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Potomac Valley Track Club
Outdoor All-Comers Track & Field Meets
www.pvtc.org/outdoor.html -- 703-481-3530
  • SUNDAYS, May 25, June 8, June 22, 8:30 am
  • SATURDAYS, July 5, July 26, August 2 and August 16, 9:30 am
  • SATURDAY-SUNDAY, August 30-31 - Season ends with POTOMAC VALLEY GAMES / Mark Richards Open Pentathlon / Weight Pentathlon
    SPECIAL EVENTS:
  • Decathlon and Heptathlon -- June 7-8 (tentative)
    WHERE:
  • Langley High School, 6520 Georgetown Pike, McLean VA 22101
  • 400m fast, rubberized, all weather surface
    DIRECTIONS:
  • I-495 (Capital Beltway) to VA-193 (Georgetown Pike) east 1.5 miles. Turn left into parking lot and track.
  • VA-120 Glebe Road or Chain Bridge to VA-123 (Chain Bridge Road) west 3 miles to CIA
        Bear right onto VA-193 (Georgetown Pike) west 1.5 mile.  Turn right into parking lot and track.
    REGISTRATION:
  • $8.00 non-PVTC members 18 and over
  • $6.00 PVTC members
  • $4.00 Youth under 18
  • Unlimited number of events for one entry fee
  • Pre-register for all 7 meets and get one free -- 7 meets for the price of 6
  • Registration opens one hour before first event ( 7:30 am in May & June; 8:30 am in July & August)
  • No membership fee is required to compete, but you can join PVTC at the meets
  • New members who join PVTC at a meet get free entry to that meet
  • Register on-site on race day or
    Register on-line now

    TRACK EVENTS

    FIELD EVENTS

     8:30 am (Sundays
    in May-June)

     9:30 am (Saturdays
    in July-August)

  • 3000m Racewalk
  • 800m Youth Racewalk
  • 300/400 Hurdles
  • 8:30 am (Sundays
    in May-June)

    9:30 am (Saturdays
    in July-August)

  • High jump
  •  9:10 am (Sundays
    in May-June)

    10:10 am (Saturdays
    in July-August)

  • Mile
  • 100m
  • Mile Racewalk
  • 400m
  • 100/110m Hurdles
  • 3000m
  • 200m
  • 800m
  • 4x100m
  • 4x400m
  • 8:30 am (Sundays
    in May-June)

    9:30 am (Saturdays
    in July-August)

  • Javelin, discus, shot, weight throw
  • Long jump after 100m dash
  • Triple jump after long jump
  • Pole vault held pending officials
     (not at every all-comers meet)
  • USATF All meets are sanctioned by USATF.  All USATF registered athletes are covered by the individual insurance.  USATF registration forms for the year will be available at each meet.
  • If you are going for a record of any sort, please notify the meet director so that we can provide the required number of certified timers and judges.
  • PVTC intends to hold all track and field meets as scheduled.  PVTC, however, reserves the right to cancel or shorten an event, or the meet, due to time constraints or hazardous conditions.
    EQUIPMENT
  • Pyro Brite Video Timing System and Wind Gauge available
  • Starting blocks available
  • Track spikes may not exceed ¼-inch in length
  • Throwers are responsible for bringing their own implements
  • PVTC has some implements available at no charge
    VOLUNTEERS
  • Since these are all-comers meets, we greatly appreciate your assistance helping to set up and conduct events and to clean up after the meet.  The success of these track meets depends on the number of volunteers we have.  Volunteers also help keep the entry fees low for everyone.
  • Massage service available provided by Cliff Dewitt
    Order of Competition in Track Event Heats and Field Event Flights
  • In all events, the Clerk of Course groups heats and flights from youngest to oldest, e.g., 6 & under, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12, 13-14, 15-16, 17-18, 18-29, 30-39, 40-49, etc. If necessary, the Clerk of Course groups heats by gender, females followed by males.  Alternatively, the Clerk of Course may consolidate heats across age and gender to save time.
  • In the high jump, we have two flights: starting heights below 5 feet followed by starting heights 5 feet and up.
    Entry Procedures
  • At the registration desk, we issue a racing number to all entrants, to be pinned to the front of the running jersey.
  • We sell blocks of numbers to youth coaches for each team member at $4.00 each.
  • We also issue a sign up sheet to each coach, to be completed for each team member receiving a number.
  • The coach must return the completed sign-up sheet to the registration desk.
  • To save time meet day morning, coaches may export a Hy-Tek ZIP file to send entries via e-mail to meet director Craig Chasse, and you can pay by club check the day of the meet
    Helpful tip: just enter your whole team and then only pay for the ones that show up that morning.
    If you don't use Hy-Tek, you can download it for free at www.hy-tekltd.com/downloads.html and near the bottom of the page, click on the TEAM MANAGER 2.0 Lite option to download the trial version) and enter your team.
    You can also register at Active.Com, but that requires knowing who is coming in advance as you must pay when you register at Active.Com
  • Coaches should remind athletes to stay in their lanes so they may be properly scored.
    Finish Line and Scoring Procedures
  • At the finish line, three lane judges, and a head judge are responsible for place finishing.  At least three officials are responsible for timing, including one designated head timer.  Additionally, an official is designated as the chief scorer.  At least two officials are assigned to the FAT system if used.
  • Upon completion of each race, based upon placement of the athletes by lane by the head judge, with assistance from the three judges as needed, the lane judges write the bib number of the athlete to the heat sheet in the proper order of finish as called by the head judge.  The head judge or a runner holds the heat sheets for each event. Upon completion of each race, the heat sheet is to given to the head scorer who places the finish time next to the athlete's name, as provided by the head timer.  We use the FAT system as a back-up system for athletes under 15 and as the primary system for athletes 15 and over, if staff is available. We use hand held times on the heat sheets for all races on race day if FATs were not immediately available.  Once the times are placed on the heat sheet, we copy the heat sheet and sent it to the registration table for posting, as soon as possible.  We file the original in the results folder for the race transcriber to post the final results on our web site.  Later in the meet or at the end of the meet, we affix FAT times, when available, to the original heat sheets.

