BlackSheep XC #8 - Fall Roundup Festival

XC#8 - The Fall Round Up Festival


Here it comes: BlackSheepers, the most important event of September. The Fall Roundup is upon us once again!

Mark, our fearless leader, has come up with a fun, exciting new course to test your progression from the summer.

Extremely important this year to be able to race you must be a member of the club by signing up online by 11:59pm the night before the race. This allows our registration team and time keepers to have an up to date member list and timing info. Also required is a printed and signed waiver to be brought to your first race..


XC Series Race – Round-Up Festival
Date and Location: Centennial Park Cabins Sunday September 15, 2013
Registration Time: 10:00 am
Registration Closes: 10:30 am
Race Start Time: 11:00 am

Course Description:

Lambateur:
Complete the standard Cabin loop.

Sport:
Climb Hydro Hill and follow around to Red Trail.
Descend Red Trail to the river, turn left and follow Yellow Trail.
Continue on Yellow into Blue Trail and climb the backside of Centennial using all short cuts.
Stay straight and enter Hydro field.
Stay left and follow the cut grass down through the field.
Enter Lower 2k Trail and follow it to the 2k cut.
Climb the 2k cut and turn right onto Upper 2k trail
Follow out to the top of Hydro Hill.
Loop back down Red or descend Hydro Hill to finish.

Advanced/Elite:
Climb Hydro Hill and follow around to Red Trail.
Descend Red Trail to the river, turn left and follow Yellow Trail.
Continue on Yellow into Blue Trail and climb the backside of Centennial using all short cuts.
Turn right into Hill Top Trail
Enter Cassandra across the hydroline to the left and descend.
Turn right into 1k Trail and descend to The Stranger.
Complete the first half of Stranger then turn left across the Adventure Trail into the trail leading to Peekaboo.
Complete Peekaboo and turn left into Crossover.
Enter Lower 2k Trail and follow it to the 2k cut.
Climb the 2k cut and turn right onto Upper 2k trail
Follow out to the top of Hydro Hill.
Loop back down Red or descend Hydro Hill to finish.

Distance/ Estimated Fastest Time:

Lambateur: 2 or 3 laps depending on participants.
Sport: 2 laps = approx. 12km
Advanced: 3 laps = approx. 20km
Elite: 4 laps = approx. 26km


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