The 99th Schuylkill Navy Cross Country Run

Official results

Start time: 9:00 a.m., Thursday, November 28, 2002

Entry deadline: Tuesday, November 12

2002 Race Application Click here if you don't already have Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Prize donation form

Donate a prize

One of the things that makes the Turkey Trot so memorable is the prizes. Each year the committee solicits prizes from the Philadelphia rowing community. We typically line up 60 to 100 prizes and everyone selects a prize in the order in which they finished. (Fred Duling's stained glass piece always goes early!) But we've been hitting the same people up for prizes for a couple decades now. It's time for the present generation of rowers to contribute. Some folks have run the race for several years and not chipped in.

Print and mail in this form to donate a prize. Minimum donation is $25. Your name will be engraved on the prize or a label, and you'll feel good about contributing.

For prize donations questions, contact Alaina Gurski.

The Course

The course is 5 and 5/8 miles over hilly terrain. Starting at Malta Boat Club on Kelly Drive, the runners go inbound on Kelly to the traffic light in front of Lloyd Hal, turn left and go up Lemon Hill and over Girard Avenue bridge, then right onto Lansdowne Avenue. Just past Sweetbriar cutoff, the course turns right and starts the true "cross country" segment: from here the race is over grassy surface. Runners go to Meade Monument, then follow the cyclone fence to the Pagoda entrance gate, cross thru the service entrance to Belmont Plateau, up the hill to Belmont Mansion, and return by way of Brewery Hill, down Kelly Drive to Malta.

Rules

Points for team trophies will be scored only by the first five finishers from each club. Only those eligible in accordance with the Eligibility Rules below will be permitted to run in the race. Anyone running with the wrong number (or someone else's number) will be disqualified and their team (club) will be assessed an additional 25 points.

Classifications:

Open (men and women)
Master (40 years and over)
Juniors - high school students, per USRowing juniors definition
Guests - all others. Prize for first guest, male and female, only. Other guests not eligible for prizes.

A trophy and prize is also presented to the first male and female novice. A novice is one who is running in the Turkey Trot for the first time.

Eligibility Rules

Oarspersons who belong to a club that is a member organization of the Schuylkill Navy in good standing AND within the last two years have completed and won, or were within 25 seconds of the winners, in any of the following regattas:
- Schuylkill Navy Regatta
- Independence Day Regatta
- Philadelphia Youth Regatta
- Navy Day Regatta
- any Schuylkill Navy supported regatta
- Canadian Henley Regatta
- FISA Rowing World Championships
- Olympics
OR have acquired permanent eligibility by meeting the above requirements for four consecutive years OR have met the above requirements in any five years.
Friends and family of Schuylkill Navy clubs who do not meet the above requirements may run as guests. Guest runners will receive separate prizes. They cannot run as a team and will not count in the team scoring.

Entry Fees and Deadlines

All entries must be received by November 12. Entry fee is $15 per person, $20 after November 12. Incomplete or illegible entries, and entries received without payment will be returned. Phone entries will not be accepted. Send entries and payment to Schuylkill Navy, #4 Boathouse Row, Kelly Drive, Philadelphia, PA 19130. Make checks payable to Schuylkill Navy.

Late Entries

Late entries will be accepted only at registration on Thursday morning at Fairmount. The late entry fee is $20 (check or exact change only).

Registration

Club designees may pick up registration packets on Thursday morning between 7:00 and 8:00 at Fairmount. Registration will be closed promptly at 8:00.

Award Ceremony

The award ceremony will be held at Fairmount Rowing Association this year. The start time of the Run has been advanced to 9:00 am in hopes that even more people will stay for the awards. Awards will begin as quickly after the last runner has crossed the finish line as possible. We thank Fairmount for their hospitality in hosting the awards ceremony.

Race Committee

Fred H. Duling
Clete Graham
Alaina Gurski
Jack St. Clair, III
Matt Matiasek

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