Meet - 2022 Alpha Crush XC Meet - September 10, 2022

A USATF GA Association Youth Developmental and Open/Masters Meet

Event Registration

    • Alpha Crush athletes will use their Meet Entry URL

    • All other clubs and unattached athletes, use Athletic.net

Meet Entry

    • Meet entry deadline for Alpha Crush Running Club members, Wednesday, September 7, 8:00 pm

Athletic.net

Coach Matthew takes the information provided on the Alpha Crush meet entry selections page and makes the appropriate selections in Athletic.net, the system used for the "real" meet entries.

    • Alpha Crush meet entries by Age Division and Name [Download] [View]

Inclement Weather Policy

We are aware of the potential for severe weather during the meet and here is the policy we will follow.

If there is lightning 8-miles away or less we must stop competition and leave the meet site.

  • Athletes, coaches, and spectators must go to your cars. We must wait 30 minutes from each lightning strike in order to continue the meet. This is a Fulton County Schools policy.

We are planning to get the meet completed and will prevent delays if at all possible. We are going to try and stay on the published meet schedule and will not start the first race early.

If we have lightning during a race being run on the course the race will be stopped and everyone must leave the course. We will start the meet up again when possible; there will be at least a 30 minute delay before we can start again.

When

    • Saturday, September 10, 2022.

Where

    • Milton High School, 13025 Birmingham Highway Milton, GA 30004-7306

What time should we get there?

Award Medals

Results (and awards) will be available approximately 30 minutes after the completion of each race. The timing crew tabulates the results from each previous race as the next race is underway. Unforeseen circumstances (lost bib # numbers, athletes running in wrong race) may affect the amount of time needed to prepare these results.

    • Top 10 individuals (8 & under, 9-10, 11-12, 13-14)

    • Top 3 individuals (15-18 combined)

    • Top 3 Individuals Open

    • Top 3 Individuals Masters

    • Top 2 teams (8 & under, 9-10, 11-12, 13-14)

      • Team awards go "8 deep"; non-scoring runners "9 and above" do not receive medals

      • No team awards for 15-18 age divisions

Notes:

  • While there are no starting line box assignments for this meet, meet management reserves the right to limit the number of athletes of each club standing directly on the starting line; we may ask team members to line up behind each other.

Notes

    • This meet is part of the USATF GA Cross Country Youth Developmental Series

    • This will be the 11th time Alpha Crush has hosted this event at this location

    • 2021 results

    • 2020 event cancelled due to COVID-19

    • 2019 results

    • 2018 results

    • 2017 results

    • 2016 results

    • 2015 results

    • 2014 results

    • 2013 results

    • 2012 results

    • 2011 results

    • This is a USATF-sanctioned meet. A USATF membership is *not* required.

    • Please park in designated lots only, the lots in front of the school. There is no parking in the lots near the ball fields and starting line.

    • The team tent area is located near the retention pond across the parking lot from the starting line.

Event Schedule

    • 12:30 pm – Packet pick-up at information tent; packets available all afternoon

    • 12:45 pm – Self-guided course walk-through; see course map and course description on this page

    • 1:30 pm – 2K – 8 & under girls

    • 1:50 pm – 2K – 8 & under boys

    • 2:15 pm – 3K – 9-10 girls

    • 2:45 pm – 3K – 9-10 boys

    • 3:15 pm – 3K – 11-12 girls

    • 3:45 pm – 3K – 11-12 boys

    • 4:15 pm – 4K – 13-14 girls, 15-18 young women (run together, scored separately)

    • 4:45 pm – 4K – 13-14 boys, 15-18 young men (run together, scored separately)

Note: For scheduling purposes we are allowing up to 30 minutes per race. Factors beyond our control may affect the starting times of each race.

Facility and course map

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

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

Course Length

Measured by Rolatape 32-415m measuring wheel.

    • 2K course - 2116 meters

    • 3K course - 3007 meters

    • 4K course - 3898 meters