General Updates

LA Trail Hikers Team Meeting point:
The map shows a handicap parking area on the west part of the expo. Our official meeting time will be at 8:00am (for our 5K). Our 10K runners will start at 7:30am  (so you will have to be there before the rest of us) and our 5K walkers/runners will start at 9am. Thanks for everyone’s support!

MAPS (.pdf):

• Race Route
• Parking

MAP (Based on PDF’s):

PACKET INFO:

In order to save time on race morning, we encourage you to pick up your running bib, timing chip, performance t-shirt and gift bag on Saturday, October 30th from noon until 4 p.m. at our packet pick up location on the VA Grounds. (NOTE: You can pick up other team members’ packets).

• Packet Pick Up: Saturday, October 30 from 12-4pm at the LACC race day location

Here is a very useful link directly from the LA Cancer Challenge website specifically explaining the race day schedule and the parking situation:

http://www.kintera.org/faf/home/ccp.asp?ievent=337739&ccp=86811

Condensed LACC Event Schedule:

• 7:30 am: 10K Start
• 8:00 am: Morning Program Begins

o   Including Team Tribute Video

• 9:00 am: 5K Start
• 10:15 am: Kids Can Cure Fun Run Start

o   Costume Parade and Costume Contest directly following Kids’ Run

• 11:00 am: Awards and Chance Drawing

Fun Expo Activities

• Pancake Breakfast (opens at 8 am)

o   If you haven’t bought your $5 ticket yet, make sure and do so race morning in the Pancake Breakfast Expo area! The pancakes are delicious!

• Purple Manicure and Glitter Tattoo booth

o   Buy OPI’s Purple with a Purpose nail polish for only $2!

• Chance Drawing

o   Visit the Prize Booth, buy raffle tickets, and have a chance at winning awesome prizes including an iPad, Disneyland tickets, and relaxing getaways…

• Kids Can Cure Zone

o   Kids can jump in the moon bounce and decorate pumpkin arts and crafts surrounded by fun Halloween decorations

The LA Trail Hikers will be embarking on new group territory by participating in this year’s L.A. Cancer Challenge 5K Walk/Run on October 31, 2010. This will be the 13th annual run of this event, and a first for the LA Trail Hikers.   The goal of this challenge is to fund raise money for Pancreatic Cancer Research. As team “LA Trail Hikers,” the group will partake in the 5K walk/run. They have a fundraiser page provided by the LA Cancer Challenge page where you can join their group or help support the cause. The LA Trail Hikers are very excited to push their positive efforts for good causes.

You can find the group’s donation here (donations must be made to a team member’s individual page to increment the group’s amount):

http://www.lacancerchallenge.org/com/latrailhikers

Team Captain: Jason Bazalar
The current fundraising goal is: $2,000
The current team member recruitment goal is: 60

Everytime the fundraising goal is met, the goal will be increased by $500.
Everytime the team member recruitment goal is met, the goal will be increased by 5.

To be on the LATH team, you must register for the event and choose join the “LA Trail Hikers” team, you can then have people donate to your page and it will increase the team’s overall fundraising amount :

5/10K Registration: $35.00
Includes: Chip timed event, performance t-shirt, bib and runner’s gift bag.
Mail In Registration must be postmarked by Friday, October 22
Online Pre-Registration closes at midnight on Saturday, October 23
NOTE: Children under the age of 13 who wish to run the 5 or 10K AND be chip timed should register for the 5/10K, not the Kids Can Cure Fun Run.

To increment the team’s fundraising goal:
1. Register and join the “LA Trail Hikers” team.
2. Any person who donates to your personal fundraising page will increment the group’s overall goal.

Can’t be there the day of the event? You can still be on the LA Trail Hiker team as a Virtual Runner.

Click Here to Donate

The LA Trail Hikers will be meeting on Wednesday, September 22, 2010 to organize the trails they want to do in the months of October and November. It is a great way to plan out a few Sundays ahead of time so you can invite others accordingly. We will also like to have different hikers volunteer to lead some of the hikes. Any other ideas, comments, or suggestions will be welcome. We may even be able to plan some scouting for new hikes. This is also a great opportunity for new and prospective members to meet with current hikers to get information and an idea of what we do.

We’ll get together at Casa De Luna Coffee House at 7:30pm (we will have the back room reserved for us). By the way, they have great coffee & Tea. All members/fans of LA Trail Hikers are welcome to join in on this event to provide us some feedback. We hope to see you there!

http://www.casadelunacoffeehouse.com