Woodstock 5k 2009

WOODSTOCK 5K 2009 RRCA National 5K Championship Saturday, August 1, 2009 Anniston, Alabama 2,400 in cash prizes

$

including masters winners!

INSIDE Welcome and Schedule of Events 2 All About Woodstock/Kidstock 2-3 How To Register 5 United Cerebral Palsy & Special Olympics 6 Anniston Runners Club 7 Sponsors 8

Welcome from Race Director – Anniston Runners Club invites you to participate in what the Road Runners Club of America considers the best road race in the country! That’s right, the Woodstock 5K in Anniston, AL is not only the 2009 RRCA National 5K Championship, but the event was voted as the RRCA Road Race of the Year – the highest honor the RRCA can bestow on a race. Athletes of all ages and sizes are encouraged to register. Whether you want to race it or walk it, compete individually or on a team, we guarantee a great time.

Please take a few minutes to review this magazine and see what makes our race special!

I’m sure you will mark your calendar for our event – Saturday, August 1, 2009. Proceeds benefit United Cerebral Palsy and Special Olympics.

See you at the 29th Woodstock!

Brooke Nelson, Race Director Anniston Runners Club brookenelson@amcvets.com 256-239-9001

Woodstock/Kidstock Schedule of Events Friday, July 31 - 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Packet Pickup Pasta Pigout at “Classic on Noble” LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER! Saturday, Aug. 1

6:30 a.m.- Last chance to pickup packets.

No Race-Day Registration

7:15 a.m. - First Call to the Start Line

7:25 a.m. - Final Announcements

7:30 a.m. - Woodstock 5K Start

8:30 a.m. - Kidstock 1 Mile Run/Walk Start

Post-Race Party and Expo

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All About Woodstock/Kidstock Kidstock 1 Mile Run/Walk for kids 14 and under The Kidstock 1 Mile Run/Walk will start at 8:30 a.m. All participants will receive finisher ribbons.

Kidstock Awards Only 14-year olds and younger are eligible for Kidstock awards. The following overall trophies will be awarded: 1st, 2nd, 3rd Place Overall Male/Female Kidstock trophies will be given to the top three finishers, male and female, in each age category: 5-under; 6-8; 9-11; 12-14.

Kid’s Corral Don’t let your kids keep you from running the 5K! The Kid’s Corral is available - sign in your child to our childcare volunteers at 7:15 a.m. and pick them up when you finish the race! Then let them run the Kidstock 1 Mile Run/Walk! The Kid’s Corral activities will be located right by the finish. Check the box on the entry form to let us know you need space. It’s free, but the number is limited to 30 kids.

Woodstock Goes Green Don’t trash those cans or plastic! Woodstock is proud to show its green side by offering a recycling option for all recyclable waste at our event. Save your old shoes, too! We will be accepting your old running shoes to recycle.

Packet Pickup Pasta Pigout Friday, July 31 at Classic on Noble Don’t miss out on the best pre-race meal ever! This is the motherlode of carbo loads! You’ve never had a better pasta dinner, and it’s included in your race entry fee! Also, this is your last chance to register for both the 5K and the 1 Mile fun run. Pickup your race packet/goody bag and you are ready to run. (Non-runners can enjoy the meal, too, with a $10.00 cash donation or check to United Cerebral Palsy OR Special Olympics.)

Plan to attend the Packet Pickup Pasta Pigout the night before the big race (Friday, July 31) from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., at 1024 Noble Street in downtown Anniston. But be sure to check the box on the entry form to let us know you are coming so we can make sure to have enough noodles!

9:30 a.m. - Awards Ceremony

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Bib Numbers You will receive a bib number in your Race Packet. Make sure you wear the number you receive. Your number must be visible at all times during the event for safety reasons, and so the race announcer and race photographer can identify you.

Woodstock 5K Awards

On RACE MORNING, you will go to the CHIP TENT to receive a ChampionChip that you will attach to your shoe with bubble ties.

Make sure the chip is secure! You must return the chip at the end of the race.

This chip is programmed to coincide with your individual race number. It is imperative that you wear your assigned chip until you cross the finish line. Someone will take your chip from you after you finish. If you do not turn in your chip, you will be billed a $50 replacement fee.

