2024 Asia Pacific Invitational Meet Details and Manual

Contents

  1. Who can participate?
  2. Schedule
  3. Lunch
  4. Rules
    1. Girls and Boys 5k
    2. Open Race
    3. Relay
    4. Overall Championship
  5. Course
    1. Park
    2. Map
    3. Markings
    4. Parking
  6. Awards
    1. Earning
    2. Ceremony
  7. Registration
    1. Timeline
    2. Fees
    3. Sponsors
  8. Shirts
    1. Athletic Jersey
    2. Tri-blend T-shirt
  9. Hotels
    1. Where to stay
    2. Transport
    3. UNAVAILABLE - Resol no Mori is fully booked
  10. Location
    1. Traveling from the Airport
  11. Kanto Plain XC Finals

Who can participate?

High school athletes

Schedule

October 21, 2024

8:301st bus pickup time at Honda station
9:00Course Preview/Practice (from 9:00 to 12:00)
9:302nd Bus pickup time at Honda station
11:00Coaches Meeting (terrace lunch area)
12:00Lunch
14:30Open Race Start
15:10Girls 5k Start
15:50Boys 5k Start
17:001st Bus departure time for Honda station
18:002nd Bus departure time for Honda station

October 22, 2024

8:301st Bus Pickup time at Honda Station
9:302nd Bus Pickup time at Honda Station
10:30Relay Start
12:00Lunch
12:00Coaches Meeting (terrace lunch area)
13:00Awards Ceremony (see below)
15:001st Bus departure time for Honda station
16:002nd Bus departure time for Honda station

Lunch

People staying outside of Resol no Mori

We have been able to arrange the lunch buffet. The price is ¥2,000 and also includes payment for a spot during the day to keep your bags and to keep dry in case of rain. I would ask that a representative from your team (not individually please) pay via cash or credit card (except Diners Club) at the cashier when you arrive on Monday (durning the course practice time). You’ll be able to pay for both days and you’ll receive tickets you can hand out. Please remind your athletes that Monday’s race is not too far after lunch, so even with all the choices, they probably should not gorge themselves.

The buffet room does not have space for all of us at the same time. On Monday and Tuesday the buffet will open at 11:00 and close at 14:00 and I ask that you go when you are able and leave when you are done to provide space for others. Even still many of us will be eating together and it will a great time of community.

People staying at Resol no Mori

Lunch is included in your accommodation fees.

Rules

Girls and Boys 5k

  • A full team is defined as having a minimum of 5, and a maximum of 7 runners.
  • Coaches need to report any unofficial runners (for teams with more than 7 runners) at the coaches meeting prior to the race (extra runners will run in the open race).
  • The first 5 finishers on a team of seven will score. The sixth and seventh will retain his/her position and push the following runners back in the standings.
  • Schools with less than 5 runners will qualify for only individual awards and will not be considered in team scoring.
  • Ties will be broken in favor of the team with the sixth runner who places best.

Open Race

  • A runner completing in the open race must be:
    • An athlete beloning to a team that has more than 7 HS runners in a gender
    • A coach or assistant coach of a competing team
    • A relative of a competing athlete
  • Runners who cannot complete the 5k within 40 minutes will be asked to step aside until after the start of the girls race
  • NOTE: a shirt is not provided to registrants of the open race except for unoffical HS athletes (those beloning to a team that has more than 7 HS runners in a gender).

Relay

  • A full relay team is a minimum of 5 pairs, and a maximum of 7 pairs.
  • Relay team members must be comprised of designated official runners in the previous day’s 5k and must have started that race and given a good-faith effort in the individual 5k.
  • Only teams with a full boys & girls team will qualify for awards.
  • A pair will consist of a boy and a girl.
  • Each member will take turn running a 1.5k course (3x)
  • The first five pairs to finish from each team will score. The sixth and seventh will retain their position and push the following pairs in standings.

Overall Championship

  • A full team is required in both the boys and girls 5k and the boys and girls relay in order to be eligible for the overall team championship.
  • Points are determined with team places via the following formula: 5k Male + 5k Female + Relay
  • Ties in the overall are broken in favor of the team with the lower relay result.

Course

Description

The course will be on and around Ground 1 on the property of Resol no mori (リソルの森). It is a three lap race. Each lap is 1500m, and consists of 800m of trail (wood chips with occasional roots), 630m on the soccer field (grass) and 70m on pavement.

Map


Download a PDF of the course.

Markings

  • Ribbons will be tied to and warn of low hanging tree branches
  • Cones - only placed on the day of the race
    • Red cones - turn right
    • Yellow cones - turn left
    • Blue cones - go straight

Parking

There will be parking for those wishing to attend. More details will be provided later.

Awards

Earning

Ceremony

  • Location: MTC building, 3rd floor
  • Time: 13:00

Registration

Timeline

Fees

Sponsors

We are exploring sponsorship; if you have any contacts please let us know.

Shirts

Athletic Jersey

Athletic Jerseys follow Japanese sizing. Generally, the sizes are one size smaller in comparison to American sizing. If you are an American L size, you will want to order Japanese XL. Extra athletic jerseys are available for ¥3,000 each.

Tri-blend T-shirt

Tri-blend T-shirts follow American sizing. Extra tri-blend t-shirts are available for ¥4,000 each.

Hotel

Where to stay

Please look to book a hotel in the Chiba-shi (Chiba city) area of Chiba prefecture. There are many hotels in the Chiba-shi area. Please try to book a hotel close to the Sotobu train line (see below) for your convenience. There are also many hotels in Makuhari (because of the Tokyo Big Site convention center), but that is further away.

Transport

On Monday and Tuesday mornings I will have busses at the Honda train station (east side of Chiba-shi, 20 mins by train from downtown Chiba-shi) that will take you to the course. The busses will return you to Honda station after Monday’s race and Tuesday’s awards ceremony. This will be included at no extra charge within your registration fees.

UNAVAILABLE - Resol no Mori (リソルの森) is unfortunately, fully booked

  1. Fill out the reservation form
    • Via Google Drive - clicking will copy a Google Spreadsheet into your drive
    • Via PDF - clicking will download a PDF to your computer.
  2. Send a completed PDF to dantai-eigyo@resol-no-mori.com.

Location

Traveling from the Airport


You will need to look at timetables (like Hyperdia) to figure out the specifics for your specific situation. Both these trips bring you to Honda train station where you can be picked up by the hotel. Limousine buses (from either airport) to Chiba train station (and then train from Chiba to Honda) would work as well, they would likely add some more time (they don’t run as often as trains), and expense (likely ¥500 more), but they do help you not to have to lug bags for at least one train leg. Usually the timing has to workout right for busses to be a good option (or if you travel with a lot of luggage). So you know, taxis will be VERY expensive, you really only want to consider busses, trains (or rental cars if that would work out, but note, likely more expensive and parking is hard if you are moving downtown later in your trip).

The hotel does have a bus timetable, but I think you can arrange with them to pick you up at a time more convenient for you (if needed) during your reservation.

Kanto Plain XC Finals

For those who want to have more running in their trip, you can join us for our League meet on Saturday, October 26. Here are some details about that event.