USA Track & Field Minnesota recently announced the races that will compose the 2008 Team Circuit. The nine race series will kick-off in traditional fashion with the St. Patrick's Day Human Race on March 16th and conclude with the City of Lakes 25k on September 7th.Changes to the Circuit for 2008 include a revised scoring system not based on the number of teams participating in a given race, the addition of a track 5000 meters to the schedule, and the removal of the marathon distance from the race mix.
The Complete schedule is:
Sunday, March 16th: St. Patrick’s Day Human Race 8k –St. Paul
USATF Minnesota Championship Race
Saturday, April 19th: Earth Day Half Marathon – St. Cloud
USATF Minnesota Championship Race
Saturday, April 26th: Get in Gear 10k – Minneapolis
USATF Minnesota Championship Race
Thursday, May 8th: TC 1 Mile – Minneapolis
USATF Minnesota Championship Race
Monday, May 26th: Brian Kraft 5k – Minneapolis
USATF Minnesota Championship Race
Sunday, June 8th: USATF Minnesota Open & Masters Track & Field Championships -- Hamline University St. Paul – 5000 meters
Sunday, August 3rd: Hennepin Lake Classic 5k/10k DoubleHeader – Minneapolis
USATF Minnesota Championship Racs
Sunday, August 10th: MDRA 15k – Edina
USATF Minnesota Championship Race
Sunday, September 7th: City of Lakes 25k – Minneapolis
USATF Minnesota Championship Race
Results from the 2007 Team Circuit can be found HERE.
DtB's coverage of the 2007 Team Series is gathered HERE.
Later this week ... we'll talk to USATF-Minnesota's Team Circuit point-man Ed Whetham about some of the changes to and issues surrounding the popular distance running circuit.
I'm wondering how the Team Circuit competitors will react to the changes. I was shocked at first, but it's always fun to shake things up a little bit.
ReplyDeleteAs a marathoner, I'm disappointed to see that distance dropped from the circuit, but I realize that it was a pain in the ass for some of the teams.
Also, I just noticed that every event is a USATF MN Championship. It's really impressive that all of those races stepped up with prize money and entry fee discounts for USATF members.
Good job by the USATF MN LDR Committee.