This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_002C_01C3F225.35956200 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer- Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Folks-- My friend Rick Platt asked me to post this notice again about the = Shamrock Marathon and 8K races in Virginia Beach, VA next month. He's = the Elite Athlete Coordinator for these events and wants to attract more = quality talent for both races. Note that there are monetary incentives = available for record-breaking efforts, as well as help with travel and = accommodation expenses. Call Rick at 757-229-7375 or e-mail him at = [email protected] to discuss your particular situation. Good luck and good running-- Jean Barto -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ------- 32nd Annual Shamrock Sportsfest Marathon and 8K Run Saturday, March 20, 2004 Virginia Beach, VA Schedule: Friday, March 19, 2004 noon to 9 p.m. - Packet pickup and registration, Sports and Fitness Expo - Virginia Beach Pavilion Convention Center 5 p.m.(tentative time) - Elite athlete/VIP/sponsor reception and dinner, Doubletree Hotel Saturday, March 20, 2004 6 a.m. - Packet pickup and registration starts, Sports and Fitness Expo = - Virginia Beach Pavilion Convention Center 6:30 a.m. - Marathon walk start 7:30 a.m. - Marathon start (note earlier starting time, same as in = 8). 9:30 a.m. - 2-person marathon relay (new for 2004!). Starts with the marathon. Same route. 10:00 a.m. - 8K start (note earlier starting time, and combined open and Masters 8K, same as in 2003) 11:15 a.m. - children's "marathon" start (26.2 yards) 12:00 a.m. - 8K awards noon - Marathon awards 7-11 p.m. - O'Leary's Post-Race Party, Virginia Beach Pavilion = Convention Center Prize Money (total $17,200 in official prize money) Marathon men and women open - $1000, $600, $400, $300, $200 Marathon men and women Masters (ages 40+) - $300, $200, $100 8K men and women open - $1000, $600, $400, $300, $200 8K men and women Masters (ages 40+) - $1000, $600, $400, $300, $200 U.S. citizen 8K prize money - $250, $150, $100 (top 3 open U.S. men and women). "Double dipping" is allowed in both races (Masters runners can also win open prize money, or U.S. runners can win open or Masters prize money in the 8K). Bonus Incentives Additional cash bonuses for runners who set world, U.S. or Shamrock race records, qualify for the U.S. Olympic Trials Marathon, or better time incentives. One bonus per runner, whichever amount is highest (record times may change by March 20). Marathon Bonus Incentives World open record (2:04:55 men, 2:15:25 women) - $5,000 World Masters record (2:10:33, 2:26:51) - $2,500 U.S. open record (2:05:38, 2:21:16) - $1,000 U.S. Masters record (2:12:47, 2:32:39) - $500 Shamrock race record open (2:15:26, 2:38:14) - $1,000 Shamrock race record Masters (2:18:22, 2:46:55) - $500 U.S. Masters 5-year age-group record - $100 U.S. Olympic Trials qualifier - "A" standard (2:20 men, 2:40 women) - $250 U.S. Olympic Trials qualifier - "B" standard (2:22, 2:48) - $150 U.S. Olympic Trials bonuses are valid, even though the qualifying period for the 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials has passed. Time incentives for all runners who don't finish in the prize money (top five), but better 2:30:00 (men) or 2:55:00 (women) - $100 8K Bonus Incentives World open record (22:03 men, 24:28 women) - $1,000 World Masters record (23:13*, 25:56*) - $500 * current men's world Masters record is 23:13 by Nick Rose at = the 1992 Shamrock Masters 8K * current women's world Masters record is 25:56 by Tatyana Pozdnyakova at the 2003 Shamrock 8K U.S. open record (22:04, 25:02) - $500 U.S. Masters record (23:25, 26:19) - $250 Shamrock race record open (22:09, 25:03*) - $500 * former world women's record of 25:03 by Grete Waitz at the = 1986 Shamrock 8K Shamrock race record Masters (23:13, 25:56*) - $250 * current women's world Masters record is 25:56 by Tatyana Pozdnyakova at the 2003 Shamrock 8K U.S. Masters 5-year age-group record - $100* *The Shamrock 8K currently has three U.S. Masters 