“No Frills” Cross Country

Tuesday, July 9, 2024 @ Deer Grove East Forest Preserve in Palatine, IL

5:00 - 6:15 PM - Race Day Registration

6:30 PM - Start

Event Description

The Palatine Pack “No Frills” cross country meets are modeled on the races that Eric Gronwick of Running Unlimited managed at Deer Grove East in the early 2000s. Each event offers affordable racing opportunities for all members of the family while building distance running community throughout the northwest suburbs.

Events Offered and Time Schedule

  • 4:00 pm - Course setup

  • 5:00-6:15 pm - Race day registration

  • 6:30 pm - 1/4 mile kids race (FREE)

  • 6:40 pm - 1 mile Beginner (7 and under), Youth (8-11), and Middle School (12-14) race

  • 6:55 pm - 2 mile Beginner (7 and under), Youth (8-11), and Middle School (12-14) race

  • 7:20 pm - 3 mile Youth, Middle School, High School, and Open race on the Palatine Invite “Meet of Champions” course

  • 8:00 pm - Course tear down

Cost and Registration

Pre-Registration is available online via Athletic.net. Pre-registered athletes are $15 - $13 entry fee plus a $2 service fee from Athletic.net. Entry instructions are available here.

All athletes in the Beginner age group are FREE. Any athlete enrolled in a Palatine Pack summer program is also FREE. These groups include Youth Track Camp, Palatine and Fremd Early Bird, Palatine Run Club, and Palatine Pack TFCC club. All camp attendees will enroll through their respective coaches.

Meet day registration runs from 5:00 - 6:15 pm. Cost for meet day registrants is $20. Accepted forms of payment include cash, check payable to Palatine Pack TFCC, and credit card processing via Square. If you do not pre-register, we urge you to arrive early as we will cut off walk-up registration at 6:15 pm to finish preparing the meet program.

If you already have an Athletic.net profile, you may register at the meet page here.

All athletes will receive a bib number at check in. Please clearly display your bib on your race uniform as it will be used to identify you in the results.

Age Groups

Awards will be offered for the fastest men and women in each age group, including:

  • Beginner (7 and under)

  • Youth (8-11)

  • Middle School (12-14)

  • High School (14-18)

  • Open (19 and above)

Timing

Palatine Pack Timing will provide Fully Automatic Timing (FAT) services for the entire meet. All results except the Beginner events will be published after the meet on Athletic.net and included in an athlete’s online profile.

Workers

Palatine Pack coaches will serve as workers along with student volunteers from Palatine High School and Fremd High School. We also anticipate parents and students working as course marshals throughout the course.

Facilities

There are limited bathroom facilities available in Deer Grove East. For this event, these include only the two onsite, permanent bathrooms.

Awards

TBD