Crossing Paths XC Invitational, powered by Colts Running Club 2020

Before arrival:

STAY HOME if you have had any COVID19 related symptoms: fever or chills, cough, shortness of breath or difficulty

breathing, fatigue, muscle or body aches, headache, new loss of taste or smell, sore throat, congestion or runny nose, nausea or vomiting, diarrhea. STAY HOME if you have had close contact with a confirmed case of COVID-19.

General:

All Officials, Staff, and Volunteers are required to wear face coverings upon arrival and at all times while they are on site. In addition, all of the areas where Officials, Staff, and Volunteers are staged will allow for 6 feet of spacing.

All attendees are required to wear face coverings upon arrival and at all other times unless one of the following exceptions apply:

• Racer is physically warming up for a race
• Racer is walking to the starting line (when called to the line)
• Racer is in process of racing
• Racer is physically warming down from a race

Family groups may not be larger than 6 people and must maintain 12 feet of distance from other attendees. All coaches must bring hand sanitizer and water (or other sealed drink bottles) for their team members. No water stations will be provided. Anyone yelling, cheering, singing, or speaking loudly, must be separated at least 12 feet apart. One official will be designated to have the responsibility for monitoring compliance with all aspects of this safety protocol. This will be their sole responsibility. All volunteers and race officials will be follow the direction of that official to aid in the proper implementation of the protocol.

Temperature Checks and Screening Questions:

Runners

Coaches or athletic trainers for each team will be required to take the temperature of each racer on the team before entering the property. If a person's temperature is above 100.4 degrees F, that individual will not be allowed on the course. Coaches or athletic trainers for each team will be required to ask each racer on the team the list of screening questions before entering the property. .If a person answers yes to any one of the questions, that person will not be allowed to enter the park.

Spectators

Before entering the park, all spectators will have their temperature taken with a non-contact infrared thermometer. If a person's temperature is above 100.4 degrees F, the Spectator will not be allowed onto the property. Before entering the park, all spectators will be asked to respond to the screening questions. If a person answers yes to any one of the questions, that person will not be allowed to enter the property.

Officials and Volunteers

Before entering the property, all Officials and Volunteers will have their temperature taken with a non-contact infrared thermometer. If a person's temperature is above 100.4 degrees F, the person will not be allowed onto the property.

Before entering the property, all Officials and Volunteers will be asked to respond to the screening questions. If a person answers yes to any one of the questions, that person will not be allowed to enter the property.

Screeing Questions:

1. Have you been in close contact with a confirmed case of COVID-19 in the past 14 days? (Note: This does not apply to medical personnel, first responders, or other individuals who encounter COVID-19 as part of their professional or caregiving duties while wearing appropriate PPE.)

2. Are you experiencing a cough, shortness of breath or sore throat?

3. Have you had a fever in the last 48 hours?

4. Have you had new loss of taste or smell?

Packet Pick-up

Coaches are encouraged to pay race fees in advance of race day. Otherwise, coaches will pay when they pick up their race packet. Coaches will pick-up their team's packet one at a time at the Official's table. If a second coach approaches the table, they will be asked to return once the first coach has left the area. The volunteer distributing packets will use hand sanitizer regularly.

Team Staging

Each team will arrange it's team area so that it is no less than 20 feet from another team's area. Each team must wear face coverings in it's team area unless preparing to warm-up, race, or warm-down. Coaches must ensure that team members and any parents maintain a minimum of 6 feet of spacing in their team's area.

 Start Line

Each race will limited to 100 racers. Teams will be called to the starting line 5 minutes before the race starts. Before this time, teams will not be allowed to congregate at the start line, but will be given warnings via loud speaker to gather as a team in preparation. Spacing of 6 feet between teams will occur at the starting line.

Finish Line

A finish line chute will not be used so that runners can exit the area quickly and easily. Runners will be encouraged to leave the finish line area as soon as possible after completion of their event. The finish line will be widened to 6 feet wide. Video and voice recording shall be used to provide for a limited contact finish. Because of the close proximity to runners, Staff and Volunteers will wear gloves at the finish line area. Gloves will be donned before the finish of each race and discarded at the end of each race.

 Results and Awards

Results will be posted on TN.milesplit and will not be announced at the race. There will not be an awards ceremony. Any awards will be given to the team's coach by a race official.

 Contact Tracing:

Race Officials have access to contact information for the coaches of all participating teams as well as contact information for all Officials and Volunteers. If anyone in the race tests positive for COVID-19 after the event, Officials will contact coaches whose team attended about the positive COVID-19 occurrence. Those coaches will notify team members and attendees about the positive COVID-19 occurrence.

 First Aid Station:

~ Position First Aid Center near property residence

~ Staff First Aid Center with nurse practitioner and doctor

~ Signage placed at First Aid Center listing Covid-19 symptoms, directing guests not to enter if experiencing any symptoms, or if have not been fever free for 72 hours. Symptoms to be listed are: cough, shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, fever, chills, shaking with chills, muscle pain, headache, sore throat, new loss of taste or smell

~ Sanitizing stations with hand sanitizer and disinfectant wipes