Results/Awards are based on Chip Time (not Gun Time). There will be no “double-dipping” on awards. For example, if the winner of the 1st Place Overall Male is 40-years old, he will not collect the Masters (40-49) Award, too. If you sign up for the Clydesdale or Athena Division, you WILL be eligible for Overall Awards, but you will NOT be eligible for Age-Group Awards.

YOU MUST WEAR THE TIMING CHIP AND CROSS THE TIMING MATS TO BE SCORED!

Cash Prizes and signature bobblehead trophies will be awarded to the following:

Timing Chip - Woodstock Only

Team Challenge - Woodstock Only Get your group members, co-workers, church members, or friends to form a team and compete for special team awards and door prizes! Wear team shirts, dress alike, bring cheerleaders!

At least one team member must be an active Anniston Runners Club member with a minimum of 5 and maximum of 10 runners/ walkers. The top 5 times from each team will be averaged with the quickest average as the winning team. Team members must fill out a regular Woodstock entry form and pay the regular entry fee. Teams must register by July 29, 2009. For more details and the Team Challenge Form, go to: www.woodstock5k.com

Food, Door Prizes, and Post-Race Party!

Woodstock is known for a fantastic post-race party! Great music! Waffle House and Mellow Mushroom will feed the runners!

Popsicles, watermelon, peanut butter and jelly, and more are available after the race. There will be two aid stations on the course, and water and Gatorade at the start/finish and at the PostRace Party. There will be more than $3,000 in donated doorprizes.

Expect to win something!

Want to be a Vendor?

We would love to have you as vendor at our event! Go to the website, www.woodstock5k.com, fill out the Woodstock Vendor Form 2009, and mail it in! Hosting a booth is free, but we do require you to register before the event. Woodstock is good for vendors, and the vendors are great for Woodstock!

How to Volunteer?

Simply email the Race Director, Brooke Nelson at: brookenelson@amcvets.com. Let her know you want to help with the event! Thanks!

1st Place Overall M/F...................................... $500/each 2nd Place Overall M/F..................................... $300/each

3rd Place Overall M/F..................................... $200/each 1st Place Masters M/F (40-49)............................ $50/each 1st Place Grandmasters M/F (50-59)................... $50/each 1st Place Great Grandmasters M/F (60-69)......... $50/each 1st Place Great-Great Grandmasters M/F (70+)... $50/each

Woodstock trophies will be given to the top three finishers, male and female, in each age category:

12-under 13-16 17-19 20-24

25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44

45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64

65+ (women) 65-69 (men) 70-74 (men) 75 + (men)

NEW for 2009 Woodstock trophies will be given to the top three finishers in the following divisions, but runners must check the appropriate box on the entry form to be entered in these divisions.

Clydesdale Division (Male – 200+ pounds) Athena Division (Female – 140+ pounds)

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top 10 Countdown Why You Should Run Woodstock: You may ask “Why should I go to Anniston, AL in August to run a 5k?” Well, this is not any ordinary 3.1 mile event.

10 The whole historic Woodstock neighborhood

comes out to cheer and support the runners.

Photo by Michael Heston

9 You get to run with 800 of your new best friends.

8 Best race packets and door prizes of any

event around.

7 Proceeds benefit United Cerebral Palsy and

Special Olympics.

6 The Packet Pickup Pasta Pigout at Classic on

Noble is the motherlode of carbo loads.

5 You get breakfast from Waffle House and pizza

from Mellow Mushroom.

4 You get ICE COLD SPONGES during the run

3 The totally cool coveted bobblehead trophies

Photo by Jay Williams

and unique technical shirts.

2 It’s the 2009 Road Runners Club of America

and a huge firehose sprays you at the finish.

National 5K Championship!

