2013 Bay Area Cross Challenge

Date: January 13, 2013

Venue: Golden Gate Park Polo Fields, San Francisco

United States of America

The Bay Area Track Club is proud to bring the third-annual Bay Area Cross Challenge (BAXC) to the San Francisco Bay Area community. This event is a unique opportunity for runners of all ability levels to compete alongside professional distance runners on a cross country course in the heart of San Francisco. Enjoy post-race food, prizes, and music as you meet and mingle with Olympians and world-class athletes.

Event Information
 • The Men's 8k and the Women's 6k are open to all ability levels, not just elites. They will be very competitive races, so keep this in mind when signing up.
• The All-comer's 5k is open to all genders, ages, and ability levels, including walkers.
• All races will be chip-timed.

Registration Info
• Please register at Race Roster
• Interested in volunteering? Find more information here.
• No registration necessary for the Kids' Races!
• Corporate Challenge teams, please contact meet management prior to registering

What You Get with Your Registration!
• Race entry
• Authentic Third-annual BAXC t-shirt! Soon to be a collectable item and worth tons of money in 50 years! (We hope!)
• Bib number automatically enters you into a raffle where prizes range from GU Product to Gift Certificates to Who KNOWS?!
• Meet and mingle with our Olympians and World Class Athletes, as well as in a short Q&A session after the meet!
• You get to feel good as you Support the Bay Area Track Club's Athletes in their pursuit of Olympic Glory, and to have us continue our Community OutReach and Kids' Programs.

As part of this event, the BATC and the Track and Field Athletes Association will be raising money for the BATC Kids Program. They have launched an IndieGoGo funding site seeking donations and sponsorships to support BATC Kids, a new athletic program designed to get kids outside and active after school. The program is open to all ages and skill levels, and its mission is to inspire kids to develop a healthy body and mind. Local Olympians and Olympic hopefuls work with the kids to improve skills such as speed, agility, coordination, strength, and flexibility, all while having plenty of fun.
 
Their goal is to raise $10,000. Please e-mail, Facebook, Tweet and otherwise share this link to spread the word:

http://www.indiegogo.com/tfaabaxc2013

The BATC was founded in 2009 by elite athletes in the Bay Area in order to provide support for Olympic athletes and emerging elites and to promote running and lifelong fitness within the community.


More about the Bay Area Track Club:

http://www.bayareatrackclub.com/


More about the Track and Field Athletes Association:

http://trackandfieldathletesassociation.org/