5-year age records: 24:41 (Bill Rodgers, men 45-49, 1993), 28:07 (Norm Green, men 60-64, 1993) and 36:35 (Ed Benham, men 80-84, 1989). Travel There will be three air flights total, courtesy of Southwest Airlines, available to the Shamrock Sportsfest for elite athletes. Allocation decisions for these three tickets will be made by the end of February (with preference for those traveling the greatest distance and/or those with the fastest credentials). Separate from those three airline tickets, there is a Shamrock = Sportsfest budget for travel expense reimbursement to qualified athletes. Athletes or agents should make their own travel arrangements, and travel reimbursement checks will be distributed on Shamrock Sportsfest race weekend. The final allocation of specific amounts for the travel reimbursement will be made race week (dependent on the number of qualified athletes sharing the travel budget, but tentative travel reimbursement amounts can be given at any time). Contact Rick Platt, the elite athlete coordinator, to request travel reimbursement. Transportation (airport, train, bus) The Shamrock Sportsfest committee will arrange for pickup and return of athletes to the Norfolk International Airport or other transportation locations. Specific airline itinerary is required (including flight numbers, arrival and departure times, originating and connecting airports, etc.). Hotel There will be complimentary hotel rooms to qualified athletes. Contact Rick Platt, the elite athlete coordinator, to request hotel accommodations, giving specifics on arrival and departure days, and number of people. Extras Elite athletes are invited to the VIP/sponsor dinner Friday evening, March 20, at 5 p.m. (Doubletree Hotel) and to the post-race party Saturday evening, from 7-11 p.m. Entry Fee Waivers Entry fee waivers to qualified athletes. Please send athlete bio information with personal records, best races in the past year, and expected time. Entry forms can be downloaded at www.shamrockmarathon.com If you need an entry form mailed to you, contact Rick Platt (address below) All elite athlete entries should be mailed to: Rick Platt Run Fast Promotions 113 Anthony Wayne Road Williamsburg, VA 23185 USA Phone: 757-229-7375 FAX: 757-220-2751 E-mail: [email protected] Mailing of Shamrock entry forms is preferred, but for international runners, to fax the entry form (757-220-2751) is acceptable. ------ End of Forwarded Message --=20 "If you are going through hell, keep going." Winston Churchill ------=_NextPart_000_002C_01C3F225.35956200 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer- Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent- Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2800.1276" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hi Folks--</FONT></DIV> <><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>My friend Rick Platt asked me to = post this=20 notice again about the Shamrock Marathon and 8K races in Virginia = Beach,=20 VA next month. He's the Elite Athlete Coordinator for these = events=20 and wants to attract more quality talent for both races. Note that = there=20 are monetary incentives available for record- breaking efforts, as well = as help=20 with travel and accommodation expenses. Call Rick at 757-229-7375 = or=20 e-mail him at </FONT><A href=3D"mailto:[email protected]"><FONT = face=3DArial=20 size=3D2>[email protected]</FONT></A><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> to = discuss your=20 particular situation.</FONT></DIV> <><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Good luck and good = running--</FONT></DIV> <><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Jean Barto</FONT></DIV> <><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> <HR> </FONT></DIV> <><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>32nd Annual<BR>Shamrock Sportsfest = Marathon and 8K=20 Run<BR>Saturday, March 20, 2004<BR>Virginia Beach, VA</FONT></DIV> <><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Schedule:<BR>Friday, March 19, = 2004<BR>noon to 9=20 p.m. - Packet pickup and registration, Sports and Fitness Expo<BR>- = Virginia=20 Beach Pavilion Convention Center<BR>5 p.m.