    POTOMAC VALLEY GAMES
    Potomac Valley Games (championship meet -- open to all) will be held on August 30-31
    Pre-registration strongly suggested -- late fee applies.
    For a pre-registration form, please send a self-addressed stamped envelope to:
    Potomac Valley Games, 6207 Duntley Court, Springfield VA 22152
    Full information and on-line registration

    TENTATIVE ORDER OF EVENTS

    Saturday, August 30
    8:00 am Registration opens
         (14 & under)
    YOUTH TRACK EVENTS:
      9:00 am 3000 meter run
    10:00 am 1500 meter racewalk
    10:30 am 80/100m hurdles
    11:00 am 100 meter dash
    11:40 am 1-mile run
    12:10 am 400 meter dash
    12:45 pm 200 meter dash
      1:15 pm 800 meter run
      1:45 pm 4x100 meter relay

    YOUTH FIELD EVENTS:
      9:30 pm High Jump
    11:00 am Long Jump

    USATF rules apply

    Saturday, August 30
    8:00 am Registration opens
         (15 & over)
    FIELD EVENTS:
      9:00 am Weight Throw
      9:30 am M.R. Pentathlon begins with Long Jump
    10:30 am to 4:00 pm Discus
      Open pit--first come, first served.
      M.R. Pentathlon entrants have use of discus area in the early afternoon.
      2:00 pm Discus registration closes
      5:00 pm Hammer Throw

    TRACK EVENTS:
      9:00 am 5K & 10K track run
      3:00 pm 5K & 10K racewalk

    Pentathlon may delay Saturday events

    Sunday, August 31
    7:30 am Registration opens
         (15 & over)
    FIELD EVENTS:
      9:00 am Long Jump 1 (men 40+)
      9:00 am Pole Vault 1 (start<10 ft)
      9:00 am Shot Put 1
       (women; youth 15-18; men 60+)
      9:00 am Javelin 1 (men 19-59)
    10:00 am High Jump 1 (start<5 ft)
    10:30 am Long Jump 2
       (women; youth 15-18; men 60+)
    10:30 am Pole Vault 2 (start 10 ft)
      1:00 pm Javelin 2
       (women; youth 15-18; men 60+)
    1:00 pm Shot Put 2 (men 19-59)
    2:00 pm Triple Jump
    2:00 pm High Jump 2 (start 5 ft)

    Sunday, August 31
    7:30 am Registration opens
         (15 & over)
    TRACK EVENTS:
      9:00 am 300/400 m hurdles
      9:20 am 3000 meter run
      9:50 am 1-mile racewalk
    10:20 am 100 meter dash
        (finals or trials, if needed)
    11:00 am 1-mile run
    11:40 am 80/100/110m hurdles
    12:10 pm 100 meter finals
        (for age groups requiring trials)
    12:35 pm 400 meter run
      1:00 pm 3000 meter racewalk
      1:45 pm 200 meter dash
        (finals based on time)
      2:20 pm 800 meter run
      2:50 pm 4x100 meter relay
      3:10 pm 4x400 meter relay