Runner and Event information!

We’re excited to offer fast races for all in a festive atmosphere. Grab a PR in the mile, 5k (and/or) 10k, and then grab an Aslin beer!

• All ages are welcome to run. Register here at Direct Athletics. You will be asked for a “seed time” use any recent time or you can estimate your current ability.

• We will thoughtfully arrange the heats based on entry times with the fastest runners in our Select heats.

• Open races will be men and women combined, and select races will have women's races first, followed by men's.

• The facility will open at 5 pm.

• The GMU Fieldhouse will be open as well

• Food and drink will be available for purchase, including Aslin beer.

• Any person not competing, volunteering, or pacing will need a GA spectator ticket - you can purchase those here.

• Children four and under get in free.

• You can leave and re-enter the facility.

• No outside food or drink besides water or sports nutritional items is allowed. Bags are allowed.

HEATS/SECTIONS

• Preliminary heats will be released on Thursday, but will be updated the day-of the meet due to race-day registrations and scratches.

• The open 5k will have two sections. Currently, the first race will be entry times of 18:30 & over; the second race will be 15:50 - 18:30

• The open mile will have five sections. Currently, the first section will be entry times of 6:00 & over.

CHECK-IN PROCEDURE

• Please check-in as soon as you get to the meet and pick up your bib number. If you do not check in, you will be scratched.

• 15-minutes prior to your race return to the check-in area to get your hip number and starting assignment. Secure your hip number with safety pins. Be RACE READY at this point.

• After your final check-in, you will head as a group to the track for your race. As soon as one race finishes, the next one begins.

BAG DROP AREA

• We will have an unofficial bag drop area near our check-in area. This will not be a ticketed bag drop situation.

OPEN RACES

• Our open races are for anyone who can maintain a 10:00 pace or faster in the 10k, 5k, or mile.

• You’re guaranteed a fast, flat course with no 90 or 180-degree turns! Whether you’ve never run a track race before or you’ve run a hundred, you are welcome here.

• We will run two heats of the open 5k and five heats of the open mile. You will be placed in a heat based upon your seed time.

• Heats will run slowest to fastest and will be men and women combined.

YOUTH MILE

• Open to any child 13 & Under who can maintain a 15:00 mile or faster.

• We’ll run one section and combine boys & girls; if we have over 30 kids signed, up we will split into two sections by ages.

• Grab $5 GA Tickets for your runner(s) and family and sign up to run at the meet - must be registered by 7:45 pm.

SELECT RACES:

Here is the current outlook on our select sections as of Tuesday, May 14th. Note, the men’s and women’s select 10ks will be combined.

• Women's Webb Mile: 5:00 - 6:00 / Three women looking to break 5. Pacer going out at 5:00 through 900 meters.

• Women's 5000: 15:30 - 18:00 / Two women aiming to run 15:30. Featuring Grace Moore and Susanna Sullivan

• Women's 10000: 33:00 - 38:00 / Perry Shoemaker is going for the 50-54 American Record (37:04). Pacer at 34:00 for most of the race.
  

• Men's Webb Mile: 4:00 - 4:10 / Eight men looking to break 4. Pacer going out at 4:00 pace through 900 meters.

• Men’s 5000: 13:40 - 15:30 / Pacer going out at 13:40 & another at 14:00 pace through 2k

• Men's 10000: 31:00 - 34:00 / We'll have a good pack from 31:00 - 32:00

AWARDS

• The men’s and women’s winners of the Webb Mile, select 5k and select 10k, will receive a pair of New Balance shoes. Shoes are subject to availability.

DIRECTIONS / PARKING:

• 4400 University Drive, Fairfax, Virginia 22030 - the outdoor track and field complex is behind the fieldhouse. Enter “George Mason University Fieldhouse” into your GPS

• Parking available adjacent to the track

• Check out driving directions and construction/traffic alerts.

• The nearest airports to campus are Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) and Washington Reagan Airport (DCA). Shuttles are available through private companies, as are cabs.

• George Mason University’s Fairfax Campus is accessible via Metro Bus and Cue Bus (Fairfax City bus). Mason is also located near the Vienna/Fairfax/GMU Metro stop, and Mason provides regular shuttles from the Metro stop to campus. Check out shuttle and bus information.

PROHIBITED ITEMS:

• Any food or beverage except for water or sport nutritional food or drink.

• Weapons (including, without limitation, pocket knives), fireworks and other illegal drugs and substances

• Animals (except service animals)

• Beach balls and other inflatable items

• Laser pens and laser pointers

• Skateboards, hoverboards, scooters for non-ADA use, and wheeled footwear

• Drones and other unmanned aerial vehicles

• Toy guns or toy knives (including, without limitation, water guns)

• Any other item deemed dangerous or inappropriate

Not ready to race, but would like to volunteer to help or pace? Email us at lighthorsetrackclub@gmail.com

Pacing duties needed for all races, from the select fields to 10:00/mi pace

• Coaches, volunteers, and pacers all get in free!