(tentative time) - Elite=20 athlete/VIP/sponsor reception and dinner,<BR>Doubletree = Hotel</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Saturday, March 20, 2004<BR>6 a.m. - = Packet pickup=20 and registration starts, Sports and Fitness Expo -<BR>Virginia Beach = Pavilion=20 Convention Center<BR>6:30 a.m. - Marathon walk start<BR>7:30 a.m. - = Marathon=20 start (note earlier starting time, same as in 2003).<BR>7:30 a.m. - = 2-person=20 marathon relay (new for 2004!). Starts with the<BR>marathon. Same = route.<BR>8:00=20 p.n. - 8K start (note earlier starting time, and combined open = and<BR>Masters=20 8K, same as in 2003)<BR>9:15 a.m. - children's "marathon" start (26.2=20 yards)<BR>11:00 a.m. - 8K awards<BR>noon - Marathon awards<BR>7-11 p.m. = -=20 O'Leary's Post-Race Party, Virginia Beach Pavilion=20 Convention<BR>Center</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Prize Money (total $17,200 in official = prize=20 money)<BR>Marathon men and women open - $1000, $600, $400, $300,=20 $200<BR>Marathon men and women Masters (ages 40+) - $300, $200,=20 $100</FONT></DIV> <><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>8K men and women open - $1000, $600, = $400, $300,=20 $200<BR>8K men and women Masters (ages 40+) - $1000, $600, $400, $300,=20 $200</FONT></DIV> <><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>U.S. citizen 8K prize money - $250, = $150, $100 (top=20 3 open U.S. men and<BR>women).</FONT></DIV> <><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>"Double dipping" is allowed in both = races (Masters=20 runners can also win<BR>open prize money, or U.S. runners can win open = or=20 Masters prize money in<BR>the 8K).</FONT></DIV> <><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Bonus Incentives<BR>Additional cash = bonuses for=20 runners who set world, U.S. or Shamrock race<BR>records, qualify for the = U.S.=20 Olympic Trials Marathon, or better time<BR>incentives. One bonus per = runner,=20 whichever amount is highest (record<BR>times may change by March=20 20).</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Marathon Bonus Incentives<BR>World open = record=20 (2:04:55 men, 2:15:25 women) - $5,000<BR>World Masters record (2:10:33, = 2:04:1)=20 - $2,500<BR>U.S. open record (2:05:38, 2:21:16) - $1,000<BR>U.S. Masters = record=20 (2:05:47, 2:32:39) - $500<BR>Shamrock race record open (2:15:26, = 2:05:1) -=20 $1,000<BR>Shamrock race record Masters (2:18:22, 2:46:55) - $500<BR>U.S. = Masters=20 5-year age-group record - $100</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>U.S. Olympic Trials qualifier - "A" = standard (2:20=20 men, 2:40 women) -<BR>$250<BR>U.S. Olympic Trials qualifier - "B" = standard=20 (2:22, 2:48) - $150<BR>U.S. Olympic Trials bonuses are valid, even = though the=20 qualifying period<BR>for the 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials has = passed.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Time incentives for all runners who = don't finish in=20 the prize money (top<BR>five), but better 2:30:00 (men) or 2:55:00 = (women) -=20 $100</FONT></DIV> <><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>8K Bonus Incentives<BR>World open = record (22:03=20 men, 24:28 women) - $1,000<BR>World Masters record (23:13*, 25:56*) -=20 $500<BR> * current men's world = Masters=20 record is 23:13 by Nick Rose at the<BR>1992 Shamrock Masters=20 8K<BR> * current women's world = Masters=20 record is 25:56 by Tatyana<BR>Pozdnyakova at the 2003 Shamrock = 8K<BR>U.S. open=20 record (22:04, 25:02) - $500<BR>U.S. Masters record (23:25, 26:19) -=20 $250<BR>Shamrock race record open (22:09, 25:03*) -=20 $500<BR> * former world = women's record=20 of 25:03 by Grete Waitz at the 1986<BR>Shamrock 8K<BR>Shamrock race = record=20 Masters (23:13, 25:56*) - = $250<BR> *=20 current women's world Masters record is 25:56 by Tatyana<BR>Pozdnyakova = at the=20 2003 Shamrock 8K<BR>U.S. Masters 5-year age-group record -=20 $100*<BR> *The Shamrock 8K = currently=20 has three U.S. Masters 5-year age<BR>records: 24:41 (Bill Rodgers, men = 45-49,=20 1993), 28:07 (Norm Green, men<BR>60-64, 1993) and 36:35 (Ed Benham, men = 80-84,=20 1994).