The
6th annual Schuylkill Mile Time Trial running race & fun run!
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Join us for the sixth annual Schuylkill Mile Time Trial running race & fun run! What's a time trial race? Instead of starting everyone out at once, only one person starts. 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 $10 for adults and $5 kids age 10-17 (cash or PayPal only), with a special guest! Runners of ALL skill levels are invited. We start on the new Schuylkill River Park Trail (Schuylkill Banks) at the King Drive entrance just below the Philadelphia Museum of Art (where the bike path breaks off from King Drive), runs south along the beautiful Schuylkill River, and ends by 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 (Schuylkill Banks). Start is 9:00 am on Sunday, April 7, 2013. Arrive at the start between 7:30 & 8:30am to register. 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 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,
either in-person or online. In-person pre-registration is Saturday,
April 6 (the day before the race), 12:30 - 1:30pm & 4 - 6pm at the Race
Street crossing (near the middle of the course). We'll be at the closest
bench with race bibs. Try to have exact $10 or $5.
* Online Pre-Registration is live!
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.
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 $10/$5, we can’t give you any! We will have water at the start
& finish and a gear check. 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 send only a few race-related
emails in a year).
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 waiver. You must be 10 or older
to race. Race may be limited to 80 runners.
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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? |