The
3rd annual Schuylkill Mile Time Trial running race!
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Join us for the third annual Schuylkill
Mile Time Trial running race! What's a time trial race?
Instead of starting everyone out at once, only one person will start.
Exactly 10 seconds later, the next runner starts, and every 10 seconds,
we send out the next. It’s very exciting to run and watch! This
is an accurately timed, accurately wheel measured race, for only $5
(cash only), with special guest (to be named later)!
It starts on the new Schuylkill River
Park Trail (Schuylkill Banks) at the West River / King Drive "donut"
just below the Philadelphia Museum of Art (where the bike path breaks
off from King Drive), runs along the beautiful Schuylkill River, and
ends at the Locust Street crossing.
Cycling time trials have existed for years
on King Dr. We've now done it successfully for running on the Schuylkill
River Park Trail. Start is 9:00 am on Sunday, April 11, 2010. Arrive
at the start between 7:30 & 8:30am for registration.
The fast course has a net downhill
of 22 feet. We're even trying to arrange a tailwind! The course is marked
every 1/4 mile. Bring your own watch, as we won't have timing clocks.
No racing with headphones, strollers, or pets. We encourage you to run
the course prior to the race. We strongly encourage Pre-Registration,
the day before (Saturday), 12:30 - 1:30pm & 4 - 6pm near the middle
of the course (at the Race Street crossing). We'll be at the closest
bench with race bibs. Try to have exact $5. Net proceeds go
to two groups focusing on the Schuylkill River Park Trail: Schuylkill
River Park Alliance (Free Schuylkill River Park)(www.riverparkalliance.org)
and Schuylkill River Development Corporation (Schuylkill Banks)(www.schuylkillbanks.org).
Wear your favorite running shirt, since
for $5, we can’t give you any! We will have water (cups, too,
though bringing your own drink can't hurt) at the start & finish
plus race bibs. Prizes? Come on now, this is a simple grass-roots event,
but we will have some at the awards ceremony, soon after everyone finishes.
We’ll take digital photos, and they will be yours, free! Be sure
we have your neatly printed email address (no one receives
your personal info, and we won’t send any emails except for this
race).
This
is a 'run at your own risk' event and you must sign the waiver to participate.
If you are under 18, your parent or guardian must sign the wavier.
You must be 12 or older to race. Race may be limited to 80 runners.
The
Schuylkill River Park Trail "extension" (Schuylkill Banks)
has existed for many years, but began the path to its present state
when construction commenced in mid-2003, culminating in May 2005 when
then-Mayor John Street had an official lighting ceremony to commemorate
the newly installed lights and macadam surface. During most of the year,
with mild weather, several thousand people use the trail every week.
The first races were held on Sunday, October 1, 2006 by Free Schuylkill
River Park (later becoming Schuylkill River Park Alliance) with Runnin'
On The River, comprising both a 5K and 1 Mile. The following year, the
1 Mile was dropped due to the complexities of holding two races, but
the 5K continues. Three weeks prior to that race, the inaugural Bike
Philly finished on the trail, near the start of the Schuylkill Mile
Time Trial, which was conceived in 2007.
Aside from being the founder & race director for
the Schuylkill Mile Time Trial, Kevin Gruenfeld is the co-founder in
2002 (and its first president 2002-2006) of Philly
Runners running club and co-founder of Runnin'
On The River in 2006. He served on and helped coordinate Mayor Michael
Nutter's Fairmount Park Safety meetings from its inception in 2003 to
2006 when the report was issued, and was the runners' representative
for Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing
Corporation's "Think Outdoors" campaign (which became
"Boundless Philadelphia") for the five Pennsylvania counties
in the greater Philadelphia region. He is also on the board of the Schuylkill
River Park Alliance and helps coordinate Logan
Square Town Watch. 1. (2/14/08) I was wondering if you have a plan on determining the order
of who starts when in the 1 mile race. 2. (2/15/08) What if the runner has no idea how fast they can run a mile?
The
third annual Schuylkill Mile Time Trial running race!
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C. History
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III. Online Pre-registration
IV. Comments &
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VI. SMTT Committee
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NEW FOR 2010: Online Pre-Registration starting April 4! We accept
only PayPal online (PayPal lets you use a credit card as a guest if
you aren't a member). You aren't guaranteed a bib until you've paid,
but we can take your info to speed things up. Otherwise, only cash is
accepted at the race.
When: Sunday,
April 11, 2010, 9:00 am sharp (arrive 7:30-8:30 to register)
Where: Schuylkill River
Park Trail / Schuylkill Banks (start: West River / King Dr “donut”
+ end: Locust St “donut”)
Bring: $5 cash + your race
watch (+ your parent if you’re under 18)
More info: smtt@live.com
www.miletrial.org
Facebook: Schuylkill Mile Time Trial
Not racing? Volunteers needed!
[For 2008] The order of the start is fastest to slowest.
This will make it slightly easier for the finish timers in that while
the start has a new person every 10 seconds, the finish will be "fanned
out" a bit, and thus will have a few extra seconds between logging the
finish times for each racer. It might also help inspire the person to
catch the person in front!
[For 2009 and on] Based on feedback, the order is REVERSED for 2009!
It is now slowest to fastest!
No problem. We will have people on hand to help figure
out a realistic goal, and we will also have race prediction charts &
tables.
3. (3/14/08) Is the trail going to be free of dog walkers,people pushing
baby strollers & people on bikes? Will it be open for just the runners?
While we have a permit, the path is not closed. However,
we will position marshals in key points on the course for safety. Further,
the nature of our time trial means that, on average, there will be only
one racer per 10 seconds, thus racers will be mostly single file, taking
up the far right portion of the path, with wide gaps in between. We
don't expect non-racers to interfere with the safety or execution of
the race based on (1) Sundays being the less-trafficked weekend day,
(2) 9:00am in early April not being a peak usage time, and (3) 2006-2007
data from a Trail Usage report.
4. (3/21/08) Who is the double Olympic bronze medalist?
[In 2008, it was] Edwin Roberts. He won bronze
in the 1964 Olympics, held in Tokyo, in the 200 meters and 4x400 meter
relay. He also competed in the 1968 (Mexico City) and 1972 (Munich)
Olympics.
For 2009, Meg Waldron graciously accepted our request to be our Special
Guest! Meg is a high school two-time track All American, the New Jersey
Girl High School Athlete of the Year in 1983, and one of the Top 10
NJ Girl Athletes of the 20th Century. She is the youngest winner of
the New York 5th Avenue Mile in 1982 (4:44) and in 1983 ran the fastest
time in Penn Relays history for a high school girl 800 meter relay leg
(a record which stood for 9 years). We are honored to welcome Meg as
our 2009 Special Guest!
For 2010, we will let you know the identity of our Special Guest when
it is confirmed.
5. (1/24/09) Can I do it even if a ten-minute mile is my goal?
Absolutely! You are most welcome. And, good luck achieving
that goal!
