RUNNERS OF ALL AGES, SKILLS INVITED TO JOIN ANNUAL RACES.Byline: Daily News PALMDALE Palmdale, city (1990 pop. 68,842), Los Angeles co., S Calif., in the irrigated Antelope Valley; a growing residential suburb of Los Angeles near Little Rock Creek where it forms Lake Palmdale Reservoir, inc. 1962. - Antelope antelope, name applied to a large number of hoofed, ruminant mammals of the cattle family (Bovidae), which also includes the sheep and goats. The North American pronghorn is sometimes called an antelope, but belongs to a separate, related family (Antilocapridae). Valley's annual summer cross-country race series begins Thursday at Pelona Vista Park, 37700 Tierra Subida. A one-mile run begins at 6:30 p.m. and the three-mile race begins 15 to 20 minutes later. Registration begins at 6 p.m. at the southwest corner of the park, near the parking area. The one-mile fun run, intended for elementary or middle school youngsters and their parents, is a flat course along the periphery periphery /pe·riph·ery/ (pe-rif´er-e) an outward surface or structure; the portion of a system outside the central region.periph´eral pe·riph·er·y n. 1. of the park's soccer fields. The three-mile course, intended for runners of high school age or older, has both hilly hill·y adj. hill·i·er, hill·i·est 1. Having many hills. 2. Similar to a hill; steep. hill and flat sections and is moderately difficult. The 2003 Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley Summer All-Comers Cross-Country Series continues July 3, July 10, July 17, July 24, July 31 and Aug. 7. The July 31 meet will feature a single four-mile coed relay, with two or three runners of both sexes running 1-2-1 mile legs. Awards will be presented after the final meet Aug. 7 to the top three runners in each age group who have run in at least three of the six preliminary meets. Donations of at least $1 per runner per meet are accepted to help offset costs Costs for which funds have been appropriated but will not be obligated because of a contingency operation. See also contingency operation. of staging the series and paying for awards. The series is sponsored and staged by the High Desert Runners, the Antelope Valley's distance-running club. The races provide strength and conditioning training for high-school and college-age runners who compete on their school teams in the fall but anyone is welcome to run. |
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