Welcome to Potomac Valley Track Club

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    POTOMAC VALLEY TRACK CLUB WAS PROUD
    TO HOST 2009 USA MASTERS INDOOR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS
    Friday-Sunday, March 20-22
    Prince George's Sports & Learning Complex, Landover MD
    COMPLETE RESULTS
  • 2009 All-Comers Outdoor Track & Field Meets
  • at Falls Church High School, Falls Church VA
    Register on-line for the meet(s)
  • SATURDAY, July 11, 9:30 am, Falls Church High School, Falls Church VA
  • SATURDAY, July 25, 9:30 am, Falls Church High School, Falls Church VA
  • SATURDAY, August 8, 9:30 am, Falls Church High School, Falls Church VA
  • SUNDAY, August 23, 9:30 am, Falls Church High School, Falls Church VA
  • SATURDAY-SUNDAY, September 5-6 - Season ends with POTOMAC VALLEY GAMES, including Mark Richards Open Pentathlon & Weight Pentathlon, Falls Church High School, Falls Church VA
  • Ed Barron Holiday Series Championship

  • PVTC's 2009 Ed Barron Holiday Series Championship consists of 5 races:
  • We publish all results at www.pvtc.org/results.html
  • Go Fourth 8K (4.98 miles), Saturday, July 4, at 7:30 am - NOTE EARLY START TIME (registration opens at 6:30 am)
  • Location: Belle Haven Park & Marina, one mile south of Alexandria VA | MAP
  • Prizes: Patriotic awards for top 3 in 10-year age groups (men and women), plus racewalkers
  • No preregistration is required, but please
    Register on-line now
    Register by mail
    IMPORTANT NOTES:
  • PARKING is limited at Belle Haven Park & Marina. You may park across George Washington Memorial Parkway in the neighborhood or around any of the office buildings on Belle Haven Drive, except for Belle Haven Animal Medical Center, which is open on Saturdays. If you stop for a cup of coffee at Pat's Market or for a tank of gas at Belle Haven Shell Station, please say you're visiting for the race. We encourage you to shop at our neighbors.
  • If you pre-registered BEFORE Thursday, July 2, at 7 pm, please go to the packet pickup table at Belle Haven Park & Marina for your bib number.
  • If you pre-registered AFTER Thursday, July 2, at 7 pm, we prepare your bib number on race day. Please go to the late registration table at Belle Haven Park & Marina and fill out your bib number. Bring your printed registration receipt with your name on it.
  • If you are registering ON RACE DAY ($10), please go to the race-day registration table at Belle Haven Shell, 1201 Belle Haven Drive, Alexandria VA, across George Washington Memorial Parkway from Belle Haven Park & Marina. Register there, then cross the Parkway to Belle Haven Park. We collect race-day entry fees at Belle Haven Shell, not on park property.
  • If you are a race walker, please mark "RW" on the bottom of your bib number.

  • Cranberry Crawl 5K / 10K Run and Race Walk, Saturday, November 21, at 8:30 am (registration opens at 7:30 am)
  • Location: Belle Haven Park & Marina, one mile south of Alexandria VA | MAP
  • Prizes: Cranberry bread loaves for top 3 in 10-year age groups (men and women), plus racewalkers
  • No preregistration is required, but please
    Register on-line now
    Register by mail
  • Christmas Caper 5K / 10K Run and Race Walk, Saturday, December 19, at 8:30 am (registration opens at 7:30 am)
  • Location: Hains Point, East Potomac Park, Washington DC | MAP
  • Note: Hains Point does not have an "address" per se. It's at the southern end of East Potomac Park. It's Point A on this Google Map
  • Prizes: Christmas ornaments for top 3 in 10-year age groups (men and women), plus racewalkers
  • No preregistration is required, but please
    Register on-line now
    Register by mail

  • Locations:
  • Frequently-asked questions:
  • We encourage pre-registration.
  • If you preregister by Thursday night before the race,
    it's $4.00 for members of PVTC, $5.00 for all others
  • Race day registration begins one hour before the race on-site.
    If you register on-site on race day,
    it's $5.00 for members of PVTC, $10.00 for all others <<< NOTE CHANGE IN PRICE FOR 2009
  • We sell race-related pamphlets to cover costs.
  • The races are on park roads, paths, and sidewalks, open to the public.
  • We expect about 100 participants
  • The 5K and 10K races start at the same time (Go Fourth is only one 8K race)
  • For more information, write race director Rolland Elliott or call 301-292-1441
  • Next monthly club meeting:
  • Thursday, June 11, 2009, 7:30 pm, Walter Reed Community Center, 2909 S. 16th Street, Arlington VA (703-228-0935)
  • Send agenda items to Craig Chasse
  • Newsletter
  • Send photos and newsletter articles to Jim Barr
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