About our race
Our West Side Best Side Cross Country races are the perfect combination of trail and road racing. The courses we run are typically a mixture of packed dirt path, grass, single track trail and some bike path. These community races, which have been developed by runners for runners, provide an excellent runner, spectator and sponsor experience from start to finish.
How it works
We are partnering with Foothills Parks & Rec to bring you a COVID-safe, in-person cross country race at Fehringer Ranch near D’Evelyn High School March 11-21, 2021. The course (see below) will be set up using flags, flour and other markings so that you can run it any time the park is open between those race dates. To be eligible for prizes, you will submit your recorded time from your tracking device on our results page. The times will be used to award prizes to the top individual runners as well as men’s, women’s and mixed teams.
Covid Covid Covid!
Your health and safety – as well as that of all park users – is important to us. We ask that you follow all local health guidelines, wear face masks/coverings when not running and maintain 6 feet of distance from others at all times.
- If you are sick, do not visit parks and public areas
- Practice social distancing, even in parks and on trails
- Please wear a mask to conform with the Governor’s guidelines
- We expect all park visitors to adhere to public health guidelines and NOT gather in large groups until further notice
- Bring your own hand sanitizer and/or hand washing supplies
- Bring your own drinking water
- Utilize trash receptacles while enjoying park use – please do not bring trash from home to dump into trash receptacles
- Always keep your dog on leash, pick up your dog’s waste and dispose of it in a trash receptacle
Registration
Register as a team or register as an individual. Teams consist of up to five runners with the fastest three runners being scored (see below for details).
Teams (men's, women's and mixed) - $100 with a t-shirt
Individual - $25 with t shirt/$15 with no t shirt
For team registration - the team captain registers and pay for the team. Members will then add themselves to the team at no additional cost.
What's included?
Registered runners receive a long sleeve race shirt. Individual runners can opt out of the shirt giveaway. Register by March 3 to guarantee shirt size.
Runners ages 21 and up receive a BOGO coupon for a beer from Barquentine Brewing Company in Edgewater Marketplace
All runners are eligible to win $10 gift cards from local businesses in our prize drawing.
Course Map
Please refer to the course map before you begin your run. We have marked the course with orange flags, directional arrows and flour markings and we will check the course every morning to replace missing markers, but we cannot guarantee that all markings will remain in place. Be certain to stay straight on the main trail all the way to the turn, it occurs at approx. .4 miles. DO NOT take the fork to the right at ~.2 miles. When heading north after the 1 mile mark be sure to run all the way to the gate at the end before turning right onto single track heading back. Ignore the wide fork taking off to the right. Places where you should not turn are marked with XXXX on the map above.
Our Charity
Right Start Events will make a donation to Back on My Feet on behalf of all of the runners in the West Side Best Side cross country races. Back on My Feet seeks to revolutionize the way society approaches homelessness. Our unique model demonstrates that if you first restore confidence, strength and self-esteem, individuals are better equipped to tackle the road ahead. For all in need, we aim to provide: practical training and employment resources for achieving independence; an environment that promotes accountability; and a community that offers compassion and hope. For all with the capacity to serve – volunteers, donors, community and corporate partners – we seek to engage you in the profound experience of empowering individuals to achieve what once seemed impossible through the seemingly simple act of putting one foot in front of the other.
Our Partners
