Destroyer of legs
Saturday, OCTOBER 12, 2024 ◇ Lower WOodland PARK, Seattle
2024 Results
| Women’s Results | Women’s TFFRS Link | Men’s Results | Men’s TFFRS Link
Schedule
9:30 a.m. – Packet pickup and day of race registration is available.
10:30 a.m. – Men’s 8K
11:15 a.m. – Women’s 6K
Noon – Community 2k (for Adults and Kids!)
Registration & Fees
Registration is on DirectAthletics. Day of race registration is available for an additional $5. Team and individual registration available.
The meet is free to Club Northwest members. Open individuals will be charged $20 and teams will be charged $100. A team is considered a single gendered team with up to 12 participants. The Community 2k is for the rest of us. $5 and open to adults and kids.
Packet pickup will be available at the tent at the start/finish lines. At pickup time, we will ask you to declare your team and scratch any non-competing runners.
Course
The course is located at Lower Woodland Park in Seattle, WA. There is one 2000m loop run three times for the 6k and four for the 8k. The start line is in the grassy clearing, approximately here.
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Location
Lower Woodland Park - 1000 N 50th St, Seattle, WA 98103
Facilities
There are no facilities for concessions or lockers at Lower Woodland Park. Bathrooms are adjacent to the registration area and start/finish line. There are a few picnic shelters and tables available for teams to place their belongings.
2023 Results
Overall Men's Results | Overall Women’s Results | Team Results Men | Team Results Women
Finishing and Scoring
The finish line will be clearly marked with a banner and clock. Scoring will take place at the end of the chute. The top five members of each team will score. There will be two displacing runners for each team. “B” team scoring will be performed only for declared “B” teams. Non-scorers will be removed from the scoring for an accurate score. For masters teams from clubs to score separately, clubs need to provide age information when signing up.
Results & Awards
Results will be uploaded online to athletic.net.
History
Emerald City Open was started by the UW in 1989. In the mid-1990s, with the advent of the Sundodger Classic, Seattle University was given the meet to host. Club Northwest started helping SU in 1997, and took over in 2017. Since then, we’re proud to continue providing a competitive early-season cross country meet in Seattle, for both collegiate and postcollegiate teams!
Even Alberto Salazar (top middle, Athletics West) destroyed his legs at Emerald City Open in the 80s. Club Northwest’s Jim Reinke is in the CNW singlet, followed by future CNW athlete Adam Leahy in UW singlet, now head coach at Green River College, with future CNWer Sean Messiter off Salazar’s shoulder. Email us if you have any more historical pics of ECO!