Dashing Whippets
Third Annual Track Meet

Saturday, April 27th, 2013 9:00 AM

East River Park Track, East 6th St and FDR, New York, NY

Updates
04/28/13 - Thanks everyone for attending the track meet! Results are available here.
04/26/13 - All 5000m participants should show up at the track at 9:15am. We will begin the track meet at 9:30am sharp.
04/24/13 - After the track meet, join us at Double Wide (505 E. 12th St. between Ave A/B) for drinks, food, and good company.
04/21/13 - We're pleased to announce that JackRabbit, Enlightened Ice Cream and RoadID will be sponsoring this event.

Results

Results are available here.

Photos

Check out these photos on Facebook and Meetup!

Date & Time

Saturday, April 27, 2013
9:00am: Registration/Check-in
9:30am: First race

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Cost

$10 online registration
$15 on race day

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Location

East River Park Track
East 6th Street & FDR Drive

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Registration

Online registration costs $10 per athlete and allows entry into an unlimited number of events. Online registration closes 11:59pm on Thursday, April 25th, 2013.

In-person event day registration costs $15 per athlete and is subject to capacity being available. If possible, we ask that you kindly pre-register to allow us to plan accordingly.

Check-in and registration will open at 9:00am on event day.

Minimum age for the event is 12 years old. All athletes under 18 years old will need a separate waiver signed by a parent/guardian. Please email us at trackmeet@dashingwhippets.org for this form.

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Prizes

Awards and prizes will be available for the fastest three individuals in each event. Teams will also be eligible for a team award based on cumulative points acquired across all the events.

Individual winners will receive a $25 gift card to JackRabbit. The winning club will receive $100. Thanks to JackRabbit for donating all gift cards!

Getting There

East River Park Track is reachable by a pedestrian bridge across FDR drive on East 6th St. You can take the MTA subways or buses listed below to reach East River Park Track.

  • F
  • L
  • M14D
  • M9
  • M8

Because weekend routes can change, please use HopStop to plan your transportation.

Go to HopStop Directions

Order of Events

  1. 5000 Meters
  2. Sprint Medley Relay (100m, 100m, 200m, 400m)
  3. 800 Meters
  4. 400 Meters*
  5. Mile
  6. Distance Medley Relay (1200m, 400m, 800m, 1600m)
  7. 4x400 Meter Relay

All events will be run in women's heats followed by men's heat. Relay events may also include a co-ed heat.

The 5000m race will start at 9:30am promptly. Please arrive early to allow time to prepare.

This a USATF sanctioned event and will be timed and scored by USATF officials in accordance with the 2013 USATF Competition Rules.

* The 400m will not count for USATF records or qualifying because the race will be hand-timed. All other individual events will count for USATF purposes.

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