Meet Information
2015 Schedule of Events
Saturdays schedule is different in 2015 due to adding a division. Several races have new distances Collegiate Mens (5k), Open Race (5k) and Middle School Boys & Girls (3k).
SEPTEMBER 11, 2015
4:30 pm Collegiate Womens 5K
5:15 pm Collegiate Mens 5K
SEPTEMBER 12, 2015
7:30 am Open Race 5K
8:10 am Junior Varsity Girls 5K White/Gold Division Combined
8:50 am Junior Varsity Girls 5K Green Division
9:30 am Junior Varsity Boys 5K White/Gold Division Combined
10:05 am Junior Varsity Boys 5K Green Division
10:35 am National Anthem
10:40 am Varsity Girls 5K Gold Division
11:15 am Varsity Girls 5K White Division
11:50 am Varsity Girls 5K Green Division
12:20 Varsity Boys 5K Gold Division
12:50 am Varsity Boys 5K White Division
1:20 pm Varsity Boys 5K Green Division
1:50 pm Freshman Girls 3K
2:15 pm Freshman Boys 3K
2:35 pm Middle School Girls 3K
2:50 pm Middle School Boys 3K
Course Map
AWARDS
The top two teams in each race will receive team awards. The top 30 individuals in each race will receive custom Forest Park Cross Country Festival medals. A third high school Varsity division means more trophies and medals!
T-SHIRTS, CONCESSIONS AND OTHER AMENITIES
This is a Festival! We will have a wide variety of food, snacks, and drinks including BBQ, Gus Pretzels and Ted Drewes Frozen Custard at our concession stand. Big River Running Company and Saucony will be selling official meet apparel on location. Meet apparel will be available Friday afternoon during the course preview and collegiate races, as well as on Saturday. Make your purchases early as meet apparel sells out quickly!
VOLUNTEERS
The Forest Park Cross Country Festival wouldnt be the meet that it is without the help of volunteers. The festival is always looking for volunteers who would like to serve as course marshals, packet pick-up crew, concession stand workers, etc. We have shifts that still allow you to watch races. Interested in helping out?
INCLEMENT WEATHER POLICY
The meet organizers reserve the right to alter or cancel the meet due to inclement weather in the case that we deem conditions to be unsafe to compete or complete a given event. In general, the Forest Park Cross Country Festival will follow the MSHSAA weather policy (p. 27 and 30). In the case of lightning, we will delay the start of any event until 30 minutes after the last sighting of lightning. In the case of extreme heat, the event and remaining races will be canceled if the heat index reaches 105 degrees. The Forest Park Cross Country Festival committee will begin to alter race distances if the heat index reaches 95 degrees or we deem conditions to be unsafe to complete the advertised distance.
Saturdays schedule is different in 2015 due to adding a division. Several races have new distances Collegiate Mens (5k), Open Race (5k) and Middle School Boys & Girls (3k).
SEPTEMBER 11, 2015
4:30 pm Collegiate Womens 5K
5:15 pm Collegiate Mens 5K
SEPTEMBER 12, 2015
7:30 am Open Race 5K
8:10 am Junior Varsity Girls 5K White/Gold Division Combined
8:50 am Junior Varsity Girls 5K Green Division
9:30 am Junior Varsity Boys 5K White/Gold Division Combined
10:05 am Junior Varsity Boys 5K Green Division
10:35 am National Anthem
10:40 am Varsity Girls 5K Gold Division
11:15 am Varsity Girls 5K White Division
11:50 am Varsity Girls 5K Green Division
12:20 Varsity Boys 5K Gold Division
12:50 am Varsity Boys 5K White Division
1:20 pm Varsity Boys 5K Green Division
1:50 pm Freshman Girls 3K
2:15 pm Freshman Boys 3K
2:35 pm Middle School Girls 3K
2:50 pm Middle School Boys 3K
Course Map
AWARDS
The top two teams in each race will receive team awards. The top 30 individuals in each race will receive custom Forest Park Cross Country Festival medals. A third high school Varsity division means more trophies and medals!
T-SHIRTS, CONCESSIONS AND OTHER AMENITIES
This is a Festival! We will have a wide variety of food, snacks, and drinks including BBQ, Gus Pretzels and Ted Drewes Frozen Custard at our concession stand. Big River Running Company and Saucony will be selling official meet apparel on location. Meet apparel will be available Friday afternoon during the course preview and collegiate races, as well as on Saturday. Make your purchases early as meet apparel sells out quickly!
VOLUNTEERS
The Forest Park Cross Country Festival wouldnt be the meet that it is without the help of volunteers. The festival is always looking for volunteers who would like to serve as course marshals, packet pick-up crew, concession stand workers, etc. We have shifts that still allow you to watch races. Interested in helping out?
INCLEMENT WEATHER POLICY
The meet organizers reserve the right to alter or cancel the meet due to inclement weather in the case that we deem conditions to be unsafe to compete or complete a given event. In general, the Forest Park Cross Country Festival will follow the MSHSAA weather policy (p. 27 and 30). In the case of lightning, we will delay the start of any event until 30 minutes after the last sighting of lightning. In the case of extreme heat, the event and remaining races will be canceled if the heat index reaches 105 degrees. The Forest Park Cross Country Festival committee will begin to alter race distances if the heat index reaches 95 degrees or we deem conditions to be unsafe to complete the advertised distance.