The 9th Annual
 Peninsula Indoor Rowing Championships

February 10th , 2008
Canada College - Redwood City, California

 The coaches and athletes of Stanford Rowing Center and Peninsula Aquatic Center would like to welcome you to the 9th Annual PIRC's. We would like to first thank both Burlingame HS and the wonderful people at Burlingame Parks and Recreation for all their support the past 4 years ! PIRC's has grown and because of that success, the event has moved to Canada College. We hope that the move is appreciated by the loyal participants. 

 Location:  Canada College

 

 Directions: From HWY 280, take the Farm Hill Road exit and head East. The Farm Hill Road exit is located two exits south of HWY-92 on I-280. Once you exit, go up the hill end turn LEFT at the first light into the college campus. Head up the hill and veer to the left, following the signs to the Athletic Building, Building #1. There is parking on the street (Not in the RED ZONES), or in LOT #4, #5, or #6.

                

Entry fee: $15.00 per competitor checks made to Peninsula Aquatic Center Junior Crew.

Group Discount:

$10.00 per competitor for teams entering 15 or more athletes. All competitors' names must be submitted with the group entry form. You may substitute rowers on race day, but their names may or may not be changed, depending on the load on race day. The group discount is not available on the day of the race. Checks made to Peninsula Aquatic Center Junior Crew

Entry Deadline: Post Marked by February 5th, 2008.Large team entries can be emailed in excel format.

Late Entries: $20. Race day entries will only be accepted if there is space.

Entries can be mailed to: P.I.R.C. c/o PACJC
                                    P.O. Box 669
                                    Redwood City, CA 94064

Deron Thorp Award: A special perpetual trophy will be given out starting in 2007 to the fastest men's time overall in honor of Deron Thorp. Deron was a dedicated participant of PIRC who sadly passed away in November of 2006. Deron leaves behind a wife and two daughters and this year $1 of each entry will be donated to The Deron Thorp fund for this two daughters. If you would like to make a donation, please add it to your entry fee or click on the Deron Thorp donation link for more information.

PIRC's will be racing 30 ergs at once. 

Family Row/Coxswain Row (500 meters): Entries are $5.00 per person. A Fun family row for children and parents and coxswains that have always wanted to hop on and try. Awards given to our young competitors. Family Row entrants MUST complete an entry form with Name, Age, Gender. This event is always chaos due to the last minute entries and the lack of information. Thank you !

Master's Challenge (1000 meters): New for 2008, a Master's Distance of 1000 meters for those rowers that are getting ready for Spring Racing season and not necessarily interested in qualifying 2000 meters for CRASH-B's but want to line-up with the other fast master teams in the region.

Collegiate Challenge (6000 meters): New for 2008, a Collegiate Distance of 6000 meters for those rowers that are getting ready for Spring testing season and not necessarily interested in qualifying 2000 meters for CRASH-B's.

NOTE: 1000 meter and 6000 meter events are NOT CRASH-B qualifying events.

All Event Information:

Distance: 1000 meters/2000 meters/6000 meters

Damper Setting: The Concept II Model D indoor rower will be used for the race. Competitors may choose the damper setting they prefer but cannot change the setting during the race.

Format: All races will be finals. In events with more than 30 entries, seeded heats will be created based on the erg score submitted with the entry form. The fastest time recorded during all the heats for a particular event will be the winner.

Veteran Events: We will be running one event for all the veterans. Although we will run all the veterans at the same time, competitors can still qualify in their age group for a trip to the C.R.A.S.H.-B. sprints.

Categories:

  • Open (no restrictions)
  • Collegiate (college students only)
  • Lightweight (men - 165 pounds, women - 135 pounds)
  • Junior (Ages 18 and under) and in High School
  • Junior Novice/Freshmen (Ages 18 and under and in novice year (first spring season) of rowing. Special Award will be given for Novice in their Freshmen (or Less) year of High School)
  • Master (Ages 30 - 39)
  • Senior (Ages 40-49)
  • Veteran (Ages 50 and up)
  • Club Rec. Rower (rowers with no water experience. Targeted for rowers at local clubs and spin classes)
  • Family Row (500 meter row for children and parents.)
  • Master's Challenge (1000 meters)
  • Open/Collegiate Challenge (2000/6000 meters)

Schedule of Events: (times are tentative)

#

Event

Abr.

