PVTC 2022 Indoor Track Meets
SUNDAY MORNINGS, JANUARY 9, JANUARY 16, and JANUARY 30, 2022
Registration
Sponsor
ACE Physical Therapy & Sports Medicine Institute
Presenting really nice bright green cinch bags to race walk champions and one-mile race winners
If it hurts, call ACE-PT first 703-205-1233
Events and Entry Fees
- 800m/1500m/3000m racewalks. 55m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1 mile, 3000m, and 5000m, plus free race walk & shot put clinics
- $3.00 per meet for high school students ($8 for all 3 meets before December 25)
- $4.00 per meet for PVTC members ($11 for all 3 meets before December 25)
- $5.00 per meet for all others ($14 for all 3 meets before December 25)
- Students up to 8th grade may enter free using this form
Schedule
- 7:00 AM: Doors Open - Please do not enter before 7:00 AM
- 7:45 AM: 800m, 1500m & 3000m Race Walk - One heat, followed by race walk clinic for young athletes
- 8:15 AM: 55m Run - Heats by age group and gender
- 9:00 AM: 1-Mile Run - 3 heats >6:30, <6:30, <5:30 (approximately)
- 9:50 AM: 200m Run - Heats by age group and gender
- 10:20 AM: 400m Run - Heats by age group and gender
- 11:00 AM: 800m Run - Heats by age group and gender
- 11:30 AM: 3000m Run (15 laps) & 5000m Run (25 laps) One heat
- 8:15 AM: Race Walk clinic
- 9:15 AM: Shot put clinic
Procedures
- Please listen for the calls for your event(s)
- We issue calls for each event about 10 minutes before the event begins
- "First call" means begin forming groups by age & gender
- "Second call"means first heat is about to start
- "Final call" means last heat is about to start
- Note: We record individual times only in the race walks, 1-mile, 3000-meter, and 5000-meter, but not in the shorter events
Set-up of the track for safety (by Jon Dachos)
Track
- Fast soft urethane four-lane 200-meter indoor track · 8+ laps to the mile, 25-meter turn radius.
- If you use starting blocks for 55-meter, please bring your own
- No Spikes: NOT METAL, NOT PLASTIC, NOT CERAMIC
- No food allowed in the gym
- Directions: From DC or Capital Beltway (I-495), take Arlington Blvd (Route 50) to Glebe Road (Route 120) southbound to 2nd Street South. At the 7-11, turn left (east). TJ is on your left
- Parking is free. Enter through Door #12
- Or from Route 50, turn south on Irving Street and right (west) onto 2nd Street South
- Or from I-395, take Glebe Road (Route 120) northbound 3 miles to 2nd Street South, then turn right to TJ
- For more info: call 703-927-4833 and leave a message. For PVTC, 703-481-3530
- Conducted in co-operation with Arlington Department of Parks, Recreation, and Community Resources
- Ribbons for every youth finisher, thanks to POTOMAC VALLEY TRACK CLUB
Indoor tracks in DC Area
- Prince George's Sports and Learning Center, open to the public free 6:00 AM to 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM, 200-meter oval
- Thomas Jefferson Community Center, open to the public, $8 for Arlington residents; $16 for others, 200-meter flat oval
- Episcopal High School, open odd hours, 200-meter oval banked track
- Georgetown University Yates Field House, formerly $5 per visit with GU host, maybe more now, 176-meter oval
- George Mason University Field House, closed to the public, except on special occasions, 200-meter oval
- Some private gyms have 10-lap-per-mile indoor tracks
Indoor track in NYC Area
