 6

  • Clara Heppner: 5

  • Sam Comsudes: 4

  • John Mitchell: 4

  • Sydney Runyan: 4

  • Brynn Schlaupitz: 4

  • Taylor Tarpley: 4

  • Joseph Vos: 4

  • Allie Walker: 4

Athletes with most Championships (minimum of 2)

• • Heidi Heppner: 6

  • Clara Heppner: 5

  • John Mitchell: 3

  • Sydney Runyan: 3

  • Noah Cole: 2

  • Sam Comsudes: 2

  • William James: 2

  • Evan Owens: 2

  • Caroline Patterson: 2

  • Matthew Patterson: 2

  • Michael Patterson: 2

  • Julian Rush: 2

  • Kyle Watson: 2

Athletes with most Championships on same day

• • Clara Heppner: Two championships on same day. In 2019 Clara won the 15-18 girls 4K race then kept going for another 1K to complete, and win the only 5K race that has been contested in this meet. In statistics above Clara is only given credit for 1 championship in 2019.

Other notable finishes

• • 1st: Jack Everest, Etowah (8 & under boys), 2011. In the early years we ran 8 & under boys and girls together, hence a boy was the first finisher in this meet.

• • 1000th: Caroline Patterson (11-12 girls), Great Strides, 2013

  • 2000th: Gretchen Anderson (8 & under girls), PTC Flash, 2015

  • 3000th: Liam Welsh (8 & under boys), Walton, 2017

  • 4000th: Heidi McAllister (8 & under girls), 2019

Finishers by Gender

• • Boys: 2407

  • Girls: 2093

Finishers by Age Division

• • 00-08: 803

  • 09-10: 1179

  • 11-12: 1472

  • 13-14: 998

  • 15-18: 48

Most Common Finisher Name

• • Girls: Emma, 44

  • Boys: Ryan, 43