west side best side cross country race - Fehringer Ranch

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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. 

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 11-15, 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.

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

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.

Your race registration includes a race shirt (Individual runners can opt out of the race shirt) and a BOGO coupon for a beer at Barquentine Brewing Company in Edgewater Marketplace. There will also be lots of goodies from local businesses given away in a random drawing.

There is parking available at Fehringer Ranch Disc Golf Park and limited overflow parking on the street leading into it. Please do not park in the school lot during regular school hours.

Click here to view an interactive course map.

Click here to view a Garmin view of the course map.

Yeah, we know times don’t count in cross country and that runner placement rules. However, desperate times call for desperate measures. Runners will be responsible for recording their own times using a tracking device such as Garmin, Strava or MapMyRun. You can then submit your time into the event results if you want to be considered for race prizes. Otherwise, go old school, ditch the watch and just have fun running some inviting trail-like conditions on a (hopefully) nice spring day.

The fastest three runners are scored for men’s and women’s teams. The score for mixed teams uses a similar formula to determine the winner however the fastest three runners must include at least one person of each gender. The lowest total team time in each category – as measured by scored runners – wins.

The top two teams in the men's, women's and mixed divisions will receive ribbons. The top five male and female overall finishers also will receive ribbons.

Sponsorship provides an ideal marketing opportunity for your business. We offer many levels of involvement and structure our packages so businesses can connect with prospective customers in an engaging way while elevating positive brand recognition. As a sponsor, you can be part of a fun athletic event that promotes health and wellness in our community. If you would like more information on sponsorship opportunities for our race, contact michelle@rightstartevents.com.