Heat Times

 #Entries in 2007

1

Men's Junior Novice

MJN

8:00 - 8:20

 63

2

Women's Junior Novice

WJN

8:20 - 9:20

 89

3

Men's Junior Lightweight

MJL

9:20 - 9:50

 33

4

Women's Junior Lightweight

WJL

9:50 - 10:05

 16

5

Men's Junior Open

MJO

10:20 - 10:35

 49

6

Women's Junior Open

WJO

10:35 - 10:50

 52
 

Break - Morning Awards

  

11:00 - 11:15

  

BB

Family/Cox Row (500 meters)

FAM

12:00

  31

7

Men's Collegiate Novice

MCN

12:30

19

7B

Men's Collegiate Novice-6K

MCN

12:30

8

Men's Collegiate Lightweight

MCL

12:30

 10

8B

Men's Collegiate Lightweight-6K

MCL

12:30

 

9

Men's Collegiate Open

MCO

12:30

 6

9B

Men's Collegiate Open-6K

MCO

12:30

 

10

Women's Collegiate Novice

WCN

12:40

10

10B

Women's Collegiate Novice-6K

WCN

12:40

11

Women's Collegiate Lightweight

WCL

12:40

5

11B

Women's Collegiate Lightweight-6K

WCL

12:40

12

Women's Collegiate Open

WCO

12:40

 9

12B

Women's Collegiate Open-6K

WCO

12:40

 

 

  

 

 

14

Men's Open (20-29 non-college)

MO

12:40

 2

14B

Men's Open (20-29 non-college)-6K

MO

12:40

 

15

Men's Rec. Rower

MRR

12:40

 7

15B

Men's Rec. Rower-1K

MRR

12:40

 

16

Men's Veteran

MV

1:00

 5

16B

Men's Veteran-1K

MV

1:00

 

17

Men's Senior

MS

1:00

 8

17B

Men's Senior-1K

MS

1:00

 

18

Men's Master

MM

1:00

4

18B

Men's Master-1K

MM

1:00

20

Women's Open (20-29 non-collegiate)

WO

1:30

 1

20B

Wmn's Open (20-29 non-collegiate)-6K

WO

1:30

 

21

Women's Rec. Rower

WRR

1:30

 1

21B

Women's Rec. Rower-1K

WRR

1:30

 

22

Women's Veteran

WV

1:30

 6

22B

Women's Veteran-1K

WV

1:30

 

23

Women's Senior

WS

1:30

 4

23B

Women's Senior-1K

WS

1:30

 

24

Women's Master

WM

1:30

2

24B

Women's Master-1K

WM

1:30

 

 

 

 

 

CC

Corporate/Open/Master 4+'s Team Racing (1000 meters)

OT

1:40

  
 

Afternoon Awards

  

2:00

 

The complete start list will be posted on our web page at http://www.peninsulajuniorcrew.org as well as email updates as the date approaches.

Qualifying for World Indoor Rowing Championships / C.R.A.S.H.-B. Sprints:
The Peninsula Indoor Rowing Championships are a sanctioned CRASH-B satellite and thus will have 4 round-trip airline tickets available to those athletes that make the CRASH-B time standard. The CRASH-B standard is based on 2000 meter races ONLY. 500 meter, 1000 meter or 6000 meter racing does not count or qualify for CRASH-B. The qualifying times are included with this mailing. If more than four people meet the qualifying standard, the regatta organizer will select the four competitors who beat the CRASH-B standard by the largest margin. Please see the attached CRASH-B qualifier times or check the CII website at www.concept2.com or the official CRASH-B website at www.crash-b.org

Lightweight Weigh-in Information:
All lightweight competitors must weigh in no earlier than 2 hours and no later than 1 hour  prior to their heat start time. Weigh-ins will open at 7:00 AM. Competitors must weigh in dressed in race attire (unisuit or T-shirt and shorts). If a competitor does not make weight, they may race in their original time slot but their time will be recorded in the OPEN weight classification.
Women: 135 lbs.
Men: 165 lbs.

 

Directions :

Ergometers For Sale:
30 new Concept 2 Model D with the PM3 monitor Ergometers used in this event will be sold on a first come – first served basis. A non-refundable deposit of $100 per machine is required. Price per erg is $835.00. All Ergometers sales are final; no refunds will be issued. There is a 30 day guarantee from CII for any manufacture's defect. Please contact Monica Hilcu (monica@peninsulajuniorcrew.org) for more information.

Race Day Information:
  • There is NO FOOD IN THE GYM. This is important to all JUNIOR PARENT groups. All bagels, sandwiches, fruit, etc must be kept outside. Any trash under the bleachers is a strike against the event returning to Canada College.
  • All competitors must check in at least 45 minutes prior to their start time otherwise you will be scratched from your event.
  • !!! All competitors must sign a USRowing waiver, pay their entry fee and complete an entry form. !!!
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  • Any competitor who meets the C.R.A.S.H.-B. qualifying time for their event must see the race organizer and fill out the proper forms.
  • There will be at least 20 warm-up ergs. Please plan your warm-up time carefully.
  • There will be a stretching area.
  • A water/snack will be open near the gym.
  • Full function restrooms are also accessible near the gym.
  • T-shirts will be on sale on the day of the race. 
  • HAVE A FUN TIME! And feel free to send us comments afterward to help keep this race a success.