1 Can you say, “$2,400 in prize money?”

Photo by Michael Heston

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Photo by Trent Penny

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Woodstock/Kidstock Entry Form

How to Register

Name:_____________________________________________________________________________________ Date of Birth:____________________ Age: (on 8/1/09)__________________

Male

Female

Address:____________________________________________________________________________________ City:_ _____________________________________ State:__________________ Zip:_ _____________________ Cell #__________________________________ Home #: ____________________________________________ Email:______________________________________________________________________________________ Emergency contact/phone:____________________________________________________________________

Mail To:

I plan to participate in the following event(s):

1. Register at Active.com 2. Go to www.woodstock5k.com, print out an entry form, and mail it in.

Woodstock 5K

Anniston Runners Club P.O. Box 2022 Anniston, AL 36202

Before July 1: $25 entry fee ($20 for Anniston Runners Members) After July 1: $30 entry fee for ALL entrants

Clydesdale Division (Male- 200+ lbs)

Athena Division (Female- 140+ lbs)

Team Challenge - Team Name____________________________________________ Kidstock 1 Mile Run/Walk Before July 1: $12 entry fee ($10 for Anniston Runners Members) After July 1: $15 entry fee for ALL entrants

MARK SHIRT SIZE (circle one):

Kids Sizes:

YS

YM

YL

Adult Sizes:

S

M

L

XL

XXL

I will attend the Packet Pickup and free pre-race meal on Fri., July 31 at Classic On Noble in downtown Anniston, 5 - 7 p.m.

3. Fill out the entry form to the right and mail it in.

NOTE: There will be NO RACE DAY REGISTRATION!

Photo by Michael Heston

Photo by Michael Heston

I need Kid’s Corral for _________ (number of kids).

WAIVER MUST BE DATED/SIGNED BELOW: I know running is a potentially hazardous activity. I should not enter and run unless I am medically able and properly trained. I agree to abide by any decision of a race official relative to my ability to safely complete the run. I assume all risks associated with running in this event including, but not limited to, falls, contact with other participants, the effects of the weather, including high heat and/or humidity, traffic and road conditions, all such risks being known and appreciated by me. Having read this waiver and knowing these facts and in consideration of your acceptance of my entry, I, for myself and anyone entitled to act on my behalf, waive and release the City of Anniston, Anniston Runners Club, all sponsors, their representatives and successors from all claims of liabilities of any kind arising out of my participation in this event. I grant permission to all of the foregoing to use any photographs, motion pictures, recordings, or any other record of this event for any legitimate purpose.

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(Parent or Guardian signature if under 18 years old) www.woodstock5k.com or contact Race Director: Brooke Nelson: 256-239-9001 / brookenelson@amcvets.com Woodstock 5K is an Anniston Runners Club Grand Prix Event

Photo by Trent Penny

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Proceeds from the Woodstock 5k and Kidstock 1 Mile go to benefit programs of the local United Cerebral Palsy Center and Special Olympics.

United Cerebral Palsy The East Central Alabama United Cerebral Palsy Center was founded in 1957 and is committed to providing individualized education and therapeutic services to those with a variety of developmental delays and disabilities. One of the key programs of the UCP Center is the Early Intervention Program for children identified with any type of developmental delay. ( www.ucp.org )

Special Olympics Special Olympics is an international nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering individuals with intellectual disabilities to become physically fit, productive, and respected members of society through sports training and competition.

Special Olympics offers children and adults with intellectual disabilities year-round training and competition in 30 Olympic-type summer and winter sports. ( www.specialolympics.org )

Linda Johns, United Cerebral Palsy Executive Director, accepts a check from Mercy and Annslyn Pilkington on behalf of Anniston Runners Club.

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Anniston Runners Club Info Do you live in the Calhoun County area and need a great group of running buddies? Why not join Anniston Runners Club? We have 600+ members, host six yearly race events, oversee a 16-race Grand Prix Series, and hold monthly member meetings and educational workshops. Plus, we have four weekly training run options. To meet expanding member interests, we created specialty divisions for Triathlon, Ultra-Race, Youth Running, and Women. For a membership form to join, go to: www.annistonrunners.com or you can join at www.active.com

November 7 and 8, 2009 – Pinhoti 100 Miler

Directions to Race Headquarters Anniston High School 1301 Woodstock Avenue • Anniston, AL 36201 From I-20 Oxford exit, go north on Hwy. 21 for four miles.

Take a right on 11th Street, and go three blocks to Anniston High School.

Where To Stay Courtyard Marriott 289 Colonial Drive • Oxford, AL 36203 • 256-831-7995 Mention the “Woodstock 5K” when you make your reservation.

