Rogue Valley Masters Open Water Weekend

 

7:00-7:45 AM: 5K/10K Registration/Check-in

8:00 AM:  Pre-race instructions

8:30 AM:  Race start
Race Director: Andy Gramley 206-660-6322 agramley@microsoft.com

 

 

8:00-9:00 AM: 1.5K Registration/Check-in

9:15 AM:    Pre-race instructions

9:30 AM:    1.5K Race start

11:00 AM:  Relay Check-in/Instructions

11:20 AM:  3 x 500 Pursuit Relay start

Relay information will be available at registration.

 

COURSE:  The course is a 2.5K loop marked with buoys. 10K solo swimmers will swim four loops. 5K solo swimmers will swim two loops. 10K relay teams may consist of 2-4 members with each member swimming at least one 2.5K loop. The 1500M will be 1 triangular loop. The 3 X 500M pursuit relay is for bragging rights and each leg consists of one out-and-back loop. All solo and relay events will start in knee-deep water. At the finish line, swimmers will exit the water through a marked chute ending about 5 yards up the shoreline. Color coded caps will be provided and are mandatory for all individual and relay swimmers. Both 10K solo swimmers and relay teams must be able to complete the swim in 4 hours, 30 minutes.

 

RULES & FEES: Current USMS rules govern all swims. Swimmers wearing Category II suits—including wetsuits—will not be eligible for awards. All events are open to USMS-registered swimmers 18 years of age as of July 17, 2011. Online Entries must be completed by midnight pacific time on July 1, 2011.  Mailed entries must be postmarked by July 1st. Entry fees include swimmer’s lunch; additional meals are available for $10/person. Fifty percent of all fees are refundable with at least 7 days notice to the Race Director.

    10K Solo Swim (Saturday)              $40.00 (includes swimmer lunch)

    10K Relay Swim (Saturday)            $30.00 per swimmer (includes swimmer lunch)

    5K Solo Swim (Saturday)                $40.00 (includes swimmer lunch)

    1.5K Swim (Sunday)                        $30.00  (includes swimmer lunch)
    Spectator Lunch                               $10.00 each, choose Saturday or Sunday
    T-Shirt                                               $15.00 sizes S-XL, $17.00 size XXL

 

RACE-DAY ENTRIES: There is a $15.00 surcharge for race-day entries. Late entrants must provide their 2011 USMS card. If needed, USMS one-event registration will be available for $18.00 on race day. A limited number of T-shirts will be for sale on race day for $25.00. Late entrants are not guaranteed a shirt; orders will be taken and shirts will be sent after the event.  

 

SAFETY:  We recommend that each 10K solo swimmer have a personal escort. Swimmers should prepare and bring their own race beverages & snacks.  There will be a feeding station in the water each 2.5K near the start of the course for your bottles & snacks. Lifeguards in safety craft will monitor the course for all events. Medical personnel will be on site at the start/finish area. 

 

AWARDS: 1st through 3rd place in each male & female 5-year age group and the fastest overall male & female swimmers will receive awards in the solo 10K, 5K and 1.5K races. In the 10K relay, first female, male, and mixed relay teams will be awarded prizes.  Complete results will be posted at www.swimoregon.org.

 

CAMPING: Rogue Valley Masters has reserved all 7 tent sites and 4 RV sites at Hart-Tish Park, the race site. Tent sites are $15.00/night and RV sites are $15.00/night and include parking. For reservation and payment information, contact Jocelyn Sanford, RVM accommodations coordinator: 541-488-6435 or Jocelyn@redarrow.org. In addition, there are three campgrounds within 5 miles of the race site (Jackson, Watkins & Carberry.) To reserve a site at one of these, call Glenn (Hart-Tish Park concessionaire) at 541-899-9220 or go to www.applegatelake.com. Sites at other nearby campgrounds, including Beaver Sulpher, can be booked at 1-877-444-6777 or www.reserveamerica.com.  

 

PARKING: A parking/day use pass for non-campers must be purchased for $5.00 per vehicle/per day at Hart-Tish Park from the park concessionaire at the park store. Please allow time to drive to the store, purchase your pass and return to the event location parking lot.  

 

DIRECTIONS: From either north or south on I-5 take exit #30 in Medford and go west, following the signs to Hwy 238 west to Medford and Jacksonville. After passing through Jacksonville, Hwy 238 continues to the town of Ruch. Turn left onto Applegate Road and follow the signs to Applegate Lake (18 miles from Ruch). Proceed past the Applegate dam for another 0.7 miles until you reach Hart-Tish Park, and turn left into the park. Driving time from the I-5 exit to Hart-Tish Park is approximately 45 minutes.

 

This event is under special use authorization with the Rogue River National Forest: No pets allowed at Hart-Tish Park.