TITUS VAN RIJN INVITATIONAL ONE-HOUR DISTANCE CLASSIC

You and yours are invited to participate in the Ninth Annual

TITUS VAN RIJN INVITATIONAL ONE-HOUR DISTANCE CLASSIC

WHAT: A one-hour footrace
WHERE: Your local track
WHEN: Anytime between May 12 and June 10, 2007

RULES
* Your performance must take place on a standard 400 meter/440 yard track. Include partial laps in your final total; estimate distances as accurately as possible within reason.

* Send results to rotha at sonoma dot edu by midnight, 10 June 2007. In your results, please note name, total distance completed (in meters or yards), age, date, and location. We encourage you to include a brief report of your experience for the official race report.

* You may run the event more than once if desired, but only submit your best mark.

* You are encouraged to invite others to participate in the event.

* Complete results and race report will be sent to all participants.

TRADITION
World champions in football and baseball celebrate with champagne; the victor at the Indy 500 gets a bottle of milk. At Titus Van Rijn, the celebratory beverage of choice for all participants is black cherry soda. We encourage you to maintain the tradition.

ONE-HOUR TRACK RECORDS
World, women: 18,340 meters (~11.4 miles)
Tegla Loroupe (Ken), Borgholshausen, Ger 8/7/98
World, men: 21,101m (~13.1 miles)
Arturo Barrios (Mex), La Fleche, Fra 3/30/91

U.S., women: 17,273m (~10.7 miles)
Nancy Conz, Amherst, MA 6/25/81
U.S., men: 20,547m (~12.8 miles)
Bill Rodgers (GBTC), Boston, MA 8/9/77

TVR, women: 12,453m (~7.7 miles)
Sarah Brooks (MN), Northfield, MN 2002
TVR, men: 18,115 (~11.25 miles)
Greg Crowther (WA), Seattle, WA 5/27/2006

Please contac the race directors the All Time TVR
Performance List.

Since 1999, 59 competitors in 4 nations and 8 US states have amassed
a total of over 1.46 million meters. Join the fun!

ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS?
Please contact Andy Roth (rotha at sonoma dot edu) or Mike Persick (mpersick at comcast dot net), TVR Race Directors.