Race Start: Pine Glen, Heflin Ever wanted to run the trails of the Pinhoti? Run from Heflin to Sylacauga for the 2nd Annual Pinhoti 100. Runners will make their way up and over Mount Cheaha while navigating rocks, creeks, ridges, and treelines in the beautiful Talladega National Forest, and then finish in the Sylacauga High School Football Stadium. Anniston Runners Club hosts the ultra -ultra event. For more info: www.pinhoti100.com

November 26, 2009 – Thanksgiving Plucked Turkey 10K Race Start: 8:00 a.m. at Golden Springs Community Center What started as a Thanksgiving morning run, has turned into a tradition for the Anniston Runners Club! Come work off the Thanksgiving feast early by running the 6.2 mile certified course in the lovely rolling neighborhood of Golden Springs. Prizes include: smoked hams, sweet taters, pies, cranberries…..

For more info: www.annistonrunners.com

January 16, 2010 – Half Naked Marathon Race Start: 8:00 a.m. at McClellan This 13.1 mile run at McClellan is a great training run for the upcoming Mercedes Marathon in Birmingham in February.

Called “naked” because there are no trophies awarded, the event is wildly popular with the members of the Anniston Runners Club. Discounted breakfast after the race. For more info: www.annistonrunners.com

Woodstock’s 2008 RRCA Southern Region 5K Champions Jill Steffens.....................................................17:12:454 Shadrick Muteri.............................................14:56:223

Woodstock 5K Course Records Linda McLennon.......................17:12 (August 12, 1986) Jill Steffens.................................17:12 (August 2, 2008) Scott Strand...............................14:24 (August 2, 2002)

2009 ANNISTON RUNNERS CLUB GRAND PRIX RACES Members accumulate points throughout the season to win Grand Prix prizes.

For details go to: www.annistonrunners.com

Date

Race

3/14/2009

Mardi Gras 5K

Oxford

3/28/2009

Run for Big Oak Ranch

Rainbow City

4/4/2009

Making Tracks 5K

Depot -Bynum

4/11/2009

YMCA Healthy Kids 5K

Golden Springs

February 27, 2010 – Mount Cheaha 50K

4/18/2009

Jacksonville Lions 5K

Jacksonville

Race Start: 7:30 a.m. at Porter’s Gap, Talladega

5/2/2009

Mellow Mushroom Mad Dash

Anniston

The 5th Annual Mount Cheaha 50K is the premier ultra-trail run for Alabama! Run 31 miles from Porter’s Gap up to the top of Mount Cheaha, the highest point in Alabama. Anniston Runners Club hosts this event. Great support! Great event! For more info:

5/9/2009

Anniston Lions Run for Sight 5K

McClellan - Anniston

6/27/2009

Haley’s Twilight Run 5K

McClellan - Anniston

8/1/2009

Woodstock 5K

Anniston

8/8/2009

Historic Lincoln 5K

Lincoln

www.mountcheaha50k.com

Location

8/29/2009

Julie Diener 5K

Rainbow City

May 1, 2010 – Mellow Mushroom Mad Dash

10/3/2009

Janney Furnace 5K

Ohatchee

Race Start: TBA at Noble Street Festival, Downtown Anniston

10/17/2009

OHS Yellowjacket Invitational Cross Country 5K

Oxford

10/24/2009

Gamecock Gallop 5K

Jacksonville

11/7/2009

Golden Eagle 10K

Jacksonville

12/5/2009

Ladiga Half Marathon

Jacksonville/Piedmont

Held in conjunction with the annual Noble Street Festival, the Mad Dash is a fun addition to a jam-packed event. Two races – one for kids, one for adults. Awards for both. For more info: www.annistonrunners.com or www.noblestreetfestival.com

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Sponsors Please support the sponsors of Anniston Runners Club!

Anniston Runners Club is proud to be a member of the Road Runners Club of America!

The Road Runners Club of America is the national association of running clubs, running events, and runners dedicated to promoting long distance running as a competitive sport and as healthful exercise.

RRCA’s mission is to represent and promote the common interest of its member clubs, events, and individual runners through education, leadership, programs, and other services.

For more information, go to www.rrca.org

Anniston Water Works

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