Cross Country Alaska
Besh Cup Races 1 & 2 - December 17 & 18
Race Location - Kincaid Park - Anchorage
Team Naming for AWG to happen after Sunday races
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Saturday Classic Interval Start
Bib Pickup
Training Clubs will be given bibs to distribute to athletes.
Athletes who do not ski with a training club can pick up bibs beginning at 10am from the CCAK table located in the Kincaid Bunker
Chip Pickup - Chips will be distributed in the Start Area. Plan to be there with sufficient time before your start time to get your chip secured.
Race Start Times & Distances (Estimated)
U18+M 10k 11:00 am
U18+F 10k 11:50 am
U16M 5k 12:45 am
U16F 5k 1:05 pm
U1214M 3k 1:30pm
U1214F 3k 1:50 pm
U10- 1k 2:15pm
Complimentary Tshirts Available from CCAK for:
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skiers who registered for all six races
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all youth skiers under age 12
Tshirts are available for sale - $20
See design below. Thank you Becca Rorabaugh for the design!
Spectator and Venue Information
Waxing available at Kincaid Bunker. Open to athletes and spectators (though the wax tables take up a lot of the space available.) Restrooms available in the bunker and portapotties available behind the scoreboard.
Information
Awards Ceremony
Awards ceremony will follow each race. Awards will be given to each age group through U20 as well as Overall awards to the top 3 of U18+ races.
Sunday Freestyle Mass Start
See note about U14/U16 race
Bib Pickup - Training Clubs will be given bibs to distribute to athletes.
Athletes who do not ski with a training club can pick up bibs from the CCAK table located in the Kincaid Bunker
Chip Pickup - Chips will be distributed in the Start Area. Plan to be there with sufficient time before your start time to get your chip secured.
Race Start Times
The combined U14 & U16 race fields are quite large. Therefore, the fields will race separately.
U18+F Start 10k 10:00 AM
U18+M Start 10k 10:35 AM
U16F Start 5k 11:10 AM
U16M Start 5k 11:35 AM
U14F Start 5k 11:55 AM
U14M Start 5k 12:15 AM
U12F Start 3k 12:35 PM
U12M Start 3k 12:50 PM
U08/10 Start 1k 13:05 PM
Complimentary Tshirts Available from CCAK for:
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skiers who registered for all six races
-
all youth skiers under age 12
Tshirts are available for sale - $20
See design below. Thank you Becca Rorabaugh for the design!
Spectator and Venue Information
Waxing available at Kincaid Bunker. Open to athletes and spectators (though the wax tables take up a lot of the space available.) Restrooms available in the bunker and portapotties available behind the scoreboard.
Information
Solstice Tree Tour
NSAA hosts the Solstice Tree Tour today. This involves people walking to the Mize Loop to set up decorations. There will be a walking lane off the course - but please be aware of the non ski traffic. The first race of the day is at 10am in an effort to be done as early as possible. Ski fast everyone!
Awards Ceremony
Awards ceremony will follow each race. Awards will be given to each age group through U20 as well as Overall awards to the top 3 of U18+ races.
AWG Team Alaska Naming Ceremony
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8 members (4 girls/4 boys) for U14
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6 members (3 girls/3 boys) for U16*
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8 members (4 girls/4 boys for U18
*One boy and one girl from the Western Interior Ski Association have been named to the U16 AWG team based on results from their spring championships. Welcome to Ayuu Roesch and Trevin Soderstrom from Unalakleet!!
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