</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Travel<BR>There will be three air = flights total,=20 courtesy of Southwest Airlines,<BR>available to the Shamrock Sportsfest = for=20 elite athletes. Allocation<BR>decisions for these three tickets will be = made by=20 the end of February<BR>(with preference for those traveling the greatest = distance and/or those<BR>with the fastest credentials).</FONT></DIV> <><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Separate from those three airline = tickets, there is=20 a Shamrock Sportsfest<BR>budget for travel expense reimbursement to = qualified=20 athletes. Athletes<BR>or agents should make their own travel = arrangements, and=20 travel<BR>reimbursement checks will be distributed on Shamrock = Sportsfest=20 race<BR>weekend. The final allocation of specific amounts for the=20 travel<BR>reimbursement will be made race week (dependent on the number=20 of<BR>qualified athletes sharing the travel budget, but tentative=20 travel<BR>reimbursement amounts can be given at any time). Contact Rick = Platt,=20 the<BR>elite athlete coordinator, to request travel = reimbursement.</FONT></DIV> <><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Transportation (airport, train, = bus)<BR>The=20 Shamrock Sportsfest committee will arrange for pickup and return = of<BR>athletes=20 to the Norfolk International Airport or other = transportation<BR>locations.=20 Specific airline itinerary is required (including flight<BR>numbers, = arrival and=20 departure times, originating and connecting<BR>airports, = etc.).</FONT></DIV> <><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hotel<BR>There will be complimentary = hotel rooms to=20 qualified athletes. Contact<BR>Rick Platt, the elite athlete = coordinator, to=20 request hotel<BR>accommodations, giving specifics on arrival and = departure days,=20 and<BR>number of people.</FONT></DIV> <><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Extras<BR>Elite athletes are invited to = the=20 A/sponsor dinner Friday evening,<BR>March 20, at 5 p.m. (Doubletree = Hotel) and=20 to the post-race party<BR>Saturday evening, from 7-11 p.m.</FONT></DIV> <><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Entry Fee Waivers<BR>Entry fee waivers = to qualified=20 athletes.<BR>Please send athlete bio information with personal records, = best=20 races in<BR>the past year, and expected time.<BR>Entry forms can be = downloaded=20 at </FONT><A href=3D"http://www.shamrockmarathon.com"><FONT face=3DArial = size=3D2>www.shamrockmarathon.com</FONT></A><BR><FONT face=3DArial = size=3D2>If you=20 need an entry form mailed to you, contact Rick Platt = (address<BR>below)<BR>All=20 elite athlete entries should be mailed to:</FONT></DIV> <><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Rick Platt<BR>Run Fast = Promotions<BR>113 Anthony=20 Wayne Road<BR>Williamsburg, VA 23185<BR>USA</FONT></DIV> <><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Phone: 757-229-7375<BR>FAX: = 757-220-2751<BR>E-mail:=20 </FONT><A href=3D"mailto:[email protected]"><FONT face=3DArial=20 size=3D2>[email protected]</FONT></A></DIV> <><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Mailing of Shamrock entry forms is = preferred, but=20 for international<BR>runners, to fax the entry form (757-220-2751) is=20 acceptable.</FONT></DIV> <><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>------ End of Forwarded = Message<BR></FONT></DIV> <><BR><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>-- <BR>"If you are going through = hell, keep=20 going."</FONT></DIV> <><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Winston Churchill</FONT></DIV> <><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <><FONT face=3DArial><BR><FONT = size=3D2></FONT></FONT> </DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_002C_01C3F225.35956200--
