Meet Information
2024 TFS Gorge to Beach Gathering - High School 3K Race
Tuesday, August 20, 2024
SCHEDULE
4:30 High School Boys Start
4:40 High School Girls Start
5:15 Teams transport themselves to Tallulah Beach and begin North & South Rim Trails and Stairs
6:15 Tallulah Beach- Pass out Pizza and Popsicles
7:00 Enjoy the trip home with GREAT memories!
ENTRY INFO
Bring $100 check made out to TFS, Attn: Scott Neal and your school name on it. Give to Coach Neal
Directions: 295 Tallulah Gorge Scenic Loop Road, Tallulah Falls, GA 30573 is across the street from the Tallulah Falls School Middle School. NOTE: The meet is NOT at the HS http://goo.gl/maps/LPif7
Runner dropoff in front of the course on Tugalo Village Road. Security will show where to park buses. Admission and parking is FREE in the gravel parking lot, at the old gallery, along the grass, and at the middle school.
As soon as the 3k race is over, all teams bus to Tallulah Beach. From there six TFS XC team member Gorge Guides will take groups to either the North Rim Trail to Inspiration Point, the South Rim Trail and overlooks, or down the 587 stairs to the bottom overlook from apx 5:15-6:00 and mingle/get to know each other. Runners should return to Tallulah Beach by 6:15 and receive pizza and popsicles. Runners are also welcome to swim inside the yellow beach ropes. Families are welcome!
Special Considerations:
As a precaution, water stations will be set up at the upper corner behind the start line, at top of hill at the Gallery, at the top of the back pasture hill next to the pump house, and at the finish line.
We will also have a ice trough at the Sports Med Tent
Team tents will be spread out in the grass area across the street from the course (see link).
Teams enter through the single red gate; spectators enter through the double red gate.
Warm up area: in front of and behind the tent area all the way down the grass fields on the same side (watch out for the beehives of the way down!).
If chips are used, after finishing, coaches take chips off runners and return to TIMING COMPANY! Every chip not turned in results in a fee from the timing company.
The 1 mile mark is about 100 yds up the path on the back pasture. A clock will be there.
Teams should also have their own water and ice!
Concessions - drinks and snacks - will be sold.
Please let parents and fans know that pets are not allowed in the Cross Country facility.
Awards - Top 10 receive a mini banner. No team awards for this meet. 3k Course map link:
https://www.tallulahfalls.org/skins/userfiles/files/MS%20XC%203K%20Course%20Map(1).pdf
Call me if you have any questions.
Scott Neal 706-968-9879 cell scott.neal@tallulahfalls.org
PARKING: Runner dropoff in front of the course on Tugalo Village Road. Security will show where to park buses. Admission and parking is FREE.
TFS XC home page linkhttps://www.tallulahfalls.org/athletics/varsity_crosscountry.cms
Course video: https://youtu.be/RS8X3viIheg
HS 5k Course map link: https://www.tallulahfalls.org/skins/userfiles/files/College%20cross%20country%20course.pdf
MS 3k Course map link:
https://www.tallulahfalls.org/skins/userfiles/files/MS%20XC%203K%20Course%20Map(1).pdf
Course Legacy Lists:
MS 3k Coursehttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1xBV5J60bbYUbI5rr2mOurFP-AIKbp6Nxgl1jxLu3gD8/edit#gid=1993413508
Timing: Fast Feet Timing. Results will be posted on ga.milesplit.com and should also be live.
Box #s (Varsity, JV, and MS races) - TBD
Team tent area/ parking/ warm up area https://www.tallulahfalls.org/skins/userfiles/files/CC%20Course%20Markup.jpg
XC Visiting Team Restaurants & Local Areas of Importance
For TEAM PICTURES above Tallulah Gorge - this site is mile (2 min drive) from the course
Tallulah Falls beach 34.739115, -83.399114
Tallulah Falls Visitor Center- view of gorge 338 Jane Hurt Yarn Dr, Tallulah Falls, GA 30573
Tallulah 1882 Coffee Shop - hours 7:30-6:00 https://www.tallulah1882.com/
North of TFS - Clayton, GA
Chick Fil A, Subway, McDonalds, Checkers, Taco Bell, Burger King
South of TFS
Your Pie- pizza1406 Washington St, Clarkesville, GA 30523
McDonalds-1585 US-441, Cornelia, GA 30531
https://www.google.com/maps/search/mcdonalds/@34.5579417,-83.6025828,12z/data=!3m1!4b1
Subway-501 East Charlie Davis Road, Alto, GA 30510
Taco bell/ Chick Fil A- side by side330 Furniture Dr, Cornelia, GA 30531
Wendys- 1082 Level Grove Rd, Cornelia, GA 30531