Sunday, September 2^nd, 2012. 15K at 5:00 p.m., 3K at 5:10 p.m.

A Maryland State RRCA Grand Prix Championship Series Race!

Through Greenbelt, MD and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Research Center 

Take part in renewing a tradition this Labor Day Weekend! The Larry Noël races are back on their historical courses.  Some hills for the strong, some straight-aways for the swift make these courses both fun and a challenge.  The T-shaped 15K course runs through the USDA’s Henry A. Wallace Beltsville Agricultural Research Center and offers sights and scents of the experiments being conducted there, plus four refreshment stops to keep you hydrated.  The 3K Fun Run, a family-friendly event, travels the scenic path around Greenbelt Lake in Buddy Attick Park.  The Race & Run celebrate the 58^th Annual Greenbelt Labor Day Festival.  The Festival includes photo shows, art shows, The Miss Greenbelt Pageant, and the Midway Carnival, where you’ll find amusement rides, games, foods and snacks to help you cool off.

New for 2012: We're back in the Maryland State RRCA Grand Prix Championship Race series. Please see the series site for more information, and be sure to give us your club affiliation when registering.

Time & Fees: Look, lower prices for 2012! 15K at 5 p.m.  $25 on or before 8/21, $30 after 8/21 or on race day.  3K at 5:10 p.m., $15 on or before 8/21, $20 after 8/21 or on race day. No refunds.

Artistic T-Shirt guaranteed to all registered on or before 8/19.

Awards: 15K race features cash or gift certificate awards to first three overall and first Master (over 40), male & female.  Both races will have 10-year age group awards: 1st, 2nd & 3rd.  Young runner awards!  $10 cash or gift certificates for the first five runners, 13 years and younger, who finish the 3K Fun Run.

Post-race refreshments after the race at the finish line (weather permitting) or in the Greenbelt Youth Center.

Packet Pickup and Late Registration in the Greenbelt Youth Center 4:00 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. The 15K starting line is on Northway opposite St. Hugh’s School Parking Lot (135 Crescent Road).  The 3K starting line is between the Youth Center and the tennis courts.

Special Notice: We hold this race as guests of the City of Greenbelt and USDA, which is conducting delicate experiments.  Many of the fields are treated with pesticides or other chemicals.  Any runner seen leaving the course and entering the fields or woods for an unauthorized “rest stop” will be disqualified.

Personal Audio (headphones, ear buds, etc.): The 15K Race course is over public roads, which we share with vehicle traffic.  To ensure runners' situational awareness and safety, headphones, ear buds, etc., are not permitted and may be grounds for disqualification.  The 3K Fun Run course is on a trail closed to vehicles, so personal audio is discouraged.

Help us run the race without, you know, actually running! The Larry Noël races are not possible without the help of volunteers – your time and energy are greatly appreciated, and we need lots of volunteers for this race.

To volunteer or for additional information, please contact the race director at ben@dcroadrunners.org.

Directions: Take Beltway Exit 23, Kenilworth Ave (Rt 201) North for 0.2 miles.  Turn right on Crescent Road at light.  Go east on Crescent Road for 0.6 miles to the St. Hugh's School parking lot.  Additional parking is available a half mile farther down Crescent Road at the Greenbelt Cooperative Store and Recreation Center.

REGISTER ONLINE NOW!

For more information:

15K course map: http://www.usatf.org/events/courses/maps/‌showMap.asp?courseID=MD04002RT

3K course map: http://www.usatf.org/events/courses/maps/‌showMap.asp?courseID=MD01040RT