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Cecil Field Summer Classic Meet Instructions

Welcome to the 8th annual Cecil Field Summer Classic ! 

HOSTED BY THE BOLLES SCHOOL

TITLE SPONSOR - JTC RUNNING 

We will have over 70 High Schools at this years race .. Approximately 40 teams in the elite races and 30 teams in the early races.

Please read meet instructions below carefully.

LODGING

Any out of town teams we recommend the Fairfield Inn and Suites - Jacksonville West - (less than 10 minutes from course and right off I-10 at the Chaffee Road exit) -  If Fairfield fills up, there is a Holiday Inn Express, Best Western and Hampton Inn at the same exit.

Make checks payable to: CECIL PARTNERS LLC

MAIL TO: 

• CECIL PARTNERS LLC
  
  2570 Forbes Street 
  
  Jacksonville, FL 32204

PARKING IS FREE THIS YEAR 

EACH TEAM WILL GET ONE COACH SPOT IN PAVED PARKING LOT BY CLUBHOUSE (WE WILL HAVE A LIST OF 70 Schools - NOT ON LIST - CANNOT PARK HERE) 

TEAM CAMPS

Team camps may ONLY be set up in the driving range area beyond the tee box  (situated perfectly between the starting area and the finish area) Driving range is 100,000 square feet (500 x 200) so there is plenty of room. Entrance will be on the South end (just past the finish line) Runner exit is on the north end right by the starting line. Please leave your team camp area as clean as you found it - garbage bags will be provided. CLUBHOUSE IS OFF LIMITS - WE WILL HAVE PLENTY OF PORTABLE TOILETS

FOOD AND MUSIC  Country Caterers (family owned for 40 years) will be set up by 5:00pm and serving up hamburgers, hotdogs, etc. etc. at affordable prices. Tell your parents to bring folding chairs and picnic blankets, and make a night out of it !!! Although we have some serious levels of competition, in keeping with the original intent of this invitational, we also try to provide a fun end of summer carnival atmosphere for the whole family.

• SPECTATING THE RACE
• You have 2 basic options
• 1.) Stay at the start/finish area. Watch the start, Halfway split (1.55 miles) and finish.
• 2.) Walk / Jog 1/2 mile down the course to the 2 mile mark. You can see runners here at 1/2 mile, jog over to the adjacent fairway for the 1 mile split, back over to 2 miles, and you can still make it to the finish.
  
  SCHEDULE
• ELITE DIVISION
• The Elite Division is Invitation Only this year, and invited teams will be announced by Friday, August 9th.
• All other teams are welcome to run the two early races.
• We use FL Runners database of returning runners per team to make our best efforts in determining the Top 40 teams for boys and girls.

BOYS ELITE TEAMS (40)  - APPROXIMATELY 300 RUNNERS

GIRLS ELITE TEAMS (40) -  APPROXIMATELY 300 RUNNERS

ELITE RACE LIMITED TO 10 RUNNERS PER SCHOOL - ALL ELSE WILL RUN THE EARLY RACE.

Any boy that has run 16:59 or faster or any girl at 19:59 or faster - EVEN IF THEIR TEAM IS IN EARLY RACE THEY CAN CHOOSE TO RUN ELITE RACE AS AN INDIVIDUAL 

RACES WILL NOT BE ASSIGNED TEAM STARTING BOXES. START WILL BE FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED (ROAD RACE STYLE)

BOYS 6:45 PM RACE  - 30 TEAMS - APPROXIMATELY 340 RUNNERS

GIRLS 6:15 PM RACE - 30 TEAMS - APPROXIMATELY 350 RUNNERS

SCHEDULE

• 5:30pm
• Middle School / Junior High Race - 2,500 meters Open Race - 5,000 meters - men and women all-comers
• Ribbons to MS finishers
• THESE TWO RACES WILL BE RUN TOGETHER
• (2,500 meter runners just peel off after 1 loop and shoot into finish)
  
  6:15 pm - HS Girls Varsity Race - 5,000 meters
• (teams seeded 41 and up) and runners 11+ (From Elite teams)
• 6:45 pm - HS Boys Varsity Race - 5,000 meters
• (teams seeded 41 and up) and runners 11+ from  Elite teams
• 7:15 - Elite HS Girls Race (Top 40 seeded teams)
• limit of 10 runners per team (teams with more than 10 can run extra girls in earlier race.
• (Any girl from a team not seeded in Top 40 teams that has run a sub-20:00 HS XC 5K may run elite race as an individual)
• 7:45pm - Elite HS Boys Race (Top 40 seeded teams)
• limit of 10 runners per team (teams with more than 10 can run extra boys in earlier race)
• (Any boy from a team not seeded in Top 40 teams that has run a sub-17:00 HS XC 5K may run elite race as an individual)
• 8:30 pm - Awards Under The Lights !
• Medals AND Race tee-shirts to Top 25 Boys and Girls in Elite HS Race - COMPETITON FOR THESE MEDALS / TEE-SHIRTS GETS TOUGHER EACH YEAR !  In 2023 ITTOOK 16:35 for Boys and 19:45 for girls.
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  STARTING BOX ASSIGNMENTS
• No starting boxes start will be road race style for all races   (first come, first served)
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  LINK TO COURSE

• Course is 1.50 mile loop done twice with final .11 miles straight down fairway.
• (mostly golf course fairways with 4 short 100 meter sections on dirt roads through woods)
  
  
• There is not a LOT of pavement, but enough on cart paths that athletes may want to consider flats or "spikeless spikes" (nubs) - rather than metal
• FINISH AREA
• Entire last 1/10 mile will be staked/roped off securely, and a chute beyond finish will dump runners straight into tram camp area. Please do not enter chute area unless a medical emergency.