Runner and Event information!

We’re excited to offer fast races for all in a festive atmosphere. Grab a PR and then grab an Commonwealth Brewing beer!‍ ‍

• All ages are welcome to run. 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 an hour and a half before the first event

• The GMU Fieldhouse will be open as well

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

• Any person not competing, volunteering, or pacing will need a GA spectator ticket

• 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.

HOTEL INFORMATION

• LHTC has obtained a group rate for a block of rooms at Residence Inn by Marriott Fairfax City

  for the nights of May 22 and May 23 (you can book one or both nights)
  2 Miles from George Mason Stadium

  Includes free breakfast, parking, and fitness center

  Book by May 8

  Link to book a room: https://app.marriott.com/reslink?id=1777662934679&key=GRP&app=resvlink

HEATS/SECTIONS

• Preliminary heats will be released on the Friday before the meet, but may be updated the day-of the meet due to scratches.

• The open 5k will have 2+ sections; you must be able to maintain a 10:00 pace

• The open mile will have 7+ sections; you must be able to run a 10:00 mile or faster

• We do not have an open 10k. The women’s select section cutoff is 45:00, and the men’s is 35:00. We encourage you to check out our other event: the DC10 on March 28 for more opportunities to race the 10k

CHECK-IN PROCEDURE

• Please check-in as soon as you get to the meet and pick up your bib number & hip 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 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 official bag drop area at our check-in tent. There will be a tear-off adhesive tag on your bib number that you can stick onto your bag.

OPEN RACES

• Our open races are for anyone who can maintain a 10:00 pace or faster in the 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 either or nine heats of the open mile. You will be placed in a heat based on your seed time.

• Heats will run from slowest to fastest, with men and women combined.

POLE VAULT

• Organized by the Northern Virginia Pole Vault club. More details can be found at their website here.

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

• Your runner gets in free - but be sure to get $10 GA Tickets for your family - buy tickets here

SELECT RACES:

We are building up our fields for the select races! As of April 1 - we are anticipating winning times around the following.

• Women's Webb Mile: Sub 4:30

• Women's 5000: Sub 15:40

• Women’s 10000: Sub 36:00

• Men's Webb Mile: Sub 3:53

• Men’s 5000: Sub 14:00

• Men's 10000: Sub 31:00

AWARDS

• We will have prize money for the Webb Mile: $750/$150/$100

• An additional $250 bonus for running the fastest mile on VA soil: 3:52.99 for men, 4:27.10 for women

• Winners of each section get the coveted green apple! Who’s walking away with an apple this year?

SPECTATOR TICKETS

• If you’re not racing, coaching, pacing, or volunteering, you will need a spectator ticket (including all youth mile runners). Children under 4 get in free. We may reach capacity this year - buy your tickets ahead of time and secure your spot!

• $10 General Admission & $20 trackside tickets are now on sale

• Now introducing Trackside Seating! Limited to 60 people, get up close to the action. Tickets are $20 and include a complimentary beer or another beverage plus your own seat. Price increases to $25 on the day of & at the gate.

• Get your tickets here

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 is 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 sports 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