Hello NECTC,

As specified in the subject, the collegiate registration for the Cranberry Olympic is now open.  We have 30 slots available and they are going to issued on a first come first serve basis.  If we get 30 slots filled immediately we might be able to convince Eric (the race director) to open up more slots.  However, he is hesitant because not that many people signed up last year.  Do not delay because the conference has grown from last year and from the feedback I have received it sounds like the slots may fill up.  You don't want to miss out on this race because you took too long to register.

The collegiate price has been discounted to $60 and we have a separate wave for the collegiate athletes to enable everybody to race against each other.  For those who have not raced Cranberry before it is a well run race and is a quick but challenging course.  This will be the ideal race both timing (right at the end of the summer season) and speed if you are trying to get a faster qualifying time for the collegiate nationals. 

To get the discount and to be scored as a collegiate athlete you must sign up through the collegiate registration.  This requires a form to fill out and mailed in.  Please account for the time to distribute the form to all of your members and get them back.  Note we are getting towards the end of the semester and it will simplify things if you can get this done before people leave. 

The form is on a password protected section on the NECTC website.  Some schools already have an account and they can log on to get the form.  The schools that do not have an account, you can contact me: Bret Fortenberry (bret@...) to have an account setup. 

I will send out an email to the teams that already have an account in case you have forgotten your password.  The forms and instructions to sign up for Cranberry are linked from the 2008 NECTC race calendar. 

http://nectc.net/calendar_08.php

Thanks everybody and I am looking forward to a competitive 2008 season.

Bret