Registration
5:30-6:00;
Fee $1.00 per
week. The $1 registration fee entitles participants to
compete in as many events as he or she desires that
evening. A season pass may be purchased for $8.00 the
first or second week. Parents of competitors under 18 years of
age must sign the waiver of liability form that accompanies
every registration. The
meets begin at 6 p.m
Order of
events & Age Limits 1.
50
Meter- All ages 2.
100 Meter- All ages 3.
1 Mile - 8:00 minutes or faster only please 4.
200 Meter- All
ages
5.
800
Meter- All ages 6.
400
Meter- All ages 7.
Relay
4x 100 ( time permitting) – All ages From
6:15- 7:00 (approx.): Softball Throw and Standing Broad Jump-
Ages 4-13 (Age
Groupings are 4 & 5, 6 & 7, 10 & 11 and 12 &
13) Awards: All
events, whenever practicable, are staged in age-graded and
often gender-segregated heats. This system facilitates
organization of the simplest and often fairest competition
among the hundreds of competitors. Due
to
staffing and time constraints, only first place finish times
are recorded for each heat. Blue, red or yellow
ribbons are awarded to the first three finishers in every
running heat as well as to the age-graded division winners in
the softball throw and standing broad jump and blue ribbons
are awarded to all members of winning relay teams. Officials: Volunteers
from the Greater Framingham Running Club staff all events The
Framingham Parks and Recreation Department serves as a series
co-sponsor - without their support we would not be able to
hold the meets. Inclement
Weather. Meets may be cancelled due to
inclement weather. Call the Parks and Recreation after
4:00 P.M. at 508-532-5962 for cancellation notices. For more
information, please call Arnie Pollinger,
series director, at 508-517-5818 History.
The GFRC Summer Track series boasts a long history as
the premier low-key, high-energy all-comers summer track
series in the western suburbs of Boston. The series, which has
always been held in Framingham and most frequently at Bowditch
Field, was initially conceived in 1980 as an event to help
serious adult road runners and track devotees hone their fast
twitch muscle fibers through sprint events and shorter
distance runs, over the course of a ten-week series of meets.
Over
the
years, the focus of the meets has shifted from serving as an
adult athlete-dominated spectacle to providing an outlet on a
weekly basis for more than 200 kids, some as young as two
years old, to enjoy the flavor of competition without the
demands or pressure of a highly structured athletic
competition. While most participants now are of teen age or
younger, this all-comers series welcomes participants of all
ages and talent including masters track athletes from all over
New England. Basic
Rules
for Competitors and Spectators
Thank
you for helping us make this a fun, healthy activity for you
and your children.
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